Mr Tetteh Hormeku, Head of Programmes at the Third World Network, has advised governments in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to use lessons from the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for the post-Cotonou possible framework. He said the ACP countries would get “the same rotten deal we got from the EPA” if they failed … The post Lessons
More than 360 persons died while over 2,272 others were injured in vehicular accidents in the first two months of 2018. A total of, 2,085 crashes, involving 3,415 vehicles were recorded during the period. Mrs May Obiri-Yeboah, the Executive Director of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), who disclosed this at the launch of the … The post Road
Mr Boakye Agyarko, the Minister of Energy, has said the Government signed an oil exploration contract with the ExxonMobil Company to explore for oil in the Deeperwater Cape Three Points Oilfields because it has the capacity to deliver. He said government’s policy for the upstream oil industry was to undertake aggressive exploration by incorporating and … The post Energy
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has underlined the need for Ghanaians, particularly politicians to desist from media trial of corruption related cases especially involving high profile political figures. Mr Tetteh Tuwor, the Acting Central Regional Director of the Commission, stated that such media trials and persecutions though did not have any … The post Stop
The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court will on April 12 empanel a jury for the trial of the 14 accused persons allegedly involved in the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama. The 14 accused, whose pleas were taken on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder. One of the accused, William Baah, … The post Maj Mahama’s murder case: Court to empanel
An Accra Circuit Court has fixed April 25 to deliver its judgement in respect of the case of Eugene Ashie aka Wisa, a hiplife artiste, who has been accused of displaying his penis while performing on stage. The court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku has ordered Mr Jerry Avernogbor, Wisa’s counsel to file … The post Judgement in Wisa’s case set for April 25
The Minority in Parliament has called for the withdrawal of the defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and the United States from Parliament claiming the document has not been signed. According to them, the process which the government is seeking to introduce the agreement to the House for approval was not appropriate saying there is no … The post Minority
A contentious Defence Cooperation Agreement between Ghana and the United States governments to allow the US to establish a military camp for its force in Ghana has been put before Parliament for consideration and approval. The Agreement was laid in Parliament in line with Article 181(5) of the Constitution, which requires parliamentary approval in respect … The post Ghana-US
Mr William Owuraku Aidoo, Deputy Minister for Energy, has reiterated government’s commitment to ensure equitable and fair distribution of national resources for the benefit of all. He said the creation of additional Districts and Municipalities was not only to bring governance to the doorsteps of the people, but also to bring adequate socio-economic infrastructure to … The post Government
Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, Chief Executive Officer of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), on Tuesday advocated 24-hour operations at the Kpone landfill, “If the sanitation problems facing the city of Accra are to be resolved”. He said the current operations of the landfill site posed a challenge to the waste disposal efforts of the Assembly, adding … The post Accra
As at mid-day on Tuesday, over eleven aspirants from various constituencies have picked nominations forms from the New Patriotic Party’s regional office in Accra to contest for various positions. At the time of the visit by Ghana News Agency (GNA), supporters of various aspirants who had picked-up their forms and those yet to pick-up their … The post NPP
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday left Ghana as the head of a Ghanaian delegation to attend the African Union (AU) Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU on the African Continental Free Trade Area, comes off Wednesday, March 21, 2018, The January … The post President Akufo-Addo
Ms Milka Dinev, Representative of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) has insisted that all actors in the reproductive and maternal health commodity supplies chain should accord the same attention and quality assurance bestowed on beverage beer to Oxytocin to save lives. Oxytocin is a firstline drug used to curtail post-partum haemorrhage (PPH -Bleeding) during … The post Expert
Ghana on Tuesday, joined other countries across the globe, to commemorate the World Oral Health Day, which aimed at creating public awareness and advocacy on prioritising and improving access to dental health services. Ghana marked the day with a durbar organised by the Uniliver Ghana Pepsodent Group, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), … The post Ghana
A document on the implementation of the “and Jobs Planting for Food,” a flagship programme of the Government, has been posted on the Ministry of Food and Agriculture Website and can be accessed on http://www.mofa.gov.gh. Mr Kennedy Osei Nyarko, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru, said this on Tuesday in … The post Planting
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