African governments must step up efforts to mobilise resources locally to finance their development programmes, President of the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), Dr K.Y Amoako has said. That, he stressed, would reduce Africa’s dependence on aid to finance their budgets and other developmental projects. Dr Amoako disclosed this in an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the [...] The post Step
The Policy Advisor to the Minister of Energy, William Amuna, has been decorated with a ‘Special Recognition Award’ for his dedication, passion and success in the creation of power sector opportunity through the delivery of regional transmission infrastructure. The special recognition awards are conferred on individuals and private sector institutions that have laid the foundation for the growth of the [...] The post William
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has called on financial institutions to employ sound governance practices to safeguard customers’ deposits. He noted that the BoG would continue to strengthen its supervisory frameworks in achieving financial stability to support and contribute positively to sustainable growth. “The Bank of Ghana remains committed to ensuring that financial institutions [...] The post Employ
Headmistress of Okushibri Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA) Basic School in the Greater Accra Region, Ms Lydia Ayi Adam has appealed to the municipal assembly to complete stalled school projects to help decongest the pupils. She mentioned the school’s abandoned kindergarten (KG) and junior high school (JHS) blocks as projects that have stalled. Apart from the stalled projects she [...] The post KKMA
Lily Fati Soale, Director of Social Accountability Unit (SAU) of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLRD) has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to design innovative strategies to increase citizens’ involvement and active participation in local governance. “The district assemblies should also exhibit professionalism, be ethical in the discharge of their duties in order to win [...] The post MMDAs
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), will this weekend go to the polls to elect constituency executives in all but 16 constituencies across the country. This is because the constituencies have filed various petitions against the electoral process. The party’s General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia in an interview said the Anlo constituency, which is among the constituencies where the polls will [...] The post NDC
Parliament, has unanimously rejected the formula by the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) Administrator’s formula on how the Common Fund should be disbursed. Both Minority and Majority insisted the formula by the Administrator, Irene Naa Torshie Addo was contrary to what Parliament had approved. The new formula, as announced by the administrator allocated 40 per cent of the fund [...] The post Parliament
Member of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC), Daniel Batidam has resigned citing persistent corruption in the organisation. Mr. Batidam in a resignation letter dated June 8, said, “After witnessing several instances and degrees of bad governance, including the abuse of entrusted power (or corruption), lack of probity, accountability, transparency and integrity at the Secretariat of the AUABC [...] The post Batidam
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina-Abokobi Constituency, Alhaji Abubakar Boniface Saddique on Wednesday toured some affected communities within the constituency to ascertain the level of damage caused by the flood during Monday’s downpour. The tour was also to sympathise with the victims and assure them of lasting solution to the perennial problem that confronts them whenever it rained heavily. [...] The post Madina-Abokobi
PARLIAMENT has approved and adopted the report of the joint committee on Finance and Mines and Energy, granting fiscal concessions to Anglogold Ashanti Ghana Limited, under a tax concession agreement between Ghana government and the mining giant. The House also approved and adopted the report of the joint committee on the development agreement granting stability terms to the company. [...] The post Parliament
At a time when more resources are needed alongside good planning to ensure economic growth and improvement in the welfare of people, certain individuals and groups are also involved in reprisal attacks on each other to the detriment of a much-needed peaceful co-existence in various parts of the country. Such attacks and counter attacks between communities create unbearable hardships on [...] The post Peaceful
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