GENERAL NEWS

The General Legal Council, on Thursday July 30, 2020, dismissed a complaint of misconduct brought against Lawyer Charles Zwennes, by his colleague, Lawyer Phillip Addison. The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council upon hearing the complaint laid before it, said that it found no evidence whatsoever of misconduct on …

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong says the incumbent NPP administration should take a second look at interest rates in the country because some indigenous businesses are collapsing as a result of high interest rates. To the Assin Central legislator, this is a clear indictment on a government which aims at creating more …

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has criticised new members of the 7th Parliament for their abysmal performance in the lawmaking process in the house. According to the unimpressed leader, less than five new members of the 7th Parliament participate in regular lawmaking processes in Parliament, which he described as worrying. The …

Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has on behalf of the Government, received a donation of $428,650 from Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, to support the evacuation of more than 700 stranded Ghanaians in Lebanon. Mr Agyapong contributed $200,000 …

Government, through the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has begun paying the locked-up funds to customers of the defunct DKM Diamond Microfinance Limited. The exercise which begun yesterday, Wednesday August 5, 2020 saw GCB listing over 300 customers of DKM who will be receiving their funds. This is in fulfilment of …

Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has been given a 48-hour ultimatum to appear before parliament to answer questions. Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye issued the directive after Mrs Owusu-Ekuful failed to honour an invitation for the third time. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful was expected to provide answers in relation to the work of …

An ex-convict, Michael Ofosu Asare, who was jailed twelve years for manslaughter has paid a lustrous gratitude to the former GYEEDA boss, Abuga Pele who is serving six years jail term for the devoted role he played to transform him during his days at the Nsawam medium Security Prisons. According …

Ghana’s Parliament is demanding different salary structures for seasoned MPs in order to serve as motivation for excellence. The current status quo where new MPs and seasoned or old colleagues earn same salary is demotivating, leadership of Parliament argues. Speaking at a Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs forum on nurturing career …

The alleged mastermind behind the fatal beating of a 90-year-old woman in the Savannah Region has told a court, the death of Mariama Akua Denteh was an accident. The 40-year-old, Hajia Sirina Mohammed who has been charged with murder told the Bole Magistrate court, she was only doing God’s work …

Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has offered a tacit advice on leadership, urging people in positions of authority to treat their peers and subordinates with respect. He shared a photo on his Facebook timeline that, although makes no reference to anyone in particular, has been interpreted by some as directed at some …