The government officials cited in corruption related to illegal rosewood logging in Ghana have been cleared. The Committee set to investigate the allegations has found no wrong-doing against them. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources at a press briefing in Accra Friday February 14, 2020 shared highlights of the Report of the Committee set … The post No
The African Development Bank says the assertion that it contributes to the continent’s debt problem and that it has lower standards of lending is misleading and inaccurate. World Bank President David Malpass was recently quoted as saying that some Multilateral Development Banks, including the African Development Bank, tend to lend too quickly and in the … The post AfDB
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has closed down Aflab Warehouse, a Coca-Cola products distributor, for supplying expired coca-cola drinks to a basic school canteen in Koforidua. The FDA has also asked Aflab warehouse to pay an administrative fine of GH¢25,000.00 in addition to GH¢1,200.00 for the safe disposal of the expired products found in … The post FDA
The Advisory Committee to review the National Pay System and make recommendations to the Government is ready with its report. The Committee, chaired by Mr Bright Wireko-Brobbey, a Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, was given three months to complete its work and present the recommendations. It was set up by the Employment and … The post Committee’s
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Upper East Region is scheduled to administer the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) to a total of about 96,799 children aged between 21 months and 48 months across the Region. At a press briefing in Bolgatanga the Regional capital, Dr Winfred Ofosu, the Upper East Regional Director of the … The post Ghana
The final phase of the integration of key stock exchanges across the West African region to facilitate cross-border listing and region-wide securities trading is likely to take off this year, Mr Ekow Afedzie, Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange, has said. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines of the maiden World … The post West
A 27-year-old musician has been sentenced to six years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing items and cash belonging to a soldier and his family. Prince Opoku, alias Agyenkwaah, stole items and cash including $24,100, 1,580 Euros, GH¢11,800.00, Toshiba laptop computer, mobile phones and jewellery. Opoku, who was arraigned in August 2019, earlier pleaded not … The post I
The third accused Nana Owusu Ensaw, a former board Member of the National Communication Authority (NCA) on Thursday said the amount of $300,000 deposited in 2016 in his account was not the proceeds of crime but as a result of hard work. The accused was answering questions under cross-examination by Mrs Yvonne Attakora Obuobisa, the … The post Monies
Madam Akua Donkor, a former presidential aspirant of the Ghana Freedom Party, accused of fraudulently selling a family property, was on Thursday granted bail in the sum of GH¢12,000.00 by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Court. Madam Donkor, also a farmer, allegedly sold a 33 acre parcel of land, belonging to her family, at the … The post Madam Akua Donkor in court over
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has so far investigated 15 suspected Covid-9 (Coronavirus) cases, which have all proven negative, the Ministry of Health has said. A statement signed by the Minister, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, and issued on Wednesday to give an update of Ghana’s status regarding the outbreak of the deadly disease. “As … The post Ghana’s
The Chinese Embassy in Accra, is advising against any rush of panic to evacuate Ghanaian students in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of the flu-like virus – Covid-19. Dr. Zhou Yuehan, Spokesman of the Embassy, in a press statement sent to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the students were more likely to become infected … The post Don’t
The new White Volta Basin Board has held its first meeting in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, to review the plans of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The meeting was also meant to introduce the 21 newly constituted board members to the operations of the last board on IWRM issues to enable them … The post White Volta Basin Board discusses IWRM plans
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