An anti-corruption group, Crusaders Against Corruption Ghana has commended the government for “saving a bit of taxpayer” money by cancelling the December 17 referendum. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a brief address to the nation on Sunday, December 1, 2019, cancelled the controversial December 17 national referendum which was meant to decide on an […] The post Crusaders
Anytime major political news break, I am rankled by the feeling of becoming a father and soon a grandfather, because I am forced to imagine the many nationalistic stories I could narrate to my children and grandchildren one day when I gather them around a statue of the Ghana map which will sit at the […] The post Kabu Nartey writes: A referendum
Ghanaian fintech company, expressPay, has been certified on both ISO27001:2013 and PCI-DSS Level 1. ISO 27001 is the international standard that provides the specification for an information security management system. It is designed to help organizations manage their information security processes in line with international best practice. PCI-DSS is the abbreviation for Payment Card Industry […] The post expressPay
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has questioned the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government’s commitment of fulfilling its promise to Ghanaians to elect their Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). It follows government’s withdrawal from Parliament two bills intended to amend Articles 243(1) and 55(3) of the Constitution that bother on the election of MMDCEs and making local […] The post NDC
The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwesi Amoako Atta, says over 65 percent of contractors owed by government have in the last two months been paid. He says contractors who are however yet to be paid will see the monies hit their accounts by the close of this week. Speaking at a durbar of chiefs and […] The post 65% of road contractors owed by government paid –
Barclays Ghana and the proudly Ghanaian owned food business, Starbites Food & Drinks, have launched a joint partnership that offers customers 50% discount on Tuesday evenings when they pay with a Barclays Visa Credit or Debit card. Known as the “Barclays Tuesdays”, this juicy 50% discount on the ‘Barclays Menu’ is available to all Barclays […] The post ‘Barclays
Parliament has approved the withdrawal of two bills intended to amend Articles 243(1) and 55(3) of the Constitution that bother on the election of Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) and making local level elections partisan. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Ms Gloria Akuffo represented the government to withdraw the Bill on […] The post Government
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as hypocritical, the excuse given by President Nana Akufo-Addo for the cancellation of the December 17 national referendum. The party is strongly convinced that, the cancellation was politically motivated not as a result of the seeming lack of broad consensus as the President claimed. A statement signed […] The post Fear
The Police Commander for the Nsawam Police Unit, DSP Mariam Adu Osei, has called on citizens to be patient whenever there is an issue that involves the police and other security agencies. Her statement comes on the back of a protest by some angry youth in Nsawam blocking that stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway after […] The post Don’t take law into your own
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, December 1, 2019, addressed the nation where he announced the cancellation of the December 17 referendum. He also directed the Local Government Minister to withdraw from Parliament the Article 243 (1) Bill which was meant to amend the Constitution to allow Ghanaians to vote for their Metropolitan, Municipal […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
Investigations have commenced into the cause of Sunday morning’s fire that gutted the Large Tax Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority close to the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange. The Air Force and Army joined the Fire Service in a six hour battle to douse the fire that razed the entire second floor of the building. The […] The post Fire Service investigates fire at GRA office appeared
Ghanaians have been urged to buy locally grown rice this Christmas, on other festive occasions and for everyday consumption to give greater impetus to the agriculture sector. Apart from saving Ghana millions of foreign exchange, increased patronage of locally grown rice would bolster production efforts, lead to increased investments, impact positively on the local economies […] The post Buy
The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan has stated that she is putting measures in place to relocate the squatters along the Legon-GIMPA road by the end of the week. The over hundred squatters who were living along the Legon-GIMPA road have been moved after an eviction exercise was carried out […] The post Legon-GIMPA
The prosecutors in the Kasoa Police shooting case have told the court that they are waiting for advice from the Attorney General on how to proceed with the matter. According to the prosecutors, the Attorney General to complete the bill of indictment to allow the case to move to the High court for trial to […] The post Kasoa police murder: Prosecutors await AG’s
The Wa Circuit court has remanded the ten suspected members of the separatist Western-Togoland group who were arrested in Tumu last Friday. The ten are Micheal Hope, 49; Ishmael Dzerakor, 83; Togbui Kuoro ll, 93; Umborgati Samuel, 54; and Umar Abdul Samad, 53. The others are George Lihor, 49; Mohammed Karim, 45; Hordiba Innocent, 68; […] The post U/W: Court
A US-based Ghanaian legal practitioner, Professor Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar, is asking the Electoral Commission to go ahead with the December 17 referendum in spite of President Akufo-Addo’s cancellation of the process. He argues that the President cannot withdraw the Bill for the amendment of Article 55 (3) because the constitutional process […] The post Ignore
Standing on all protocols, your excellency, Mr President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, we take the opportunity to say thank you for your vision for this project. To realize a project like this during your Presidency leaves a very strong legacy for the future. They say that the future of work lies with the creative and […] The post Juliet
The UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has appointed Israel and Ghana to co-chair the Council’s Science, Technology and Innovation forum. The two countries will together lead discussions, take part in the selection of speakers, and prepare receptions on promoting innovation in the world. Neither of the countries has previously led the Forum. The senior […] The post Ghana
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is saddened by the cancellation of the December 17 referendum by President Nana Akufo-Addo. At a press conference on Monday, addressed by its General Secretary, John Boadu, the NPP said the President was given “no choice” in the matter. The President called off the referendum slated for December […] The post Nana
Over 600 shops belonging to foreign traders particularly Nigerians at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle have been locked up by members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA). This is not the first time GUTA members had embarked on such an exercise in their quest to rid the Ghanaian market of foreign traders who are […] The post Over 600 Nigerian shops at Circle locked
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