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The Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD) has asked the Council of State members to work hard to justify the monthly GHC13,000 salary for each member. The CDD-Ghana wants the Council to break with the past, which has triggered calls for the total scrap of the advisory and consultative Council, adding “the Council has to live up to its potential as a tool of horizontal accountability in Ghana’s democratic politics”. In a statement issued Thursday by CDD-Ghana, the governance think-tank said though the work of the Counsil is advisory and consultative, it still has to draw lessons from the previous…

The Northern Regional representative of the Council of State, Professor Bog-Naa Yakubu Nantogmah has urged the government to only create dams in strategic locations in each of the three northern regions instead of creating one dam in each community as proposed. In an exclusive interview with 3news.com, Prof. Yakubu Nantogmah although lauded the one village one dam policy of the NPP, he feared it may result in a waste of scare resources because some areas may not need these dams. He noted that with the needed support, the Northern Region could be Ghana’s North California which produces all the farm produce for America.…

The Minister of Interior has dismissed reports that he has sacked the head of the National Fire Service, Chief Fire Officer, Dr. Albert Brown Gaisie and replaced him with one Kwame Kwartin as alleged by a newspaper known as Daybreak. According to the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, the newspaper further lied that one DCFO William Jesse Mensah, the former Head of Operations had been asked to proceed on leave “unfairly”. A statement released by the ministry has clarified the issues and called on the paper to publish a rejoinder and give it same prominence as it did the false story.…

President Akufo-Addo’s government says it will review the concept of basic education to include Secondary Education which would cover technical, vocational and agricultural teaching. Government says it would make the education more practical to ensure that pupils acquire the requisite skills needed to be able to establish themselves after school and not become passive and dependent citizens. These were contained in the first budget read by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to the House of Parliament on Thursday March 2, 2017 where he indicated that basic education should not only be a place to get a certificate. He said…

SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move that this Honourable House approves the Financial Policy of the Government of Ghana for the year ending 31st December 2017. On the authority of the President, and in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution, permit me to present to this august House, the maiden Budget of the President of the Republic of Ghana. This presentation is an abridged version of the 2017 Budget Statement and I would like to request the Hansard Department to capture the…

A clash between supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party and National Democratic Congress over the management of a transport terminal in Kumasi has left two persons sustaining serious machete wounds. A free-for-all fight broke out at the Tamale lorry station at Alabar in the Ashanti Region after some NPP supporters attempted to take over management of the station. The two persons believed to be in the camp of the NDC were injured in the ensuing brawl. The police deployed to the scene fired several warning shots to split the two groups from pelting stones and other weapons at each…

We all know that wearing the same pair of pants two days in a row is a big no-no however, it seems that there are plenty of other mistakes you can make when it comes to knickers. Experts have revealed the major underwear faux pas that we are all occasionally guilty of committing. Speaking to Seventeen Octavia Cannon, DO, a board-certified OBGYN (Obstetrics and Gynecology), says that there are six major mistakes women make when it comes to their knicker draw. We all know that wearing the same pair of pants two days in a row is a big no-no…

We all know that wearing the same pair of pants two days in a row is a big no-no however, it seems that there are plenty of other mistakes you can make when it comes to knickers. Experts have revealed the major underwear faux pas that we are all occasionally guilty of committing. Speaking to Seventeen Octavia Cannon, DO, a board-certified OBGYN (Obstetrics and Gynecology), says that there are six major mistakes women make when it comes to their knicker draw. We all know that wearing the same pair of pants two days in a row is a big no-no…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is seeking the support and technical assistance of the government of the Republic of Cuba for the construction of a biolarvicide factory in Ghana, to help in the fight against malaria. In many parts of the world where malaria has been completely eradicated, even before the development of effective medication, one of the key strategies adopted was effective vector control. It is against this background that the NPP government, under the leadership of former President Kufuor, sought the assistance of Cuba for the construction of the facility for the manufacture of a biolarvicide, an…

Government on Thursday made a loud statement in Parliament with the announcement of its decision to remove many “nuisance” taxes and duties on certain products that have militated against the development of the private sector. Presenting the 2017 budget and economic policy statement to Parliament today, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said the 17.5 percent VAT/NHIL on financial services introduced by the erstwhile government would be abolished. Also, he said VAT on selected imported medicines that are not produced locally would be abolished as the government takes steps to abolish import duties on raw materials and machinery for production. Mr. Ofori-Atta…