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The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Wednesday afternoon put away his well-earned reputation as a scholar to don the garb of a chef when he served lunch to officers and men of the Ghana Armed Forces at Burma Camp, Accra. The Vice President showed his serving skills after delivering an address on behalf of President Nana Akufo-Addo at the 2017 General Headquarters West African Soldier Social Activities (WASSA) on Wednesday February 21, 2018. The programme was attended by high profile dignitaries including the Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul; Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu and his colleague Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu;…

The Special Mothers Project, an advocacy and awareness creation programme on cerebral palsy issues have supported five institutions and some individuals with mobility equipment The beneficiary institutions are: Impact Care and Rehabilitation Foundation (ICRF), Sharecare Ghana, With God Cerebral Palsy Ghana, Epi Centre and Multikids Academy Mrs Hannah Awadzi, Executive Director of the Special Mothers Project said the equipment mainly standing frames, were given to the institutions to encourage them to continue accepting children with cerebral palsy in their facility The equipment were donated with the support of Farm4life and PhysioNet, all UK based Charities She said the Special Mothers…

The Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 joined mourners at the one week celebration of the late lawyer and NPP stalwart, Akenten Appiah-Menka. The event was held in the Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi. “I am deeply saddened by his loss and pray the almighty God to grant him peaceful rest. May the Lord comfort the bereaved family,” Dr. Bawumia commented, “Nana due!” Akenten Appiah-Menka died on Tuesday, 13 February 2018. He was 84. Below are pictures from the one week Source: 3news.com | Ghana]]>

The single most important factor in the development and progress of a nation is its human capital, and it is crucial to reconnect Africans on the continent and those in the diaspora to accelerate the emancipation of the African continent, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has underscored. The Vice President, who was speaking at the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr W.E.B Du Bois in Accra on Monday February 19, 2018, emphasised that the destiny of Africans anywhere in the world is irrevocably tied to the destiny of the African continent. Born on February 23, 1868, in Great…

The Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Board approved the appointment of Mr Ernest Hanson as a Board Member on Monday 19 February 2018. Hanson joins with over 20 years Rugby playing experience. He played schoolboy rugby at Clifton College in the UK and another three years at Gloucester Rugby Academy until the age of 21. Mr Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, spearheaded the appointment of Hanson who had previously served on the Board of the GRFU. According to Mensah, Ghana Rugby adopted a new Constitution in 2017 that for the first time in 17 years allowed…

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has maintained that the appointment of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor is a strong indication of government’s commitment to combat corruption. He made the above pronouncement in a meeting with the new Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Tsutomu Himeno, where he called on Japan and other developed countries not to hold back on offering support to Ghana because of its willingness address the corruption canker. Mr. Rawlings said, “the appointment of Amidu as Special Prosecutor from outside his own party shows the President is serious. It vindicates some of us. No developed country should hold…

File photo. Impounded vehicles[/caption] The Director in charge of Transport and Logistics at the Flagstaff House has said journalists keeping and using state cars would soon be named, shamed and prosecuted. Odeneho Nana Oppong has hinted that the soon-to-be-confirmed Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, would be provided with the names of the journalists holding state cars. According to him, they would be prosecuted for illegally taking state vehicles through crooked means. “We have all the names of the journalist that benefitted from the purchase of state cars through suspicious means when the NDC government was about to leave political office”, he…

File photo:Dr. Siaw Agyepong taking President Akufo-Addo round his recycling plant in Accra[/caption] The JOSPONG Group has reiterated the commitment of its Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong to respect state institutions, especially the judiciary as a law abiding citizen. Reacting to media reports suggesting that a bench warrant had been issued for the arrest of Dr. Agyepong for allegedly refusing to appear in court, the JOSPONG Group in a statement explained, “The absence of Dr. Agyepong from court on the date of the hearing was not deliberate, the reason being that Dr. Agyepong had no notice of the proceedings”. The…

The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated government’s resolve to deal forcefully and decisively with the issue of illegal bunkering and the smuggling of petroleum products by sea into Ghana. Government, he said, is in the process of formulating policies aimed at nipping the situation in the bud once and for all. Dr Bawumia gave the assurance when he paid a working visit to the Western Naval Command at Sekondi on Thursday February 15, 2018. According to the Vice President, the visit was to enable him understand at first hand the issues surrounding illegal bunkering and the smuggling…

Government will this year begin the process of streamlining the process of land acquisition, valuation and records consolidation as part of the process of moving Ghana beyond aid, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. Among other intended measures, plans are far advanced to begin the process of digitising all land records in the country, a major intervention designed to reduce the turnaround time for land registration and eliminate corruption, while a land reform conference bringing together all stakeholders in the land acquisition and management sector is slated for the end of February 2018. The Vice President announced these…