The so-called democratic political party has bared its undemocratic teeth to one of its own. Walking majestically to the Asawase Constituency office of the NDC, Masawudu Mubarak, clothed in innocence, asked to be sold the nomination forms of the party to enable him to contest in the parliamentary primaries of …
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Former Presidential Staffer Files To Contest Ablekuma Central NDC Primaries
Former Presidential Staffer and a member of the National Democratic Congress NDC Communication Team, Hon. Alhaji Halidu Haruna has submitted his nomination forms to contest for NDC parliamentary primaries at the Ablekuma Central Constituency in the Greater Accra Region slated for August this year. Alhaji Halidu and his supporters stormed …
Read More »UEW graduands stranded as govt fails to constitute new Council for graduation
Thousands of graduating students of the University of Education, Winneba, have been left stranded on the campus as their graduation appears to be in limbo. The situation is due to the delay by government in reconstituting the University’s Governing Council which has the mandate to superintend the graduation ceremony. The …
Read More »1D1F: Ekumfi pineapple company almost done
The Ekumfi Pineapple and Fruit Juices Company which is part of the government’s One District-One Factory programme is near completion, the Secretariat has said in a statement.On Friday, 19 July 2019, the National Coordinator for the One District-One Factory Programme, Gifty Ohene-Konadu, inspected the project, which is located at Ekumfi …
Read More »New cocoa minimum price could jeopardise market share – Haruna Iddrisu
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, says the Akufo-Addo Administration is gambling with the country’s share in the global cocoa market following the agreement of a new minimum price with Cote D’Ivoire. Though the Ghana-Cote D’Ivoire relationship in cocoa marketing may be strategic, the Minority Leader argued that the …
Read More »DOWNLOAD MP3: Beyonce ft Shatta Wale
The much awaited song – Already – by Beyonce featuring Ghana’s dancehall king Shatta Wale on the Lion King: The Gift album has been released. The album also features big names such as Childish Gambino, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell. Other Africa music big weights such as Tekno, Yemi Alade, Mr. …
Read More »Ghana’s public debt hits GhC200bn
Ghana’s total Public debt has hit GhC 200 billion as at May, the Central Bank announced in its latest Summary of Economic Data. This means government borrowed about GhC 2 billion alone last month. The minority in parliament had earlier warned the debt stock has reached 200 billion cedis last …
Read More »Ghana, Ivory Coast lift ban on cocoa sales
Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire have lifted the suspension of cocoa sales for the 2020/2021 season, effective July 16. The decision was contained in a joint communiqué issued and signed by Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board, and the Chief of Cote d’Ivoire’s Coffee and …
Read More »Kumasi Central Market traders protest ‘exorbitant’ relocation charges
Traders at the Kumasi Central Market want city authorities to reduce the amount to be charged before they are relocated to the newly constructed Kejetia terminal to allow for construction works to begin for the phase two of the Kejetia Central Market redevelopment project. They are also calling for a …
Read More »Kwesi Manni Releases New Single – Sleepless Nights
Kwasi Manni is a rising independent versatile multi genre reggae artist also known as Jahemblem A creative songwriter who is capable of incorporating reggae vibe in any genre of music he does. His unique soothing and romantic vocals makes him sound more like the “cool Ruler” Mr Gregory Isaacs, the …
Read More »Foreigners in retail: Blame yourselves – Murtala to GUTA
Leadership of the Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) is to blame for the influx of foreigners in Ghana’s retail sector, a situation that contravenes the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Act, Mr Murtala Mohammed, a former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, has said. Mr Murtala explained that when he …
Read More »Rawlings congratulates Mamfe Girls robotics team
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has congratulated students of the Methodist Girls High School at Mamfe, Akwapim for winning the 2019 edition of the World Robofest competition held in Michigan, United States. Team ACRO-BOT from the Mamfe High School came first beating opposition from the United States, Mexico, China, Hong …
Read More »Nigerian gov’t mulls revamping of primary, secondary healthcare
Nigeria will soon begin the implementation of a guideline to have all states registered for the basic healthcare provision fund, according to the minister of health Isaac Adewole. Adewole told the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday that the implementation would be sooner than expected when he appeared to speak on the …
Read More »Withdrawal of Exxon and BP from oil blocks bidding disappointing – Experts
Some players in the energy sector say the withdrawal of ExxonMobil and British Petroleum from the bidding process for oil blocks is disappointing. The two international oil companies had earlier submitted applications for direct negotiations for block 5 and 6 in the ongoing licensing bid round but pulled out at …
Read More »Ghana had 7 days of import cover before requesting for IMF support – Rep
The International Monetary Fund has said that Ghana had the equivalent of $400m in it reserves at the time it requested for the Fund’s support back in 2014. That meant the country had around seven days’ worth of imports in net foreign exchange reserves, according to Resident Representative to Ghana, …
Read More »Gold Coast customers stage “Nduom kum yen preko” demo
