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Full Text: President Akufo-Addo’s final COVID-19 address, IMF programme update

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah President Akufo-Addo has announced the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered his last address to the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, May 28, 2023. The address significantly saw the president announce the official end to the pandemic in Ghana since its outbreak …

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COVID-19 pandemic is over in Ghana -Akufo-Addo

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic over in Ghana. Addressing the country in his 29th televised address since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020, President Akufo-Addo, on May 28, 2023, said the decision to declare the pandemic over was arrived …

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Running to IMF for bailout was a painful decision – Nana Addo

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has once again justified his decision to run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout saying it was a painful but necessary decision. In a speech to the nation on Sunday, May 28, 2023, President Akufo-Addo said that the decision …

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IMF deal won’t bring immediate end to Ghana’s economic woes – Akufo-Addo

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the country’s recent agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will help to restore confidence and reopen avenues that have been closed to the country in recent years. In a speech to the nation on Sunday night, Akufo-Addo said …

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IMF deal won’t bring immediate end to Ghana’s economic woes – Akufo-Addo

  By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the country’s recent agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will help to restore confidence and reopen avenues that have been closed to the country in recent years. In a speech to the nation on Sunday night, Akufo-Addo …

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Ghana To Replace Textbooks With Laptops In SHSs This Year – Dr. Bawumi

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare The government through the Ministry of Education is preparing to replace textbooks with laptops in Senior High Schools across the country. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who announced this, said textbooks and other teaching and learning materials would be installed on the laptops to be used during …

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Birth Certificate Just A Document Not Proof Of Citizenship – Justice Torkornoo Reiterates

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah The Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has reiterated the Supreme Court’s position that a birth certificate is not proof of citizenship but rather a record of one’s birth location. Explaining that the information on a birth certificate is not verifiable during her vetting on Friday, May …

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This is why courts in Ghana have been shut down

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah High court complex     Ghana’s judicial system is currently at a standstill due to an industrial action by members of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG). JUSAG has accused the government of failing to implement revised salary and allowances for its members since January …

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Ex-gratia not applicable to judges – Justice Torkornoo

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah     Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo says ex-gratia is not applicable to judges in the country. She clarified that judges don’t receive any ex-gratia as other public office holders adding that they continue in office and don’t leave office until they retire. …

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Gertrude Torkornoo: Chief Justice Nominee Declares Her Stance On LGBTQ+

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esabaa Torkornoo, says her position is on the side of the law with regard to issues on LGBTQ+. The Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill is currently before Parliament.   The Bill considered by many as an anti-LGBTQ+ law …

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