The Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said the government is working to address recent power challenges bedevilling the country. Speaking on Wednesday, he said generation capacity was, however, not an issue for them. “At no time has our peak demand exceeded our generation capacity. So when people start shouting that we don’t have […] The post Energy
Government Statistician and Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Coast, Professor Kobina Annim, has urged the government to take a cue from how Value Added Tax (VAT) was rolled out years back to help guide the implementation of the newly approved Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). According to him, the E-levy will help improve […] The post Take
Government Statistician and Professor of Economics at the University of Cape Coast, Professor Kobina Annim, has urged the government to take a cue from how Value Added Tax (VAT) was rolled out years back to help guide the implementation of the newly approved Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy). According to him, the E-levy will help improve […] The post Take
BoiJake, a new signee from the stables of Lynx Entertainment, has released his first music single for the label. Titled ‘Always’, the song is an Afropop jam that captures love vibes. The singer, in the song, professes his undying love for his lover. BoiJake, with his velvety voice, serenades his loved one with the soothing […] The post Lynx Entertainment
The Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has issued a bench warrant for the immediate arrest of four persons who led a protest and painted the New Patriotic Party’s office in the Fomena Constituency. The four include; Isaac Agyei, Gilbert Oppong Akwasi, Micheal Ankapong, and Silas Yeboah have been charged with causing unlawful damage, […] The post Bench
The Bekwai Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region has issued a bench warrant for the immediate arrest of four persons who led a protest and painted the New Patriotic Party’s office in the Fomena Constituency. The four; Isaac Agyei, Gilbert Oppong Akwasi, Micheal Ankapong, and Silas Yeboah have been charged with causing unlawful damage, among […] The post Bench
The four persons recently arrested over SIM swap fraud have been granted bail by an Accra Circuit court presided over by Her Honour Elle Ofei-Ayeh. The four were put before court on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Two (2) of the accused persons, Stephen Arthur and Nicholas Gyekye were each granted bail in the sum of […] The post SIM swap fraud: Four suspects granted bail appeared first
The Ghana National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) has published a National Plastic Financing Roadmap to fast track the recommendations of the National Action Roadmap launched in December 2021. This strategic document aims to attract capital investments of $9.75 billion to fill the existing financing gap in the plastics value chain to enable Ghana to achieve […] The post Ghana
20 community volunteers selected from all seven Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Western Region have received training and startup capital from the Rollback Plastics Initiative to establish plastics collection centres in 20 communities of the region to help address plastic waste pollution. The Rollback Plastics Initiative which is under the Community-Led Environment and […] The post Western
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has endorsed the directive by Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, for trial judges to call cases of senior lawyers first before junior lawyers. Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah in a statement directed trial court judges to strictly adhere to the age-long tradition of calling the cases of senior lawyers first. […] The post GBA
The Ministry of Agriculture has asked that farmers adopt the use of organic fertilizer to aid in growing their crops. As the world faces hardship following the Russian-Ukraine war, which is affecting almost everything such as petroleum, and fertilizer, the Ministry has said that in order to mitigate the impact of the crisis, the farmers […] The post Farmers
The Ghana National Fire Service has launched a safety campaign dubbed “Operation Prevent Fires, Save lives, and Properties” to protect lives and properties ahead of the Easter season, which begins on Thursday, April 14, 2022. This campaign announced in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, ACFO1, T. Osafo Affum dated […] The post GNFS
The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 300, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area. A state of disaster has been declared in the area, after some areas saw months’ worth of rain fall in one day. Officials have called it “one of the worst weather storms […] The post South Africa floods kill more than 300 people
The government will begin the disbursement of a GH¢42 million World Bank grant to direct beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme after the Easter festivities. The grant is to help the government settle two cycles of payments, which are in arrears, to the most vulnerable in the society captured under the cash […] The post Gov’t
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission has announced that it will observe the 2022 closed season from July to August, this year. The term “closed season” also known as “biological rest period”, refers to the stopping of fishing activities during the spawning period of the stocks. Closed seasons […] The post Marine
A Kumasi High Court has restrained the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from holding any election in the Kwadaso Constituency until a suit challenging the party’s internal elections in the constituency is determined. The plaintiffs, Abu Mahama and Kofi Abrefa, who are alleging infractions, are asking the court to nullify the recently held polling station elections […] The post Court
A Kumasi High Court has restrained the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from holding any election in the Kwadaso Constituency until a suit challenging the party’s internal election in the constituency is determined. The plaintiffs, Abu Mahama and Kofi Abrefa, who are alleging infractions, are asking the court to nullify the recently held polling station election […] The post Court
The Pru East MP, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has lamented the level of indebtedness to the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, and its impact on the company’s operations.. Commenting on the Energy Minister’s meeting with the press, Dr. Donkor said, “one of our biggest challenges that he alluded to is our unwillingness or inability to pay […] The post Indebtedness
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is urging the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to halt granting loans to the government and State institutions. It made the call on the back of evidence that the government and some of its agencies owe GNPC huge sums of money that are yet to be paid. PIAC, […] The post Stop giving loans to gov’t,
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the date for its National Delegates Congress to elect new national officers remains unchanged. The party says reports of a change in date are untrue. General Secretary, John Boadu said the party will from July 14, 2022, to July 16, 2022, go ahead with its election. “The election […] The post Date for NPP
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