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31 Jan

Appointments Committee apologises to Ghanaians over violent clash during vetting

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Ghanaians have received a formal apology from the Appointments Committee for the chaotic events that transpired during Thursday night’s vetting session. Members of the Minority and Majority Caucuses clashed during the session, which was intended to screen nominees Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. When the Minority suggested moving the vetting to Friday due to concerns about the day’s activities, tensions increased. The majority members, however, disagreed with this recommendation and insisted that the vetting proceed as planned. As the dispute got out of hand, minority members broke microphones and tables to try to avoid any possible delays. The…

27 May

Be Fair And Recognize The Efforts Of The NPP Government- Eugene Brempong To Ghanaians

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NPP Communications Director, New Juaben South constituency, Eugene Nana Yaw Brempong, has emphasized the need for Ghana to move beyond its current policies and political dynamics, which he believes are hindering the country's progress. Brempen specifically criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for constantly attacking the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) without offering any substantial alternative policies. He pointed out that the NDC has been vocal in their opposition to the free Senior High School (SHS) program, teacher and nursing allowances, but they haven't presented any solid policies of their own to address the country's educational and healthcare challenges In…

02 Feb

NPP Must Rule Beyond “Breaking-The-Eight Year Jinx- Lawyer Adomako Baafi (VIIDEO)

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A member of the New Patriotic Party’s communications team, Lawyer Adomako Baafi, has stated that per the kind of projects and policies executed by the ruling government, NPP must rule Ghana beyond "Breaking-The-Eight". Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning show on Movement TV, he stated that the NPP government has done a whole lot to change the socio-economic life of Ghanaians and deserves to rule the nation forever. "NPP has a winnable candidate who is marketable and if we all rally behind him, we can sell him well to Ghanaians...Look at what NPP has done with TVET…

10 Oct

Israel Ready To Guard Safety Of All Ghanaian In Spite Of War – Deputy Ambassador Assures

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The Israeli government is assuring that it will ensure the protection of all foreign nationals, including Ghanaians who are domiciled in the Middle East country. Concerns are arising for the government of Ghana to consider an immediate repatriation of Ghanaian citizens now caught up in the tension between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Already, the death toll has surpassed a thousand, raising fears about further civilian casualties. Aviel Avraham, Deputy Israeli Ambassador to Ghana told JoyNews' Blessed Sogah that “Israel is ready to guard the safety of all the people living in Israel including Ghanaians and all the…

28 Jul

NPP Gov’t Is The Only Gov’t That Could Improve The Livelihood Of Ghanaians- Lady Vera

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Communications specialist at the office of the President, Lady Vera Wiredu has told Ghanaians that the NPP is the only party that could improve the livelihood of Ghanaians. She's therefore advising Ghanaians to continue voting for the NPP government in order to do more than they've started. "The country could only improve through industrialisaton and digitalisation and there only person championing such course is Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia...it's something he has already began doing and therefore when NPP continues to remain in power, more will be done to improve upon our livelihood...Today, we have medical drowns delivering medicines in the rural…

09 Feb

We Do Not Love Ourselves As Ghanaians – Jay Foley Asserts

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There was a moment in time when we used to love what is Ghanaian, but the situation seems to have changed. You probably disagree, but broadcaster Jay Foley believes there’s been the need to drum home the ‘buy Ghana, wear Ghana’ agenda and its associated advocacy, simply, because we do not love ourselves. In his own words, “We don’t love ourselves and it cuts across a lot of things. Once a Ghanaian produces a Ghanaian-related something, the first instinct is to either shortchange [or] destroy”. Jay Foley shared these thoughts on Joy FM’s Showbiz A – Z show last Saturday,…

26 Sep

23,495 Ghanaians Test Positive For HIV In 6 Months

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A total of 23,495 people tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year, according to statistics from the National STIs and HIV/AIDS Control Programme. As result, a network of institutions leading the HIV and AIDS response in the country has begun national stakeholder engagements as part of processes to review interventions for better outcomes. The Ghana HIV&AIDS Network (GHANET), a non-profit organisation leading HIV interventions in the country, said the move had become necessary because, despite efforts at reducing new infections and ending AIDS, the desired impact seemed far from being achieved. Speaking at one of such…