Some New Patriotic Party members in the Fomena Constituency believe there are plans to impose Andrews Amoako Asiamah, their Independent MP, as a candidate for Parliament. At a press conference on Wednesday, they said they would resist any attempts to favour Mr. Asaiamah. They argued that Article 3(9)(1) of the NPP constitution indicates that: “a […] The post Fomena:
The Weija Traditional Council is demanding compensation from the government over the siting of the Weija Dam on its land. The Traditional Council says 44 years after their forefathers gave the government over 50,000 acres of land for the construction of the dam, they are yet to receive any compensation. At a press conference to […] The post Weija chiefs demand compensation
The Weija Traditional Council is demanding compensation from the government over the siting of the Weija Dam on its land. The Traditional Council says 44 years after their forefathers gave the government over 50,000 acres of land for the construction of the dam, they are yet to receive any compensation. At a press conference to […] The post Chiefs demand compensation over
The Coastal Development Authority (CODA) has attributed the delay in the completion of most of its infrastructural projects to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to CODA, 129 out of 1,400 of its projects have been completed since the contracts were awarded in the year 2019. Touting the infrastructural achievements of CODA during a press briefing in […] The post CODA CEO
The National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS) has called on the government to ensure the safety of Ghanaian students studying in Ukraine and Russia following the disturbances in the region. A statement from NUGS said some of its members in studying in those countries have resorted to evacuation out of fear of the unknown from […] The post Ensure safety of Ghanaian
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin threatened to have legislators who disrupt proceedings thrown out of Parliament. “I will be compelled to get the Marshal to get people arrested and sent out,” he warned at the beginning of proceedings on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. “Parliament is not a place for joking. It is a place for […] The post Angry
It is true that psychiatry is as old as Adam. It has gone through several revolutions and it appears that in this 21st century we have gone pass the days of the dark ages where psychiatric clients were held in shackles, dungeons, amiss cruel, inhumane and undignified treatment. But can this be said of mental […] The post What is the future of Psychiatry in Ghana [Article]
Recently, I posted the following on my Facebook page: ‘It is obvious …..”Oman no hia sika”. And e-levy could help, somehow, though it is clear that e-levy may not hold the magic wand. I think the magic wand is with cutting down systemic corruption. And clearly, that is a very very difficult project because corruption […] The post Alexander K.
The majority of members of the UG chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) are not in support of the Association’s decision to suspend its strike. In a referendum, 596 members voted to reject UTAG’s decision to suspend the strike, while 127 members voted in support of the suspension. UTAG called off its […] The post UG UTAG votes against suspension
The family of highlife guitarist, Emmanuel Koomson aka King Shabo, has announced funeral arrangements for the late popular instrumentalist. According to messages of condolence from his bandmates on social media, the leader of the popular King Shabo Band passed on in November 2021. His body will be laid in state on Saturday 26th February 2022 […] The post Ace highlife guitarist
A brand is a business concept that enables people to distinguish a company, product or individual from others. The beginnings of the concept of branding dates from as far as 2000BC when farmers would brand their cattle to make them stand out from other livestock, and craftsmen would imprint symbols onto their goods to signify […] The post Branding yourself for success [Article] appeared
Leyden Educational Foundation has introduced an Integrated Online Learning Program aimed at equipping Ghanaian youth with the requisite skills for work in the 21st century. The program, which is made up of about 3,000 free courses would target Senior High School (SHS) leavers, undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as businessmen and women. In an […] The post Leyden
The Importers and Exporters Association is appealing to the government to increase the newly announced discount to be applied to the benchmark values for the importation of vehicles from 10 percent to 20 percent. The appeal comes after the government’s announcement of a new 30 percent discount on the benchmark values of all imported goods […] The post Importers
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has accused the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta of peddling falsehood about the disbursement of the District Assembly Common Fund in relation to the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy. According to him, the Minister’s supposed comment to the effect that the government needs to collect E-levy to be able to meet […] The post ‘District
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has taken on his first deputy, Joseph Osei Owusu over the latter’s decision to dismiss a private member’s motion seeking to probe the government’s COVID-19 expenditure. According to him, such actions are illegal and offensive and must not reoccur, especially when he had already admitted the motion. Bagbin, while […] The post ‘Overruling
Some police officers and the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atwima Mponua in the Ashanti Region have been attacked by some angry residents of Ntobroso. The residents, who are believed to be illegal miners alleged that the DCE brought in military officers to the area to clamp down on their activities. Officers from the Central […] The post Ntobroso:
A security coordinator at the Metro Mass Transit Company Limited, Lawal Fuseina, has been handed down a 10-year prison sentence for blackmailing a former Managing Director of the company, Bennet Aboagye. The Circuit Court in Accra found Mr. Fuseini guilty of charges including unlawful entry and extortion. In April 2018, some workers of MMT petitioned […] The post Metro
The government has initiated processes to give back some vested lands to their original owners. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, who disclosed this during the inauguration of the De-vesting Lands Committee today, Wednesday, February 23, 2022, said the committee will first look into options of resolving the age-old vested lands issues. […] The post Gov’t
The Economic and Financial Court 2 of the High Court is contemplating hauling sureties for former (MASLOC) Chief Executive, Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu before it over her failure to attend to the Court. The sureties; a former GNPC Chief Executive, Alex Kofi Mensah Mould, and a former NADMO Boss, Gavivina Tamakloe, will also have to answer […] The post EOCO considers
The Economic and Financial Court 2 of the High Court is contemplating hauling sureties for former (MASLOC) Chief Executive, Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu before it over her failure to attend to the Court. The sureties; a former GNPC Chief Executive, Alex Kofi Mensah Mould, and a former NADMO Boss, Gavivina Tamakloe, would also have to answer […] The post Sureties
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