Retired army major Osahene Kwadwo Boakye Gyan says lynching should be made a treasonable offence and there should be summary trial for culprits. He said this can curb future cases after Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was gruesomely lynched at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. Speaking on the trial of about 30 persons for the unfortunate … Read more
The National Chairman of the Ghana Association of Microfinance Companies (GAMC), Mr Collins Amponsah-Mensah, has said potential investors must undertake due diligence on microfinance companies before investing their resources with them. He said although the association and the regulator – Bank of Ghana (BoG) – would continue to work to protect depositors from unscrupulous institutions, … Read more
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) says it has adopted pragmatic measures that will correct the negative perceptions of the organisation. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PPA, Mr Agyenim Boateng Adjei, who made this known at a press conference in Accra yesterday, said the authority was embarking on a targeted campaign to sensitise stakeholders to … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Ministry of Energy’s committee which reviewed the deal between the Government of Ghana and the Ameri group of politicizing the agreement, adding that it was not fraudulent. At a press conference organised by the minority and chaired by the Former Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, they raised … Read more
The Ministry of Communications wishes to set the record straight on a misleading story with the above caption. The decision to procure Set top boxes as part of the Digital Migration Process is a Cabinet decision. And the procurement process has travelled through the entire process up to the Central Tender Review Board. The Attorney … Read more
The disqualified presidential nominee of United Freedom Party (UFP) Dr Nana Agyenim Boateng popularly called ‘Gyataba’ has stated that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Mrs Charlotte Osei is gradually dragging her outfit into the mud. According to him, the once locally and internationally respected independent institution is losing its value which could affect … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) announced that 13 presidential candidates for the 2016 general election have been disqualified. The Commission gave various reasons, including alleged forgery of signatures, double voter registration by subscribers of candidates, endorsement of more than one candidate by the same subscriber, incomplete filling of forms, etc. Of course, considering the financial and … Read more
Finance Minister Seth Tekper has charged contractors to do due diligence by ensuring that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) have adequate budgetary allocations for projects before they (contractors) undertake pRoberts in agreement with the MDA’s. The Finance Ministers’ comments come on the back of agitations by some contractors that government still owes despite the latter’s … Read more