The adhoc committee set up by the Speaker of Parliament and chaired by Mr Joe Ghartey Committee, to investigate the recent bribery allegations in Parliament on Thursday made known its findings and recommendations. In a 50-page document, the committee concluded that the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga who made the allegation was guilty of contempt of Parliament and subsequently asked that he should be made to apologise to Parliament.

It was a near brawl between the Majority and Minority members in Parliament on Thursday evening following the release of the report of the Joe Ghartey committee that investigated bribery allegation made against the chairman and some members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament. Some young Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides moved to the centre of the chamber trying to punch their colleagues for their disagreements. But it took the intervention of some of the

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Ernest Kwamina Yebu Addison as Governor of the Bank of Ghana effective April 1, 2017. He takes over from Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku who announced his resignation on Wednesday. A statement signed and issued on Thursday by the Director of Communications at the Flagstaff House, Mr Eugene Antwi said the appointment was made in accordance with Article 183 (4) (a) of the Constitution.

The Joe Ghartey Committee, set up to investigate the recent bribery allegations in Parliament has recommended that the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga should be sanctioned. This was after the committee established a case of contempt against him.

A pioneering pan-African communications consultancy, Djembe Communications has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The One Event (TOE), a Ghanaian public relations and events management agency. Announcing the MOU, the International Director of Djembe Communications, Kevin Nolan explained that the partnership between the two firms has become necessary to offer its pool of clientele a stronger expertise in the Public Relations (PR) and events industry.

An international footballer from Kenya has filed a complaint to Fifa after he was allegedly forced to terminate his contract with South African club Golden Arrows at gunpoint. The World Players’ Union FIFPro have confirmed that Clifton Miheso had brought his case to the attention of Fifa, claiming that the incident took place on January 14 at the club’s offices at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, in Durban.

The Ghana Triathlon Federation (GTF), has secured a four year sponsorship deal worth $200,000 from Kempinski Hotel and Promasidor Ghana Limited, to support their activities and the administration of the Federation. The deal, which commences in 2017 and ends in 2020, will see the management of the plush hotel offering $25,000 each year to the Federation, whilst Promasidor will also offer cash and products worth $25,000 each year.

Ghana lost an estimated GH¢43 million in 2014 as a result of fraudulent practices in the petroleum sector, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr Alhassan Tampuli, has disclosed. According to him, the lost revenues, which were about 12 per cent of annual freight paid to the NPA, was largely due to the lack of a system to track the movement of heavy duty vehicles which transported petroleum products across the country.

A Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice-designate, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, says some legal hurdles standing in the way of the White Paper on the Dzamefe Commission report will have to be cleared before its full implementation.

The mortal remains of a nearly forgotten astute sports administrator, Lt Col Simpe Asante, will be interred at the Osu Cemetery today after burial service at the Good Counsel Catholic Church, Airport West Accra. He died on February, 12 , aged 81.

The management of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital has issued a 21-day ultimatum to encroachers on the hospital’s lands to vacate. In line with that, officials of the hospital, acting on the advice of the Attorney-General’s office in the Central Region, with protection from armed policemen, last Tuesday posted notices on the encroached lands asking those concerned to vacate.

Specialised banks to finance the construction of houses and offer affordable long-term mortgages to the public are urgently needed to bridge the country’s growing housing deficit,  the Managing Director of UT Properties, Mr Kojo Kwakye Owusu, has said. According to him, since the housing industry was constrained by funding, there “is the need for  specialised banks, which understand the whole process of construction, the time involved, the

Ghana is to establish a national cyber security council to tackle the increasing rate of cyber crime in the country. The initiative is part of the government’s effort to build a comprehensive cyber security governance arrangement involving all key public and private sector stakeholders.

The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) says the government has approved an upward adjustment of national service personnel allowances from GH¢350.00 to GH¢559.04 monthly with effect from 1st April, 2017.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has identified more than 100 commercially viable businesses profiled to kick-start the One District, One Factory (ODOF) policy of the government.

The Registrar of the Architects Registration Council (ARC) of Ghana, Mrs Stella N.D. Arthiabah, has cautioned building design technicians, technologists and draughtsmen operating without licence to obtain one before the September 2017 deadline. She said it would be an offence for draughtsmen, technologists and design technicians in the construction industry to operate without a licence.

The Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has said that the Bank of Ghana Governor’s resignation was expected. To him, Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku’s resignation after only 12 months in office and following the change in government was not surprising since he shares a different ideology from that of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, has expressed alarm at the increased rate of illegal felling of rosewood, an endangered tropical hardwood species, in the Builsa South District and surrounding areas.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) hid President John Evans Atta Mills’ ill health for political gains, the late politician’s brother Dr Cadman Mills has revealed. According to him, the presidency at the time forced his brother to hide his poor health status from the public even though he was “visibly sick”.

The Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya Na, Yakubu Abdulai Andani II, has appealed to politicians not to meddle in chieftaincy issues, since such interferences could throw the sacred institution into a state of confusion and conflict.