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The deputy minister designate for Energy, Herbert Krapa has assured Ghanaians that current intermittent power supply will end in the next few days. The minister made this known at the commissioning of Phase 2 of the solar power plant at Kaleo in the Upper West Region . Mr. Krapa who doubles as the Chairman of the governing board of the Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG) said “the Government has put in place immediate measures to ensure the return of uninterrupted supply of power to consumers. I can, therefore, state that the unfortunate power challenges Ghanaians are facing should be over…

In recent times, fuel prices continue increase, affecting various businesses with the transport sector being the hardest hit. This is threatening the survival of the transport business with many operators finding it difficult to keep up with the rising cost. Despite this, the Ghana Public Roads and Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) in a joint statement directed transport operators to hold on with any increase in lorry fares. The development also led the Ministry of Roads and Highways to direct the Ghana Police Service to crackdown on transport operators who may increase their fares.…

The communications bureaus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the eleven (11) constituencies of the Upper West Region have taken delivery of motorbikes to aid their activities. The 11 motorbikes were donated by the National Communication Officer of the NDC, Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi, at the sidelines of a training workshop organized for communicators of the party at the Blue Hills Hotel in Wa on Sunday, 21st April, 2024. He said the donation was from the leader and flagbeqrer of the NDC, former President John Dramani Mahama. Speaking to the media after the presentation, Sammy Gyamfi said the donation is…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested nine persons for publication of false news regarding the alleged disappearance of their genitals that led to fear and panic among the public and attacks on innocent citizens. Police investigations, including medical examinations, disclosed that all the claims are false. Six persons have been arrested in Kasoa, in the Central Region, two in Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra Region, and another in Nkawkaw, in the Eastern Region, for making such false claims of missing genitals. Currently, five have been put before court with three remanded into police custody and two granted bail. The rest…

The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) is calling for the annulment of the reported marriage between a 63-year-old traditional ruler, Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII in Nungua and 12-year-old Naa Okromo as it violates the fundamental human rights of the child. In an open letter signed by the convenor, Prof. Akosua Darkwah, NETRIGHT described the news of the marriage, which took place on Saturday, March 30, 2024, as disappointing and distressful. They said the justification by the Nungua Traditional Council that the practice is an age-old act is condemnable and should not be entertained in this 21st Century. The…

INTRODUCTION LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AFTER A BILL HAS BEEN PASSED INJUNCTION APPLICATIONS AND ITS EFFECT ON THE LAW-MAKING PROCESS Hon. Members, I thank you for your attention.

FORMAL STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. SPEAKER ON THE REFUSAL OF THE PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT THE TRANSMISSION OF THE HUMAN SEXUAL RIGHTS AND FAMILY VALUES BILL, 2021. INTRODUCTION 1. Honorable Members, I address you today amid circumstances that profoundly challenge the core principles of our constitutional democracy. 2. At the outset, I must express my profound regret concerning the conduct displayed by the Presidency following Parliament’s successful unanimous passage of the Human Sexual Values Bill, 2021. 3. The behaviour exhibited by the Presidency in refusing to accept the transmission of this bill not only deviates from established democratic…

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in four regions of the North (Upper West, Upper East, North East and Northern) has been given a boost in the form of state-of-the-art equipment necessary for health service delivery. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated various hospital equipment valued at $1 million, which is equivalent to GHC12.6 million. The equipment is intended to help improve healthcare services in the areas of labour and delivery, newborn care, under-five care, and family planning. At a brief ceremony in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital, to hand over the equipment to the Ghana Health…

Former president, John Dramani Mahama has suggested that it will be appropriate if the Ghana Armed Forces are excluded from the management of the 2024 general elections. According to Mr. Mahama, managing elections is the core mandate of the police but not the military. Thus, the army should only be involved when the police are unable to control the situations during the electoral process, he said. The NDC flagbearer said the exclusion of the military in the electoral process will further boost the chances of a peaceful election in December 2024. While assuring the chiefs and people of Tumu in…

Former President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has indicated his intentions to review the names assigned by President Nana Akufo-Addo to certain public universities in the country, should he be elected president again in the 2024 general elections. Mr. Mahama questioned the logic behind renaming existing universities when the NPP had not constructed any themselves. He criticised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of only knowing how to rename universitiew but do not build. “We are known as nation builders because of the number of schools we have built. Every public university…