Financial analyst, Sydney Casely Hayford believes that deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng was unprepared for Parliament’s queries on the Independence Anniversary celebrations, thus providing unsatisfactory answers. Kwaku Kwarteng had revealed in Parliament that government had allocated over 3 million cedis from its coffers, with an additional allocation of over 2 million cedis from the District … Read more
Ghana at 60 committee maintains it relied solely on donations from the private sector for all of its activities… The committee set up to oversee the activities of this year’s independence celebrations, has provided the nation with a report on expenses made for the grand event. Chairman of the Ghana at 60 committee, Ken Amankwah … Read more
The Chairman of the Ghana 60 years on committee, Ken Amankwah has said that over GH¢5 million was spent on only 6th March parade to commemorate the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary. He said the amount was among other things used to pay for rented cars and hotel accommodation for special guests who attended the . … Read more
It seems embattled playwright and poet, Chief Moomen will not receive any pesewa from the Ghana@60 Committee after he received GH100, 000 prior organizing his Wogbe Jeke concert during Ghana’s diamond celebration in March 2017. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, Chairman of the Committee, Ken Amankwah said Mr. Moomen was even lucky to have … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Ocquaye, has accepted an invitation from the Ghana @ 60 Planning Committee to deliver a lecture at the Ghana @ 60 Independence Anniversary Lectures billed for 4th August, 2017. Chairman of the anniversary Planning Committee, Mr. Ken Amankwah, on July 17, 2017 led a delegation to officially invite … Read more
Playwright Chief Moomen, has responded to the account made by Chairman of the Ghana60Years On Anniversary Planning Committee, Ken Amankwah with regards to the Wogbejeke performance at the anniversary celebrations. In a statement signed by the chairman of the committee, Ken Amankwah, he said the committee went into an agreement with Chief that the fee … Read more
Playwright Chief Moomen, has described as untrue claims made by Chairman of the Ghana@60 Anniversary Planning Committee, Ken Amankwah over the delayed payment for the production of his Wogbejeke play for the anniversary celebrations. Days after Chief Moomen claimed that the committee had refused to re-reimburse him the remaining amount he charged for the Wogbejeke performance … Read more
Chairman of the Ghana@60 Anniversary Planning Committee, Ken Amankwah, has responded to allegations by playwright Chief Moomen that the committee owes him part payment of his fee for their Wogbejeke performance at the anniversary celebrations. In two separate Facebook posts last week, Chief Moomen, the producer and writer of the Wogbejeke theatrical performance, had remonstrated … Read more
Poet and playwright, Chief Moomen has registered his displeasure over what he says are ‘spurious and ill-informed utterances’ by the Chairman of the Ghana@60 committee, Ken Amankwah against him, after he came out to announce government’s indebtedness to him. According to him, the government is yet to make commitment to paying him his money. Last week, … Read more
Ghanaian poet and playwright, Chief Moomen, has expressed worry over government’s huge indebtedness to his company. He said government contracted him to show his ‘Wogbejeke’ theatre as part of activities to make Ghana’s 60th anniversary celebrations in March, and has since paid only half of the bill. The poet lamented in a long Facebook post how all … Read more
The Ghana @ 60 celebration match between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko launched at a brief ceremony held at the Black Stars square conference centre today. The match is scheduled to be played in a two-legged ties, with the 1st leg coming off at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday, 1st May, before the … Read more
The Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Mr. Daniel Asiedu has pledged the Bank’s continued support to activities marking the country’s 60th Independence anniversary celebration. Mr. Asiedu who presented a cheque for GH¢100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis) to Mr. Ken Amankwah, Chairman of the Anniversary Planning Committee revealed that the donation was … Read more
The Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), Daniel Asiedu, says the Bank will continue to support activities marking the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary Celebrations. Mr. Asiedu who presented a cheque for GH¢100,000 to Mr. Ken Amankwah, Chairman of the Anniversary Planning Committee, revealed that the donation was in response to calls on corporate … Read more
Heritage Bank Limited has contributed its quota as corporate institutions have done in support of government in the [email protected] anniversary celebrations. The wholly-owned Ghanaian bank donated GHC50,000 to the [email protected] committee to support the Diamond Jubilee activities expected to run throughout the year. This is in response to the President’s call for the private sector … Read more
In a show of support towards activities for the 60th Independence Anniversary celebrations, Access Bank Ghana last week presented an amount of GHs 500,000 to the “Ghana 60 Anniversary Committee” at the Black Stars Square in Accra. The presentation, which is in response to calls by the President Nana Akufo-Addo for the private sector to … Read more
The BEIGE Group, a financial services provider, has presented a cheque for GH¢60,000 to the Ghana, 60 Years On Planning Committee. The donation is targeted at supporting the plethora of activities lined up for the yearlong celebration. Presenting the cheque on behalf of The BEIGE Group, Charles Odonkor, the Deputy Managing Director of BEIGE Capital … Read more
Heritage Bank Limited, as a responsible corporate citizen, has responded to the President’s call for the private sector to support the ‘Ghana: 60 years on’ activities. During the launch of the National planning committee on the 26th of January 2017, the President appealed to Corporate Ghana to support raising necessary funds towards the Diamond Jubilee … Read more
West Blue Consulting, the technical partners of the Ghana National Single Window (GNSW) project is collaborating with [email protected] Committee to build 60 electronic libraries (e-libraries) in 60 selected deprived communities in the country. The e-library project which was launched in Accra today as part of the programmes of Ghana’s 60th anniversary celebrations, aims at improving … Read more
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Ashanti Region Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC), suggesting that the opposition party would have marked Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary poorly if they were in power. According to the NPP Chairman, the event that took place at the Black Star … Read more
The donation is aimed at supporting the various activities planned for the year-long celebrations SIC Insurance Company Limited, Ghana’s largest and preferred general insurer, has presented a cheque for GHS200,000 to the [email protected] Planning Committee. The donation is aimed at supporting the various activities planned for the year-long celebrations. Presenting the cheque on behalf of … Read more