Customers of Gold Coast Fund Management in the Ashanti Region have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the government to intervene and help them retrieve their locked-up investment from the owner of the company, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom.The aggrieved customers say all attempts to get their locked-up investments …
Read More »ACEP demands immediate review of 13 petroleum agreements
The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged government to, as a matter of urgency, review all existing Petroleum Contracts and their deliverables to ensure that companies who are not complying with their contracts are sanctioned appropriately. According to ACEP, out of the 15 active Petroleum Agreements, beyond the …
Read More »Selling $60m Komenda Sugar Factory for $12m is fraud – Haruna Iddrisu
The Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has described the Trade and Industry Ministry’s planned sale of the Komenda Sugar Factory as a rip-off. The Tamale South legislator said the decision to sell the Indian government-financed entity defies logic and has the potential to damage the existing relationship between the two governments. …
Read More »Bonzali Rural bank strives in its operations
Despite the daunting challenges in the financial sector in 2018, Bonzali Rural Bank Limited (BRB) managed to carry out its strategies extremely well to uphold its financial performance and stay afloat. As at 31st December 2018, the bank recorded a total deposit of GH26,138,762.00 as against a figure of GH26,001,724.00 …
Read More »€127m for NVTI projects
Parliament has approved a loan of €127million to overhaul NVTI programmes, Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Technical & Vocational Education & Training, Gifty Twum-Ampofo, has disclosed. Speaking to DAILY GUIDE after touring some technical and vocational institutions in Koforidua, she said part of the loan would be used to …
Read More »AUDIO: Teachers declare strike over murder of headmaster
Teachers at East Akyem in the Eastern region are have declared indefinite strike following the gruesome murder of the 55-year-old headmaster of Asiakwa Salvation Army Junior High School. The deceased, George Somuah Bosompem died at the St Joseph’s hospital in Koforidua where he was receiving treatment after he had …
Read More »Western Togolanders vow to declare ‘independence’ on Thursday, May 9 despite arrests
The Volta Region-based Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), which is agitating for the restoration of the Western Togoland as an independent state, says it is not perturbed by the arrest of its chairman and seven other leaders by police. The Foundation warned that whatever they had planned to carry out …
Read More »ESLA PLC accrues GH¢5.9 billion in assets
The total assets accruing to the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA PLC) increased by 2.5% for the first quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. According to the unaudited financial statement of ESLA PLC, the figure increased from 5.76 to 5.9 billion cedis for the period spanning …
Read More »IMF warns of revenue shortfall if Africa Free Trade Agreement is implemented
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Ghana could face revenue shortfall if the country starts the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement(CFTA) this year. The IMF maintains that although the agreement will boost trade on the continent, it will affect earnings and employment opportunities in some …
Read More »Controversy over Otumfour’s statue: It represents true image of Asantehene- Suame MCE
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Suame Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region, Hon. Dr. John Osei Bobie, has explained that the statue erected at the Kumasi Kejetia Market represents the true image of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, depending on the angle one views from, as criticized by …
Read More »BoG to begin circulation of upgraded cedi notes today
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will today begin the circulation of its enhanced GHc10, GHc20 and GHc50 notes. According to the Bank of Ghana, both the old and the new notes will be used concurrently until the old ones are phased out. New features on the new notes include a …
Read More »NabCo trainees settle on Friday to hit the streets
Beneficiaries of government’s Nation Builders Corps program have decided on Friday October 10 to ‘go red’ on government over the seeming nonchalance about their prolonged grievances over unpaid salaries. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the coalition on Monday May 6, 2019. The decision comes after several failed …
Read More »Deputy GCB-Bank MD caught in age-cheating
As President Akufo-Addo sacks over 60-year Olds from government, the Deputy Managing Director (MD) of GCB-Bank in-charge of operations, Samuel Amankwah, has been caught in an age-cheating scandal, affording him extra years to remain at post, at a time he is supposed to have retired. Documents available to The Herald, …
Read More »1-Village, 1-Dam: Gov’t wasting our money and exposing us to risks – Isaac Adongo
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Hon Isaac Adongo has described as a complete waste of taxpayers’ money by government to construct Dams under one of its much touted initiatives called One-Village One-Dam. Government has embarked on the construction of dams in communities in the northern part of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo launches first drone to supply drugs
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will later Wednesday, April 24, witness the first medical supply via drone at the New Tafo Government Hospital in the Eastern Region. This will follow the first official launch of a drug-carrying drone from a launch site at Omenako, near Suhum, in the Eastern Region. …
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