Sign anti-witchcraft bill – CHRAJ to Akuffo-Addo
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has advised President Akufo-Addo to do all he can and resolve any legal matters with the Anti-Witchcraft Bill and sign it into law. On July 28, 2023, Ghana’s Parliament passed the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which amends the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) to ban the...
EC to conduct Mop-Up registration from August 1-3
The Electoral Commission (EC) will conduct a mop-up registration exercise from August 1 to August 3, 2024, at all 268 district offices, 41 prison centers, and 26 public universities. The EC has assured that it will address network issues and other logistical challenges ahead of the registration exercise. This information was disclosed during the Inter-Party Advisory Committee...
Road crash death rise by 17% in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed the need for Ghana and the rest of Africa to implement holistic policies and measures that will halve the number of crashes, injuries and deaths related to road accidents by 2030 in accordance with Target 3.6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The global health institution said those policies must...
The GH¢742 billion national debts: how we got here; what the data shows
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, during the presentation of the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review statement in Parliament, announced that Ghana's national debt stock stood at GH¢742 billion as of June 2024, which is more than 70% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This means that Ghana is so indebted that the country would...
Bus driving training for Kayayei begins
The Bus Driving Training for Kayayei under the Kayayei Empowerment Programme, launched by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is set to begin today , July 25. The training will commence at Ayalolo’s training centers. Earlier this year, Dr. Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), announced plans to equip head porters, commonly known as "kayayei,"...
VRA Dam Spillage: Lower Manya Krobo MCE urges leaders to disseminate emergency preparedness plan
The MCE for Lower Manya Krobo District, Simon Kweku Tetteh, has urged traditional and community leaders to actively share the details of the Volta River Authority’s Emergency Preparedness plan to ensure safety during the rainy season. He made this call when addressing leaders of the various groups, assemblies and electoral areas at the Volta River Authority’s EPP...
Full text_ Finance Minister’s 2024 mid-year budget review
Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, presented the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. This is in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) which requires the minister to provide the mid-year fiscal policy review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government....
Oppong Nkrumah to present ‘Full Housing Reform Package’ on gov’ts plan to build cheaper high-rise buildings
The coming days, the Minister for Works and Housing Kojo Oppong Nkrumah will be presenting the full housing reform package with the private sector at its core regarding the government’s plan to partner with private developers and banks to build cheaper high-rise buildings in Accra and Kumasi for residential purposes.The Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam who...
CETAG withdraws all services following order for July salary freeze
Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has withdrawn all its services following the government’s directive to freeze their July salaries. The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) on July 22 instructed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to suspend the salaries of all striking CETAG members, except for the Principals, for July 2024.In response to this...
Bagbin proposes cap on Supreme Court Jusitice amid new nominations
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is advocating for a law to cap the number of Justices to the Supreme Court. Ghana’s constitution provides for nine judges to the Supreme Court but does not prescribe an upper limit. The Speaker’s advocacy comes after President Akufo-Addo nominated two new Judges to the Supreme Court to replace two other retiring...
