Monthly Archives: September 2020

Coronavirus fight: ‘Akufo-Addo has done ‘amazingly, extremely well’ – Shasha Marley

Ghanaian reggae musician Shasha Marley has commended the Akufo-Addo-led government for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. According to Shasha Marley, comparing what pertains in other countries, the managers of the coronavirus in Ghana have done “a great job to bring down these numbers.” Speaking on the Class Drive on Class91.3FM on Wednesday, 23 September 2020, the ...

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Empress Gifty abandons NDC to join husband’s NPP Campaign

Multiple award-winning gospel star, Empress Gifty, has been spotted in NPP paraphernalia and campaigning for the ruling party along with her husband. The photo of the singer goes to add that she has left her beloved NDC who she campaigned for during the 2016 general elections. Gifty Osei was seen with her husband, Hopeson Adorye and her own mother on ...

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Emergency IPAC meeting ends, NDC dissatisfied

The emergency meeting called by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) on Thursday, September 24 with political parties at the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) level has ended. However, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) representative, Osei Kwame Griffiths, said their concerns were not addressed. “I think it was a meeting that was called perhaps after we had raised certain issues within the ...

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All card-bearing members should vote in parties’ primaries – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency and Majority LeaderOsei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said there is the need to change the constitution of the political parties to enable all card-bearing members to be able to vote to elect executives of the party including parliamentary candidates. He said on TV3‘s New Day Wednesday, September 23 that this will deepen the democratic credentials of ...

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Election 2020: Mahama’s call on international community is ‘foolish talk’ – John Boadu

General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has described as foolish calls made by former president John Dramani Mahama on the international community about the ongoing voters register exhibition exercise. Mr. Mahama who is the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) together with his running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 ...

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Tracking the political party manifesto promises

Introduction The two main political parties, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress(NDC) have outdoored their respective manifestos, ahead of the December 2020 general elections. The manifestos are replete with a bevy of promises, on which the two parties have anchored their developmental intentions for the people of Ghana. These developmental blueprints ...

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Nana Akwantey Boffour is foolish – Sekyere East DCE insults chief

“The chief of this area is foolish and walking around,” this is the exact quote District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sekyere East Mary Boatemaa Marfo used in describing Mponuahene of Asokore Traditional Area Nana Akwantey Boffour. The appointee who is heard in a leaked audio scheming against the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, wants ...

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The Dominica-registered company behind Kotoka’s $150 coronavirus test

A murky $150 COVID-19 test contract awarded to Frontier Healthcare Services Limited (FHSL) incorporated in Ghana on July 21, 2020 – just 40 days before President Akufo-Addo opened the air borders – has set tongues wagging. FHSL is embroiled in an ownership suspicion as it’s linked to a company incorporated in the notorious offshore tax haven of Dominica, an island ...

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Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo extends free water package to end of year

Government has extended the free water package in the wake ofCOVID-19 to the end of the year, the Water and Sanitation Ministry has announced in a statement. The statement noted the move to enable Ghanaians continue with the handwashing protocol in the combat of the deadly virus. It, however, urged Ghanaians to be judicious in the water of water. So ...

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Coronavirus testing: Noncompliant airlines face US$3,500 fine per passenger

The Ghana Airports Company Limited has announced that effective 6 pm Tuesday, September 22, 2020, airlines that fly passengers who do not possess PCR tests or disembark passengers with positive PCR tests at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra will be charged a fine of US$3,500 per passenger. The airport authorities have also indicated that non-Ghanaians who on arrival ...

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