A former Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHARJ), Justice Emile Short has criticized the Speaker of Parliament’s approach to tackling corruption in the law-making house. Professor Mike Oquaye on Friday, directed the leadership of the House, to within one week come up with approach towards dealing with alleged bribery claims against ...
Japanese rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather on Saturday to search for survivors of torrential rain, floods and landslides, as the death toll from several days of freak weather rose to 16, the NHK state broadcaster reported. Authorities warned of more downpours over the weekend, compounding the misery that the summer ...
A total of 2,170 National Service Personnel have been posted to serve under the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ program expected to be rolled out this year. According to the acting Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Ussif Mustapha, this was to promote the President Akufo-Addo’s vision of transforming the agricultural sector ...
Ghana has pledged US$ 200 000 to support the work of UNAIDS. The pledge was made at the close of the 40th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB), which was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 27 to 29 June 2017. Speaking in his role as Chair of the PCB for 2017, the Minister ...
In 2017, girls have one major advantage over anything their parents and grandparents ever had: They can text their crushes. In the past, women either had to talk to their crushes on the phone, in person (IKR!), or not talk at all. Now, we have texting. Which makes things SO much easier. Right? … Right? Well, ...
The Member of Parliament for Efutu Constituency, Alexander Afenyo Markin has challenged the decision of Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei to order some top officers of the Commission to proceed on leave following a report from the Economic and Organized Crime Organization (EOCO) indicting the officers. According to him, although EOCO has the ...
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), an international business service company that promotes financial infrastructure and provides credit risk facilities, yesterday held a workshop for insurance providers and financial institutions in Accra. According to Adebowale Atobatele, General Manager for Dun & Bradstreet Credit Bureau Ltd, the workshop is to educate insurers, banks and lenders on how to ...
Telecommunications Giant Vodafone Ghana has taken another giant step in Ghana’s telecommunication and digitalization drive by launching its fibre optic fixed broadband services in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi. The new service which is an upgrade from the standard copper cable broadband services is expected to provide ten times internet speed capacity for its consumers ...
Gambian students who were twice denied visas to travel to the US for a robotics competition are celebrating after permission was granted. The team will now go to Washington DC and show off their invention. The reasons for the initial rejections are unclear. Gambia is a Muslim majority country but it is not on the ...
Powerelec Ghana and Construct Ghana, both international trade shows on energy, renewables, electricals, construction and its vertical industries will be held in Accra, on August 10-12, 2017, at the International Trade Fair Center. These trade shows will bring together top 200 exhibitors from over 15 countries across the globe to offer expertise to address challenges ...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated All Nations University Space Laboratory team for putting Ghana into the Global Space community, describing their feat as ‘inspiring dedication, enthusiasm and insight for the project.’ A statement issued by Mr Issah Yahaya, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Communications on behalf of Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the ...
Nana Akufo-Addo, on Thursday, July 6, 2017, swore into office the members of the Police Council, which is chaired by the Vice President of Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. According to President Akufo-Addo, he expects the council to give him “strong, independent advice in the maintenance of law and order in the country.” President Akufo-Addo noted that ...
Business Associations protesting the implementation of the 3% VAT Flat rate scheme are skeptical of a positive outcome for the appeals to get the tax scrapped. They contend that the apparent support by the Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) for the VAT could limit the chances of getting their grievances addressed. Business Associations comprising the ...
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