Mrs. G. came to our offices for her first visit distraught. Her primary-care doctor had just diagnosed her with diabetes, and she was here for advice. She was shocked by the diagnosis. She had always been overweight and had relatives with diabetes, but she believed she lived a healthy lifestyle. One of the habits that … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Police Commander and his lieutenant, who heads the Striking Force/Buffalo Unit, together with the Regional Lands Officer at the Lands Commission, were yesterday slapped with GH?6,000 fine for failing to appear before a Kumasi High Court to answer contempt charges. The three are among four people being held in contempt of court … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah on Monday inducted into office 9 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives. All nine MMDCEs have been duly confirmed by their various Assemblies as Chief Executives, after their nomination by the President. The newly sworn-in MMDCES are: Eric Kwaku Kusi, Adansi North District, Alexander Frimpong- Asante Akyim South … Read more
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is ready to attend upon the Economic and Organized Crime Organization (EOCO) in what appears to be an investigation into her tenure at the center, her lawyers have said. They said although EOCO has not stated exactly why they … Read more
Barack Obama warned his soon to be successor Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as his national security advisor, a former administration official told AFP Monday. As President Trump sought to blame the Obama administration for missing Flynn’s links with Russian contacts, the former administration revealed that Obama warned Trump personally about the embattled retired … Read more
Why Justice Jones Dotse should be the next Chief Justice After ten years as head of the judiciary in Ghana, Chief justice Georgina Theodora Wood will on June 8, 2017 retire from the position. Even before the jury returns with the verdict on her legacy the focus has shifted to who replaces the first female … Read more
Lawyer Victor Adawudu counsel for embattled former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Mrs. Sedina Tamakloe Attionu has revealed that she is currently not in the country. According to him, his client is out of the country on an important family assignment but is prepared to fully cooperate with Economic … Read more
The Accra Circuit Court has, for the second time, denied bail to four persons alleged to have robbed the Founder and Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor. The accused persons — Yakubu Yusif, the Central Regional Chairman of the GFP; Madam Donkor’s personal driver, Banabas Kayase; Abdul Razak and Opoku Agyeman … Read more
‘Prodigal’ former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Klottey Korley in the Greater Accra Region, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey has clarified his reason for rendering an unqualified apology to the president and other key members of the party discounting claims he wants to be given a position. He said his apology was to show … Read more
The new management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), appears disinterested in a whopping GH¢477.3 million loan it granted to eight public and private institutions and organisations, but busily chasing paltry sums owed by private companies by way of workers’ social security contributions. The Auditor-General’s 2015 Audit Report to Parliament, revealed that … Read more
The new management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), appears disinterested in a whopping GH¢477.3 million loan it granted to eight public and private institutions and organisations, but busily chasing paltry sums owed by private companies by way of workers’ social security contributions. The Auditor-General’s 2015 Audit Report to Parliament, revealed that … Read more
A failed Parliamentary Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Korle Klottey Constituency of the Greater Accra region, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey is pleading for clemency from the party’s hierarchy for exhibiting gross disrespects prior to the 2016 elections. He has revealed in an interview his unflinching love for the NPP despite going … Read more
The five Chinese and their five Ghanaian counterparts who were arrested and kept in prison custody on March 24th 2017, have been granted bail by the Sekondi High Court 1 in the Western Region. The court, presided over by Justice Edward Amoako Asante, granted the accused persons bail when lead counsel for the accused, Stephen Alewabah, … Read more
Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide, Kweku Baako Jnr. has advised the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu not to contest the flagbearer position of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Following the NDC defeat in the 2016 elections, there have been questions over who leads the party to the next elections in 2020. Some NDC … Read more
Twists, knots, curls and folds: the fantastical, boundary-pushing creations of legendary designer Rei Kawakubo explore the space where fashion ends and art begins. The Japanese designer, who founded the esteemed Comme des Garcons fashion house in 1969, is being honored at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art with an exhibition featuring half a century of … Read more
Business mogul, Ibrahim says his company Engineers & Planners has settled its SSNIT contributions. Mr Ibrahim Mahama was arraigned at the special SSNIT Saturday Court over his company’s inability to pay the SSNIT contributions of its staff. However, in a statement, the company said as at 28th April 2017, it had made a total payment … Read more
Construction firm, Engineers and Planners(E&P) has responded to allegations by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) that the company failed to pay the Social Security Contributions of its workers. E&P claimed it had settled all its indebtedness as of April,28,2017. The company, owned by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President, John Mahama was … Read more
Brother of the former President Mahama whose construction company is facing legal action over the non-payment of workers social security contributions says, it has settled all arrears. Engineers and Planners, owned by Ibrahim Mahama, said in a statement it has paid GHC2 million which includes actual arrears of GHc668,754.75 and penalty of GHc387,709.31 which was … Read more
Engineers and Planners has claimed it had settled all its indebtedness to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as of April 28, 2017. The company owned by Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Mahama, has been hauled to the court over its failure to pay SSNIT contributions of its workers. The company … Read more
Brother of the former President John Mahama whose construction company is facing legal action over the non-payment of his workers social security contributions says, it has settled all arrears. Engineers and Planners, owned by Ibrahim Mahama, said in a statement it has paid GHC2m which includes actual arrears of GHc668,754.75 and penalty of GHc387,709.31 which … Read more