The Supreme Court has refused restrained Assin North MP’s application to review its earlier decision on a Court of Appeal ruling. Mr. James Gyakye Quayson made a move last January, to quash the Appellate Court’s decision against standing down, and refer interpretation of Article 94 (2) (a) of the 1992 Constitution to the apex Court. […] The post Supreme Court
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has donated some clinical supplies and stationery to the Senior Boys Correctional Centre as part of activities commemorating the 24th Anniversary of CDD-Ghana. In addition, the Center also engaged the students in a conversation on democracy, self-empowerment, and avenues available for them to participate in nation-building once they […] The post CDD-Ghana
Esther Ampah, a 29-year-old seamstress based in Tarkwa is in need of $50,000 (GH¢415,000) for a kidney transplant. She was diagnosed with Lupus nephritis and kidney failure four years ago. Esther Ampah goes for dialysis treatment three times a week at a cost of GH¢370 per session. Having recently been on admission at the Korle […] The post Seamstress with kidney
The Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says it is providing medical care and offering counselling service to one of its first-year students who was allegedly raped by a police officer and a final-year student of the school last week Tuesday. KNUST authorities say, according to the 21-year-old victim, the […] The post KNUST
The family of the late President John Evans Atta Mills says it is considering seeking legal action over the operation of the Atta Mills Institute, founded by Koku Anyidoho. The family says Mr. Anyidoho is using the name of the late President to run his institute without authorisation from them. At a public lecture marking […] The post Atta Mills’ family
The Ghana Police Service has reacted to recent surveys labeling its officials as the most corrupt in Ghana. Separate survey reports released by the Ghana Statistical Service and its partners, as well as Afrobarometer report, had officials of the service topping the corruption list. According to the Afrobarometer study undertaken by the Ghana Centre for Democratic […] The post Ghana
Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, most of them followers of the Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, have stormed the parliament building in Baghdad to protest against the nomination for prime minister by Iran-backed parties. No lawmakers were present in parliament when the protesters penetrated the capital’s high-security Green Zone, home to government buildings and diplomatic missions, on […] The post Iraqi
Many in the past have argued about the falling standard of education in our country, Ghana, and I agree to an extent as well. They are thus worried about the mismatch and disconnection between the products from the country’s tertiaries and their ability to fit into the industries post-graduation. In an attempt to point out […] The post Albert
Absa Bank’s commitment to youth empowerment in Ghana has received a massive boost with a partnership with Amazon Web Services on cloud computing skills in Ghana. The Bank has been an active participant in supporting the youth over several years with transformative initiatives like ReadytoWork, which support skills development and the National Science and Maths […] The post Absa,
In appreciation of the media’s influential role in its success over the last 15 years, senior executives of Fidelity Bank Ghana, led by its Managing Director, Julian Opuni, have engaged with editors from key media houses to thank them for their support. The engagement, which was held at the Head Office of Fidelity Bank at […] The post ‘We’re
Private Legal Practitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata has described as unnecessary government’s resolve to borrow to address current economic challenges. Parliament recently gave the go-ahead to the government to raise 750 million dollars from the international market, which the government intends to use to complete some road infrastructure projects. This amongst other channels such as the IMF […] The post Tsatsu
The government plans to liaise with some financial institutions in the country to deal with the erratic supply of food items to Senior High Schools. According to the government, it is currently in talks with the Agricultural Development Bank to serve as the mediator in ensuring the frequent release of funds to the food suppliers. […] The post Gov’t
Ghana reformed its electricity sector by the book but has lurched from blackouts between 2012 and 2015 to a glut of energy which costs the government about 5% of GDP. Fitch ranks the energy sector as the biggest driver of national debt. How did this happen? It’s a classic case of implementing the “standard reform […] The post How costly political realities
An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to the Tema West Municipal Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation, Michael Teye Larweh, and a businessman for their alleged involvement in the fraudulent sale of land priced at GH¢30,000. The two, according to court documents, had attempted to sell the said land at a community in […] The post Tema
Parliament has approved a 135 million euro loan facility for the design and construction of Phase One of the Suame Interchange and Ancillary works. The facility is sourced from the Deutsche Bank. The agreement was laid in the house, a day after the Majority Leader and Suame MP, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was attacked in his constituents […] The post 135m euro
Parliament has approved a 156 million euro loan facility for the design and construction of Phase One of the Suame Interchange and Ancillary works. The facility is sourced from the Deutsche Bank. The agreement was laid in the house, a day after the Majority Leader and Suame MP, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was attacked in his constituents […] The post 156m euro
Former President John Dramani Mahama has once again bemoaned the government’s abandoning of health facilities established by his administration. Mr. Mahama was speaking at the inauguration of a maternity and children’s ward built and equipped to mark his 30th marriage anniversary with former first lady, Lordina Mahama. While calling on the government to complete abandoned […] The post Stop
The Minority in Parliament has described the Bank of Ghana’s response to its allegations of the printing of new currency as a cover-up. In a statement discrediting the central bank’s rejoinder on the matter, the Minority said the Bank of Ghana needed to “credit Ghanaians with some intelligence.” “We expect the BoG to do the […] The post Minority
Electricity consumers across the country must brace themselves in the coming weeks for Electricity Company of Ghana’s intended meter audit operations that will begin on August 1, 2022. Addressing the press after over a month’s moratorium, the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama noted that the company will deploy a team of taskforces to […] The post Get
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Chief Executive Officer of the PSC Tema drydock and the Director of the Keta port of instigating the dismissal of over 60 workers of the ship repair unit. The Minority says documents available to it indicate that the authorities also intend to restructure the shipyard. Ranking member on […] The post PSC
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