Maverick politician and former Municipal Chief Executive of Ejisu Juaben Yamoah Ponkoh has dared anyone who believes he committed a crime by paying Gh¢300,000 bribe to assembly members in his bid to be MCE a second time, to come and arrest him. According to him, he’s ready to submit himself before the law for his … Read more
Deputy Minority Leader James Klutse Avedzi has called on state authorities to explore ways by which the inauguration of future presidents can be held without high expenditure. Having observed the inaugural ceremony of French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, May 15, Mr Avedzi stated: “Unnecessary costs have been saved and I am wondering if Ghana … Read more
Deputy Minority Leader James Klutse Avedzi has called on state authorities to explore ways by which the inauguration of future presidents can be held without high expenditure. Having observed the inaugural ceremony of French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, May 15, Mr Avedzi stated that: “Unnecessary costs have been saved and I am wondering if … Read more
The girl was crossing the road when the car knocked her down An 11-year-old girl met her untimely death after she was knocked down by a speeding vehicle. The deceased, whose name was given as Yaa Gladys died on the spot when a Hyundai Grace vehicle with registration number GW 9760-17 from Agona Swedru heading … Read more
A majority of government vehicles auctioned to the public have no engines, gearboxes and other parts, the Head of Technical Services at Intercity STC has revealed. Mr. Glory Kodzo Bani suspects those vital body parts might have been removed and used to service other broken down vehicles belonging to some of the agencies. “In most … Read more
Cenpower Generation is set to add on stream a combine-cycle power plant of 350 megawatts to the country’s energy needs by the third quarter of this year. The US$ 900 million project, a special-purpose vehicle created to develop the Kpone Independent Power Plant (KIPP) in the Tema industrial zone, is a combine-cycle gas turbine plant. … Read more
Societe General Ghana have partnered car distributors CFAO Ghana to launch a finance offer to enable members of the public to purchase brand new vehicles. The ‘Ride in Style’ finance offer is to help salaried workers, self-employed customers and small business owners purchase cars and make as little as GHC29 daily payments. Brand Manager for … Read more
The auctioneer involved in the irregular auctioning of 24 vehicles at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) risks losing his licence or being suspended for breaching the Auction Sales Act. This is after the Ghana Auctioneers Association (GAA) referred him to the disciplinary committee over his actions. A report by the Auditor-General says Alexander … Read more
Thirty years after South Korea became a democracy, voters born in the period go to the polls Tuesday frustrated over their prospects and demanding change as growth slows and job prospects fade. The decades-long “Miracle on the Han” — named after the river that flows through Seoul — propelled the country from a war-ravaged ruin … Read more
The Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated government’s determination to engage with companies and countries interested in providing high quality infrastructure in Ghana, especially in the construction and manufacturing sectors. Such companies would be more than welcome to set up and operate in Ghana as part of the Akufo-Addo government’s … Read more
The Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated government’s determination to engage with companies and countries interested in providing high quality infrastructure in Ghana, especially in the construction and manufacturing sectors. Such companies would be more than welcome to set up and operate in Ghana as part of the Akufo-Addo government’s … Read more
Ibrahim Mahama was probed by EOCO over alleged criminality in his business dealings. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Ibrahim Mahama, the brother of former president John Mahama, owes the Ghana Airport Company over GHC8 million in aviation fuel costs and taxes. The reports come days after Ibrahim settled a GHC12 million debt to the Ghana Revenue … Read more
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has said it had helped to retrieve GH¢61,000 from the Ghana Health Service (GHS), paid to Government through the Ministry of Finance, this week. Dr James Avedzi Klutse, the Chairman of the Committee and Member of Parliament for Ketu North, said the GES had held on to the … Read more
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament on Wednesday grilled officials of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and an auctioneer to the ministry for grossly contravening the auction laws and auctioning 24 vehicles to mostly staff of the ministry at ridiculous prices. The auctioneer, Alex Adjei, side-stepped all the laws governing the proper … Read more
The auctioneer, Alex Adjei, side-stepped all the laws governing the proper disposal of government vehicles and disposed off the vehicles, mostly double-cabin pickups, to the staff of the ministry and pocketed GHc33,203 as his 7% commission on the sale of the vehicles. Some of the vehicles were auctioned at GHc1,000 each. A Nissan Patrol S/W … Read more
Sales of ebooks dropped 3% to £538m last year, according to the Publishers Association trade body. But total book sales including physical books rose 6% to £3.5bn, according to the data, led by non-fiction gains. Readers flocked to fitness and self-help books, sending non-fiction sales up 9%, while fiction revenue fell 7%. Exports rose 6% … Read more
The Kantanka Automobile has begun the sale of Ghana made cars After a self-imposed painstaking survey of most bus stops or commuters bus boarding points in some parts of Accra, I shudder to say that access to commercial transportation remains one of the most dreaded activities in the life of the ordinary Ghanaian. Anyone who … Read more
Former Power Minster Dr Kwabena Donkor has responded to a recrimination by think tank Imani in connection with the $510million Ameri power deal which Imani insists was overpriced. Dr Donkor accused the think of relying on newspaper reports as facts in making their case regarding the deal. Read Dr Kwabena Donkor’s full statement: Reading through … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a notorious robber who has been on the police wanted list for a series of attacks on Chinese Mining sites at Manso Watreso and its surrounding areas. Philip Kwadwo Danso, 28, was arrested along with 30-year-old Kwadwo Asamoah Daniel after the Obuasi Divisional Police Command on Sunday, April 23, … Read more
Ibrahim Mahama has just been ordered by EOCO to pay an amount of $12.7million for sending dud cheques . But as per the number of companies and businesses the tycoon owns we at YEN.com.gh believe that this payment will just be chicken change for him. Here are all the companies owned by Ghana’s second richest … Read more