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Ghana spends millions of cedis every four years to provide accommodation for new members of parliament who do not have homes in Accra. Consequently, Parliament explained the proposal to construct a parliamentary hotel is “to cut down on the amount of money Parliament spends on hotel accommodation for MPs and …

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has cautioned residents living near the Birim river’s to relocate to higher grounds to avoid a possible disaster. Alfred Owiredu Agyemang, the Eastern Regional NADMO Operations Director, who spoke to Citi News, said they had not recorded any casualty. He, however, adviced residents residing …

The Supreme Court has granted former COCOBOD CEO Dr. Stephen Opuni access to his two bank accounts that had been frozen since 2017. The court in a unanimous decision read by Justice Jones Dotse held that only 25,000 cedis in one of the accounts should remain frozen. Dr. Opuni who …

Pressure is mounting on Domestic Violence and Victim Support Department (DOVVSU) to prosecute a stepmother for brutally assaulting a minor over a damaged pen drive. Five-year-old Nana Addo Mensah was forced to fake illness after his ordeal until it was discovered by his teacher who reported the matter to the …

President Akufo-Addo has called an emergency Cabinet meeting ahead of the presentation of the 2018 mid-year budget review on Thursday. Sources say the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and members of the Economic Management Team are expected to brief the President on the introduction of new taxes at the meeting which …

In a year that has seen a significant increase in road accidents, Eastern Region leads in road fatalities with 224 deaths in the first half of 2018. This is followed by the Ashanti Region with 207 deaths, according to provisional motor accident data from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department …

The National Population Council (NPC) has called on government to institute family planning as a human right policy in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially goal four. In a statement to mark this year’s World Population Day, the Northern Regional Secretariat of the NPC said, the Council …

The National Health Insurance Authority is making a strong case on the need to put a special levy on tabacco and alcoholic beverages so that the proceeds could be used to finance the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Justifying why there was also the need to increase health insurance levy …

Chief Operation Officer of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson has tasked Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to take hard decisions in stabilizing the Ghanaian economy. Speaking on TV3 New Day ahead of the midyear budget review, Joe Jackson said government ought to take tough and bold decisions regardless of the backlash …

In a rather disappointing twist of events, the Komenda Sugar Factory is now selling sugarcane at its 125-acre seedling plantation to distillers of the local alcoholic beverage popularly known as ‘akpeteshie’. The $35 million India EXIM Bank loan factory remains dormant, due to lack of funds. After an initial test-run …