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Beyond Politics: The Government's Payment of Teachers' Arrears Deserves Commendation
Politics 4 days ago;

Beyond Politics: The Government's Payment of Teachers' Arrears Deserves Commendation

The government's decision to clear three years of outstanding intervention allowance arrears owed to teachers is a welcome development that deserves c...

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NADOWLI-KALEO PM ELECTION DEADLOCK: WHEN NUMBERS FAIL TO DELIVER LEADERSHIP
Politics 1 month ago;

NADOWLI-KALEO PM ELECTION DEADLOCK: WHEN NUMBERS FAIL TO DELIVER LEADERSHIP

The continuing inability of the Nadowli-Kaleo District Assembly to elect a Presiding Member (PM) for the second time raises important legal, political...

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ENOUGH OF THE POLITICAL HYPOCRISY: THERE IS A LINE BETWEEN FREE SPEECH AND INCITEMENT AND THREAT
Politics 2 months ago;

ENOUGH OF THE POLITICAL HYPOCRISY: THERE IS A LINE BETWEEN FREE SPEECH AND INCITEMENT AND THREAT

In every democracy, freedom of speech remains one of the most cherished rights of the people. Citizens must be free to criticise governments, question...

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WHEN SELLING THE STATE FAILS: Ghana’s Privatisation Paradox By The Trial News Desk.
Politics 2 months ago;

WHEN SELLING THE STATE FAILS: Ghana’s Privatisation Paradox By The Trial News Desk.

Since the return to constitutional rule in 1992, Ghana’s two dominant political parties—the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Par...

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Politics 2 months ago;

A country that politicised darkness while normalising the PDS scandal cannot claim surprise when faith in the energy industry resurfaces.

The child who is blind thinks all the age-mates are also blind. The loudest voices in Ghana’s current energy debate are often the same political arc...

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Big Push, Slow Pace: Upper West Demands Urgency on Wa-Bole-Techiman Road
Politics 2 months ago;

Big Push, Slow Pace: Upper West Demands Urgency on Wa-Bole-Techiman Road

For over a decade, the Wa-Bole-Bamboi-Wenchi-Techiman road has been met with nothing but rhetoric. Throughout the eight-year tenure of the previous NP...

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