Elvis Anokye

Unpaid contractors run to Otumfuo for intervention

Contractors who are owed by the government in various sectors have taken their demand for payment a notch further by petitioning the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to intervene, MyNewsGh.com reports. Consequently, a meeting has been scheduled on Wednesday, August 14 at the Manhyia Palace where the contractors would meet …

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PDS deal suspended to protect ECG’s $3bn assets – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Government suspended the PDS agreement in the interest of the public, and to protect the assets of the Electricity Company of Ghana worth over $3 billion. According to President Akufo-Addo, the decision to make the suspension of the PDS agreement public was “for the …

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US immigration: ICE releases 300 people after Mississippi raids

US immigration officials say they have temporarily released about 300 people who were arrested in a massive raid in Mississippi on Wednesday. Nearly 700 workers from seven agricultural processing plants were arrested for allegedly not having proper documentation to be in the US. The raids sparked condemnation from Democrats as …

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Over 1000 auctioned vehicles unaccounted for

A total of 1,719 vehicles that were confiscated by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) between 2015 and 2017, and auctioned by the authority cannot be accounted for, the 2018 Auditor-General’s Report has revealed. Additionally, the report indicated that while GRA officials provided information on just 669 …

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NPP bigwigs grabbing everything – Kennedy Agyapong blows alarm

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong is worried that some bigwigs within his party who feel they are handsome are grabbing everything damning the consequences that come with such conduct. He wondered if those persons said to be bigwigs in the party will have the guts to …

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110 Headteachers to be transferred for charging unapproved fees

The Ghana Education Service is set to transfer about 110 headteachers in the Ga West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region for taking unapproved fees. The headteachers reportedly did not obey the GES’ directive not to take monies from pupils as printing fees for their third term examination. All the …

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U.S. not ready to remove Sudan from terrorism list

The United States still needs to resolve longstanding issues with Sudan before it can consider removing it from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday. Earlier this week, Sudan’s military rulers and the main opposition coalition initialled a constitutional declaration paving the …

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