Staff of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have suspended their sit-down strike. The staff were protesting the operational challenges of the companies linked to the indebtedness of some companies to GRIDCo. A joint statement issued by the company said “following a Joint Standing Committee meeting of the Management and Staff Groups of the Ghana Grid […] The post GRIDCo staff
Ten members of the Western Togoland separatist movement, have been denied bail by the High Court in Ho after their lawyer, Atsu Agbakpe filed a motion on notice for bail pending the trial last week. The court, presided over by Justice Eric Baah denied the suspects bail upon hearing the case of the prosecution. The […] The post Court denies 10 members of Western Togoland
A taskforce from the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) moved to demolish the Tema Metro office of the Ghana Education Service (GES) today [Thursday]. All the doors to about eight offices were removed, furniture was scattered, documents were thrown out and the director’s garage destroyed. Documents including past BECE certificates of BECE candidates were also thrown […] The post TDC
A taskforce from the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) demolished the Tema Metro office of the Ghana Education Service (GES) today [Thursday]. All the doors to about eight offices were removed, furniture was scattered, documents were thrown out and the director’s garage destroyed. Documents including past BECE certificates of BECE candidates were also thrown out by […] The post TDC
A Tamale Magistrate court has remanded into prison custody a suspect who was arrested in connection with assault involving two residents of Nanton in the Northern Region. The suspect who was charged for assault and causing harm pleaded not guilty. The Police on Sunday arrested Shani Ibrahim after the two who are believed to be […] The post Nanton: Court remands suspect over
The Electoral Commission says it is in the process of paying officers who were engaged for the voters’ register exhibition exercise which took place in September and only have accounts with defunct savings and loans companies. The Commission on Wednesday began payment of all operatives of the exhibition exercise except those who provided accounts bearing […] The post Processes
The Omanhene of the Sefwi Anhwianso Traditional Area, Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II has been removed as the chairman of the Governance and Development Committee of the National House of Chiefs with immediate effect. This follows public utterances he made after leadership of the house advocated for a NO vote in the referendum which sought to […] The post Omanhene
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) wants President Akufo-Addo to cede his power to appoint thirty percent of district assembly members to chiefs and traditional authorities. The President on December 1 canceled the processes leading to the election of MMDCEs over what he said was a lack of national consensus. The NDC however in a […] The post Cede
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Inusah Fuseini has expressed disappointment with the nomination of Justice Anin Yeboah as the new Chief Justice. According to him, the most Senior Justice at the Apex Court, Justice Jones Dotse should have been nominated instead. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, nominated Justice Anin Yeboah […] The post ‘Dotse
The Africa Center for Energy Policy, ACEP, is worried that Ghana may not have a good story to tell in terms of how its revenue from the petroleum industry has been utilized. ACEP, which has complained about how oil-funded projects are either abandoned or executed poorly, says it is putting together a record to start […] The post ACEP expresses worry over abandoned oil-funded
In this edition of the news review on the Breakfast Daily, Dziffa Akua Ametam hosts Alhassan Suhuyini (MP, Tamale North) and Haruna Mohammed, (Deputy Director of Communications, NPP). The post News Review on Breakfast Daily -12/12/2019 appeared first on Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana, Current Affairs, Business News , Headlines,
In this edition of the Ghana Tax Dialogue on Breakfast Daily, David Kwaku Sakyi hosts Leonard Shang-Quartey (Coordinator, Tax Justice Coalition) and Geoffrey Ocansey (Member Tax Justice Coalition) to discuss ‘Taxation and the Digital Economy’. The post Ghana Tax Dialogue: Taxation and the Digital Economy appeared first on Citinewsroom
Ghana’s efforts to attract more foreign direct investment may hit a snag due to corruption, some foreign missions in Ghana have warned. At a forum centred on fighting corruption organized by the Ghana Integrity Initiative consortium, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the British High Commissioner revealed that some investors remain sceptical […] The post Corruption
Militants have killed at least 71 soldiers in an attack on a military base in western Niger – the deadliest in several years. Twelve soldiers were also injured in the attack in Inates, the army says. No group has yet said it was behind the killings. But militants linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State […] The post Niger army base attack leaves at least 71 soldiers
The president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has nominated Supreme Court judge, Justice Anin Yeboah, as the new Chief Justice of Ghana. Citi News sources indicate that the president has forwarded the name of Justice Yeboah to Parliament, as required by Article 144 (1) of the 1992 Constitution. Justice Anin Yeboah is currently the fourth longest-serving Justice of […] The post Nana Addo
The three striking teacher unions; the Ghana National Association of Teachers, the National Association of Graduate Teachers and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers have called off their strike. This follows an order by the High Court after the National Labour Commission secured a 10-day injunction on the strike. The unions are striking in protest of the […] The post Teacher
A group of NGOs has called on the Government of Ghana to increase domestic funding on the national health budget, especially for immunization programs. This call was made at a Civil Society Roundtable discussion held in Accra on Wednesday as part of the Immunization Advocacy Initiative (IAI), a three-year project which aims to advocate for […] The post HFFG,
Former President John Mahama has described government’s decision to withdraw the bill on the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is unfortunate and has “unfairly robbed Ghanaians of the opportunity to elect their own MMDCEs”. He said such an election would have improved accountability in governance. Speaking at a meeting with the […] The post Withdrawal
The UK is going to the polls for the country’s third general election in less than five years. The contest, the first to be held in December in nearly 100 years, follows those in 2015 and 2017. Polling stations in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland opened at 07:00 GMT. After the […] The post General election 2019: Voters head
YouTube will no longer allow videos that “maliciously insult someone” based on “protected attributes” such as race, gender identity or sexuality. The video-sharing platform will also ban “implied threats of violence” as part of its new harassment policy. A row erupted in June after a prominent video-maker said he had been the target of abuse […] The post YouTube
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