The International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG), is set to roll out the maiden edition of Diplomacy Meets Business Series, a breakfast networking meeting to bring the diplomatic community closer to startup companies, young entrepreneurs and private business executives in Ghana on Wednesday October 11, 2017. The initiative is to create a platform for ...

Anti-corruption campaigner, Vitus Azeem, has suggested the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) probes the corruption allegations by Kwame Asare Obeng, aka A-Plus, against two presidential staffers, since that will be considered more credible. His comment follows the latest controversy over a leaked audio tape purportedly indicating there was a cover-up in the probe ...

The US Senate Intelligence Committee has criticised Twitter for offering an “inadequate” appearance in briefings on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Democratic Senator Mark Warner said the briefings were “deeply disappointing”. The social network earlier said it had shut down about 200 accounts linked to a Russian misinformation campaign. It follows a review ...

Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh has given out some fundamentals of a successful marriage, few days after confirming his divorce from Damilola Adegbite. Chris, who appeared on StarChat hosted by Bola Ray on Starr FM on Wednesday said the reason most marriages don’t work is that ‘we’ have forgotten what the fundamentals of marriage are. “When ...

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been involved in a car crash in the Netherlands, according to reports in Argentina. The unverified claims say the 29-year-old fractured a rib after the taxi in which he was travelling in Amsterdam hit a lamp post. Dutch police have told Sky Sports News that two people were injured and taken ...

The UN leadership in Myanmar tried to stop the Rohingya rights issue being raised with the government, sources in the UN and aid community told the BBC. One former UN official said the head of the UN in Myanmar (Burma) tried to prevent human rights advocates from visiting sensitive Rohingya areas. More than 500,000 Rohingya ...

The Forum for Public Sector Registered Pension Schemes made up of the 12 public sector labor unions have called off their intended strike which was to begin today [Friday]. The Chairman of the forum, Isaac Bampoe-Addo, said “the forum has resolved to suspend temporarily the intended 29th September 2017 indefinite nationwide strike action communicated earlier ...

Accra based-Radio Gold, Atlantis and Radio XYX, are among 131 radio stations sanctioned by the National Communications Authority (NCA) following the completion of a nationwide FM Spectrum Audit. The sanctions meted out by the NCA ranged from fines to the total revocation of licenses. During the inauguration of a nine-member governing council for the NCA in ...

Accra based-Radio Gold, Atlantis Radio and Radio XYZ, are among 131 radio stations sanctioned by the National Communications Authority (NCA) following the completion of a nationwide FM Spectrum Audit. The sanctions meted out by the NCA ranged from fines to the total revocation of licenses. During the inauguration of a nine-member governing council for the NCA ...

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper is warning government to put in fiscal measures that will create buffers for its high expenditures programmes. According to him, fiscal sustainability currently hinges on discovering more oil field  to create revenue to support government flagship programmes such as the Free SHS, and one constituency, one million dollars programme, among ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, has said that government has not failed in its promise to remove fuel taxes, hence cannot render an apology to citizens in that regard. According to him, the government has barely spent 10 months in office and therefore cannot be said to have ...

The much-talked about election of national and regional officers for the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), comes off today, Friday, September 29, with just a little over 650 members expected to vote. The association, which has been described by many as unattractive, has only few members in good standing. A statement issued by the Elections Committee ...

The Ministry of Energy says it will partner with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, to resolve the concerns Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) workers have regarding the privatization of the company. According to the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, the government is willing to engage workers of ECG and their workers Union, the Public ...

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education and Member of Parliament for Jaman North in the Brong Ahafo Region, Siaka Stevens, has commended the Government for fulfilling its major campaign promise by implementing the Free Senior High School education programme. He said programme is aimed at upgrading and increasing intake in schools through ...

Illegal mining activities in the Ashanti Region have reduced following the introduction of Operation Vanguard. This is according to the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah. Addressing regional heads of department and agencies, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, during a Regional Coordinating Council meeting, Simon Osei Mensah said “since the introduction of Operation ...