An eight-member delegation from the Japanese Embassy and JICA headquarters in Japan have paid a courtesy call on the minister for finance, Ken Ofori-Atta at his office in Accra. The delegation was led by H.E Kaoru Yoshimura, Ambassador of Japan to Ghana. The other members included Mr. Kazuhiko Koshikawa, Executive Senior Vice President, JICA-Tokyo and ...
Effective July 1, 2017, petrol and diesel imported into the country will have a maximum sulpur content level of 50 Parts Per Million (ppm), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, has directed. According to him, NPA had to revise the initial start date of April 1, 2017, mainly to engage ...
Despite high expectation on the part of the private sector for the Bank of Ghana(BoG) to reduce the policy rate due to government’s policy direction, some financial observers maintain that government’s policy may not influence the outcome. The Association Ghana Industries(AGI) for example has expressed hope in a reduction of the policy rate to correspond ...
The committee charged to review, restructure and recommend areas of amendment of the Ameri power deal, has recommended that the deal be re-negotiated or abrogated on grounds of fraud, after it emerged that Ghana was made to pay 150 million dollars extra in commission to Africa & Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC (Ameri Energy) ...
The elders of the Tema stool have called on President Akufo Addo and the Local Government Ministry to ensure that they appoint a Ga indegene as the Municipal Chief Executive for the Tema Metropolitan Assembly. According to them, the Tema stool will not accord the needed courtesy to any non-Ga indegene who is appointed for ...
South Korean prosecutors have applied for an arrest warrant for former president Park Geun-hye, for her role in a corruption scandal. Earlier this month, she lost her presidential immunity and was dismissed from her post when the constitutional court upheld a decision by parliament to impeach her. Ms Park is accused of allowing her close ...
Russia’s main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organised in the capital, Moscow. Thousands of people joined rallies nationwide, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over corruption allegations. At least 500 other protesters were detained in the capital and across the country. Most of the marches ...
The Upper East Regional Director of Health services Dr. Kofi Issah has adviced the Ghanaians particularly those in the region to take enough fluids and avoid overcrowding to prevent being infected with Cerebrum Spinal Meningitis (CSM). In an interview with Citi News in Bolgatanga, Dr. Issah debunked reports that, two students in Bawku died from ...
United Airlines has been heavily criticised on social media after two girls were reportedly barred from flying for wearing leggings. The incident happened on a flight from Denver to Minneapolis on Sunday morning, activist Shannon Watts said. United said the girls were travelling on a special pass, for employees and their guests, which has a ...
The Parliament committee investigating bribery the allegations made against the Chairman and some members of the Appointments Committee will present its report on Wednesday. According to the Acting Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Kate Addo, the information was captured in the business statement for the House last Friday. “The committee chairman had indicated that ...
Madagascar won successive Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time since 2007 by defeating Sao Tome e Principe 3-2 on Sunday to reach the group phase of qualifiers for the 2019 tournament. The victory in Antananarivo followed a 1-0 away win four days ago in the first leg of the preliminary tie and ...
Parliament’s Appointments Committee will resume public hearing today, Monday at Parliament House to vet the final batch of President Akufo-Addo’s ministerial and deputy ministerial nominees. The vetting, which is expected to continue while the House is on recess, will scrutinize in all, four Ministers of State and fifty Deputy Ministers of State. The four Ministers ...
Members of the Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA) disputing the mandate of the current executives to conduct this year’s GJA elections want the Chairman of the Election Dispute Adjudication Committee, to recuse himself from the hearing of their petition on Monday. The petitioners allege that preliminary engagements with Mr. Boadu Ayeboafoh indicate he is likely to compromise ...
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