Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says it has become obvious to him, in his 50 years plus in politics, that the dearth of effective and enlightened leadership is the bane of Africa’s development. “Good leadership transforms societies and makes life worth living for the people,” he explained. “It makes for judicious use of a nation’s … The post Poor

Guinness Ghana Breweries (GGB) Plc has set for itself, an ambition to use more than 70 per cent of locally sourced raw materials in its production by 2020 to increase profitability for local farmers. Mr Gavin Pike, the Managing Director of Guinness Ghana Brewery Plc said this when the Company took its turn at the … The post Guinness Ghana

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the Government of Denmark has launched a €1.3 million project to support Government of Ghana to strengthen its institutional and operational capacities to manage irregular migration flows. The project dubbed, “Strengthening Border and Migration Management in Ghana”, will also assist the GIS in the implementation of its 2018-2022 Strategic … The post Denmark

Mr Alan Kyeremanten, the Trade and Industry Minister, has joined his African counterparts to participate in the 7th African Union Meeting of Ministers of Trade in Egypt to discuss the progress made in the implementation of the free trade agenda. The meetings of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Negotiating Institutions, which started on … The post Africa

Mr Siddique Ubeidu, the Upper West Regional Director of Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has urged public workers to report and expose superiors engaged in corrupt practices for prosecution. “If you think your boss is corrupt and you are afraid of being transferred or demoted, you can report and signal the Commission … The post Report

The video recordings of mining activities carried out by Aisha Huang aka galamsey queen and four others has been played and tendered in court. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Charles Adaba, the case investigator tendered the video recording captured onto a pen drive in court when he continued with his testimony in court. Led by … The post Video

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has arrested a 30-year-old Zimbabwean woman at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for allegedly trafficking speedball, a narcotic substance with a weight of 7.5kg. A statement issued by NACOB, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, said the suspect, Cynthia Lichonja, was arrested on Monday, December 10, by … The post Woman

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said the Right to Information (RTI) Bill must be passed to help achieve better governance, however, it should not be at the cost of security and stability. “It is obvious that successive governments not passing the RTI frustrates the fight against corruption, and civil society groups are up in … The post Defining

A new study by the GSMA, the organization representing the interests of mobile operators worldwide, says unlocking spectrum for the mobile industry to deliver innovative 5G services across different industry sectors could add $565 billion to global GDP and $152 billion in tax revenue in 14 years from 2020 to 2034 In a press release … The post Innovative

His name is George. Every morning, this employee of the North Lebanon Water Authority wakes up with an obsession: to provide drinking water to all the families in Wadi Khaled village. A huge challenge, as its population has doubled in size since 2011 due to the arrival of tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing the … The post Migration is here

Parliament has approved GH¢246,966,071 being the budget estimates for the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources for the 2019 Financial Year. The allocation is to help the Ministry to implement its programmes and activities for 2019. Nana Amoakoh, the Chairman of the Committee on Works and Housing, who presented the Committee’s Report on the floor … The post Parliament

Parliament has approved an amount of GH¢500,964,480, being the budget estimates, of the Ministry of Energy for the 2019 fiscal year. The allocation is to help the Ministry implement its programmes and activities for the year 2019. Mr Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi, Chairman of the Committee on Mines and Energy, who moved for the adoption of … The post Parliament

A motor mechanic who allegedly defrauded a Police Officer of $7,600 under the pretext of purchasing a plot of land and renting two apartments to her in Accra but failed to do so has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Fuseini Alhassan charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretences pleaded not guilty. The … The post Mechanic swindles policeman of over $7,000

The last regional leg of the Nationwide Payroll and Personnel Verification Audit (NPPVA) of workers on government’s payroll has begun in the Greater Accra Region. The special audit, which would cover 78,000 government workers in the region, starts from December 12 to 19,  and forms part of Section 16 of the Audit Service Act, 2000 … The post Auditing

The Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Ashanti Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to divert public attention from the failure and misrule of his government. Mr Matthew Kojo Njourkone, Deputy Ashanti Regional Secretary of NDC, who made the call, … The post Ashanti

The Chief Finance and Administration Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC), Ms Comfort Aniagyei, has said the government would not renege on plans to relocate the operational head office from the Greater Accra Region to the Western Region. She said the government was in the process of acquiring acres of land to commence … The post GNPC

Madam Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will pay a visit to Ghana from December 16 to 18, for bilateral talks with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The visit comes weeks ahead of the end of the country’s three-year IMF programme and marked an appreciation of the country’s … The post Christine

The bold step by eight presidential aspirants to petition the National Council of Elders (NEC) concerning the unfair nature of the presidential guidelines has strengthened the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, a Presidential Aspirant of the NDC, said by virtue of the petition, the role and powers of the NCE had been reinforced … The post NDC

Ghana has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and Bilateral Air Services Agreements with various countries for cooperation in commercial civil aviation. The agreements were signed at the ongoing International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Air Services Negotiations conference, in Nairobi, Kenya, and will pave the way for flights between Ghana and those countries. An MoU and … The post Ghana

The first-ever Intra-African Trade Fair opened in Cairo on Tuesday seeking to achieve $25 billion in trade deals over the next seven days. Organised by the African Export- Import Bank (Afreximbank), the fair, which is being held from December 11 to 17, aims to bridge the low trade level among the countries on the African … The post Intra-African trade fair targets