The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has planned to hold Parliamentary primaries in areas where it has sitting Members of Parliament (MP) on April 25, 2020. The NPP has I69 sitting Members of Parliament out of the total 275 seats in Parliament. The party has already elected more than 95 Parliamentary candidates who would be contesting … The post NPP to hold 2nd round of parliamentary
The US government is threatening sanctions against Ghana over the termination of the controversial Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited deal with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Government in a letter dated October 18, 2019 to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced the termination of the agreement which came into effect on March 1, … The post Reinstate
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked leaders of ECOWAS member countries to demonstrate strong political will to make the subregion an economic and political success. He also underscored the need for them to make the project of integration real, especially as the African Continental Free Trade Area come into force. Speaking at the Annual … The post ‘Let’s make
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the construction of the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange at the famous Obetsebi-Lamptey roundabout in Accra. The construction of this Interchange, according to President Akufo-Addo, will help address the congestion being faced by commuters at the Obetsebi-Lamptey roundabout, and will help improve mobility on the Ring Road corridor. The … The post Akufo-Addo
The Board of Governors of the Danquah Institute has named Richard Ahiagbah as the Acting Executive Director. This follows the procession on Sabbatical leave by Edward Kwaku Asomani, effective Monday, October 21. Mr Asomani’s leave will precede his departure from the Institute “to enable him pursue important research work, which will lead to another assignment”. … The post NPP’s
The Electoral Commission has announced Red and Dark Brown as the colours for the upcoming referendum to decide whether political parties should sponsor candidates for district level elections in the country. Ghanaians will be required to answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to the question: “Are you in favour of the bill to amend clause 3 of … The post EC picks Yellow &
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has charged all Ghanaians to show responsibility to their environment and communities in the bid to confront the scourge of illegal mining. In an address delivered after receiving a special award from the Ghana Mine Workers Union of the TUC at their 75th anniversary awards event on Friday, the former … The post Ghana Mine Workers Union honours Rawlings appeared
Christopher Mbii of Tafo Golf Club has outclassed 98 golfers to win the Okyehene invitational golf tournament held at the Tafo Golf course on Saturday. The tournament organized by MTN, was in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II Mbii got 40 points from 4 handicaps in the Men’s Group … The post Mbii outclass over
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will propose a new source of funding for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The NDC flagbearer said the current capping and realignment law is not helping matters because the Scheme’s monies are taken away, and this makes it difficult for its … The post NDC will find new source
A trained nurse, Atule Happy Atipoka says she has to resort to washing bowls in a hotel as she waits for government’s clearance to be employed in the health sector. Observing her from afar, one would think she is bereaved. But, she is not. Happy Atipoka, together with her colleagues, ties red banners either around … The post Trained nurse washes bowls to earn a living appeared first on
The termination of the PDS agreement seems to be the most trended topic the weekend. In fact, the Finance Minister’s cancellation letter seems like a summary of what some of us have been writing- glad to know they actually read what we write. And I’m glad that what some of us citizens have been writing … The post PDS Cancellation: Matters arising. . .Alex Mould writes appeared
General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says the PDS deal is the “biggest corruption scandal” in the history of Ghana and they will demand probity and accountability from the Akufo-Addo government. He told journalists on Monday that the outcome of the PDS deal underscores NDC’s status as a credible party … The post PDS fiasco:
The Chair of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah, says Ghanaians have lost their values including hard work, patriotism and integrity in the society. She said almost everybody in Ghana at the moment is finding means of making quick money without working hard work. She told Winston Amoah on 3FM’s Sunrise Monday … The post Ghanaians have
Former President John Dramani Mahama says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will adopt a “bottom-up” manifesto for the electioneering campaign next year. This is what has informed a stakeholders’ tour ahead of the unveiling of the party’s manifesto in the quest to reclaim power. “We don’t think that it is good to make [the manifesto] … The post Mahama to campaign on ‘bottom-up’
The fight against the corruption menace will not be successful if those caught in the act are let off the hook or treated with kids gloves, Josephine Nkrumah, Chair of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), has said. Ms Nkrumah told Winston Amoah on the Sunrise proramme on 3FM Monday October 21 that if … The post NCCE wants corrupt officials punishes severely appeared first on
The fight against the corruption menace will not be successful if those caught in the act are let off the hook or treated with kids gloves, Josephine Nkrumah, Chair of the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE), has said. Ms Nkrumah told Winston Amoah on the Sunrise proramme on 3FM Monday October 21 that if … The post NCCE wants corrupt officials punished severely appeared first on
Civil society group Crusaders Against Corruption Ghana, is demanding from Government, a “forensic analysis” of all funds that were withdrawn from ECG’s cash flow or borrowed on behalf of ECG to be analyzed, for President Akufo Addo. The demand by the group follows decision by government to terminate Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession agreement with … The post Do
Popular female sports journalist Nana Akua Amankwa Quaye has called on females in the sporting fraternity to inspire others into the sector despite its male-dominated nature. The visibly excited sports journalist was one of the personalities awarded at 2019 Ghandour WISA/Omy TV Awards held at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Speaking … The post TV3’s
An Iranian hacking group was itself hacked by a Russian group to spy on multiple countries, UK and US intelligence agencies have revealed. The Iranian group – codenamed OilRig – had its operations compromised by a Russian-based group known as Turla. The Russians piggybacked on the Iranian group to target other victims. A National Cyber … The post Iranian hackers hit by Russian cyber-thieves
The World Bank has disclosed that learning crisis has the potential of undermining sustainable growth. Acting Country Manager of the World Bank Dr. Beatrix Allah-Mensah says the Human Capital Index (HCI) scores across countries is 0.56. This implies that a child born today will only be 56% productive by age 18 as opposed to the … The post Learning crisis undermines sustainable growth
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