The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has cautioned Ghanaians to refrain from daring the joint police and military anti-galamsey task force deployed to enforce the country’s laws against the illegal activity. He said, “it will not be in your interest to do so.” The joint team is expected to clamp down on the illegal activity in the ...
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has bemoaned the indiscriminate sale of state lands to private individuals at prices cheaper than the cost of anchovies, popularly known as Keta School Boys on the market. Recently, there were concerns over the decision of the Volta Regional Lands Commission to lease strategic government lands to ...
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has bemoaned the indiscriminate sale of state lands to private individuals at prices cheaper than the cost of anchovies, popularly known as Keta School Boys on the market. Recently, there were concerns over the decision of the Volta Regional Lands Commission to lease strategic government lands to ...
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is due to appear in a Spanish court later today, accused of evading millions in tax. Prosecutors allege Ronaldo, reported to be the world’s highest paid athlete, has evaded €14.7m ($17.3m; £13.1m) in tax since 2010. The Real Madrid star has previously denied the allegation, saying his “conscience is clear”. Ronaldo, 32, ...
The President of VegGhana, an association of vegetarians, Dr Kofi Asare is strongly advocating for Ghanaians to stop eating meat of any kind. He argued that the consumption of meat has led to increased cases of cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes and stroke. “The animal products we eat such as meat contains excess protein and fat ...
A joint military and police of about 400 personnel have gathered at the Burma Camp in Accra to be deployed the Ashanti, Eastern and Western Regions for the first phase of the military involvement in the fight against illegal mining. The deployment, code named, “operation vanguard” is to enforce the country’s laws against the illegal ...
The Asutifi North District Assembly (ANDA) in the Brong Ahafo Region has been selected by the IRC, an International Non-Government Organization (NGO) in the country to pilot a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project dubbed District Based Full WASH Coverage Start-Up Initiative. The project, if successful, will be replicated in other Metropolitan, Municipal and District ...
Australian police are searching five properties in Sydney over a suspected terrorism plot to bring down a plane. Four men were arrested in raids across the city late on Saturday. Police said they had seized materials that could have been used to make an explosive device. Local media said the plot may have involved a meat mincer. ...
A private legal practitioner, Nii Kpakpo Samoah Addo has called for the removal of legal fees associated with lawsuits seeking an interpretation of the constitution. He argues that the high cost of litigation, particularly involving cases at the Supreme Court discourage people from testing acts of public officers against the provisions of the constitution. The ...
Power firms around the world are being warned about how to spot if they are being targeted by hackers who shut down parts of Ukraine’s electricity grid. The warnings have emerged from analysis of the malware used in an attack in Ukraine in December. That left about 230,000 people without power for hours after substations ...
The Military Command will later this morning deploy personnel to protect mining sites against galamsey activities in the first phase of its long term protection for mining concessions. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, early in July announced the long term military protection for large-scale legal mining concessions under a signed memorandum ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow. The decision to expel staff was made on Friday, but Mr Putin has now confirmed the number who must go by 1 September. It brings staff levels to 455, the same as Russia’s ...
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) cannot assuage the plight of thousands of flood victims in the Northern Region due to accumulated indebtedness. Sources within NADMO have revealed that the past administration piled a huge debt compelling local suppliers to renege their contract with the government. This explains NADMO’s inability to support victims of last ...
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has justified government’s issue of bonds to restructure the country’s debts. The NPP government’s bonds issue have been viewed by some as repeating the very concerns the party raised during the campaign season in 2016. The running mate at the time, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia criticized the NDC for increasing the ...
The 2016 electioneering period was a memorable one. The entire NDC rank and file was full of optimism. Optimism on the wings of ‘JM Toaso.’ We shouted ‘edey bee keke,’ danced to the ‘Onapo’ lyrics, actively championed and campaigned aggressively for John Mahama. And we collectively stood by him until his ‘comfortable lead’ suddenly evaporated ...
Some Economists want the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, to give detailed plans of increasing revenue even as he presents a midyear budget review to Parliament today. It comes on the back of a decision by the Ministry not to seek a supplementary budget. For Economist, Dr. Said Boakye, the government’s inability to meet the ...
A group, known as the Unemployed Graduate Teachers’ Association has given the government a two-week ultimatum to recruit its members or have them embark on series of demonstrations. According to the group, all efforts to draw government’s attention to their situation and pursue it to post them to schools to teach have proven futile. The ...
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta is expected to present his midyear budget review and economic planning to Parliament tomorrow, July 31, 2017. This is in fulfilment of the constitutional mandate requiring the Minister to give an account of the performance of the economy before the commencement of the second half of the year. Citi ...
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