The government is set to pay West Blue Ghana GH¢95 million for the settlement of arrears owed to the IT Consulting firm for work done under the National Single Window and Integrated Risk Management System contract executed in August 2015. A source at the company explaining the issue told by this paper that “the payment … The post ‘GH¢95m payment to West Blue is
THE interchange currently under construction on the Tema Motorway is expected to be opened to traffic in November this year, instead of December in order to reduce traffic congestion in the area. This is also to enable the contractors working on the “Project for the Improvement of the Tema Motorway Roundabout Phase II” to work … The post Tema Motorway Interchange opens to traffic
Brisk business activities started in earnest at the various landing sites of the country’s coastal-belt made up the Volta, Greater Accra, Central and the Western Regions. Fishermen and fish-mongers were spotted at some of the landing beaches and shorelinesharvesting and buying fish as their first catch on the first day of the opening of the … The post Fishing business bounces back
Mr Lartey Otu (left) receiving the citation from the Vice President of the GTF, Mr Charles Cromwell. Looking on is the Korea Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Park Kyongsig Players of Bulls RLFC celebrating with their trophy THE thirdedition of the Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon, has been rescheduled. The event originally fixed for tomorrow would now … The post Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon rescheduled
The Bulls Rugby League FC demonstrated great finesse throughout the season to be crowned men’s champions of the 2024 Rugby League 13s. Played at the University of Ghana rugby field, Bulls RLFC won all six games, including a shock 12-6 victory over last season’s champions and favourites for the title, Skolars. Skolars, who were hot … The post Bulls, African Warriors
The Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) President, Mr Frederick Lartey Out, was on Saturday honoured by the Ghana Para Taekwondo Sub-Committee for his hard work and dedication towards the development and promotion of Para-Taekwondo in Ghana. Under his administration, Ghana will make a maiden appearance in para-taekwondo at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games expected to be … The post GTF
Absa Bank Ghana in collaboration with Mastercard Foundation has invested more than GH¢1.1 billion in the last four years to support 5,700 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to boost their growth. The support is under the Absa Young Africa Works (AYAW) project, which has the objective to create 50,000 decent jobs for the youth. Under … The post 5,700 SMEs benefit from Absa Young
Tullow Ghana has made a substantial investment of GH¢1.5 million in 10 promising agribusinesses across the country. The investment is part of the Tullow AgriVentures Programme (TAP) initiative designed to empower small and medium-scale enterprises within Ghana’s agricultural value chain. The TAP initiative, which has Innohub Foundation as its implementing partner, is a multi-year project … The post Tullow
The Hohoe Magistrate’s Court has imposed GH¢1,800 fine on Justice Adzaglo, a motorcycle rider, for disobeying traffic regulations. Adzaglo, who was accused of riding motorcycle, without licence, insurance and road worthiness document, pleaded guilty to the charges. He was sentenced on his own plea to GH¢1,800 fine or serve four months in prison if he … The post Motorcycle rider
Nigerian police have fired live bullets and tear gas to try and disperse thousands of protesters in the northern city of Kano rallying against the rising cost of living. Many businesses across the country have closed as demonstrators in major cities chant slogans such as: “We are hungry.” In Kano, which has seen the largest … The post Shots fired as Nigeria cracks down on hunger
The National Media Commission (NMC) yesterday appointed new board members for the four state-owned media organisations to govern their operations. This is in accordance with article 168 of the Constitution and section 2(1) (e) of the Commission Act, 1993 (Act 449), in consultation with the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. A statement signed yesterday and … The post Prof. Kwamena
Caveat: This paper is neither a response to the recent appeal from the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the SDA Church to consider voting on December 7, nor is it intended to reinforce or contradict the media presser which was issued subsequently by the leadership of the Church dated … The post Can
A day’s sensitisation seminar on the Right to Information (RTI) Law for 150 students of Accra Technical Training College (ATTC) was held in Accra, Wednesday. It was organised by the RTI office of the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly and meant to educate the students on their fundamental freedoms to access information in Article 21 (1) … The post ATTC students sensitised to RTI law appeared
Barely 48-hours after Parliament adjourned sine die, the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has sent a memo to the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, for an extraordinary session of the House. The meeting, Mr Afenyo- Markin, MP, Effutu, explained would consider urgent matters including a US$250 million for the Ghana Energy Sector Recovery Programme, request for … The post Majority
An Anti- Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) toolkit has been developed by the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW), to enable civil society organisations (CSOs) respond to SLAPP cases. SLAPP is a lawsuit that is intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defence until they abandon … The post SARW, TWN introduces
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