Barekese Methodist Junior High School old students renovate their alma-mata
All-year group of Barekese Methodist Junior High School has successfully renovated a 4-unit classroom block at their alma mater at a cost of GH¢ C33,000.00. In addition to the renovation, the group also provided the school with furniture and other teaching materials. The funding for these initiatives was generated through contributions from the group’s members. […]
Bisland Charity Foundation hands over mechanized borehole to Amoa-Apagya residents
Bisland Charity Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has successfully commissioned and handed over a mechanized borehole to the residents of Amoa-Apagya in the Afigya Kwabere South district of the Ashanti region. The project, which was implemented at a cost of GHS 450,000, was fully funded by the NGO with the aim of addressing the acute […]
Delay in second reading of Anti-LGBT Bill is due to absence of Committee Members- Osei Kyei-Mensah
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has stated that the House was unable to proceed with the second reading of the Bill on Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, also known as the Anti-LGBT Bill, this week. The absence of the Chairman and Ranking Member on the Constitutional, Legal, and […]
Minority accuses Finance Minister of discriminatory debt payment to IPP
The Minority in Parliament has expressed concerns over the alleged discriminatory payment of debt owed to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. They believe that this approach will not effectively address the concerns raised by the IPPs. The IPPs, responsible for 50 percent of Ghana’s power generation, have threatened to shut down […]
Jomoro MP expresses concern over uunauthorized dismantling of Osagyefo Power Barge
The unauthorized dismantling of the Osagyefo Power Barge by a private firm named Misak Limited has raised concerns for Dorcas Affo-Toffey, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro. The power barge, originally acquired by the Jerry John Rawlings government in 1999, had a capacity of 25 megawatts. In 2015, the Ministry of Energy instructed the […]
NPP unveils Vetting Committee for Presidential Primary Election
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has formed a vetting committee in preparation for the Party’s Presidential Primary Election. The committee, consisting of eleven members, was unveiled at the NPP Headquarters and was selected by the National Steering Committee during a meeting held on May 30, 2023. The primary responsibility of the vetting committee is to […]
Central Regional NPP Organizer denies claims of road project abandonment in Assin Fosu
The Central Regional Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Sackey, has rejected claims that contractors working on the Assin Fosu to Assin Praso road project have abandoned their work after the by-election. He dismissed these reports as false and accused opposition parties of spreading misinformation to undermine the NPP government’s reputation. There were […]
Speaker of Parliament expresses displeasure with daily trial decision in Assin North case
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the High Court’s decision to hear the case of James Gyakye Quayson, the Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North, on a daily basis. Quayson’s lawyers have appealed the decision to the Appeals Court, arguing that it is unfair to their client. Bagbin criticized the […]
Release District Assemblies Common Fund to address flooding- Deputy Minority Whip
Deputy Minority Whip and Member of Parliament (MP) for Banda, Ahmed Ibrahim, has urged the Finance Minister to release the Common Fund to District Assemblies in order to address flood issues in communities. Ibrahim highlighted that the delay in disbursing the funds has worsened the flooding situation in some areas. According to the MP, the […]
Attitude change crucial for effective flood mitigation- Majority Chief Whip
The Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dampreh, has expressed the opinion that a change in attitude is necessary to effectively mitigate the impact of flooding in the country, stating that no amount of funding would be enough without such a change. This statement comes in response to a request made by the Minister for Works and […]