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After the issues regarding the plagiarism has been debated and pushed out of public discourse, a couple of issues that will continue to find its way back into the Ghanaian public sphere are the policy and legislation reforms President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Prof Michael Aaron Oquaye, Speaker of Parliament disclosed in their respective inaugural speeches. The reforms announced by the Speaker of Parliament and His Excellency had been raised several times by civil society organizations at various forums with the hope that successive governments will pick them up and work on implementing them. The four main reforms announced…

Yam farmers in parts of Ghana have been exposed to smart technologies required to build a resilient cropping system in order to increase yields to at least 30 per cent. With climate change thwarting efforts of yam farmers, researchers have underscored the need to have a technology packaged with fertilization, seed treatment, minimum staking and ridging to make farmers competitive to meet yam export standards and reduces production cost. Ghana’s Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria,…

Executive Director for the Ghana Anti Corruption Coalition, Beauty Emefa Narteh has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to declare his assets. Governance in Ghana is usually associated with corrupt practices and one of the major ways anti corruption activists have advocated for is the enforcement of the law for public office holders to declare their assets when they assume office. President Nana Akufo-Addo whilst campaigning for office pledged to obey this law. Beauty says she is reminding the President that the time is now. “I want to call on the President, especially on his commitment that he would…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has through parliament, named his second batch of ministerial nominees bringing to about 30, persons who would be working in his administration. Announcing the names in parliament, the Speaker, Prof. Mike Ocquaye, indicated that the list had been submitted to the house for vetting and subsequent approval. A 26-member vetting committee was Tuesday constituted by the House to vet the nominees for subsequent approval or otherwise, as ministers for the various portfolios they have been designated for. The Committee is expected to begin work from January 16, 2017. Below is the new list announced in parliament Dr…

Executives of the New Patriotic Party in the North Dayi constituency of the Volta Region have ‘terminated’ the appointments of caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme in the area effective January 10. A letter dated January 9, 2017 and signed by the party’s constituency organiser, Emmanuel Amefianuame, directed the North Dayi District Director of Education to inform all the caterers under the programme to cease cooking for the pupils in the various basic schools. “This is to enable the government re-organise the programme in order ensure and greater efficiency in its administration,” letter which was copied to heads of…

Seat of government, the Flagstaff House[/caption] Information gathered by 3news.com has confirmed that the office of the president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has received a letter indicating that former president Mahama is no longer interested in staying in his cantonments bungalow. The former president had requested that he was allowed to keep the house at the No. 3. Prestige Link, Cantonments as part of his retirement package. He has lived in the house since 2009: as a vice president and president. The request generated a great hue and cry across the country with some groups revealing their determination to eject him with…

Acrylic wool hair products, which were introduced recently onto the Ghanaian market, are gaining preference over existing hair braiding materials because of their affordability and good quality, hairdressers at Tema Station in Accra, have said. The Ghana News Agency quoted a hairdresser, Fuseini Abdulah, as saying her clients have developed a taste for the wool hair because it is less expensive and gives their hair a lustrous appearance. They were also easier and faster to work with, she explained. Dora Manu, also a hairdresser, said her clients preferred the acrylic product because of its soft and shiny nature. “I use…

Former president John Mahama has officially written to President Akufo-Addo, stating his decision to withdraw a request to keep the bungalow that served as his official residence as part of his retirement package. A copy of the letter sighted by 3news.com and dated January 10, 2017 made reference to the confusion created by Mr. Mahama’s earlier request to reside in the house at Cantonments in Accra. “It would appear that these requests threaten to mar the spirit of cooperation with which we as co-chairs of the Joint Transition Team have managed the smooth transfer of power from my administration to…

President Barack Obama has called on Americans to defend their democracy in his farewell speech in Chicago. “By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place” than it was eight years ago when he took office, he told thousands of supporters. But he warned “democracy is threatened whenever we take it for granted”. He implored Americans of all backgrounds to consider things from each other’s point of view, saying “we have to pay attention and listen”. The country’s first black president, now 55, was first elected in 2008 on a message of hope and change. His successor, Donald Trump,…

The Police in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday impounded 135 tricycles and arrested their riders for violating various road traffic laws within the Kumasi metropolis. According to officials of the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD), the move is to instill sanity on the road by ensuring all road users comply with traffic rules and regulations. The riders were arrested for not wearing helmet, jumping red light, using unregistered tricycles and engaging in unauthorized commercial activities. Regional MTTD Commander, Superintendent Frank Abrokwah, explained tricycles are registered as motorbikes which renders them illegal for use for commercial services. “Tricycles are registered…