The date for the start of the compilation of the controversial new voter register could be Tuesday, June 30, 2020. A letter sighted by 3news.com and signed by Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in charge of Corporate Affairs Dr Eric Bossman Asare to some political parties puts the …

Parliament of Ghana has finally amended the Constitutional Instrument 91(C.I 91) and replaced it with Constitutional Instrument 126 (C.I 126). The Electoral Commission of Ghana submitted C.I 91 to Parliament for an amendment with C.I 126 in order to assist them to carry out their required duties. BACKGROUND The newly amended …

A speeding Kia Rhio truck on Monday night ran over a policeman on night patrol duty on the Atebubu-Kumasi road in the Ashanti Region, MyNewsGh.com. According to the police information available to MyNewsGh.com,  the vehicle with a registration number.GS 328-11 loaded with Charcoal from Atebubu towards Kumasi on reaching a section of …

A Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced a 26-year old man who inflicted deep wounds on his three-year-old son to 24 months imprisonment. The court also asked the convict to sign a bond of good behaviour for four years. The court, presided over by Her Honour Patricia Amponsah while reading …

A 32-year-old man was sentenced to a 42-year prison term by the Atlantis Magistrate’s Court for his role in the hijacking of an abalone truck in the Western Cape in 2017. According to a statement by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Zukisa Sibango was convicted of two counts of attempted …

The Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament has by a majority decision recommended for adoption the Public Elections (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (CI 126) brought to the House by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) through the Attorney General’s Department. Reading the Committee’s final report on the floor on Tuesday, June 9, Chairman, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, …

A tax expert and the Fiscal Policy Lead at Oxfam Ghana, Dr. Alex Ampaabeng is calling on the Akufo-Addo-led government to re-introduce the Luxury Vehicles Tax which was abolished in 2019 few months after its introduction amidst criticisms. Ghana’s overall fiscal deficit for the year 2020 is expected to increase …

The government of Ghana is seeking to borrow GH¢17.8 billion between May and August 2020. According to the Issuance Calendar, GH¢15.8 billion is to rollover or settle maturities and the remaining GH¢2.03 billion is a fresh issuance to finance government projects. The 91-Day Treasury bill dominates the issuance calendar with …

Five persons, including a baby, lost their lives in the Okaikoi North Constituency, a downpour four-hour in the early hours of Tuesday. About 300 people have also been displaced, property valued at thousands of cedis have been lost. The bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Achimota Hospital …

Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, officials say. After 15 years in …