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A novel breed of mosquitoes that is more harmful than anopheles has caused some people in the Eastern Region to express regret. Residents of Birim Central Municipality, Akyemansa District, Asene Manso Akroso, Denkyembour District, and Achiase District have all taken heed of this incident. On Thursday, June 20, 2024, a …

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin is calling on the government to pay teachers a well deserving remuneration for their hard work. He said the role of teachers when it comes to quality education cannot be over emphasized, hence the need to motivate them well. Addressing a durbar of the …

President Akufo-Addo has been advised by Ghana’s Ministry of Finance not to sign the newly enacted Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill into law. The Finance Ministry warned that taking such action could have a negative impact on the nation’s ability to get financial support from international organizations like the Bretton Woods Institutions in …

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 …