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Key expectations for Ghana’s commercial aviation in 2021

Forecast by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) suggests that the global aviation industry’s full recovery compared to that of 2019 levels is not expected anytime soon until 2024. In spite of these projections, domestically, Ghana seems to have made some strong gains in the aviation sector recovery even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic so far. As days ...

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Public urged to patronise greenhouse technology vegetables

The public, including restaurant operators, has been advised to patronise greenhouse vegetables to guarantee human safety and wellbeing. Mr. Abobo Alphonsus, the Upper West Regional Schedule Officer for the Greenhouse Project, noted that with the greenhouse technology, the market was guaranteed safe vegetables because most of the mineral elements used in production were organic. Mr. Alphonsu gave the advice during ...

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MPs want salaries increased to Ghc21k

Members of Parliament are demanding an increase in their emoluments and are also pushing for salaries to be pegged with that of an Appeals Court Judge. The move follows controversy surrounding the end of service benefits for MPs. Parliament rejected a report on the executive from the committee on emoluments demanding changes to their own packages which is approved by ...

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Assin-North: Court grants injunction against NDC MP-elect

The NDC Member of Parliament-elect for Assin North James Gyakye Quayson has been injuncted from being sworn in as an MP. This means that the NDC will lose one MP as the country’s parliament prepares to transition to the 8th parliament. The court injunction makes the National Democratic Congress(NDC) able to swear in 136 MPs-elect as against New Patriotic Party(NPP)’s ...

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2020 Election Petition: We’re not asking the Supreme Court to overturn results – NDC

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is currently in the Supreme Court challenging the 2020 presidential election results to ensure the Electoral Commission (EC) complies with the electoral laws, contrary to information that it is seeking to have the results overturned in its favour. “If the EC will be willing to comply with the law that will end the matter. ...

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Fomena MP-elect makes fresh demand

Member of Parliament-elect for Fomena Constituency Andrews Amoako Asiamah has called for the resignation of the entire constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The call for the entire Fomena Constituency executives to resign, according to the MP-elect, falls in line with his laid down conditions to determine whether to rejoin the party or otherwise. The development puts the ...

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Ghana and UK reach agreement to provide duty free economy

Ghana and the United Kingdom have reached a consensus on the main elements of a new trade agreement. This consensus was reached after Alan Kyerematen, Ghana’s Minister of Trade and Industry and the Rt Hon Liz Truss MP, UK Secretary of State for International Trade met via video conference Thursday December 31. A statement said “Today we are pleased to ...

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2020 Elections: I’m being advised to forgo the issue – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has said he and other people who have expressed reservations with the results declared by theElectoral Commission following the recently-held polls, are being impressed upon to let go. “Increasingly, many of us who are attempting to understand how theElectoral Commission arrived at the results of this last election are being advised to forgo the issue—in the ...

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