‘To fight corruption, we have to jail everybody’ – Archbishop Duncan-Williams

Founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, says winning the fight against corruption is conditioned on a total change in Ghanaian attitudes. In a sermon to his congregation Sunday, the baritoned charismatic leader said people who scream about fighting corruption in society should be careful what they wish for. “We need to be very careful as a society. […]

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Gov’t lifts ban on recruitment of teachers; 22,000 cleared

The Ministry of Education has received clearance to employ over 22,000 education workers –both teaching and non-teaching staff. This comes after years of a temporary moratorium on employment in the education sector. The Minister of Education, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, who made the announcement of the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, said “the ministry has received clearance to replace, recruit, reappoint […]

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Go on ‘Thank you tour’ – NDC chairmen urge Mahama

All 10 regional chairmen of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have asked former president John Mahama to embark on a ‘Thank you tour’ to appreciate party loyalists for their support during the December 2016 polls. They believe the tour, although belated, will help in the party’s reconciliatory and healing process. Following the NDC’s defeat in the December 2016, there appear to […]

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Bureau of Public Safety to sue over delayed Atomic Junction explosion report

The Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety says the Interior Ministry’s continuous non-disclosure of reports into fire disasters is doing the country more harm than good. Nana Yaw Akwada wondered what could be so secretitve about the reports to warrant treating them as classified information. “There is nothing mysterious about investigations reports”, he told Joy News’ Gifty Andoh […]

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Bawumia’s character does not befit a Vice-President – Minority hits back

Minority MPs in Parliament have assessed the temperament of Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, concluding that he is not fit for his office. The Minority said the recent attacks by Dr Bawumia on former President John Mahama clearly indicates that Vice President does not befit the Flagstaff House. At a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, November 8, former Deputy Finance […]

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‘It is time to make Ghana great’ – Akufo-Addo urges end to ‘chop-chop’

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to deliver on their mandate with diligence to bring the country the much-needed revenue for development. He said his government’s vision of a building a progressive and prosperous country depends significantly on the work of the GRA. “The time has come for us not to ‘chop’ Ghana small, but […]

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