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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has directed the Business Committee to schedule the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, commonly known as the Anti-LGBTQ Bill, for consideration by the House.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Robert Aidoo, has called for urgent depoliticization and comprehensive reforms in Ghana’s cocoa industry.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Media giant JoyNews has officially petitioned President John Dramani Mahama, demanding immediate and decisive presidential intervention following an explosive undercover investigation that has unmasked a parallel taxation system fuelling illegal mining.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Players in Ghana’s aviation industry are warning that rising taxes and charges on air travel are stifling demand and weakening competition, between Ghana and other African countries.   The concerns follow Parliament’s passage of the Airport Infrastructure Levy Bill, which introduces a $100 Airport Infrastructure Development charge on airfares for international flights and GHS100 for […]Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Coordinator of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwaa, has criticised the Amansie Central District Assembly for dismissing allegations that it benefits from illegal mining activities, describing the Assembly’s response as disappointing and dangerous for Ghana’s fight against galamsey.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Accra turned into a stage for cultural exchange as the city hosted Professor Roy Horovitz, a renowned Israeli actor, director, and Head of the Theatre Department at Bar-Ilan University, during his first-ever visit to the country.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Galamsey has become one of Ghana’s most public national failures. Polluted rivers, destroyed forests, militarised crackdowns, and endless speeches have become a familiar cycle. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Kenya says it will talk to Russia over growing reports that its citizens are being recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has clarified that Ghana’s reported decline in inflation does not mean that prices of goods and services have generally reduced.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article