2021

Envoys of African countries gathered for the 41st Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Permanent Representatives' Committee (PRC) have called for continuous anti-pandemic efforts and institutional reform. Edward Xolisa Makaya, the…

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has noted with concern government’s plan to switch its energy base-load— the permanent minimum load that a power supply system is required to deliver— from the Akosombo and Kpong hydropower systems to…

Senior Staff members of the country’s public universities, have embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike action. The strike, which began on Thursday, January 21, is to press home their demand for improved conditions of service and the…

The Accra High Court hearing the treason case of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Kosi Agordzo and nine others, on Thursday sworn-in a seven-member jury to commence the trial. This was after eight out of 15 persons…

A Circuit Court in Accra has adjourned to February 8, the case of 20 minority Members of Parliament, who allegedly failed to notify the Police before holding a special event. The MPs were said to have marched from Parliament house to…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday announced his picks to fill key ministerial positions in his government. The names of key sector nominees and regional ministers, have been forwarded to Parliament for vetting and…

The National Democratic Congress flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has filed a stay of proceedings in the ongoing Election 2020 Petition case at the Supreme Court. The court has therefore fixed January 28 to hear the application for…

The Ghana Medical and Dental Council (GMDC) has withheld the licences of two medical doctors of the Council for their alleged involvement in child harvesting and trafficking. The two suspected medical doctors are: Dr Hope Mensah…

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), the statutory body with oversight responsibility of the management and use of the country’s petroleum revenues, has elected Professor Kwame Adom-Frimpong as its new chairman.…

There has been a failure on the part of successive governments to address the issues affecting ‘Kayayee’ (female head porters) in Ghana with regards to their education, health, and economic wellbeing. This was revealed in research by Dr…