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The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and the City of Praia in Cape Verde have signed a sister city agreement to explore mutual opportunities and benefits. The brief ceremony took place in Kumasi on Wednesday June 26, 2024, with the mayors of both cities in attendance. The agreement aims to enhance …

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has proposed the Energy Minister Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as NAPO, as his running mate to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Sources from the presidency informed Citi News that a meeting was convened on Tuesday night where …

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has confirmed the ongoing eviction of squatters from a parcel of land in Kpone, which is under its ownership. This follows reports in some media outlets suggesting that the land belonged to B5 Plus Company. The GBC in a statement issued on Wednesday, June 26 …

The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG), has expressed grave concern over a proposed Legislative Instrument (LI) seeking to regulate cement prices, submitted to Parliament by the Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond. The chamber says this LI was tabled in Parliament without prior consultation with industry stakeholders. According …

Caterers under the government’s school feeding programme in the Ashanti region are threatening to embark on a demonstration following the government’s failure to pay outstanding arrears for three academic terms. The caterers who have expressed disappointment and frustration say they have not received any payment from September 2023 to June …

Kenyan President William Ruto has withdrawn and rejected the controversial Finance Bill 2024, following widespread protests and violence across the country on Tuesday June 25. Protesters stormed the National Assembly, setting a section of the parliament building on fire, and clashing with police. The protests, led by youth, were sparked …

Doctors at the Oncology Department of the Komfo Anokye Teaching (KATH) Hospital have called off their strike. On Monday, June 24, the health workers abandoned consultation rooms, citing delays in the repair of the Linear Accelerator System used for radiotherapy services, which broke down in October 2023. Although the machine …

JoyNews can confirm that the flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has consulted President Akufo-Addo on his choice of a running mate for the December 7 presidential election. According to JoyNews’ Presidential Affairs correspondent Elton Brobbey, a meeting took place last night at …

    A Capstone conference has been held for the KMA-HORESD PROJECT today at the Lancaster Hotel in Kumasi. The 30-month implementation of the project dubbed “Holistic Reinforcement for Sustainable Development “(HORESD) ends this month of June, 2024. To this end, a closure conference was held that brought together all …

The HORESD project launched a campaign in April 2024 for Basic schools within the metropolis as part of measures to clean the environment. The campaign sought to challenge the pupils to bring out innovative ways of reusing plastics for the benefit of society. The competition brought together selected schools such …