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The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged heads of public and private institutions to explore and implement innovative ways to complement Government’s job creation efforts across the country. Speaking at Goaso in the Ahafo Region on Wednesday, 23rd November, 2022 Dr Bawumia said the youth make up a large proportion of Ghana’s population, and it is important that conscious efforts are made to meet their employment aspirations. The Vice President made the call at the launch of the first region-led skills development and employment creation intervention, the Ahafo Youth Skills Development and Job Creation Initiative, designed and implemented by…

The Post Budget Workshop for the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government, will take place at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho, from Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27. Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin the Speaker of Parliament said this in a formal communication to the House.He said the practice had been that before the House decides on the venue for the Post Budget Hearing Workshop, an Assessment Commitment was set-up, which goes down to assess the various facilities and present a report to the House and based on that report one of the venues would…

A lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo has described as unacceptable, attempts by the governing New Patriotic Party to force its interest on its Members of Parliament (MP). According to him, lawmakers are elected to represent their constituents, thus, they owe their first allegiance to the electorates. Speaking on JoyFM’s Super Moring Show, on Wednesday, he noted that the country will experience better growth if the needs of constituents are served. “Before political parties were birthed, the concept of representation existed. Representation predates partisan politics,” he said on Wednesday. His comments follow a meeting…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has not received any official notification from the Electoral Commission (EC) pertaining to a planned registration of Ghanaians abroad for the 2024 general election. Mr Thomas Mbomba, a Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, in-charge of Administration and Finance, made the disclosure on the floor of the House in response to a question by Mr Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwame Dafeamekpor, the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi. The MP asked the Deputy Minister whether or not Ghana’s Foreign Missions were assisting the EC to conduct the registration of Ghanaians resident…

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says it is time Ghana abolished the Council of State concept in Its governance structure. He said the Council in the current democratic dispensation had outlived its usefulness and “not fit for purpose”. “I have had a chance to express my views on the Council of State, very honourable distinguished institution, well meaning. But, I can say I don’t think it is fit for purpose giving the state of development of our country and given the fact that, the nation is committed to practicing democratic governance.” The former President said this at a seminar organised…

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to block the approval of new loans government will put before the House. According to them, they will not allow a further ballooning of the debt stock which they say is at unsustainable levels. Government is seeking approval for $500 million to fund health infrastructure, digitalisation and the implementation of the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) project. But speaking to JoyNews after a meeting of the Finance Committee, the Asuogyaman MP, Thomas Ampem Nyarko said the Minority will not support the government to plunge the country into a further debt crisis. “Government has brought…

The government of Ghana has denied media reports that British special forces would be deployed in Ghana in the fight against terrorism following it forced withdrawal from Mali. The report, first carried by the Telegraph, said British ministers will fly to Ghana to hammer out the new security agreement. “Government wishes to state that the information regarding British special forces is false and must be disregarded,” a statement by Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said on Tuesday, November 22. “Neither Ghana nor any other member of the Accra Initiative has discussed with any partner, any such request…

Ghanaian music star, King Promise has reacted to Samini’s description of the official World Cup song as ‘wack.’ In a tweet, the singer expressed his dissatisfaction at the rants by Samini, a musician he considers an icon. He wrote: “Idols become Rivals … Sad”. https://twitter.com/IamKingPromise/status/1594456058738921472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1594456058738921472%7Ctwgr%5E2e12c4d1495fbcee651cdc519450d5957e22e981%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsembed.eu%2Fp2em%2FFLWov_4KA%2F This response is coming after days after, Ghanaian reggae and dancehall musician Samini described Ghana’s official Qatar World Cup song as wack. Samini in a tweet said that the Ghana Football Authority (GFA) could have employed someone to do a better job adding that the song cannot be compared to the previous World Cup tunes which…

Sarkodie is being accused of endorsing rape after he commented on a new freestyle by Tulenkey. The Ghanaian rapper was reacting to Tulenkey’s cover to his ‘Confam’ song. In the freestyle about how some girls play men and deny them sex, Tulenkey dropped a line that says ‘wode saa na mato wo monaa’. According to some tweeps, the line also means rape. Tulenkey first shared the freestyle and wrote “@sarkodie dey lie you niggas, more girls no be comfam 😆. A short story”. Reacting the rap freestyle, King Sark quoted Tulenkey’s tweet saying “That one too dey lol” and added…

An Accra High Court Monday injuncted Empire Cement Ghana Limited from manufacturing cement in the McCarthy Hills enclave. The injunction follows concerns by the McCarthy Hill residents on the citing of the factory and manufacturing of cement in the area, which they said posed health hazards. The Court said the Company, in its submission, admitted that it had no permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the regulatory body mandated to oversee such ventures. It said the Company, with its Chinese owners and Ghanaian collaborators had also defied laws and regulations of Ghana. The Court, therefore, warned that agents, privies,…