The Chief Executive of the Petroleum Commission, Egbert Faibille, says the commission will from next year in collaboration with other state agencies begin to crack the whip on indigenous Ghanaian oil players who are fronting and by so doing allowing joint-venture partners to break local content laws. Egbert Failbille said this at the opening of […] The post Petroleum

Ghana may be heading for some form of disaster if it does not adequately prepare ahead of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to Tsonam Akpeloo, the Chairman, of the Association of Ghana Industries Accra. Under the AfCFTA, which will take effect in June 2020, signatory countries have committed to […] The post Ghana

A Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo, has questioned the Securities and Exchanges Commission’s mandate to ask affected customers of closed down fund management companies to partake in a validation exercise to claim part of their locked-up funds. Mr. Adongo argues that SEC’s mandate ends after the revocation of the licenses of the fund […] The post SEC

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia has said the government has not held extensive engagements with the party on the upcoming referendum in December. Mr. Asiedu Nketia said government’s failure to engage the party is however not surprising, given that it took a similar stance when the NDC raised issues […] The post Gov’t

Government has clarified its decision to make a budgetary allocation of GHS 6 million to improve Communication of its flagship programmes. A Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, indicated that the amount will enable the government to effectively communicate its work under these programmes. A budget line in the 2020 Budget has come under scrutiny as […] The post Gov’t

Government has clarified its decision to make a budgetary allocation of GHS 6 million to improve Communication of its flagship programmes. A Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, indicated that the amount will enable the government to effectively communicate its work under these programmes. A budget line in the 2020 Budget has come under scrutiny as […] The post Government

The dialogue by the National Peace Council on ending political vigilantism is expected to resume today [Thursday, November 21, 2019] at Peduase. Today’s expanded dialogue will focus on examining the draft roadmap and code of conduct prepared by the Technical Committee as part of steps to tackle the menace. It will also bring together stakeholders […] The post Peace Council’s

Kwesi Kyei, in his early 30s, was picking up plastic bottles from the Jamestown beach in Accra when I met him on a Wednesday morning. After five minutes, he had picked up nearly 10 empty plastic bottles which he collected into a dirty white sack. For every kilo his bottles weigh, he is paid 50 […] The post Jonas Nyabor writes: Solid waste, faeces taking