NPP Issues ‘One Man, One Vote’ Directive …Bans Ministers, CEOs, Other Appointees From Serving As Polling Agents The Presidential Election Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced guidelines for the party’s upcoming Special Electoral College election, slated for Saturday, August 26, for a smooth, transparent and fair process. Per the guidelines, each Continue Reading
– Finance Minister Reveals By Gifty Arthur The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced government is finalizing phase II of its flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), to be rolled out soon. According to the minister, the programme, which will be a detailed review of the previous initiative that […]Continue Reading
…As ‘UK-Ghana Gold Mining Programme’ Is Launched The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, on Monday, 31st July, 2023, joined the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, the Rt. James Cleverly, MP, to launch a new programme to support government’s fight against illegal mining. The programme, […]Continue Reading
– Survivor Pleads By Gifty Arthur Government has been called upon to include the treatment of fibroid to the list of diseases covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The call by a fibroid survivor, Fanny S. Palmer, is to help women who suffer from the disease to seek proper medical care. According to […]Continue Reading
…But Party Gurus Reject Proposal, Prefer Ashanti, Volta, G/A As Veep Former vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, appears not backing out anytime soon, as far as the party’s 2024 running-mate slot is concerned. The one-time vice chancellor of the University of the Cape Coast is praying for an […]Continue Reading
– CSBO Urges Ken Ofori-Atta The Coalition of Small Business Owners(CSBO), through its convener, Mr. Justice Ayeh Donkor, is urging the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to use the 2023 Mid-Year Budget Review, slated for today, to suspend all the taxes imposed on Lottery and Sports Betting companies and their customers. According to the […]Continue Reading
…As True Boundaries Of Odai Ntow Family Lands Established The true boundaries of the Nii Odai Ntow family lands at Kwabenya, a suburb of Accra, have been established, following a landmark judgement by an Accra High Court 7, (Land Division) that resolved the protracted land dispute. Following the ruling, the Nii Odai Ntow family of […]Continue Reading
The Volta Regional secretariat of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated the paramount chief of the Aflao traditional area, Torgbui Adzonugaga Amenya Fiti V, on his election as the president of the Forum of Kings and Traditional Leaders of Africa. According to the secretariat, the revered paramount chief’s election is an honour to […]Continue Reading
…After Road Crash Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Juaboso constituency in the Western North Region, Kwabena Minta Akandoh, his driver, Joseph Amo, and police bodyguard, Corporal Joseph Ntimbe, are reportedly in critical condition, following a head-on collision on the Juaboso-to-Kumasi highway. Other passengers onboard the Continue Reading
…As Physician Assistants Strike Bites, Anaesthetists To Follow The ongoing strike action by members of the Ghana Physician Assistants Association (GPAA) appears to have paralysed health service delivery at some facilities already, and taking a toll on patients, even before the association could withdraw emergency services today. The Anchor’s monitoring of the situation has Continue Reading