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Fisher folk in the Volta region have appealed to government through the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) to provide them with some relief items to assist them cope with the after effects of the recent spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams by the Volta River Authority (VRA)._ …

The Kaneshie District Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢20,000 with two sureties to Shalimar Abbiusi, a Belgian national and spokesperson of “The New Force,” a new political group that has started advertising itself with billboards and social media messages._ That was after she pleaded not guilty to obtaining …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S. K. Bagbin is advocating for traditional leaders, both chiefs and queen mothers to be brought up to the national governance level as members of Parliament.He said that was why at the ongoing review of the 1992 Constitution, areas should be earmarked to allow some …

Former President John Dramani MahamaIf general elections are conducted in Ghana today, former President John Dramani Mahama will likely emerge the winner.This is according to the results drawn from an online poll conducted by Global Info Analytics.The poll conducted with a sample of 5,488 respondents saw 61.1% of them responding …

Speaker, Alban Bagbin, has cautioned Members of Parliament(MPs) against coming for sittings late.The Speaker has warned any parliamentarian who comes late for the next sitting will be locked outside the Chamber.Mr Bagbin sent this warning during proceedings on Friday December 8,2023 as he expressed concerns over the habitual lateness of …

Mr Samuel Nartey George, the Member of Parliament (MP) of Ningo- Prampram and the Lead Sponsor of the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2022”, has expressed frustrations over efforts to get the Bill through the consideration stage in Parliament._ The object of the Bill …

The Ministry of Lands and NaturalResources is expected to lay before Parliament the Lithium Mining Lease Agreement for consideration and ratification by the first quarter of 2024, if all things being equal._ The Ministry on 19th of October this year signed a lease agreement with Barari DV Limited, a subsidiary of …

Ghana’s import bill on 14 items reached approximately $2.6 billion in 2021._ These items include fake hair (wigs), rice, brooms, use clothing, brooms and other 10 products. JoyNews’ checks from the OEC trade data repository reveal the country in 2021 spent more than half a billion dollar on rice importation, …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the headmistress of Ghana Senior High School (SHS), Koforidua, over unauthorized prospectus._ According to the Ghana Education Service, the headmistress, Mrs Patience Naki Mensah, is supervising the collection of unauthorized Prospectus from SHS Freshers. Students are asked to buy ceremonial cloth worth ¢200, …

In the District Court of Kaneshie, Accra, legal proceedings have been initiated against Shalimar Abbiusi, a 30-year-old Belgian national, on charges related to the alleged falsification of a student permit in Ghana._ Shalimar Abbiusi, one of the spokespersons of a new political group known as The New Force is accused …