PRESS STATEMENT MATTHEW MILLER, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON FEBRUARY 28, 2024 The United States is deeply troubled by the Ghanaian Parliament’s passage of legislation, officially called the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which would threaten all Ghanaians’ constitutionally protected freedoms of speech, press, and assembly. The bill seeks to criminalize …

Rev Akua Ofori-Boateng, the Director of Programmes for the Anglican Diocese of Accra, has stated that Ghana is currently facing ‘a crisis of ethics.’ According to her, people tend to do the right thing only when it benefits them. She suggested that the ethical state of the country reflects the …

By: Ruth Tang A lawyer and research consultant for the African Center for Tax Policy Research, Francis Timore Boi Esquire said political parties should provide extensive education to the public on issues of tax policies to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of taxation as well as decision-making among them. In an …

By: Ruth Tang Lawyer John Agbotey, a respected and steadfast figure in the legal community, has expressed his appreciation to His Excellency President Akuffo-Addo for increasing the number of courts in the country. Agbotey made this known during a review session of the President’s recent State Address on PM Ghana’s …

By Stephen Bittor Kenneth Kabu Kanor, a member of the Communications team for the Opposition Party (NDC), has stressed that the flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia is nowhere close to the flagbearer nominee of the NDC. He made this statement in response to a …

The Ghanaian Parliament has finally passed the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Valus Bill 2021, best known as the anti-LGBTQI+ bill today Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. The newly published bill seeks to criminalize persons caught in the act and subjected to a 6-month to 3-year jail term with promoters …

By: Mary Wellington Richard Mauribe, a member of the NDC communication team, expressed shock on ADOATV’s PM Ghana show over the omission of the unemployment rate in the President’s SONA speech. According to him, out of the 33. million Ghanaians population, 4.3 million of the 11.3 million employed Ghanaians do …

By Joseph Agyei The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 13th African Games has responded to claims made by the Honorable Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, regarding the operational budget for the event. In a press release issued, the LOC clarified that the information …

By: Richard Adjetey Adjei His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo is seeking donations from State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and private organizations to support the Local Organizing Committee’s (LOC) project. A meeting was held with GOIL, Ghana Gas, GNPC, ENI Energy, McDan, and Zoomlion among others, to discuss a fund meant to aid the …

Anglicans are represented at the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA 6) this week, which is meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEA discusses the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The United Nations Environment Assembly is the only forum in which the world’s countries discuss the environmental crisis …