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Parliament’s Select Committees on Health and Lands and Forestry have jointly ordered all private developers on Pantang Psychiatric Hospital lands to stop work and produce all necessary  documents for further engagement. A visit by members of the joint committee on Health as well as Lands and Forestry on Tuesday was a follow-up to the recent strike and demonstration by workers of the Hospital over the encroachment of their land. Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health Dr. Kwabena Twum-Nuamah noted that the mission of the team was to observe the extent of encroachment, engage with management of the Hospital…

Fire has gutted the 10th floor of the office complex for members of Parliament, otherwise known as Job 600, 3news.com has gathered. But the swift intervention of officers from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) saw the situation brought under control. Acting Public Relations Officer of the Service Prince Billy Anaglatey told journalists that the fire was caused by an electrical fault. He assured that members of Parliament (MP) can resume work as “they are all protected”. Only a photocopier and the ceiling were slightly damaged, he said. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Osei-Kyei Mensa-Bonsu, who is also the Majority Leader,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says “it is not clear that Akufo-Addo will be on the ballot anyway”. He explained that going to represent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) again for the 2020 elections is not his decision alone to take. The president made these remarks on Tuesday when he met some journalists at the Flagstaff House in a media encounter to account for the first six months of his stewardship. President Akufo-Addo took over from John Dramani Mahama on January 7, 2017 after winning the December 7, 2016 elections. It was his third time of asking, having lost the…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says he has not set foot where his official residence is supposed to be. “I have not actually visited the house,” he said on Tuesday during a meeting put together by the Office of the President with a section of the media. The meeting held at the Flagstaff House was at the instance of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to account for the first six months of his stewardship. Answering a question on the state of the official residence, Vice President Bawumia said “I don’t know if there is any work going on”. He said…

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 1ST MEDIA ENCOUNTER, AT THE BANQUET HALL OF THE PRESIDENCY, ACCRA, ON TUESDAY, 18TH JULY, 2017 Let me welcome you all to the seat of the Presidency for this 1st media encounter since I came here. I must, at the outset, thank members of the media, particularly the presidential press corps, for the extent and depth of the coverage they have given to the activities of the Presidency these last six months. I cannot complain about the lack of exposure of my thoughts, statements or policies…

There are those who believe the Cup of Nations is perfectly placed at the beginning of the year while others reckon a change on the calendar year will serve the tournament well and help increase the profile of the competition – whichever way you look at it, the tournament needs some sort of change and it might just be the timing of it. In the 2017 edition, some countries felt the pressure when their star players rejected the invitation to play the AFCON, simply because of the reason well sounded by the proponents of change – it will affect the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his firm commitment to fighting corruption in the country. Addressing the media Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Flagstaff House in Accra, the President observed corruption in the public sector is the greatest threat to the nation, noting a law will soon be in place to fight the menace. “And when it comes to wrongdoings of the kind that indeed cause the nation the greatest harm-corrupt public officials. I’m glad to say the office of the special prosecutor will be with us shortly. “The bill has currently been gazetted and will in parliament…

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect, who is said to be the kingpin of fraud and robbery syndicate. The suspect, 36, was arrested after he has displayed a stolen judge’s car. The police alleged Nene Tetteh, who is a car dealer, spotted an unregistered Hyundai Accent saloon car displayed for sale on April 6. Calling the phone number displayed on the car, one Agyapong responded. The two agreed on GH¢25,000 after which Agyapong promised to send one of his errand boys with the car for inspection. The victim duly received the car and after inspection, drove it…

Ghana government says it will not extend its programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) when it expires in April next year, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured. Government will receive 918 million dollars under the three-year programme that seeks to restore the country’s debt sustainability and macroeconomic stability to foster a return to high growth and job creation. President Akufo-Addo’s New Patriotic Party criticised the John Mahama-led government for side-stepping parliament to sign the agreement and threatened to take the government to court at the time. In February this year, Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Anthony Akoto…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he is undaunted by public pronouncements of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong. The maverick politician has been critical of his party’s government since it assumed the reigns. He recently took a swipe at the president for virtually leaving out Central Region in his appointments. Answering a question at an interaction with some journalists at the Flagstaff House on Tuesday, President Akufo-Addo said he has not had any problems with Mr Agyapong’s comments since he knows the kind of person he is. “It doesn’t give me…