The Economic Community of West Africa States(ECOWAS)Court of Justice, since its inception in 2001, has received 382 cases from mostly individuals and institutions. Out of that, the Court gave judgment on 190 cases, ruled on 106 cases, and took decision on 18 cases for review. The Chief Registrar of the Court, Tony Anene Maidoh disclosed … The post ECOWAS Court of
Three mining companies have received validation and mining concessions from the Minerals Commission to begin small scale mining operations in Dormaa Central Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region. Their certification comes in the wake of government’s decision to lift the ban on small scale mining following an institution of a workable plan by government to … The post Three
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), Nana Agyenim Boateng says Ghana can turn its economy around by investing hugely in cocoa processing which has the potential of raking in substantial revenue to the country. According to him, the demand for the Ghanaian brand of chocolate on the international market is … The post Let’s
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched some innovations of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). One of the innovations, which is first of its kind in West Africa, is the NHIS Mobile Membership Renewal service. This service allows NHIS members to check policy validity, NHIS medicines list and benefit package and most importantly renew … The post President
A section of the ADB Headquarters in Accra on Wednesday caught fire but the presence of fire fighters from the Ministries Fire Station brought the situation under control. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency at the scene of the fire, Divisional Officer (DO) III Benjamin Dowona, the Second in Command at the Ministries … The post Fire at ADB Headquarters
An Appeals Court Judge, and Chairman of the Ghana Remand Review Taskforce, Justice Clemence Honyenuga on Wednesday reiterated the need to establish a Community Service Act as it will help to decongest Ghana’s prisons. He therefore, called on civil society groups within the legal system to push for non-custodial sentences so that minor offences would … The post Community
The German government approved draft legislation to ease immigration by skilled people from outside the European Union at a cabinet meeting in Berlin on Wednesday. The move came in response to calls from business facing a tight labour market with more than 800,000 unfilled vacancies. The two draft laws will also ease residence conditions for … The post German
The Network for Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT) Ghana has called on the Government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gulf Network Council States to ensure protection of Ghanaian migrants workers in the Gulf countries. Madam Ann Dela Apekey, a Gender and Labour Consultant with NETRIGHT, said Ghana needed to introduce a policy that would … The post NETRIGHT
Ghana’s year-on-year Real Gross Domestic Product growth rate for the third quarter of 2018 fell to 7.4 per cent compared to 8.7 per cent recorded for the same period in 2017, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. Mr Baah Wadieh, the Acting Government Statistician, told a press briefing that the industry sector recorded the … The post Ghana records
The Attorney General has decided not to continue with the prosecution of Aisha Huang and four others who were standing trial for allegedly engaging in illegal mining at Bepotenten in the Ashanti Region. This was after the AG filed a Nolle Prose qui process in court which means that the state was no longer interested … The post Aisha, four others
Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the Health Minister, says the paperless and cashless system rolled out by the Ministry to be operational in all hospitals across the country in next three years, will help weed out fraudulent acts in the various facilities. He said the efficacy of the new system to swiftly detect dubious acts, would help … The post Paperless
The Veterinary Services Department in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region in 2016 recorded 208 dog bite cases as compared to a total of 300 in 2017. Between January and June, this year 169 residents were reportedly bitten by dogs. Dr Simon Gbene, Municipal Veterinary Officer, who disclosed this in an interview with … The post Dog bite cases
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) quest to select a leader for the 2020 elections has suffered another setback as an Accra High Court on Tuesday placed an interim injunction on the upcoming election. Already, seven aspirants have filed their nominations at the Party’s headquarters to contest for the flagbearer position come January 26, 2019. The … The post Court places
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for an end to turf battles between Boards and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of some public institutions. That could no longer continue and that he was not going to allow anyone to frustrate efforts at bringing efficiency into the operations of the institutions. He spoke of the need … The post President calls for
Africa can only surmount the challenge of eradicating poverty when the Continent establishes business-friendly economies that attract both foreign and local investment, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated. This, he said, was an effective way to creating a society of opportunities for Africa’s youth, leading to the construction of optimistic, self-confident and prosperous nations. … The post Sound
The Minority in Parliament has called for a full scale enquiry into the saga over the inflated cost of a property to establish a new mission in Oslo, Norway. According to them, there should be an independent national enquiry into the transaction which they claim has brought the image of Ghana into disrepute. Mr Samuel … The post Minority wants probe on Ghana’s mission
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