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2,644 The National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is expected to decide on timelines for Flagbearer and Parliamentary elections. Earlier reports set November 2023 for election of the Party’s Presidential Candidate, January 2024 to elect Parliamentary Candidates for Constituencies with sitting NPP Members of Parliament (MPs) and April 2024 for constituencies without sitting […]
2,179 After grueling struggles and intense negotiations, this government withdrew the 15 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) and increased the base pay of public sector workers by 30 percent. What this actually mean is that, workers’ salary was increased by a paltry 15 percent effective January 1, 2023. But effective February 1, 2023, Electricity […]
2,055 Businessman, Mr Samuel Adongo famously known as Sammy Adongo, has declared his intention to be a parliamentary candidate for New Juaben North Constituency in the Eastern region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Sammy Adongo after a successful vetting, he will be a parliamentary candidate for New Juaben North Constituency. ‘‘I […]
1,867 The Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah says the Birim River is one of the most polluted river bodies in the country. She attributed the pollution to the ‘galamsey’ menace in the Eastern Region. The Minister was responding to questions from the Ranking Member on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Kofi Okyere […]
1,913 The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, The Netherlands, has dismissed a $55 million judgment debt against Ghana which was being sought by a Chinese company over a traffic management project. The disputed project — the Accra Intelligent Traffic Management System (AITMS) — was signed between the government of Ghana (GoG) and […]
2,028 How much was needed to revive Bonsa tyres in the Western region? A company that could have easily supplied Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo, President of the Republic, with beautiful car tyres even with his name embossed on them. I listen and sometimes watch some communicators of the NPP trying to justify this […]
4,546 The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated his commitment to improving the education system in Ghana. According to him, his zeal to facilitate an improved sector during his tenure goes beyond mere rhetorics. The Minister has come under criticism recently for some public comments regarding Ghana’s approach to educating its populace. But […]
2,052 The Convener for the Media Coalition against illegal mining, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey has accused the leadership of the Forestry Commission for the recent invasion of the Atewa forest reserve by illegal miners. He stressed that the invasion of the forest is due to the lack of supervision by the Forestry Commission. “The leadership of […]
2,286 A sod-cutting ceremony has been performed for the establishment of 3,500 housing units eco-city project at Abbankrom in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. Dubbed: “the GM Bamboo Eco-Tech-City-2”, the sprawling project on a 160-acre plot will spread into Afenakrom, and share boundary with Damang-Anomabo. The city will also have a logistics development […]
2,155 The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) cannot trace the directors of 23 companies that are indebted to it to the tune of millions of Ghana cedis. The 23 companies — which are not operating — are mostly steel firms, and are part of 27 companies that were indebted to the ECG to the tune […]