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The presiding Member for Anloga  District Assemby and Torgbui Hatsu III who is the NCCE Director for Anloga District highlight the numerous duties and functions of the Unit Committee Members as the nation approach another election of Assembly members and Unit Committee Members come September 2023. They made these revelations on the air waves of Volta Region's First Private Radio Station, Jubilee Radio, on the program, '' A Time With NCCE'' hosted by Torgbui Hatsu III. The Presiding Member(PM) disclosed the duties of unit committees are numerous compared to Assembly members but unfortunately most Ghanaians are ignorant about them , even the Committee Members themselves. He continued to list some statutory duties performed, among them are: They are the key organisers of communal labour in the  communities and anyone who refuse to show up without permission must put to face the wrath of the law. Unit Committees are to know the number of scho

The people of Adjato electoral area specifically Kpordui, Sokutsime, Amenyokorfe, Hadota are thanking their stars for having a workaholic Member of Parliament Hon. Richard Kwami Sefe of the above mentioned Constituency who has brought light to the people of Kpordui D/A Basic school.  The pupils and staff of the aforementioned, school are forever grateful for the unprecedented three-unit classroom block, an office, store room and playground for the children. The MP did this yeoman's Job in partnership with an NGO called Adanu and the community. The speech delivery by the MP made mention of how eager his constituents were craving for development during his electioneering campaign tour and being worked for over two decades as both a teacher and an examination officer, he appreciates the fact that, due to the increasing number of students and inadequate classroom in some schools the District has not been able to maintain the quality of education. In this regard, he was chal

As we get closer to Christmas festive seasons, many are busily making arrangements to travel to different corners of the world where they will have a peaceful and memorable moments with their love ones. But unfortuanately, UK airport staffs staged a strike, which leaves everyone confused. Members of the union in England and Wales were due to walk out on 28 December in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay and staffing. But, the good news reaching GreatNews Team indicates, following “incredible” support during industrial action by the union this week, the strike has been suspended, with a further date for action scheduled on January 11 2023. A strike by ground handling staff at Heathrow has ended, after they were offered and accepted a pay increase of 9.5% backdated to May, with an extra 1% from January. The head of one of Britain’s biggest trade unions has urged ministers to make a pay offer to striking workers, insisting it does not necessarily have to beat inflation. Since the stri

Across the globe , christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on 25th December yearly. It is a day christians including traditionalist and moslems believe Jesus Christ was born. But the question is how true is this date? Is Jesus really born on 25 December? The date of birth of Jesus is not stated in the gospels or in any historical sources but most biblical scholars assume a year of birth between 6 and 4 BC. Now lets look at the motive behind the 25 December Celebration. Foremost, The Roman Empire, before it recognized Christianity, celebrated the rebirth of Sol Invictus (Roman god of the sun) on Dec. 25, a date which coincided with the Roman festival Saturnalia, when people feasted and exchanged gifts. Secondly, The Roman Christian historian Sextus Julius Africanus dated Jesus' conception to March 25 (the same date upon which he held that the world was created), which, after nine months in his mother's womb, would result in a December 25 birth. These are the two main reas

Ghanaians are very optimistic of the outcome of the World Bank review program in the country. The world Bank representatives are currently reviewing some top flagship programs such as Free Education , School Feeding Programme, the Planting for Food and Jobs and its offshoots, the One district, One factory (1D1F) initiative and the Agenda 111. It is understood that the review is one of the actions that the government is undertaking to ensure and assure of fiscal prudence in the quest for a $3 billion support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to some Ghanaian citizens, they are happy about the review that is going. They lament though the government have good agendas, the implementation of them turns to be a disaster collapsing the whole state economy. They further disclosed, trust for this government is no more. Ghanaians are expecting the review to cut down excessive expenditures , to enable room for development in the country.

Mr. John Asiedu Nketiah who was the Secretary General of NDC party since 2005, is now contesting to be the chairman to lead the Party in its subsequent activities. Mr Asiedu Nketiah who was the Lover Boy for most party members and beyond had his basic education at Seikwa Presbyterian Primary School. He then proceeded to train as a teacher at St. Joseph’s College of Education in Bechem from 1974 to 1978 where he graduated a trainee teacher in 1978. He began his career as a professional teacher at Seketia Presby Primary in the Jaman North District of the Bono region. He gained admission to the University of Ghana Business School in 1983 to read a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Banking and Finance option). Nketiah was a member of the pioneer batch for a Post Graduate Training Programme in Stock Brokerage and Investment Analysis when the Ghana Stock Exchange was introduced. He obtained a Master of Science Degree in Defense and International P

The National Democratic Congress are currently at their National Congress electing executives who will lead the party in the coming years. The Opposition Party (NDC) lost to the incumbent NPP government two consecutive times in 2016 and 2020 elections respectively. The party (NDC) is very optimistic of coming back to power come 2024 to prevent the incumbent government from breaking the eight. Due to this motive, the party looks forward to elect competent and hardworking leaders. Below are the list of 2022 contestants: CHAIRMAN SAMUEL YAW ADUSEI - 1 JOHNSON ASEIDU NKETIA - 2 SAMUEL OFOSU AMPOFO - 3 NII ARMAH ASHIETEY - 4 VICE CHAIRMAN SHERIF ABDUL-NASIRU - 1 ABANGA YAKUBU ALHASSAN - 2 DR. SHERRY AYITTEY - 3 SETH OFORI OHENE - 4 AWUDU SOFO AZOURKA - 5 ALHAJI AMADU B. SOROGHO - 6 ALHAJI HABIBU ADRAMANI - 7 EVELYN ENYONAM MENSAH - 8 GENERAL SECRETARY ELVIS AFRIYIE ANKRAH - 1 FIFI FIAVI KWETEY - 2 DR. PETER BOAMAH OTOKUNOR - 3 DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY FRANCIS LANME GURIBE - 1 CA