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Parliament has summoned two ministers to appear before the House not later than December 10 to brief members of parliament on what is accounting for delays in signing off-taker agreements with waste management companies in the country. They are Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah and Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama. The decision to invite the two ministers stemmed from the report of a joint parliamentary committee which was laid before the House and showed a looming waste management crisis in the country. The joint committees on Works and Housing, Water, Sanitation,…

The Electoral Commission has set up a 21-member eminent advisory committee ahead of the December 2020 general elections. Members of the committee are expected to enhance engagement and interactions between the Commission and the Ghanaian society, and it is geared towards ensuring a free, fair and credible presidential and parliamentary elections. The committee which comprises heads of religious groups and other respected persons in society is chaired by former CHRAJ boss, Emile Short with the former president of the Ghana Journalists Association Gifty Afenyi Dadzie as Deputy. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa said the committee is to ensure…

Celebrated Ghanaian economist and business consultant Kwame Pianim has expressed sadness over the decision by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to call off the December 17 referendum. Speaking in an exclusive interview on Business Focus on TV3, Mr. Pianim told host Paa Kwesi Asare that he was sad the President had to bow to pressure from some “selfish politicians”. According to him, the decision to get political parties involved in district level elections goes as far back as the 1990s and was agreed by almost all the political parties. He, therefore, found it strange that Ghanaians will be against political party involvement in…

Some aspirants in the up-coming district assembly elections have started defacing posters of their opponents in order to reduce their visibility and popularity. A case in point is the Darko-krom/Afful-krom electoral area at Kojokrom near Sekondi in the Western region. Three candidates are contesting in the area but the targets seem to be Michael Takyi, who is the incumbent and Napoleon Agyemang Oduro, National vice president of the Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana. Mr. Agyemang Oduro says, most of his posters at some strategic locations in the area have been defaced or torn down and he suspects one of his…

The Second Lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia has applauded initiatives of private institutions to recognize the hard work and dedication of health and social welfare workers in various parts of the country. According to her, such initiatives aside complimenting state-sponsored recognitions help boost the morale of such workers most of whom work in deprived environments and under challenging conditions, to remain committed to the cause of humanity. Speaking at the 2nd edition of “Honouring Our Heroes” in Accra, the Wife of the Vice President said even though government was doing everything possible to improve healthcare delivery in various parts of the country, the daunting…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) is targeting to register 2.8 million Ghanaian residents in Ashanti Region for the Ghana Card. It will from December 11 deploy 15,000 staff to man 833 centres to be created for the registration exercise which will run until to January 8, 2020 Executive Secretary of the NIA, Prof Ken Agyemang Attafuah announced this at a press briefing at Ejisu ahead of the exercise. He said the Authority has since its mass registration exercise registered 4,857,845 Ghanaians in the 11 regions it has undertaken the exercise. Out of the figure, the NIA has printed 4,291,840 cards…

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has ordered Scancom PLC, operators of MTN Ghana, to among others compensate customers affected by the recent network challenges. Customers of the telecommunications giant have recently complained about billing inaccuracies as regards purchased data. Calls via the firm’s Customer Care line have been unsuccessful despite the company issuing a notice of assurance to all customers. “We are working round the clock to resolve the issues as soon as possible,” MTN Ghana said in a notice on Monday, December 2. But NCA accuses MTN Ghana of failing to notify it, as a regulatory body, of the…

Some 150 students of the Accra High School have been rushed to the Adabraka Polyclinic after eating meals served them at school. Information available to 3news.com indicates the students complained of stomach upset after taking the meals and were subsequently rushed to the hospital Monday dawn. They are all suspected to be suffering from food poisoning and diarrhoea. The students are mostly final year students staying in a private hostel run by the school. Speaking to 3news.com on anonymity, a parent of one of the affected students said he received a phone call from school authorities asking him to come…

Universal Plastic Products and Recycling (UPPR) Ghana Limited in collaboration with Ecobank Ghana Limited and the Environment Service Providers Association has launched a ‘1 million waste bin’ project. The project is aimed at helping reduce indiscriminate disposal of waste in the country. Waste bins under the project have been fitted with radio frequency identity tags to enable waste management companies to closely monitor and to record how often the bins get emptied. The feature is expected to eliminate the current situation of overspill of waste bins, which often lead to air pollution and contamination. Also, under the project, officials of…