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The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia would not attend the much publicised  7th edition of the Adonko RTP awards, his office has established. The Radio and Television Personality Awards (RTP Awards) has over the years honoured radio and television presenters across the country. There has been an advertisement by the organisers, running over a month, that said the Vice President would join other high profile personalities at this year’s awards. Former President John Dramani Mahama and Rev. Dr. Boadi Nyamekye, Founder and Leader of Makers House Chapel, were mentioned as some of the dignitaries set to grace the occasion. But in…

One of the six district hospitals started by the John Mahama government to eliminate disparities in healthcare delivery in the country has been abandoned at the Garu Tempane in the Upper East Region. In August 2013 the then Health Minister Sherry Ayitey cut sod for construction work to begin on the hospitals under the 175 million-dollar turnkey project at Dodowa, Kumawu, Sekondi, Abetifi, Garu Tempane and Fomena. Four years on, only the Dodo District Hospital has been completed under the agreement signed between the Ministry of Health Ghana and NMS Infrastructure Limited from the United Kingdom.Construction work on the Garu…

The Fomena T.I. Ahmediyya Senior High School in the Ashanti Region has been closed down, albeit temporary, following a fire outbreak that destroyed the girl’s dormitory. This is the second time within two months that the school has been affected by fire at a girl’s dormitory. At least four fire incidents have been recorded in the school within a year. This prompted school authorities to sanction an early midterm to enable the students go home for officials to assess the damage and consider the next available option. According to sources, the latest fire outbreak started on Tuesday afternoon during classes hours and affected…

Pressure group Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA) has urged the Chief Justice of Ghana, Sophia Akuffo, to expedite action on the petition seeking to impeach chairperson for Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei. Some anonymous staff of the Commission petitioned President Akufo-Addo to commence impeachment proceedings against Mrs Osei who they accused of corruption and financial impropriety among other breaches of the country’s laws. President Akufo-Addo has since July 20 referred the petition, which was signed by their lawyer, Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang, to the Chief Justice for the necessary impeachment proceedings to commence into the matter. READ: EC boss faces removal…

President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a nine-member Commission of Inquiry to see to the creation of at least five new regions. The Commission would be chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge, Justice S. A. Brobbey. The country currently has 10 regions with the Greater Accra being the capital. The Commission of Inquiry are expected to tour the country especially the Volta, Brong Ahafo, Northern and Western regions to gather the necessary information for the landmark exercise. The Council of State in August this year okayed the decision to create six more regions as proposed by the government, paving the…

International relations expert, Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, has expressed confidence, the price of cocoa on the international market would see a drastic increase, if both Ghana and Ivory Coast prioritise integration across the cocoa value chain. During a two-day official state visit by the Ivoirian president, Alassane Ouattara, to Ghana this week, Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo announced that the two countries are working together to address the unfavourable global cocoa pricing regime to reduce the vulnerability of both nations to the volatility of the markets. Speaking in an interview with TV3, Dr. Antwi-Danso who is the Head of Academic Affairs at…

Students in agriculture and related sciences (IAAS) are urging government to establish State farms under its flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme that seeks to whip up interest in agriculture and boost food production in the country. The group said the establishment of state farms will go a long way to create jobs for agriculture graduates in the country who have remained unemployed for years, as well as give trainees hands on practical experiene while in school. National vice president of International Association of Students in Agriculture and Related Sciences (IAAS), Desmond Nana Yaw Aboagye, who made the appeal…

Spain is to start suspending Catalonian autonomy on Saturday, after its leader threatened to declare independence. The PM’s office said ministers would meet to activate Article 155 of the constitution, allowing it to take over running of the region. Catalonia’s leader said earlier the region’s parliament would vote on independence, backed in a disputed referendum on 1 October, if Spain “continues repression”. Some fear the moves could spark unrest. “The Spanish government will continue with the procedures outlined in Article 155 of the Constitution to restore legality in Catalonia’s self-government,” Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s statement said. Article 155 of Spain’s…

A Canadian man has filed a lawsuit against Sunwing Airlines for promising a champagne service and instead serving sparkling wine. Daniel Macduff booked a holiday to Cuba through Sunwing that advertised a complimentary on-board champagne toast. Mr Macduff, from Quebec, said he received a cheaper bubbly instead – and only on the outgoing flight. The airline said it believes the lawsuit “to be frivolous and without merit”. Mr Macduff’s lawyer says the class action hinges on misleading marketing and not the quality of the wine served. “It’s not about the pettiness of champagne versus sparkling wine,” said Montreal-based lawyer Sébastien…

A Canadian man has filed a lawsuit against Sunwing Airlines for promising a champagne service and instead serving sparkling wine. Daniel Macduff booked a holiday to Cuba through Sunwing that advertised a complimentary on-board champagne toast. Mr Macduff, from Quebec, said he received a cheaper bubbly instead – and only on the outgoing flight. The airline said it believes the lawsuit “to be frivolous and without merit”. Mr Macduff’s lawyer says the class action hinges on misleading marketing and not the quality of the wine served. “It’s not about the pettiness of champagne versus sparkling wine,” said Montreal-based lawyer Sébastien…