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1,481 A former Power Minister under the John Mahama administration, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has stated that the decision by government to terminate the Ghana Power Generating Company (GPGC) contract, leading to a judgement debt of $140 million “made no sense commercially and legally” at the time. The Pru East MP, wants parliament to probe the […]
1,597 Former Supreme Court Justice, Justice William Atuguba, has expressed strong criticism of the Supreme Court of Ghana’s recent judgment in the case of the Assin North legislator, Gyakye Quayson. Speaking at a public lecture held on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the retired Supreme Court judge labeled the court’s decision as “scandalous.” Justice Atuguba argued […]
1,504 The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. George Mireku Duker has called on mining communities to provide the providential and conducive environment necessary for the smooth operationalization of licensed mining companies in their respective dispensations. According to him, in the bid to ensure that the benefits of Ghana’s rich mineral resources are […]
1,408 Rating agency, Fitch, has emphasised that the Official Creditor Committee (OCC) including the Paris Club and the Ghanaian government will agree on the debt treatment parameters by the end of 2023. However, it expects the government to conclude an agreement with the private creditors on comparable terms by the middle of 2024. “We expect […]
1,419 Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu Ankomah, has said he’s embarrassed by the turn of events regarding Ghana’s judgment debt payment to a Singaporean multinational commodities-trading company, Trafigura, which is threatening the seizure and auctioning of the country’s assets in the UK to defray the debt. Trafigura, the majority owner of […]
3,742 The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has locked up a cement manufacturing company, Sol Cement at Tema in the Greater Accra Region for a GH¢709 million tax default. The Compliance and Enforcement Unit of GRA said Sol Cement has failed to make a payment of GH¢709,686 828.35 covering the period 2019 to 2022, warranting the […]
2,699 Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has averred that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) does not deserve another chance in government with the people currently steering affairs in the party. The former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation says some people have hijacked the government even though they have no political appointment, making the NPP unpopular. […]
1,514 Flagbearer aspirant of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ing. Francis Addai Nimoh has bemoaned what he says is intimidation and coercion of delegates ahead of the November 4 Presidential primary. According to him, the many incidents of intimidation is a repeat of what transpired during the party’s Presidential primary in 2014, which should […]
1,385 New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Bibiani Anhwiaso Constituency, Alfred Obeng-Boateng says he has the financial strength to ensure the delegates of the party retain him in the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries. In a media interview circulating on social media, the former CEO of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) asked his […]