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Election Petition: EC admits ‘computational and mathematical errors’

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has admitted that it is possible that the December 9, 2020, declaration of the presidential-elect may have been characterised by “computational and mathematical errors” made in the course of the collation of the results, “but these did not have a material effect on the overall results as declared”. John Dramani Mahama, who contested the ...

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Verlenging lockdown ligt op tafel tijdens Catshuisberaad

Waarschijnlijk wordt de lockdown verlengd. Een verlenging van een week of twee ligt voor de hand, zeggen ingewijden. Aanscherping van de maatregelen wordt ook niet uitgesloten. De besmettingscijfers zijn nog steeds veel te hoog, zei premier Mark Rutte vrijdag nog. Wel lijkt het aantal ziekenhuis- en ic-opnames wat af te vlakken. Ook in andere landen zoals Duitsland is de lockdown ...

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Wanneer ben ik aan de beurt voor een prik?

Maandag presenteerde zorgminister Hugo de Jonge de bijgestelde kabinetsplannen voor de vaccinatie tegen het coronavirus. Voor wie de draad kwijt is: hier een overzicht van wanneer welke groep een prik kan krijgen, en wie het vaccin gaat toedienen. Sander van Mersbergen 04-01-21, 19:00 Laatste update: 18:57 De genoemde maanden zijn onder voorbehoud. Een en ander is afhankelijk van goedkeuring, werking, levering en distributie ...

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Coronavaccinatie gestart: dit moet je als Hagenaar weten

Het vaccineren tegen het coronavirus is woensdag 6 januari begonnen. Dat roept allemaal vragen op: vanaf wanneer krijgen inwoners een vaccinatie? Waar moet je zijn? Wanneer ben jij aan de beurt? Hier een overzicht van alles wat je moet weten over het coronavaccin in Den Haag.  De eerste vaccins worden woensdag 6 januari gezet in het Brabantse Veghel. In de dagen ...

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MPs were behaving like teenagers – Boakye Agyarko on Speaker election fracas

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has described Members of Parliament(MPs) as pubescent [teenage] boys and girls who misconducted themselves and therefore must be corrected. According to the former Director of Campaign of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, he was saddened and dismayed by the misconduct of the MPs prior to their swearing-in on Thursday dawn to commence work of the ...

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Less than 2 million Ghanaians pay tax – GACC

About 1.5 million out of the six million eligible Ghanaian taxpayers pay tax, allotting Ghana one of the lowest tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio in Africa. Ghana, therefore, has a lot to do to meet the Sub-Saharan average target of 17 per cent which is above the nation’s 13 per cent mark as her various governments have over ...

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Full list of NPP leadership for 8th Parliament

Amid uncertainty over which party takes control of parliament as the Majority, the New Patriotic Party has named its members for leadership positions in the house. The National Council of the party met on Monday, December 4, 2021, to firm up proposals by the party’s Steering Committee. The Council overwhelmingly accepted the recommendations and settled on them as their leaders ...

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FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo’s second-term inaugural address

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today, Thursday, January 7, 2021, took his second term oath of office as President of the Republic of Ghana in Parliament. The president having been sworn in, will be head of state for another four years ending on January 7, 2025, having already led the country for four years between 2017 to 2021. The president ...

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Put MPs on pension schemes and SSNIT – Professor advises

Professor of Law and Governance at Kings University College, Kwame Agyenim- Boateng has championed the institution of pension schemes for Members of Parliament (MP) retiring from the house. According to him, the paying of huge sums to Parliamentarians at the dissolution of every parliament is an unhealthy practice which retards Ghana’s development. “We need special funds for parliamentarians bowing out ...

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FDA cautions radio stations against advertisement of sexual enhancement drugs

Radio stations in the Ashanti Region have been warned against the advertisement of sexual enhancement medicines on their platforms. The warning by the regional branch of the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) follows the continuous flouting of the directive laid down by the regulatory body by some radio networks. According to the Head of the Ashanti Regional FDA, Nora Narkie ...

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