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The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has rejected the new license verification fee approved by Parliament and implemented by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). In a statement dated March 11, the association stated that the new fee is over 400 percent higher than the old fee. “Before …

Abena Osei-Asare, the Minister of State-Designate for Finance, has acknowledged that there were areas in the management of the National Cathedral project that could have been handled more effectively. During her vetting on Wednesday, March 13, Mrs. Osei-Asare conceded that improvements could have been made in overseeing the project. She …

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced that inflation for February 2024 went down to 23.2% from 23.5% recorded in January 2024. Government statistician Professor Samuel Annim said that non-food inflation declined to 20.0% in February 2024 from 20.5% in January 2024. However, he said, food inflation went up marginally …

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah. The New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate, in his message of mourning for the young politician, paid a glowing tribute to him, describing John Kumah as a committed member …

Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Kumah, has been reported dead. Sources close to the family confirmed to Citi News that the 45-year-old MP reportedly died after a short illness. He left behind a wife and six children. John Ampontuah Kumah, popularly called Lawyer John Kumah, …

The National Executive Committee of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially endorsed Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the running mate for the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Last week, John Mahama submitted his selection for running mate, and the party has now …

On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Dr. Bawumia outlined his vision for Ghana, should he become President, at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) and made a statement that he is not in charge of the governance: “As Vice President, I am a driver’s mate, but if you vote for …

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Reverend Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, agrees with the position taken by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin that custodial sentencing in the anti-gay bill will not solve any problems. Reverend Kwasi Gyamfi wondered what was going to prevent homosexuals thrown into jail from continuing the …

The Supreme Court has dismissed a motion by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas against a decision by an Accra High Court in the defamation suit against Assin Central Member of Parliament, Ken Agyepong. In June 2018, the investigative journalist dragged the Assin Central legislator to court for defaming him and …

Some residents of Suame, a suburb of Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, have expressed disappointment over President Akufo-Addo’s failure to touch on the stalled interchange in the constituency during Tuesday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament. The constituents say they expected the President to update them on the …