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Ghana will not earn any profits from the sugar products produced at the Komenda Sugar Factory for the next two decades as the government has leased the facility to Indian investors. Minister of Trade and Industry Kobina Tahir Hammond announced this plan during a press briefing after touring the Komenda Sugar Factory on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. He clarified that while the …

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) focused on climate change are urging the Executive and Parliament to overturn legislation that allows development in forest reserves. The groups are calling for the immediate suspension of Executive Instrument 144 and Legislative Instrument 246 (2), which declassified the Achimota Forest and other reserves across the country, to protect the dwindling reserves. The coordinator for Eco-Conscious …

The petitioners from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) areas have filed an appeal against the Ho High Court’s decision that dismissed their lawsuit challenging John Peter Amewu’s election as the Member of Parliament for Hohoe. The High Court dismissed the petition on Monday, July 29, citing a lack of jurisdiction. The SALL enclave, consisting of 13 communities and …

A prominent figure within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has expressed strong disbelief in the credibility of the Agyapadie Book, suggesting that anyone who takes it seriously needs to reconsider their stance. In a post on X, he indicated that it is ridiculous that a family would document supposed malicious plans against their own country in a book, …

The Majority caucus in Parliament has formally requested an extraordinary session to address matters of national importance, including a $250 million loan from the World Bank. This request is in accordance with Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution and Standing Order 53 of the Parliament of Ghana. In a memo dated July 31, 2024, the Majority caucus invoked their Constitutional …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has pledged to end mining in forest reserves if elected in the upcoming December 7 polls. The former President emphasised the importance of protecting Ghana’s forests and expressed concern over the destruction of these reserves for gold mining. Addressing chiefs and elders in the Central Region, Mr. Mahama stated …

Parliament adjourned sine die on July 30, 2024, after a productive third meeting of the fourth session. During this session, several significant bills were approved, shaping the legislative landscape of the nation. National Roads Authority Bill, 2023: The bill, passed in June 2024, establishes the National Roads Authority as the unified body responsible for the planning, development, maintenance, and management …

The University of Cape Coast and the Vice Chancellor have been served with an injunction application seeking to restrain the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko-Boampong, from holding himself out as such. A resident of the Millennium City-Kasoa in the Central Region, John Mevemeo is seeking a declaration that the decision by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to renew Prof. …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), a nationwide initiative to improve road conditions in all 275 constituencies. Led by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, DRIP will address the Ministry of National Security’s concerns about poor road conditions being a significant national security threat. At a colourful ceremony at the Independence Square …

Proponents of the anti-LGBTQ bill have announced plans to demonstrate against the Chief Justice on August 21, 2024, over what they deem as the delay in the processes towards the transmission of the bill to the President. The Supreme Court deferred the ruling on the injunction applications by Dr Amanda Odoi and Broadcast Journalist, Richard Sky to the transmission of …