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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 …

A national health insurance expert, with extensive experience in the fields of national health insurance financing, public health, and health promotion, Dr. Da Costa Aboagye is the new head of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). He is expected to assume office any moment from now as Dr. Bernard Okoe …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to detail plans for stabilizing the local currency in the upcoming 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA), scheduled for Tuesday, February 27. In line with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution, the President is …

CCTV footage intercepted by Akoma’s 87.9-fm morning show #GhanAkoma reveals how the late Okyem Aboagye’s 2M Express driver and passengers narrowly escaped armed robbers’ attack on Kumasi-Accra. The incident, which was captured by the installed CCTV cameras in the vehicle, showed sporadic gunshots from armed robbers into the vehicle of …

The Guinness World Record (GWR) has disqualified Ghana’s Afua Asantewaa’s sing-a-thon attempt. In a tweet responding to a comment enquiring about her attempt, the GWR said, “Unfortunately, Afua’s Guinness World Record attempt for the longest singing marathon was not successful, but we hope that she will make another attempt soon.” …

It was a sad scene at Diabene, a community in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region, when a truck belonging to DANGOTE Cement had an accident, leading to the death of one person. The truck with registration number GN 6512-16 had loaded eight hundred bags of cement to …

The average rate of unemployment in the country has risen to 14.7 per cent in the first three quarters of 2023. The number of unemployed youth aged between 15 and 35 rose from about 1.2 million to over 1.3 million during the same period, with the rate among females consistently …

Traders at Kumasi City Market Limited (KCML), popularly called Kejetia Dubai, have asked for transparency in the metre allocation for the market. The issue of the whole market connected to only one metre has been a major concern to the traders. Due to the exorbitant ECG bills, traders have flouted …