In 2018, the son of the president of the island nation of Comoros was back home in the capital city of Moroni and looking to make a buck. Nour El Fath Azali, a former bank auditor and American business school graduate, set up a shell company in the United Arab Emirates, according to records from the Pandora … The post Pandora
Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, a Special Envoy of ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments to Guinea, Conakry, has declared that no ECOWAS member is ‘fully democratic’ with reference to a recent democracy index ranking. The Global Freedom Index, released by the Economic Intelligence Unit in October, however, classified Ghana and Cape Verde as the only … The post No ECOWAS
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has called for the consideration of its personnel in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations. The Acting Chief Fire Officer, Mr Julius Kunnour, who made the call, said the service had earned an envious reputation through skills training and international exposure and was ready to play a bigger role in … The post Ghana Fire
Marlon Anipa, the Guan District Chief Executive (DCE), died Tuesday dawn, according to sources. The source, in a phone conversation with the Ghana News Agency, said Anipa on Monday, November 15, toured some Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) centres in the District. He was looking fit and did not show any sign of ill-health, the … The post Newly appointed
A new report by the Tax Justice Network revealing the amount of revenue lost to tax havens by countries around the world shows that Ghana loses about $167 million to tax havens every year. The report puts the figure at $166,923,515. The loss is estimated to be 2.4 per cent of Ghana’s annual tax revenue … The post Ghana loses more than $166m every year
Mr Emmanuel Nii Ashie Kotey, Justice of the Supreme Court, says the transnational nature of cybercrimes creates a difficulty in attaining electronic evidence for law enforcement. He has therefore called on African States to cooperate with other regions to achieve success in cybercrime prosecutions. The Supreme Court Judge made the comments at the opening ceremony … The post Cooperation
Madam Dzifa Attivor, a former Transport Minister died Tuesday morning as tributes poured in from politicians, the business community and friends. She was 65. “Oh nooo! What a loss! May her soul rest in perfect peace.” “Such a kind-hearted woman. You have touched some of us personally. RIP, Mum.” “Volta Development Foundation will forever be … The post Dzifa
Dr Ahmed Alhassan Yakubu, a former Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has asked Government to, as a matter of urgency, operationalise the legal framework for biotechnology products in the country to boost commercial production. This is because, Government would not have any excuse not to accept the introduction of biotech products into the Ghanaian … The post Ghana
Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have shared their expectations of the 2022 national budget statement and economic policy of the government and called for specific measures to strengthen public service delivery to improve living conditions of the citizenry. The CSOs, who shared their expectations in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Tamale on … The post CSOs
The Ghana government lost over GH¢11 billion revenue in the 2020 basically due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Mr Habibu Adams, Senior Economist at the office of the Senior Presidential Advisor, Mr Yaw Osafo Marfo has said. Mr Adams said the closure of borders and the airport, and the lockdown and its related issues was at … The post Ghana government
The Wa High Court has remanded two suspected armed robbers grabbed in the Wa West District, into prison custody to reappear in court on December 2, 2021. The plea of the suspects, Musdeen Issahaku and Alhassan Musah, were not taken by the court, presided over by His Lordship Justice Alhaji Abdul-Yussif Assibey, a Wa High … The post Two suspected robbers remanded
Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah says the Judiciary has no power to interfere with media freedom. He said because, without the media, the work of securing and sustaining democracy would be one hundred times more arduous and that the media’s work was critical for the survival of any democracy, adding, the two must work together. … The post Judiciary
Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah of the Glorious Word Power Ministries and some three other persons from his church, who allegedly assaulted police officers have been served with witness statements. Owusu Bempah and the three others were arrested by the police on Sunday September 12, this year for attacking some police officers at his church premises. … The post Owusu
Mr Leonard Kobina Ackon, Director of Advocacy and Partnerships for the International Justice Mission (IJM) Ghana has said that poverty should not be an excuse to get anyone trafficked. Mr Ackon speaking to the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines of the 2021 annual conference of IJM Ghana dubbed ‘Arise Concert’ indicated that human trafficking … The post Poverty
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