The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched its Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa (SEGA) aimed at fostering transparent and accountable governments and institutions to secure inclusive, sustainable development. The strategy proposes bold reforms in the management of public finances to eliminate revenue ‘leakages’ and ensure an efficient, productive, and transparent use of scarce resources. … The post AfDB
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Borehole project has been approved by the World football governing body, Federation of International Football Association (FIFA). This follows the decision of the Executive Council of the GFA to invest part of the Association’s FIFA Forward 1.0 programme to improve the quality of pitches and competitions via the provision of … The post FIFA
The Delta Variant of COVID-19 has been recorded in a Ghanaian community, the Ministry of Information has confirmed. The Ministry did not indicate which Ghanaian community recorded it but said the infected persons have been isolated and in good health condition. The Ministry announced that at 10:00 hours on Friday, July 2, 2021 the Covid-19 task … The post Delta
Japan is collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement a project to fight terrorism in Ghana and her immediate West African neighours. The project, “Strengthening Response Capacities of State and Civil Society Actors in Preventing and Countering Terrorism and Violent extremism in coastal states in West Africa” is being implemented by UNDPA … The post Japan
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the government is putting measures to stimulate job creation in an integrated and inclusive manner throughout the gold mining value chain. The integrated and inclusive chain according to him would bring together large scale, small scale and sustainable community miners as well as other stakeholders such as refiners, purchasers … The post Ghana
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s main opposition party, has called for the dismissal of Mr Salisu Bamba, the Ejura Municipal Chief Executive (MCE). The MCE, according to the party, was to blame for Tuesday’s (June 29) shooting incident in the area that claimed two lives, including Nasiru Yussif and Murtala Mohammed, both in their … The post NDC calls for dismissal
Madam Victoria Mahama Aganalie, the Builsa North Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service, (GES) in the Upper East Region has called on Municipal and District Assemblies to pass by-laws to curtail the increasing numbers of teenage pregnancies in their areas. She said although stakeholders including Non-Governmental Organizations had over the years put measures in … The post Pass
Broll Ghana Limited, the country’s premier and biggest property company today held its 15th-anniversary launch in Accra with the theme, “15 years of progressive partnership in Ghana’s real estate industry”. The launch saw the unveiling of the company’s new logo and mantra which reads ‘progressive property people’. Speaking at the launch of the anniversary, the … The post Broll
Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in Turkey on Thursday to protest the country’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a human rights treaty to prevent and combat domestic violence. Demonstrators in central Istanbul held up placards reading: “We are not giving up on the Istanbul Convention. It’s not over for us.” They chanted, “We … The post Thousands
Amnesty International Ghana has called on the Inspector General of Police to Investigate thoroughly the Ejura shooting which left two dead and several injured. In a press release signed by Mr Frank Doyi, Director of Amnesty international Ghana, copied to the Ghana News Agency, it appealed for a commitment to an end to security agencies’ brutalities. … The post Amnesty
Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that 285 public institutions have complied with the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2019 (ACT 989) requirements in the first year of its implementation. He said out of this number, 219 public institutions submitted their annual reports on RTI activities within their respective institutions. Additionally, an analysis … The post Over
An Accra High Court presided over by Justice El-Freda Denkyi was unable to empanel jurors, for the third consecutive time, to commence the trial of Eric Kojo Duah, the alleged killer of two Kasoa police officers. Duah allegedly shot and killed the two police officers on the Kasoa-Buduburam-Aprah road in August 2019. When the case … The post Kasoa
The Chief Justice has declined the request to transfer the case involving Dr Stephen Opuni and two others to another judge. Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, in a letter dated June 25, 2021, addressed to the Trial Judge, Justice Clemence Honyenuga, a Justice of the Supreme, sitting as an additional High Court Judge, said “Your petition … The post Opuni trial:
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, said government has set up a three-member Ministerial Committee to conduct public enquiry into the shooting incidence at Ejura in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, June 29. The Committee, to be chaired by Justice George Kingsly Koomson of the Court of Appeal, has a Security Expert, Dr … The post Government
Mr George Okwabi Frimpong, a member of the License Surveyors Association has advised Ghanaians to have an interest in the Land Act 2020, Act 1036. He stressed that the Act seeks to save many Ghanaians from falling victim to the many land issues the country was confronted with; and the passage of the act, would … The post Ghanaians advised to take interest in Land
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says the Computer Based Test (CBT) taken by persons applying for driver licences would be available in some local languages, beginning 2022. The test would be available in six local languages, consisting of Ga, Ewe, Twi, Hausa, Dagbani and Nzema. Mr Benjamin Peh, Acting Head of Department, Research, … The post DVLA
The TDC Development Company Limited (TDC) has warned that persons who acquired lands from the Tema Acquisition Area risk losing the lands if they failed to develop them within two years. It said the TDC would use proper legal processes to take back those lands through a re-entry process. “Anybody who owns land within the … The post Develop your lands within
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has explained that legal and policy considerations of government support the burning of excavators in the ongoing fight against illegal mining. He cited several legal authorities and cases as well as Article 36(9) of the 1992 Constitution to justify government’s action with regard to … The post Jinapor
The plan of the Government of Ghana to build a 50,000 capacity stadium at Borteyman in the Greater Accra Region, at a $200-million cost, to host the 2023 African Games, has been suspended. The 13th edition of the continental showpiece was expected was to take place in three cities- Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast; and … The post Government halts
Government has decided to complete the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra to compliment facilities which will be built at Borteyman for the 2023 African Games. Mr. Mustapha Ussif, the Minister of Youth and Sports announced to Parliament that due to delays in starting the construction of a proposed 50,000 Olympic size Stadium in Borteyman … The post 2023
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