The ability of Ghanaians to appreciate and respect the diverse mix of spiritual values, beliefs and religious practices of each other has been a key factor in making it a beacon of peace and stability in the sub-region and an envy of other countries, Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia has said. He said Churches and faith-based organizations have remained a major development partner to Government therefore there is the need to enhance that critically important partnership as well as safeguard the culture of religious tolerance in the country. “We are a blessed country, a peaceful country and a tolerant country. Sometimes…
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In a resolute stance against electoral malpractice, the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has urged law enforcement to take decisive action against individuals involved in registering minors in the ongoing Limited Voter Registration exercise. Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare emphasized the need for strict punishment for those found guilty, underscoring the EC’s commitment to upholding electoral integrity. “We urge the Police to apply the laws on those who have been apprehended to serve as a deterrent to others in the enterprise of facilitating the registration of minors and foreigners”, Dr. Eric Bossman spoke boldly. Despite the commencement of the Limited…
Samuel Abu. Jinapor, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has hailed the listing of Atlantic Lithium’s shares on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) as a landmark event, signalling a paradigm shift in the exploitation of Ghana’s mineral wealth. Atlantic Lithium, the entity overseeing the Ewoyaa Lithium Project in the Central Region, marked its official entry onto the Ghana Stock Exchange on Monday, May 13, 2024, by offering shares valued at GHC649,669,053. The company’s prospectus sets the indicative price for the GSE listing at GH₵4.40 reflecting the valuation from the Primary Listing Market. READ ALSO: Jinapor Quizzes NDC Over 24-Hour Economy Speaking…
The decision of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to pick a female as running mate for the December presidential elections has obviously given the party an edge over the other parties as the list of influential names calling on the other parties to do same keeps expanding. President of the Methodist Church of Ghana, the Most Rev. Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo is the latest to add his voice to the call on other political parties, especially the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to take a cue from the NDC and prove its professed believe in women in leadership. Dr. Boafo made…
Over two hundred representatives from 21 African countries who recently converged in Accra, Ghana, for the 14th Commonwealth Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, have agreed on the need to rely on technology as a major tool in combating corruption and corruption-related crimes. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who had earlier given a presentation on digitalization, its importance and the need for a paradigm shift, posited that with the right digital tools and their appropriate use, digitalization can defeat the worst forms of public corruption, including the networks that underpin corruption networks. “I posit to you that…
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has forced a recall on Friday May 17, after the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, adjourned the House sine die on Wednesday March 20 for the Easter break. The May 17 recall was announced by the Speaker through a statement he himself issued and signed on May 10. Mr. Speaker’s statement, which announced the summons on all Members of Parliament to resume on Friday May 17 by 10 in the morning, said the recall was in “pursuant to Article 112(3) of the Constitution of the Republic and Order 53(1) & (2) of the…
The Executive Director of Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs), has been elected the Chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa. She was elected by delegates at the 14th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa held in Accra, Ghana. COP Maame Tiwaa succeeds the Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Seychelles who was elected chairperson of the Association 13th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa held at Seychelles. READ ALSO: Maame Tiwaa leads EOCO collaboration with Nigeria’s EFCC to tackle Cybercrime In her acceptance speech,…
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has pointed out some eight legislations passed under the current Government as part of measures to augment its zero tolerance for corruption policy. These legislations, Godfred Dame explained, are aimed at strengthening existing measures in fighting the canker of corruption that has bedeviled various sectors in the country. In a speech read on behalf of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the 14th Regional Conference of Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Accra, Ghana, the Attorney General mentioned; Revenue Administration (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act 1029), Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2018 (Act 982),…
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor Esq., has given an assurance that Government is committed to permanently resolving the sensitively complex challenge of vested lands and has therefore fast tracked the recommended processes through which a majority of vested lands should be given back to the pre-acquisition owners. The Minister made the remarks based on the recommendations of the five-member De-vesting of Lands Review Committee which was set up in February 2022 to review the work done by the De-vesting of Public Lands Committee set up in 2021 in accordance with Section 270 of Act 1036, to…
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has announced that as a last resort, it has invoked Article 112(3) of the Constitution and Order 53 of the Standing Orders of Parliament to request a constitutionally mandatory recall of the House. The action was triggered after earlier attempts by the Majority to get a recall through Speaker Alban Bagbin were not successful. Article 112(3) states that “…fifteen per cent of members of Parliament may request a meeting of Parliament; and the Speaker shall, within seven days after the receipt of the request, summon Parliament.” Parliament currently has 275 members and the fifteen per…