The production of crude oil fell by 6.3 per cent in 2020 from the 2019 volume, the first such drop in over three consecutive oil production increases, the 2020 Annual Management Report of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has shown. The report indicated that total gas production increased by 40 per cent, while … The post Ghana crude oil declined by 6.3%
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called on State authorities to end “incessant brutalities” on journalists by the police and operatives of the National Security Ministry. The Party said the entire chapter Five of the 1992 constitution guaranteed the fundamental human rights of citizens and frowned on any kind of torture and inhumane treatment on … The post State
Dr Steve Manteaw, the Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, has asked the government not to overly depend on natural resource revenue as a source of funding education. He said the government needed to redirect its attention to other sectors for funds to sustain the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. He said … The post Stakeholders
Dr Stephen Opuni, and two others have indicated that they have filed notice of an Appeal and motion for stay of proceedings to be heard on May 27, 2021. This was after an Accra High Court ordered Dr Stephen Opuni, the former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, and two others, to open their defence in … The post Dr Opuni, others file motion for stay of proceedings
Prince Charles Dedjoe, a business Executive, accused of spousal murder, has filed an interlocutory injunction restraining his deceased wife’s family from burying her. Dedjoe, in his injunction, said he was in custody and that family cannot proceed with burial and funeral rites of Lilian Dedjoe in his absence. Father of the Deceased, Seth Charles Bladzu, … The post Businessman
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) on Monday registered its displeasure on the sudden termination of its contract with Atinka Television. It is demanding full disclosure of the authority which ordered the unilaterial abrogation of the contract and cancellation of its programmes on Atinka Television. This comes after a sudden termination of its contracts with the … The post CPP
A noted Indian virologist has resigned from a government panel advising a consortium of laboratories working on the detection of coronavirus variants, days after criticizing the government’s handling of the second wave of the pandemic. Shahid Jameel confirmed Monday that he had resigned last week but did not give reasons for quitting the panel. India … The post Top
China’s year-on-year retail sales rose 17.7 per cent in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday, missing analyst expectations of 25-per-cent growth for the month. The sales figure is seen as another sign the world’s second-largest economy is not rebounding quite as robustly as anticipated from the coronavirus pandemic. However, industrial production growth and … The post China’s
Eighteen persons have applied for consideration and appointment as Municipal and District Chief Executives in the Sissala East Municipality and the Sissala West District in the Upper West Region. Ten (10) individuals, including a female Banker, applied to be considered for appointment as District Chief Executive for the Sissala West while eight males applied in … The post 18
The Police say they are waiting for the final report on the cause of death of the two-year-old boy whose father threw him into the sea at Akuma Village as sacrifice. Sergeant Apewe Achana told the Kaneshie District Court that the Police had been informed that the cause of death was “severe injury.” Prosecution said … The post Police
On a mat in a cold and dark corner in her room, she gazes at the ticking clock and wish her last breath will end with the last tick of her counts. To exit the face of the earth is her greatest wish and if she had just a little savings, she would have bargained … The post Waiting for death: Woman suffering from breast cancer declares appeared first
On a mat in a cold and dark corner in her room, she gazes at the ticking clock and wish her last breath will end with the last tick of her counts. To exit the face of the earth is her greatest wish and if she had just a little savings, she would have bargained … The post I’m waiting for death: Breast cancer patient cries appeared first on
The impact of crisis is never gender-neutral and COVID-19 is no exception, for the single mother in Ghana. For the domestic worker at Nyamekrom, a suburb of Koforidua in the New Juaben South municipality, the toll of the pandemic has meant no job or source of livelihood, no unemployment benefits and other protection from economic … The post Women in informal
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