Parliament has passed the Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill after its third reading. The Bill was passed amid debate over whether the Special Prosecutor should be immune from prosecution. The setting up of the office of the Special Prosecutor was one of the key campaign promises made by President Nana Akufo-Addo ahead of his election victory in 2016 and […]

The government of Ghana has finally accepted that beneficiaries of the free SHS policy have not been well catered for as planned, according to leader of government business in parliament Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu Mr Kyei Mensah-Bonsu who is also the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader on Kumasi-based Hello Fm on Tuesday, said the situation could have been better. […]

The joint military and police task force on illegal mining (galamsey), code-named, Operation Vanguard has held a religious parade to mark 100 days of deployment. The special service took place at the task force headquarters at Wawasi, Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region. Operations Commander, Colonel William Agyepong, charged troops to be national ambassadors and act as liaison with government and […]

Following her inability to buy diabetes medication regularly, 19-year-old Portia Antwiaah’s leg developed ulcers, and it had to be amputated. Her immediate decision then was to take her life. The story of the Junior High School graduate in the Brong Ahafo Region reflects the challenges diabetic patients face in Ghana, and as the world marks World Diabetes Day, Joy News […]

The Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency, Muntaka Mubarak, has cautioned against government’s plan to give more control of mission schools back to the religious bodies. President Nana Akufo-Addo over the weekend reiterated his government’s plan to give churches more control in the management of mission schools. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Trinity College in Accra on Saturday, President […]

Angry residents of Oyibi, where one of three new landfill and waste management facilities has been sited, have registered their displeasure with the government for the decision. According to the residents, they have heard the bitter stories from residents of Achimota, Oblogo, Abokobi and others to allow their area to be used as a landfill site. They say the health implication […]

President of Regent University of Science and Technology, Professor Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah, has said private tertiary universities were facing threatening challenges in view of the unfair competition from public universities in student enrollment thereby threatening their survival. “There have been consistent dwindling enrollment numbers for some time now due to the rising numbers of tertiary institutions, fears and unfair competitions from […]

The Ghana medical Association has given government a six month ultimatum to address challenges facing members of the association. According to the association, the failure of government to abide by the ruling of the national labor commission which urges government to pay market premium as a percentage of their basic salary. Speaking in an interview, the vice president of the […]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that electricity tariffs will soon be reviewed downwards, details of which will be announced in the 2018 budget presentation on Wednesday, November 15. The President made the revelation at the at the 6th Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and Quality Awards dinner on Saturday. “I’m glad that businesses are no longer burdened by the erratic power […]

The Minority in Parliament will today [Monday], hold a meeting ahead of Wednesday’s presentation of the 2018 budget statement and fiscal policy by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. NDC Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, said the meeting will see the minority assess the country’s economy and proffer solutions to the government. He said, “we are Ghanaians and […]