Businesses and policy makers have committed to the domestic mobilisation agenda of the government at the just ended First Accra Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment Fair with a call to guard tax incentive initiatives. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the SDGs Investment Fair organised by the Ministry of Finance … The post Unguarded

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, has given the assurance that Parliament would pass the Right to Information (RTI) Bill before the end of the session on Saturday, December 22. “The Bill has suffered sequential abortions but like ‘Abiku’, it refuses to die. Parliament is resolved to pass the RTI Bill,” he … The post Ghana

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, has given the assurance that Parliament would pass the Right to Information (RTI) Bill before the end of the session on Saturday, December 22. “The Bill has suffered sequential abortions but like ‘Abiku’, it refuses to die. Parliament is resolved to pass the RTI Bill,” he … The post Ghana

The Ghana Police Service on Thursday launched a special operation exercise designed to offer protection from activities of criminals during and after the yuletide. The exercise, tagged; “Operation Father Christmas,” expected to last 45 days, was also a confidence building measure to assure all and sundry of their safety and security. Activities preceding the launch … The post Police

The Minister of Energy, John Peter Amewu, has laid before Parliament the renegotiated AMERI deal, which he says, has enhanced terms over the original agreement signed by the NDC administration. According to the Minister, the country will save millions of dollars under the new contract agreed between the Government of Ghana and Africa and Middle … The post New Ameri deal laid

The Minister of Aviation, Joseph Adda, has said government will soon construct an Aviation Conference Centre in Kumasi to host international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) activities. The facility will also provide an alternative to the Accra International Conference Centre and also help to promote conference tourism in the country. The Minister announced this on Thursday … The post Government

Tullow-Ghana’s drilling program is targeting a significant growth production from around 147, 000 barrels to 180,000 in 2019. The company was working to strengthen and grow its business in Ghana by tapping into additional exploration opportunities. Mr Kweku Awotwe, the Managing Director of Tullow- Ghana, told the media in Takoradi that undrilled prospects and leads … The post Tullow

Dr Emmanuel Ayifah, the Deputy Country Director, SEND Ghana has stated that the 2019 budget statement failed to provide details on targets achieved on key child protection policies in 2018 and targets for 2019. Dr Ayifah said the situation had made it difficult to track and hold government accountable for the use of public resources … The post 2019 budget

Dr Eugene Owusu, the Special Advisor to the President on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Wednesday, said Ghana would leverage the benefits of the SDGs accelerate its agenda to grow the economy for the prosperity of all citizens. They also presented the greatest opportunity to create the desired world: a world free of poverty, hunger, … The post SDGs are great assets

The Prosecution in the trial of the alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, will on Monday, December 17, present the fifth prosecution witness of the state to give evidence in the trial. When the case was called on Wednesday, Mrs Evelyn Keelson, Chief State Attorney told the Court that there has been a … The post Major Mahama murder trial: State

Under the Accelerated Oil and Gas Capacity (AOGC) Programme $4.5 million has been secured from Aker Energy to push 200 Ghanaians into skilled upstream oil and Gas jobs, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information, has said. He said the training programme would start in January, 2019, and by December, 2019, the last cohort should … The post $4.5m

The Government has instituted two approaches as part of efforts to combat the increasing spate of illegal logging, mining, farming and other illegal activities in forest reserves and wildlife protected areas. Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, Lands and Natural Resources Minister, said the first approach was the continued capacity building of the Rapid Response Teams established by … The post Government

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday waded into the debate about the use of drones to distribute blood and other essential medicines to hard-to-reach communities across the country, saying that the technology is a national priority that would save many lives. The Vice President recounted a personal experience on September 22, 2002 at the … The post Bawumia

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced a reduction in the filing fee for the party’s presidential primaries. The presidential aspirants would now pay GH¢300,000.00 instead of GH¢400,000.00, representing a cut down of 25 per cent. This followed the intervention by the party’s Council of Elders. Eight of … The post NDC

The Global Nutrition Report 2018 has disclosed that malnutrition is unacceptably high globally, however, there is an unprecedented opportunity to end it. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency and signed by Mr James Nickerson of Global Report, Africa was the region hardest hit by overlapping forms of malnutrition. It disclosed that out of … The post Malnutrition

Mr Debie Mensah-Appiah, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Brong-Ahafo Region on Wednesday said the creation of the additional regions will promote fair share of the “national cake”. Equitable distribution of the national purse would accordingly push rapid socio-economic growth and facilitate accelerated national development. In an interview with the … The post New

One hundred and eighty-six (186) people were killed in road crashes in the Central Region as at November 2018 as against 180 recorded over the same period last year. In all, it recorded a reduction of 825 road accidents as against 902 in the previous year. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Foster Gyasi of the … The post Road accidents claim 186 lives in Central

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would on Friday, December 7, announce additional boosts for farmers and the agricultural sector at the 2018 Farmers’ Day celebration, which takes place in Tamale. Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Information Minister, who announced this, on Wednesday, at a media briefing, in Accra, stated: “We will also use the provided opportunity to … The post President

Members of every gender face workplace discrimination, violence and harassment, but stereotyping and the cultural practices of some societies make women more vulnerable. Sexual assaults, discrimination and humiliation happen at workplaces and women who suffer these do not feel safe to report or seek help – they fear there could be consequences, including loss of … The post The

An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday granted bail to eight persons for allegedly stealing various sums of money from a business woman in their capacity as her personal bankers. They are: Kwame Osei Yeboah, Rita Ofosuhemaa Mpiani, Joseph Nwolley Nsien, Richard Dugan, James Omaboe, Michael Amankwah, Clement owusu Manu, and Michael Assibu. Yeboah has been … The post Eight before