Government has assured that the suspension of the Power Distribution Services‘ concession agreement will not interrupt electricity distribution in the country. The Ministry of Information on Tuesday evening announced the suspension of the PDS with immediate effect. The decision according to government was taken following the detection of fundamental and material breaches of PDS’ obligation […] The post Suspension

Government has with “immediate effect” suspended its concession agreement with Power Distribution Services after it discovered some breaches in the company’s obligation in provision of Payment Securities.   More soon. The post Gov’t suspends concession agreement with PDS appeared first on Citi Newsroom

A social media commentator, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor has been dragged to court for allegedly defaming private legal practitioner, Ace Ankomah. Ace Ankomah is demanding damages to the tune of GHc10 million.   More soon… The post Ace Ankomah sues social media commentator Kevin Taylor for defamation, demands GHc10m appeared first on

The ill-advised statement by the Finance minister to renegotiate all take-or-pay power agreements to take-and-pay will certainly have negative repercussions. It will scare away prospective investors not only in the power sector but even more in the development of any future gas Exploration and Production (E&P) field. If investors agree to take-and-pay agreements, government will […] The post Alex

When James Eduful, also known as Coach Sympathy, was young, his dream was to play football but life happened. However, he decided to stay on course and live his dream, this time, through others. Follow this story by Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo as he looks into the life of this young man whose life is a […] The post Coach Sympathy – The

Some individuals who say they were attacked during the Ayawaso by-election held in January have sued the state over what they term as unlawful assault, arrest and detention during the election. The victims are seeking an order directed at the Respondent to pay an amount of GHC250, 000.00 to each victim as compensation for unlawful […] The post Ayawaso

Anijie Global Foundation, as part of its yearly programmes, embarked on a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outreach at Jubilee Academy in Ashaiman. This was to enlighten the young people on the SDGs, as well as educate them on how young people can be key drivers to the achievement of the 2030 agenda. Speaking at the […] The post Anijie Global Foundation embarks

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission has announced that the annual ban on hunting, capturing and destroying of wild animals will commence from August 1, 2019, and end on December 1, 2019. The five-month ban otherwise known as “Close Season” is in conformity with the Wildlife Conservation Regulation 1971, L.I. 685. Any person who […] The post Close

The first phase of Bijou Homes in Appolonia City has been officially opened to new residents and potential homeowners. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the new homes was led by CEO of EIB Media Network, Nathaniel Kwabena Adisi (aka BolaRay). New homeowners, potential buyers, and executives of Appolonia City and GHL Bank, the partners behind […] The post First

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications is calling for a stakeholders’ dialogue on the communications tax, also known as the talk tax. This comes after the finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, announced in parliament that the government was considering increasing it to 9%.   The post Ghana’s telecommunications chamber calls for dialogue on talk tax

The Steel Manufacturers Association of Ghana (SMAG) has expressed concern over the hike in electricity tariff lamenting that it is having an adverse effect on the growth and development of the industry. Members of the Association on Monday were at the Parliament House to meet joint Parliament committees on energy and trade and industry after […] The post Local

The Asunafo South district police command in the Ahafo Region have arrested a 29-year- old self-acclaimed man of God for allegedly raping three women. The incident happened at Akrodie in the Asunafo North Municipality. The pastor, Daniel Abisah aka  ‘Ogyabofo’ of Adom Power Ministry reportedly arrived at Akrodie on July 22, 2019 for a crusade […] The post Ahafo

A prominent Russian Instagram influencer has been found dead with knife wounds in a suitcase in her rented apartment in Moscow, police say. Ekaterina Karaglanova, 24, was discovered on Friday after her family raised the alarm when she failed to contact them for several days. Ms Karaglanova, who had more than 85,000 followers on Instagram, […] The post Instagram influencer found dead

The Minority side in Parliament has urged the government to change its mode of running the economy, which has seen an increase in key taxes like the Energy Sector Levies (ESLA). The comments follow the Mid-year Budget review where three taxes that form part of the ESLA were increased in addition to the Communication Service […] The post Change course

Statistics from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) show that the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) recorded significant improvement in the number of candidates who passed Mathematics (core) and, to an extent, Integrated Science. According to WAEC, 65.31% of the candidates who sat for the exams this year had between A1 and […] The post 2019

Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, a Judge of the Court of Appeal of Ghana, has called on the general public to make continual efforts in educating the girl child in Ghana. In her speech to launch the Legacy Girls’ Scholarship fund, she applauded the school’s efforts in funding the education of students. Over the past three years, […] The post Legacy Girls’ College launches scholarship

Three teacher unions have threatened to withdraw their services from the beginning of the next academic year for deductions made from their salaries under a supposedly unsolicited insurance policy. The three unions said although most of the teachers had objected to the Ghana Education Service (GES)-SICLife Insurance Policy, blanket deductions had affected the salaries of […] The post 3

The quest to undertake mining activities in an environmentally friendly manner is expected to receive a major boost by the end of August 2019. According to the Lands Ministry, it has received $80 million, from the US Government, to begin reclamation of illegally mined sites across the country. The sector Minister, Kweku Asomah Cheremeh explained […] The post Lands

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application to halt the criminal trial of the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo. Mr. Ofosu Ampofo had filed an application to stay proceedings before the court, following an appeal of the judge’s decision to dismiss two out of the three charges […] The post Court dismisses

The Minority in Parliament has warned that the country risks heading back into an IMF programme due to what it called bad economic management by government. The comments follow the mid-year budget review and supplementary budget estimates where increment on petroleum products and communication service taxes were announced as well as the withdrawal of the […] The post Ghana risks