The Office of the President has commenced the appropriate processes subsequent to being petitioned for the removal of the Chief Justice by the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA). A letter dated July 26, 2021 and signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, Secretary to the President, said, ” I write to acknowledge receipt of … The post Presidency
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has held its 29th anniversary symposium to deliberate on ways to ensure the success of the Party in future political events. Present at the symposium was the Party’s twin which is the Convention people’s Party (CPP), as well as representatives from the NDC, NPP, PPP, and GCPP. Madam Janet Asana … The post PNC holds 29th-anniversary
Mr Samuel Awuku Okudzeto, a Member of the Council of State, has attributed low level of business productivity to high employee burn-out, and called for urgent redress to prevent an explosion. He said most employees were both physically and psychologically stressed out and unable to give off their best. He cited factors such as poor … The post Employee
A Cape Coast High Court presided by Justice Kwasi Boakye has cancelled the 2020 Assin North Constituency Parliamentary election results that elected James Gyakye Quayson as Member of Parliament (MP) and ordered fresh elections to be held. Also, Quayson is to compensate the petitioner an amount of GH¢30,000 and the second respondent GH¢10,000 respectively. The … The post Court
Ghana’s public debt situation has been unsustainable for a long time. Data issued by the Bank of Ghana Monday July 26, 2021 shows that the country’s public debt has increased to GH¢332.4 billion, which is 76.6 per cent of GDP in five months at the end of May 2021 compared with GH¢291.6 billion, which is … The post Ghana’s public debt
Ghana’s public debt situation has been unsustainable for a long time. Data issued by the Bank of Ghana Monday July 26, 2021 shows that the country’s public debt has increased to GH¢332.4 billion, which is 76.6 per cent of GDP in five months at the end of May 2021 compared with GH¢291.6 billion, which is … The post Ghana’s public
Dr James Klutse Avedzi, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, has called on the Ghana Audit Service to apply sanctions on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) that engage in financial mismanagement, especially in the delivery of projects. Dr Avedzi, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ketu North Constituency, and … The post Let’s
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says the Government can rake in an amount of GH¢157,680,000 annually to the road fund if all tollbooths in the country are automated. The Chamber noted that with the average of 2.9 million registered vehicles in the country paying GH¢54.37 per year, the government could get more revenue than … The post Government
A recent media monitoring study by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has shown that politically-affiliated media organisations perpetrate over 50 per cent of media ethics violations in Ghana. The study, which covered the period of June 2020 to May 2021, found that out of the total of 2,710 ethical violations recorded in media … The post Pro-partisan
Construction work on the five-kilometre Ningo-Prampram sea defence and land reclamation project in the Ningo-Prapram District of the Greater Accra Region is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed by end of December this year. Mr Kwasi Sarpong Osei, Project Manager for Messrs Bridge Global Consolidated Limited, the construction company undertaking the project, stated … The post Ningo-Prampram
Mr Samuel Koku Anyidoho, a former Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has been dismissed from the Party for indiscipline. A statement signed by Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, the General Secretary of the NDC, copied to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, said at its meeting on Tuesday, July 27, the Functional … The post NDC dismisses
The value of Ghana’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is GH¢110 billion, representing approximately 27 per cent of the nation’s 2020 gross domestic product (GDP), Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, has said. He noted that it was in the national interests of Ghanaians to ensure that the entities were managed prudently because a 10 per cent … The post Ghana’s
Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, has demanded an unqualified apology from a local Television station for publishing a misleading, offensive and defamatory words against him. A letter from Solicitors of the Minister to the TV station read: “our client informs us that, your TV station has published the following misleading offensive … The post Agriculture
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says it is time African governments embraced digital currency (bitcoin) to facilitate trade and enhance other productive sectors of their economies. He, therefore, lauded the Bank of Ghana’s decision to pilot digital currency later this year towards its nationwide roll-out in the near future, saying that it would give it … The post Digital
Warrant Officer Class One (WOI) Esther Saan allegedly seduced a civilian employee, Mr Samuel Kotei, when he was serving her water as instructed. Major General Nicholas Peter Andoh, second prosecution witness in the ongoing treason trial told the High Court. He said when the civilian driver brought the water, the door of the guardroom where … The post Treason
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the head of a Ghanaian delegation to the Global Education Summit in the United Kingdom, left Ghana on Tuesday for that country. His official visit to the UK is at the invitation of his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson. The … The post President leaves for Education
The United States plans to officially end its combat mission in Iraq and focus solely on training and advising security forces in the country in the future. The combat troops still in Iraq will leave by the end of the year, according to a joint statement from both governments circulated by the US State Department. … The post US combat troops to leave Iraq by end
An Accra High Court has ordered the Bulk Oil and Storage and Transportation (BOST) to pay a total of GH¢9,962,118.84 to Hask Oil Company Limited being the interest accrued on a bank facility they took, while their products were in the custody of BOST (the Defendant). This is because of BOST’s refusal to release plaintiff’s … The post BOST to pay GH¢9.9m
An Accra High Court has ordered the Bulk Oil and Storage and Transportation (BOST) to pay a total of GH¢9,962,118.84 to Hask Oil Company Limited being the interest accrued on a bank facility they took, while their products were in the custody of BOST (the Defendant). This is because of BOST’s refusal to release plaintiff’s … The post BOST to pay GH¢9.9m
About 12.6 million people nationwide are to be administered with drugs to protect them against Onchocerciasis, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General (DG) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed. The targeted people are spread across 70 endemic districts, he said in a speech read on his behalf at the national launch of the Mass … The post Ghana
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