According to the him, lorry terminals in the Kejetia project was only allocated for loading and offloading of passengers, adding that, it will only accommodate about 180 cars. The consultant to the Contracta Engenheria Ltda, Mr Emmanuel Danso said this when the Ashanti regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah toured the project site on Wednesday, … Read more
Some contractors in the country have bemoaned delays on the part of government in paying for work done. According to them, the situation puts contractors in a difficult position that erodes all their gains as banks impose penalty payments on those who default. Speaking to Citi Business News on the issue, the Managing Director of … Read more
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Works & Housing wants the government to immediately settle its debts owed Dredge Masters to enable the company to continue its good works for the country. According to the Committee, the timely payment of the debt will assist the firm which is a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies … Read more
A 25-year-old intelligence contractor accused of leaking a top secret report on Russian meddling in last year’s US election wrote in a note that she wanted to “burn the White House down,” prosecutors said. Reality Winner appeared in federal court Thursday in Georgia and pleaded not guilty to a charge of “willful retention and transmission … Read more
An order of interlocutory injunction has been issued against the University of Education, Winneba restraining the supposed Principal Officers appointed by the defunct Governing Council from holding themselves out as officers, agents, assigns or lawful representatives of the University until the final determination of the substantive Application before the court. It would be recalled that … Read more
It was a major scoop for The Intercept — documents suggesting a concerted Russian effort to hack US election systems — but the online news site is drawing fire in media circles following the arrest of the alleged source of the leak. The Intercept, the investigative arm of the First Look Media organization created by … Read more
The 25-year-old intelligence contractor accused of leaking a top secret report on Russian meddling in the US election appears on social media as a smiling young nature lover with an abiding aversion to President Donald Trump. But a US judge at a hearing Thursday will weigh the risks of freeing Reality Winner, a former air … Read more
President Donald Trump tapped respected lawyer Christopher Wray to be his new FBI director Wednesday, on the eve of potentially explosive testimony on alleged Russian election interference by the agency’s ousted chief James Comey. The former federal prosecutor was nominated to fill the post left vacant one month ago by Comey, who is set to … Read more
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is tapping former Justice Department official Christopher Wray to serve as his new FBI director, on the eve of critical testimony by his ousted predecessor. Wray, a partner at King & Spalding law firm in Washington and Atlanta, served as assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice … Read more
Top US intelligence officials will be grilled by lawmakers Wednesday about Russia’s election interference and possible coordination with Donald Trump’s campaign, ahead of a highly-anticipated appearance by sacked FBI director James Comey. The former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief is expected to dispute Trump’s claim that Comey told him multiple times that he was not … Read more
The publication of a top secret National Security Agency report on Russian interference in the US election Monday was just the latest in a string of disruptive leaks. US authorities arrested a 25-year-old woman, Reality Leigh Winner, who worked for an NSA subcontractor, soon after the report was posted by The Intercept, a news website. … Read more
A US government contractor has been arrested on suspicion of leaking top-secret information to a news outlet. Reality Leigh Winner, 25, allegedly removed classified material from a government facility in the US state of Georgia. The charges were announced shortly after the Intercept published a National Security Agency briefing about alleged Russian political meddling. The … Read more
A top secret US report showing that hackers from Russian military intelligence tried repeatedly to break into US voting systems before last year’s presidential election raised new alarms Monday about the extent of Moscow’s meddling. But the alleged leak of the National Security Agency document by one of the tens of thousands of private contractors … Read more
Patients who seek health care at the Sekyere Hemang CHPS compound in the Wassa East District of the Western region are being charged additional one cedi to enable the facility settle its indebtedness to the Electricity Company of Ghana. According to the midwife in charge of the facility, Christina Ocran, the district health directorate introduced … Read more
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has warned management of the Shoprite Supermarket at the Accra Mall, to immediately remove scaffolds mounted inside the shop or risk closure and prosecution. Speaking on this development on TV3, the Director of the Department of Factories Inspectorate at the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, Fred Mensah, … Read more
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday inaugurated a Chinese-built railway, the country’s biggest infrastructure project since independence that is aimed at cementing its role as the gateway to East Africa. Dancers and a military band entertained passengers and dignitaries from Kenya and China shortly before they, and Kenyatta, were to take the maiden journey from … Read more
A former District Chief Executive of the Upper Denkyira West Assembly says the dastard lynching of an army captain at Diaso comes as no surprise to him because the people there appear pre-disposed to savagery. Piecing together his experiences during his three-year tenure as DCE, Ambrose Ashia said he observed the people of Denkyira-Oboasi in … Read more
There is relief for Manhean residents as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) says the contractor will start work on dilapidated roads Tuesday. Clement Wilkinson says he had interacted with the contractor and he has promised to put the road in good shape before the end of the week. Although the absence of funds might prove … Read more
Some residents of Sumbrungu, a suburb of the Bolgatanga Municipality in the Upper East Region on Monday embarked on a demonstration to protest a planned relocation of a regional airport to a neigbouring community at Sherigu. They carried placards with the inscriptions,”’Mr. Minister why relocate airport”, “Don’t disorganise our proposed airport”, “It was there before … Read more
We refer to the story titled “Contractor’s action thwarting Planting for Food and Jobs initiative – MoFA“ on GhanaWeb citing GNA as its source on Friday 26th May 2017. We strongly refute the claims made against Esoko of “thwarting” the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs Program by illegally registering farmers, as they are false … Read more