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Parliament has passed the bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values also known as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill proscribes LGBT activities and criminalizes its promotion, advocacy and funding. Persons caught in the act would be subjected to a 6 months to 3 year …

Pupils and teachers of the Asene Roman Catholic Primary School in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region had the shock of their lives when the contractor who built the classroom locked up the facility. The facility was awarded to Kontor Saadie and Sons Limited by the District …

The Speaker of Parliament in Ghana, Rt. Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has put forward a compelling proposal to change Valentine’s Day to Teteh Quarshie Day. This suggestion aims to commemorate the immense contribution of Teteh Quarshie to Ghana’s cocoa industry and recognize the pivotal role cocoa has played in …

The member of parliament for the Akim Oda constituency in Ghana’s 8th parliament under the Fourth Republic, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has been appointed as the Deputy Minister for Health. His appointment comes in the latest reshuffle by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The Chief Executive Officer of Community Hospital (CEO) and …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has removed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta in a major ministerial reshuffle announced on Wednesday, February 14. Approximately 13 current ministers of state, including 10 cabinet ministers and two regional ministers, have been affected by the reshuffle. Following the re-organisation of the Government, President …

In the Denkyembour area of the Eastern Region, the people living in Akyem Amarkrom, Akyem Yaabayaaba, Akyem Charleskrom, Akyem Bowda, and other tiny villages are unhappy with the state of their roads.   According to residents, the muddy and bumpy nature of the roads, whenever there is a downpour, disrupts …

Information gathered indicates that barring any last-minute decision, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may announce a major shake-up in his government today, Wednesday, February 14th, 2024. This will mark Akufo-Addo’s major ministerial reshuffle since assuming office in January 2017. With barely ten months to the 2024 polls, the President is …

President Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Borteyman Sports Complex, a newly constructed multipurpose sports facility, barely a month to the commencement of the 13th All-African Games. The 13th All-African Games is scheduled between March 8 and 23, 2024. The President’s commissioning marks the facility’s readiness for the various sports codes which …

In a stunning turnaround, Ivory Coast emerged victorious in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, defeating Nigeria 2-1 in a thrilling final in Abidjan. As the host of the tournament, the Elephants’ triumph was nothing short of miraculous, especially considering their challenging journey to the final after going behind thanks …

The Office of the President and the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development have scheduled the inauguration of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country for today, February 12, 2024. The Ministry, in a statement, said the inauguration was to facilitate the swearing-in of newly elected …