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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would be “forced to react” if the United Kingdom provides Ukraine with armour-piercing tank ammunition that contains depleted uranium. Putin was reacting on Tuesday to news the UK’s minister of state for defence, Annabel Goldie, had confirmed that ammunition containing depleted uranium was part of a military aid package being sent to Ukraine along with Challenger 2 battle tanks. “The United Kingdom… announced not only the supply of tanks to Ukraine but also shells with depleted uranium. If this happens, Russia will be forced to react,” Putin told reporters after talks with China’s leader Xi Jinping…
Uganda’s parliament has passed a bill which would criminalise people who identify as gay, or a sexual minority. Individuals could face lengthy prison terms if the bill is signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni. Under the proposed legislation, friends, family and members of the community would have a duty to report individuals in same-sex relationships to the authorities. Homosexual acts are already illegal in the east African country. But the bill seeks to go further and criminalise people on the basis of their sexual identity. The bill, which was first tabled earlier this month, passed with widespread support in Uganda’s…
Volume traded on the new Government of Ghana bonds fell by 21.09% week-on-week to ¢119.05 million last week. This follows the completion of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. According to the weekly market update, trading activity on GoG bonds dipped last week as aggregate volume traded retreated 21.09% week-on-week to ¢119.05 million. The new bonds did not get much traction as they constituted 34% of market turnover. The front end of the yield curve compressed by 90 basis points, with only the 2027 – 2030 maturities traded for the new bonds on the market. Analysts believe the new bonds will…
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has assured that the party’s leadership will ensure a free, fair, and transparent election for the party’s flagbearer race. No stone will be left unturned, he says, in order to find the right candidate to lead the party in the 2024 elections. “We want to give an assurance that we are determined as a party to provide a level-playing field for all the contestants and ensure that at the end of the day, whoever emerges represents the true aspirations of the millions of our supporters [and Ghanaians]”, Mr…
President Akufo-Addo has appointed and sworn in the private legal practitioner, Victor Brobbey as Deputy Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). Until his appointment, Victor Brobbey served as a member of the NCCE Board from 2019. At a short ceremony at the Jubilee House, the President administered the oaths of office, allegiance and secrecy to him. The President at the same ceremony also swore into office two newly appointed members of the NCCE Board, Dr Simon Ofori Ametepey, and Bright Kwabla Agbodeka. Mr Brobbey is expected to assist the chairperson of the National Commission for Civil Education…
The Education Minister, Yaw Adutwum, has urged all parents who are yet to purchase items on the prospectus for their wards to send their children to school. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Dr Adutwum said students cannot be denied access to education due to the inability to purchase items on a school prospectus. He called on all headmasters to allow students rightfully placed in various Senior High Schools to have access to academic work. “I want to tell all parents to take their children to school. If you don’t have all the items on the prospectus, the headmasters…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has assured the family of the late former Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei of the House’s support in their grieving moments. The former lawmaker died on Monday, March 20, 2023. He was the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo Constituency for 16 years and the Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation during President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s first term, from 2017 to 2021. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin paid a tribute to the late MP before the commencement of proceedings today Tuesday, March 21. “We will play our roles…
Lawyer for the eleven branch executives of the National Democratic Congress in the Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, who have been sued by the Member of Parliament for the area, Muntaka Mubarak, has described the suit as baseless and without merit. The lawyer, Emmanuel Amoah, said the defendants recently denied all allegations of defaming the Asawase MP in a press statement. The Asawase MP, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak brought a lawsuit against eleven branch executives of the NDC in the constituency for defamation. The MP is demanding GH¢10 million in damages against the defendants who are said to have published…
The decision to ban the importation of second-hand electrical appliances, popularly known as ‘home use’, is to save the public from carbon emissions, the Energy Commission has said. It says the move is from the realization that the country was gradually becoming a dumping site for electronic waste. Assistant Manager in charge of Energy Efficiency Inspection and Enforcement at the Energy Commission, Hubert Nsoh Zan, told Jonnie Hughes on 3FMSunrise on Tuesday that many local dealers brought in obsolete products, while others brought in new but sub-standard electrical appliances. “Unfortunately”, according to Mr Zan “we do not have the capacity……
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, has challenged the youth to take their studies seriously. They should be focused, and not let the investment in their education go to waste. “The opportunity given you is to propel you to a secured future,” he advised, saying developing one’s skills and knowledge to an appreciable standard was what was needed for a meaningful life. Dr Adutwum, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Accra, on his recent unannounced visit to some schools in the Eastern Region, said the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Programme, an initiative…
