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  1. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Ayariga demands OSP axe, backs AG as sole corruption prosecutor

    Mahama Ayariga wants to completely scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor and let the Attorney General handle all corruption cases instead. He went off in Parliament about how the OSP gets way more funding than the AG but keeps failing to deliver anything meaningful. The Majority Leader said...
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    Nungua Stool defends Danso, asserts land ownership claim

    The Nungua Stool is telling people to stop dragging Benjamin Kwame Danso into their land dispute, and they say the Okpelor Sowah Din Family from Teshie is basically making stuff up to trash his reputation. Danso sits on the Lands Commission board and chairs the Krowor Constituency for the NDC...
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    Northern summit spotlights women, youth as engines of growth

    The Northern Business Summit kicked off in Tamale with a whole vibe about getting women and young people more involved in the region's economic scene. Alhaji Mohammed Rufai spoke for the Regional Minister and said the north has massive agribusiness potential that could pop off if barriers came...
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    School feeding chief tours North East, eyes meal quality and reach

    Hajia Fati Forgor from the Ghana School Feeding Programme hit up the North East Region to check how things are going with school meals and talk strategy with local officials. She rolled through with regional coordinator Sumaya Ligbi, and they met up with MMDCEs and school staff to figure out...
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    Nanumba North Assembly tackles service gaps, eyes resident welfare

    The Nanumba North Municipal Assembly got everyone together for their yearly meeting to hash out local problems and figure out how to make life better for people living there. Abdul-Somed Hamza, the Municipal Chief Executive, told assembly members they need to stay committed and work hard because...
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    Bible Society rallies churches, youth drive national vision

    The Bible Society of Ghana just wrapped up a big stakeholder meetup with church leaders and partner groups to look back at what they did this year and map out what's coming next. The whole thing had a youth empowerment angle, with the group pushing Scripture as a guide for young people to help...
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    Ayiem gets new police station, chief funds officers’ quarters

    A new cop shop just opened in Ayiem over in the Mpohor Fiase District, and the whole thing kicked off under a previous District Chief Executive before the current one wrapped it up using Common Fund cash. The divisional chief, Nana Okofo Akye Kwasi IV, paid for officer housing out of his own...
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    Ghana Post launches “Delivering Joy” Christmas campaign

    Ghana Post threw their first Christmas carols event and used it to launch a seasonal campaign called Delivering Joy to Your Door. Managing Director Rita Sraha told everyone the postal service wants to handle holiday packages with better speed and care, and she said staff are geared up for the...
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    Jamaica secures $93M in climate recovery funds

    Jamaica scored roughly 93 million bucks in climate funding commitments after sending its crew to COP30 in Brazil, and Climate Minister Matthew Samuda told Parliament the money will help rebuild stuff wrecked by Hurricane Melissa. The country locked down 20 million from the Fund for Responding to...
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    Woman pleads guilty to TikTok PM death threat

    A TikTok user from Trinidad and Tobago admitted she posted content calling for violence against Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and Alianna Samaroo is waiting to hear her punishment after copping to charges under emergency regulations. The 30-year-old mother got released on bail, and her...
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    PM slams opposition over Tobago radar security claims

    Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar went off on the opposition after they questioned details about Tobago's new radar setup, and she accused the People's National Movement of being linked to criminals helping Venezuela dodge oil sanctions. Opposition Leader Pennelope...
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    Guyana to give $50K grants to all citizens with disabilities

    Guyana dropped 50,000 Guyanese dollars on every disabled citizen before the month wraps up, and President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said this one-time cash grant hits over 27,000 people with a total bill of 1.4 billion dollars. The prez announced a disability rights event at the Railway Courtyard in...
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    Haitian gang kingpin gets life for missionary kidnapping

    A Haitian gang boss got slapped with life in prison after running a kidnapping operation from his cell that targeted American missionaries back in 2021. Joly Germine directed armed members of the 400 Mawozo gang to grab 16 church workers from Christian Aid Ministries while they were heading back...
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    Chastanet concedes as SLP sweeps Saint Lucia polls

    Allen Chastanet from the United Workers Party took the L after his party got absolutely demolished in Saint Lucia's general election, and he congratulated Prime Minister Philip Pierre while the Labour Party scooped up 14 out of 17 seats in the House of Assembly. The UWP only held onto Micoud...
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    Jamaica’s trailblazing jurist Ena Collymore-Woodstock dies at 108

    Jamaica just lost Ena Collymore-Woodstock at 108, and she was basically the country's first woman to do everything in law. She got orphaned young in Spanish Town, served as a radar operator during World War II in Belgium and Britain, then hit up law school in London, where she was the only woman...
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    Police defend NRM rallies amid bias claims

    Police operations boss Frank Mwesigwa jumped in to defend why NRM supporters get to roll through town with processions while opposition crews keep catching teargas and bullets. He said ruling party events get cleared beforehand and run under cop supervision, which is apparently the difference...
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    Mukweli cleared in Post Bank SAGE commission case

    Stephen Mukweli walked away from all charges after the Anti-Corruption Court ruled prosecutors never proved he did anything criminal when Post Bank paid out over 292 million shillings in commissions during the SAGE project bid. Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga said the evidence showed the bank openly...
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    Besigye's plea halted over judge bias claims

    The High Court put the brakes on Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya entering their pleas after the defense squad filed a constitutional challenge against Justice Emmanuel Baguma. Martha Karua from Kenya rolled up and told the court that her clients think Baguma is biased, and there is...
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    Kagame, Tshisekedi sign historic peace deal in DC

    Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo just signed a peace deal in Washington with Trump playing mediator, and President Paul Kagame and President Felix Tshisekedi agreed to dismantle armed groups while pulling Rwandan forces out of Congolese territory. The pact tackles the FDLR rebel...
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    Uganda to host debut Africa Dragon Boat Cup

    Uganda is about to host the first Africa Dragon Boat Cup, and Solomon Muwonge from the Uganda Dragon Boat Federation broke the news during a sitdown with Ambassador Richard Kabonero from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Ehab Gouda and Mary Lai from the Africa Dragon Boat Federation rolled through...
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