The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said his Administration will remain resolute in its mission to address the socio-economic needs of the people. “It has been my policy to get to the grounds and listen to the concerns of the citizenry. “Governance is about the welfare of the people,” the President noted, assuring that … The post Governance
Millions of leaked documents and the biggest journalism partnership in history have uncovered financial secrets of 35 current and former world leaders, more than 330 politicians and public officials in 91 countries and territories, and a global lineup of fugitives, con artists and murderers. The secret documents expose offshore dealings of the King of Jordan, … The post #PandoraPapers:
The Pandora Papers’s 11.9 million records arrived from 14 different offshore services firms in a jumble of files and formats — even ink-on-paper — presenting a massive data-management challengeA 2.94 terabyte data trove exposes the offshore secrets of wealthy elites from more than 200 countries and territories. These are people who use tax and secrecy … The post #PandoraPapers:
The Registrar-General’s Department will in October begin the delisting of dormant Companies from the Companies Register. The delisting will affect companies which failed to comply with the Department’s directive to file their Annual Returns or Update their records. These Companies are Public/Private Companies Limited by Shares, Public/Private Companies Limited by Guarantee (Associations, Fun Clubs and … The post Registrar-General’s
Innocent Kudese, a 23-year-old unemployed, has been charged for stealing, sexual extortion and defrauding by false pretences. An Aflao Circuit Court granted Innocent bail in the sum of GH¢30,000.00 with two sureties, one to be justified. The Court presided over by Mr Joseph Ofosu Behome admitted the accused, a resident of Yelibato near Agbozume, Ketu … The post Unemployed
Former US president Donald Trump has asked a judge to reinstate his Twitter account as he seeks overturn a permanent ban from the social media platform. The 75-year-old filed a preliminary injunction against the internet giant on Friday, demanding the swift restoration of his account. The filing claims Twitter cancelled his account, which had some … The post Trump asks
The Director-General of the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called on countries to redouble efforts to halve food waste by the end of this decade. The organization said around 14 per cent of the world’s total food production is lost between harvest and retail, costing $400 billion in food value each … The post FAO calls on
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to commence a special exercise to monitor how corporate institutions and stored and managed their e-waste to ensure environmental safety. The move is to guarantee that electronic gadgets such as laptops, mobile phones, air conditioners, fridges and microwaves are disposed of by the right people at the licenced facility. … The post EPA
The Ghana National Gas Company has scheduled a planned maintenance shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant, starting Monday, October 4. A statement from the Corporate Communications of GNGC, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the scheduled temporary shutdown, which will last between October 4 to October 18, 2021, would allow the team … The post Atuabo
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given a directive that the ban of Twitter’s operations in the country be lifted, but only if the California-based microblogging giant meets certain conditions given by the government. In an Independence Day broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary, Buhari said, his administration took the decision to allow Nigerian citizens … The post Nigerian
The humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is spinning out of control with 5.2 million people needing food aid, 400,000 of them in famine-like conditions, UN humanitarians has said. After 11 months of conflict and three months of a de facto blockade, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said, the situation is likely to get … The post Tigray
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the global community to accelerate an equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. “I will take this opportunity to remind the global community that the current state of access to COVID-19 vaccines is unacceptable. We cannot afford a situation where a handful of countries keep the global vaccine supply to … The post Buhari
Ghanaian residents of the Budumburam Camp in the Central Region have appealed to government to protect their legally acquired lands in the area ahead of the demolition of the Camp. They claimed that portions of the area earmarked for demolition by the Local Assembly belonged to them and must not be destroyed. Reverend Joachim Yeboah, … The post Buduburam
The Government, has by Executive Instrument has renewed the curfew hours of Alavanyo and Nkonya and its environs in the Volta Region from 0000 hours to 0400 hours, effective from Friday, October 1. Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, in a signed statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the Government continued … The post Government renews Alavanyo and
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, has by Executive Instrument renewed the curfew hours of Kpatinga and its environs in the Northern Region from 0000 hours to 0400 hours, effective from Friday, October 1. A statement signed by the Minister, copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the Government continued to express its … The post Government renews imposition
The Government, has by Executive Instrument renewed the curfew hours of Bimbilla and its environs in the Northern Region from 0000 hours to 0400 hours, effective from Friday, October 1. Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior in a signed statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the Government continued to express its … The post Bimbilla curfew renewed appeared first on
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to demonstrate courage and resilience in the discharge of his duties. He should be focused on the job at hand for the realization of the government’s vision to improve the living conditions of the people. “Leadership is about sacrifices,” the Asantehene … The post Leadership
At the end of December 2020, total assets of the banking sector stood at GH¢149.3 billion, representing a growth of 15.7 per cent compared to 22.8 per cent at end-December 2019. This is against GH¢128.98 billion recorded at end-December 2019 with the lower growth in assets in 2020 reflecting the adverse effects of the COVID-19 … The post Total assets
The Ghana National School Feeding Caterers Association (GNSFCA) has alleged that the Secretariat of the Ghana National School Feeding has paid an estimated amount of over GHS12,998,767.52 to ‘ghost schools’. It said the schools which were over 511 across the country, had not been part of the Programme. Mrs Caroline Aboagye, Public Relations Officer of … The post Catering
Mr Larry Kotoe, a Deputy Director at the Environmental Protection Agency has urged fishermen to begin proper records keeping to ensure that they did not miss out on the right to compensation and insurance should danger or damage occurred. He stated that elsewhere in the world, Fishermen paid taxes and so had good affections in … The post EPA
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