Rev Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament of Tuesday indicated his personal support for the death penalty as the House approved by consensus, the nomination of four persons by President Nana Akufo-Addo as justices to the Supreme Court of Ghana. The approval followed the debate by Members on the Report of the Appointments … The post Parliament approves
Officials from Parliament would today (Tuesday) accompany Mr Collins Dauda, MP for Asutifi South to the Police Headquarters in Accra to meet the Police CID Boss, Speaker of Parliament, Prof Aaron Michael Oquaye, has announced. The Speaker said Mr Dauda would not meet any official with a rank lower than that, saying “after all monkeys … The post Monkeys
Government has launched the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) to ensure effective and efficient management and delivery of infrastructure projects. The PIM system is part of the grand reform agenda of government to electronically integrate all financial management operations, and bring efficiency to government business. It aims to establish a well-defined and transparent guidelines and … The post Ghana
The Accra Technical University (ATU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to undertake joint researches and projects to improve the quality of life of people in the city. The agreement is to provide opportunities for training of both ATU and AMA staff, provide opportunities for internship and training of … The post Accra
The Accra Technical University (ATU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to undertake joint researches and projects to improve the quality of life of people in the city. The agreement is to provide opportunities for training of both ATU and AMA staff, provide opportunities for internship and training of … The post Accra
The Northern Regional Executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to as a matter of urgency extend the limited voter registration exercise in affected areas in the Region to enable more qualified persons to register. In a statement issued in Tamale on Monday signed by Mr Salisu BE-Awuribe, … The post Northern
Ghana’s renewable energy investment drive receives a boost of $1.5 million grant from the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA). The grant will support the country’s efforts to overcome technical, financial, regulatory and institutional barriers to scaling-up renewable energy investments in Ghana. The project, according to a release from AfDB and copied … The post Ghana’s
The Director of Social Protection at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Rita Owusu Amankwah, has lauded efforts by Ghana to implement many social intervention programmes to bridge inequality gap and mitigate poverty. She said the ongoing Free Senior High School programme is one of the vast social protection investments government was … The post Free
The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) has made a passionate appeal to the government to release the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) on time to ensure early completion of development projects in rural communities. Mr. Ewald Quaye Garr, Acting Programme Lead for Civic Empowerment for Community Action (CECA) at the IDEG, who made the appeal … The post IDEG
The Office of the First Lady has explained that the Rebecca Foundation “has never been in any time”, partner Star Times Corporation, a Chinese firm operating in Ghana, as is being suggested in parts of the media. The Office of the First Lady, in a statement issued on Monday, and copied to the Ghana News … The post Rebecca Foundation is
The newly inaugurated Media Coalition for Open Defecation (M-CODe) has urged the Government to set a target date for ending open defaecation across the country. The Coalition said the Government should in addition, develop and publicise a roadmap that would lead to ending the menace in line with deadline it would set for itself. During … The post Govt must
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government’s performance in relation to the economy within its 18 months in office is the best since 2001. Dr Bawumia said Ghana’s currency had only depreciated by seven percent against the dollar compared to other countries like Argentina, Turkey, South Africa … The post NPP’s
Professor Li Hengtian, Deputy Director, China International Publishing Group Training Center (CIPG), has said China’s quest to work with developing countries was because it was the country’s culture to cooperate and help others develop. He said China over the years established well tested development models and was ready to cooperate with other nations and promote … The post It
The World Bank Group has announced a $30-million International Development Assistance (IDA) credit to Ghana in support of the country’s financial sector stability and improvement of inclusiveness for users of formal financial services. The funds are also expected to expand inclusiveness for financially excluded groups such as women, rural communities and farmers. According to the … The post World
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