A police delegation led by the Director-General Welfare, COP/Mrs. Habiba Twumasi-Sarpong on December 1, 2022, visited the families of the eight victims of the shooting incident at the Techiman South Constituency Collation Centre in which two people died and six were injured. The delegation which included the DG/Intelligence, the Regional Commander/BER and the Director/Cold Case […] The post Techiman
Year 13 student at the Roman Ridge School, Nicole Amira, over the weekend thrilled hundreds of Christmas carol lovers with Tori Kelly’s ‘O Holy Night’ at the 5th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel, Accra. The 17-year-old, after her electrifying solo performance of ‘O Holy Night’ also led The Roman […] The post Roman
TechGulf Ghana Limited has launched the largest technical support call center in West Africa, capable of taking at least 2000 calls simultaneously. The call center, which was opened at the Accra Digital Centre on Tuesday, 6th December, will serve the needs of global businesses, especially those that promote diversity interests. The CEO, TechGulf Franklin Asare, […] The post TechGulf
The internationally acclaimed stage play, HEAR WORD!, will debut in Accra, on December 10, 2022, at the Grand Arena at the International Conference Center. HEAR WORD! has been seen by over 100,000 live audience members across the globe, and organisers are expecting a full house in Accra . For the past 8 years, iOpenEye Africa […] The post HEAR WORD play to debut in Accra on December
The Attorney General of Ghana, Godfred Dame believes the ad-hoc committee tasked by the Speaker of Parliament to probe allegations in a vote of censure motion filed against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, did not understand the work it was asked to do. According to him, the committee violated some rights of the Minister due to […] The post Censure committee
The Central Bank has moved to address any potential impact of government’s proposed debt exchange programme on banks. This is to help “preserve financial stability” for banks that will participate in the programme, according to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). In a statement, the Bank of Ghana encouraged all banks to fully participate in the […] The post Debt
S&P Global has downgraded Ghana’s long-term local currency bonds to “selective default” and cut the country’s foreign currency debt to “CC” from “CCC-plus,” with default a “virtual certainty,” the rating agency said in a statement on Tuesday. S&P said Ghana’s proposed local debt swap is a “distressed exchange offer,” earning those bonds the “selective default” […] The post S&P
There are plans by the Akufo-Addo administration to establish an Agricultural Development Zone in the Northern Region. The agricultural development zone, which will cover between 20-40 hectares of farm land, will be developed for prospective agriculture investors. The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, made the disclosure when he paid a […] The post Govt
The vote of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has failed after less than 183 Members of Parliament voted to oust the embattled Minister. 136 National Democratic Congress MPs voted on Thursday to demand the removal of Mr Ofori-Atta falling short of the two-thirds constitutional requirement for the motion to pass through. Prior to […] The post Ofori-Atta
The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo has provided 1,200 pieces of dual desks to the Bolgatanga Municipal Education Directorate. The intervention is to address the lack of furniture situation in nine basic schools where pupils study on bare floors. Speaking at the handing over ceremony on behalf of Isaac Adongo, Bolga Central […] The post Isaac Adongo
The Parliament of Ghana has resorted to the secret ballot to determine the fate of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta after hours of debating the vote of censure motion against him. MPs on the Majority Caucus in Parliament, however, staged a walkout before the commencement of the vote saying they don’t want to partake in a […] The post Censure motion: Minority
A South African winner of a whistle-blowing prize who is now in hiding has said that her efforts to expose alleged corruption in the police force were worth it despite threats to her life. “I am doing this as a mother for a better future for my children. I want to rebuild South Africa and […] The post SA whistle-blower who is in hiding speaks out after award
The Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has advised his colleagues on the Minority side not to set a bad precedent following vote of censure motion brought against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. According to him, their actions have serious repercussions which are likely to repeat themselves in the future, urging […] The post Samuel
Some Nigerian traders in Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region whose shops have been locked by the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) for more than three days want government’s intervention in the matter. According to the Nigerian traders most of whom are members of the Nigerian Union of Traders […] The post GUTA locks over 50 shops
Members of the majority caucus of Parliament have staged a walkout as Parliament votes to decide the fate of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta after the debate on the report of the censure motion. The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Mensah, who led the walkout said they cannot be part of a process that was baseless […] The post Vote of censure: NPP MPs stage walkout
The embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has once again rejected allegations of conflict of interest and gross mismanagement of the economy levelled against him by the Minority caucus in Parliament. Responding to the allegations on the floor of Parliament after the debate on the report by the ad-hoc committee of Parliament set up to probe […] The post Censure
As part of efforts to give hope to Ghanaians in these trying times, the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) used their Annual Thanksgiving Service (2022), to reach out to lost souls and win them for Christ. As a directive from the Executive Chairman of JGC, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, staff […] The post Jospong Group wins souls for
Little, the Pan-African ride hailing service that originally started in Kenya in 2016 is finally coming to Ghana! The Company is expected to start operations in Ghana with an official launch on 15th December, 2022. Little is touted as a highly professional and user-friendly service that provides safe, on-demand rides with various car categories to […] The post Little is
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo has asked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to humbly resign and allow someone with fresh ideas to take over. Contributing to the debate on the report by the ad-hoc committee of Parliament that probed allegations against the Finance Minister on Thursday, Mr […] The post We
KT Hammond, a co-chair of the committee that probed allegations in a censure motion filed against the Finance Minister, said they did not find a single piece of evidence to warrant the claims made against Ken Ofori-Atta. “The committee was not able to come out with any findings,” he said on the floor of Parliament […] The post Censure motion:
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