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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 up-close interview with the research head of the Data Analysis …

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 show, which aired on Adoa television. According to him, lawyers …

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 question posed to him as to whether the NDC’s nominee …

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 and sponsors of the act bearing a 3 to 5-year jail term. …

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 not meet the labor force. He explained that the change …

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 shared by Hon. Ablakwa misrepresented the facts. According to the …

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 budgeted operational expenses of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for …

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 as a whole. The Anglican Communion is represented by the …

Story by Julia Elinam Nani The Ghana Centre for democratic development(CDD) in a press conference held on February 27, 2024, highlighted the implications of the passage of the Human sexual rights and Family Values Bill,2021(also known as the LGBTQ+ Bill), on the rights and Freedoms of LGBTQ+ persons and other important institutions like the media. Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, a member …

President Akufo-Addo has announced that the redeveloped Kumasi International Airport in the Ashanti Region is set to be completed and fully operationalised by May. He also revealed the airport will subsequently be named Nana Agyemang International Airport. He further stated the Tamale Airport, Northern Region, will also be renamed Yakubu Tali International Airport. The president was speaking during the State of the …