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Monthly LEAP cash not solution to poverty – IMANI
Policy think tank IMANI says monthly cash transfers to the poor as is done through the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, is not the solution for alleviating poverty, and more efforts should be focused on economic…
Rawlings urges action on capital punishment
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged Parliament to consider amending the Constitution to enable Regional Security Councils to have the power to approve the execution of convicts sentenced under capital punishment.
He said:…
Court denies former National Security operatives benefits
An Accra High Court has dismissed an application by 88 former National Security Operatives demanding their end of service benefits after being dismissed wrongfully.
The officers were employed in 2001, under the Security Intelligence…
EC pushing for funds for limited registration exercise
The Electoral Commission (EC) has made an urgent call to Parliament to compel the Ministry of Finance to release funds for the Limited Voters Registration Exercise, scheduled for the last week of April.
The Commission warned that if…
IGP cautions police personnel against partisan positions
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, has cautioned police personnel against taking partisan positions, particularly, towards the general elections, scheduled for November 7.
The IGP gave the caution in Bolgatanga during…
Posterity will be kind to Mahama
The Chairman of Tema East Branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said posterity would appreciate President John Mahama sterling initiatives under the Transformation Agenda.
“Visionaries like President John Mahama are always…
NCCE steps up campaign against child marriage
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has signalled the start of a sustained campaign to stop child marriage and substantially bring down cases of child abuse.
This involves active engagement with key actors – chiefs,…
MP calls for more draconian laws on gender-based violence
Current national statistics from the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVSSU), has indicated an increase of nearly 3,000 incidents of gender-based violence from 2010 to 2014.
Ms. Freda Prempeh, the Member of Parliament (MP)…
Progressive People’s Party to resist sidelining from active parties
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has said it would resist any attempt by the Electoral Commission (EC) and other entities that might use an unorthodox criteria for assessing political parties.
According to Nii Allotey Brew Hammond,…
Minority criticises gov’t over Smartty’s involvement in contract
The Minority in Parliament has expressed disquiet over what it describes as “the inflation of the cost of supply of electrical materials and equipment by about nine million dollars” for a rural electrification project.
The Minority made…