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March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Be Competent, Independent – CJ To Judges

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has urged judges to always remember the ethical values with which they are supposed to conduct their work, including the need to work in truth, fairness as well as working in propriety, independence and competence. According to

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Tarkwa: Accident Kills School Girl

An accident that happened at Kwabedu in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region on Friday, has led to the death of a school girl, believed to be about 13 years old. The girl, whose name was not immediately known,

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill: Ghana Will Not Slip From Her Enviable Human Rights Record – Akufo-Addo Assures Diplomats

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the diplomatic community in Ghana that despite the passage of the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill” (Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill) by the nation’s Parliament on Wednesday, 28 February 2024, the country will not

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill Yet To Be Submitted To Presidency Says Majority Leader

Majority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has stated that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, (Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill), has not yet been transmitted from Parliament to the office of the President for assent. The Effutu lawmaker explained that the drafting department

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Ignore Challenges Of Free SHS, Focus More On Successes – Deputy Coordinator

Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, the Deputy Coordinator at the Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat, has urged the nation to concentrate more on the policy’s successes rather than its challenges. While acknowledging that there are issues such as food shortages in

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Report: Burkina Faso Records Highest Impact From Terrorism Globally

At least 1,907 terrorism related deaths were recorded by Burkina Faso in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Terrorism Index. The figure represents a 68 percent increment in terrorism related death in the West African country. The report which was released on Monday (4 March), said a

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

Ministry Of Education Satisfied With Meals Served SHS Students – PRO

The Ministry of Education has initiated a comprehensive nationwide visitation and monitoring exercise to investigate the quality and quantity of food that are served students under the Free Senior High School initiative. This follows trailer of a yet to be aired

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

Don’t Assent To Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill – Finance Ministry Tells Akufo-Addo

The Ministry of Finance has urged President Akufo-Addo to refrain from signing the recently passed Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill into law. In a press release issued on Monday, March 4, the Finance Ministry cautioned that such action could lead to severe repercussions on

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

Ejisu SHTS Students Displaced After Rainstorm Ripped Off Roof Of Boys Dormitory

Scores of students of the Ejisu Senior High Technical School have been displaced following a rainstorm that ripped off the roof of the boys’ dormitory on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The over 150 affected students sought shelter in classrooms on Saturday

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

I Am Surprised No Gospel Artiste Is Ready To Support The LGBTQ+ Fight – Foh Amoaning

The Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning has expressed surprise over why gospel artistes in the country are not publicly supporting the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. He has criticised the gospel artistes for