The Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee of Parliament, says it will scrutinize the 2019 and 2020 budgets and demand accountability from agencies that were allocated funding for poverty reduction initiatives in the country. According to the committee, the state of insecurity and unrest in a country can be linked to poverty and the increasing rate of […] The post We
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has assured members of the Economic Fighters League and #FIXTHECOUNTRY protest groups of police protection during their upcoming demonstration scheduled for Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Dr. Akuffo Dampare, who only assumed office on Sunday, August 1, invited the group to his office to personally assure them […] The post IGP
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is requesting parliamentary approval for a loan of $1.65 billion to purchase two stakes in Ghana’s offshore fields. This is contained in a memorandum submitted to Parliament by the Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for consideration and approval. GNPC, through its GNPC Explorco, is allowed to participate […] The post GNPC
A High Court in Kumasi last Friday, July 30, 2021, set aside a judgement entered against the Government in 2020, for unlawful seizure of Heritage Imperial Company’s machinery, equipment and monies seized by the task force of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal mining in 2018. The court presided over 11), Justice Samuel Diawuo had exactly […] The post Court sets aside
The Supreme Court has given the green light for Edward Osei Boakye Trust Fund, a trust fund set up under the Will of the late Edward Osei Boakye of Boakye Mattress fame, to collect more than $2.5 million from Yaw Boakye, a son of the late business magnate. The amount is the total unpaid rent […] The post Supreme Court allows trustees
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been touted as the supercharger of Africa’s long-term economic success. Bohani Hlungwane, Head of Trade and Working Capital Sales, at Absa Group, looks at how far we have come and what needs to be done. There is little doubt that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) […] The post AfCFTA,
Leaders of the fisherfolk in Elmina in the Central Region are expected to meet with the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, following a punishment meted out to them by the minister. Hawa Koomson over the weekend extended by a month, the closed fishing season for fishermen […] The post Elmina
Greek mythology. You really have to love it for its depth and significance. Powerful stories one will say. I wish to share my reflections on one such story today. Plato tells us a story of an unusual relationship between ‘Poros’ who was the personification of ‘Resourcefulness and Expediency’ and ‘Penia’ the goddess of ‘Poverty’. The […] The post Samuel Sompa writes:
The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, SDG 7 (access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy for all by 2030) places emphasis on a higher and sustained level of political will and momentum for the critical role energy plays in national development agendas. In Africa, about 580 million people are currently without access […] The post Stephen
The recent discussions on Article 94(2)(a) have proven one thing — “allegiance to a country other than Ghana” is a very ambiguous phrase that has no fixed meaning. Under English common law, everyone who lived in England or its colonies was presumed to owe allegiance to the King. Citizens were presumed to owe natural allegiance […] The post Kwaku
The Veterinary Services Department has put 12 regions on red alert over a possible outbreak of bird flu. The service says its officers in the five regions of the North, the three Bono Regions, the Western, Western North, Eastern, and Oti Regions have been asked to put in measures to prevent an outbreak. According to […] The post Veterinary Services
The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for the Asunafo South Constituency, Eric Opoku, says his colleague, Collins Dauda, who has been sued over the Saglemi Housing project has not been served with the writ. Mr. Opoku, who is the spokesperson for Collins Dauda, former Works and Housing Minister, made this known on Eyewitness News […] The post Collins
The government has disclosed that an amount of GHS12,796,615 was used to procure over five million trees including fruits and ornamentals that were planted nationwide under the Green Ghana project. This was announced by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel Abdulai Jinapor on Monday, August 2, 2021, in a Citi News interview. […] The post Over
A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Koku Anyidoho, is demanding a formal letter of his expulsion from the opposition party. “I am please requesting for the expulsion letter for my perusal to enable me advice myself on the subsequent actions,” Mr. Anyidoho said in a letter to the NDC General […] The post Koku Anyidoho demands
The government is expected to hold a crunch meeting today [Tuesday], August 3, 2021, with the leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, [UTAG]. This was made known by the Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Werreko Brobbey in a Citi News on Monday, August 2, 2021. UTAG commenced an indefinite strike […] The post Government to meet
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Cathedral Secretariat, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, wants Ghanaians to view the $200 million yet-to-be completed edifice as an investment. Speaking on Citi TV‘s The Point of View after an appeal for funds towards the construction of the project, Dr. Opoku-Mensah said “within a three year [to] five-year period, based […] The post National
The Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, Eric Opoku, has refuted claims that former Works and Housing Minister, Collins Dauda, changed aspects of the Saglemi Housing deal without recourse to Parliament. Serving as Mr. Dauda’s spokesperson on Eyewitness News, Mr. Opoku said the former minister stuck to the contract details signed by the minister before […] The post Collins
A member of the legal team representing embattled National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe says they have cogent reasons to challenge the Cape Coast High Court’s decision to nullify the election of his client as a parliamentarian. According to him, their stance is detailed in their […] The post We
The traveller who released a video casting doubts on the credibility of the COVID-19 test results at the Kotoka Internation Airport has apologised for her criticism of the protocols. In another video in which the woman, Ivy Aboagye, offers her apology, she said she was in distress and was tired at the time. Whilst she […] The post Woman in viral
The traveller who released a video casting doubts on the credibility of the COVID-19 test results at the Kotoka Internation Airport has apologised for her criticism of the protocols. In another video in which the woman, Ivy Aboagye, offers her apology, she said she was in distress and was tired at the time. Whilst she […] The post Woman in viral
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