Minister of Information Dr. Mustapha Hamid says Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul erred for stating in memo to parliament that the 2015 military corporation agreement between Ghana and the United States had lapsed. In a memo requesting parliament to ratify the controversial 2018 defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and US, Mr. Nitiwul claimed the one signed … Read more
Government has started the process to secure financial clearance to engage publicly trained nurses who ended their training in 2016, a deputy minister has disclosed. “The Ministry has taken their list to the Finance Ministry so that they will be cleared; we have a plan for them to be employed.” Deputy Health Minister Tina Mensah … Read more
As a news editor, I keenly listen to speeches and addresses of newsmakers with the hope of reading in between the lines to convey the correct message to the eagerly awaiting public of news consumers. In fact, when the reading of the speeches are shown on television, my eye also does a good extra job … Read more
Mr Mustapha Hamid, Minister of Information, Wednesday said the fight against illegal mining would continue unabated until all illegalities in the mining sector was regularised and sanity restored in the mining sector of the country. He said the Government was still working out modalities that would ensure that mining activities were done in the right … Read more
The government has announced it has acquired 100 Toyota Corolla vehicles worth $8.8 million for the Ghana Police Service. According to the government, it decided to “retool” the police service after reducing the number of VIP vehicles ordered by the Mahama administration from 43 to 34. “We have renegotiated the terms of the contract in … Read more
Legalizing homosexuality in Ghana – Finally, the government has put an end to the incessant criticisms, speculations, tongue-lashes and whatnots that followed President Nana Addo’s seemingly vague stands on homosexuality on Aljazeera a few days ago. Hours after the government came under pressure to make public its position on the matter, the Minister for Information Mustapha Hamid … Read more
Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid has lauded the Media General Group for its contribution towards strengthening of Ghana’s democracy through news reports. He made these comments when management of the Media General Group paid a courtesy call on him in Accra. “I commend Media General for standing as the leading English station in Ghana and … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has scheduled a media encounter at the Flagstaff House to tell Ghanaians about his six-month stay in office. President Akufo-Addo took over the presidency on January 7, 2017 from John Dramani Mahama. Six months into office, the president is expected to give account of “results” since coming into office. The … Read more
Ghana cannot meet the September 21, 2017 deadline set for the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, the Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said. The country missed the initial June 2015 deadline set under the Geneva 2006 agreement of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for countries to migrate onto the digital platform, citing … Read more
Some staff of the state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), are lobbying to get former Director General of the station, Mr. William Ampem-Darko appointed as its board chairman. In a statement addressed to the Minister of Information, the staff calling themselves ‘Friends of William Ampem-Darko at GBC’, said though they are settling for the board … Read more
Government is calling for calm among Ghanaians as it promises to take steps to address issues to do with the two ex-detainees of Guantanamo Bay. The Supreme Court on Thursday asked that the issue of hosting the suspected terrorist in Ghana should be sent back to Parliament for approval. It was on the judgement in … Read more
The government is set to airlift Christian pilgrims from Ghana to Israel and other parts of the Christian world on an annual basis, beginning with about 100 persons. Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, made the announcement at a press conference yesterday in Accra. According to him, the ministry has set up … Read more
Two broadcasters, Messrs Tommy-Annan Forson and James Kwasi Oberko have made a complaint against three television stations in Ghana for showing films with pornographic scenes. The two, on Monday, 12th June, 2017, presented their complaint to the National Media Commission and the Ministry of Information against TV XYZ, Ice TV and Thunder TV for showing … Read more
Two broadcasters, Messrs Tommy-Annan Forson and James Kwasi Oberko have made a complaint against three television stations in Ghana for showing films with pornographic scenes. The two, on Monday, 12th June, 2017, presented their complaint to the National Media Commission and the Ministry of Information against TV XYZ, Ice TV and Thunder TV for showing … Read more
Two broadcasters, Messrs Tommy-Annan Forson and James Kwasi Oberko, have made a complaint against three television stations in Ghana for showing films with pornographic scenes on their channels. The two, on Monday, 12th June, 2017, presented their complaint to the National Media Commission and the Ministry of Information against TV XYZ, Ice TV and Thunder … Read more
The Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid has been described as ‘corrupt’ and known to be peddling falsehood just to make the government of the day look good. Alhaji Bature Iddrissu, Managing Editor of the Al Hajj Newspaper alleged the Information Minister while reacting to claims that some key figures in the past government had stolen … Read more
Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has urged the Ministry of National Security to put out the status of investigations and the findings so far into the embezzlement of public funds at the National Communications Authority (NCA). According to him, an official statement from the Ministry will confirm or deny the … Read more
Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwetey has admonished ministers meddling in investigative processes of criminal cases and emerging scandals to desist. This comes on the back of Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid’s revelation of a $4m embezzlement scandal involving three Mahama ex-appointees who are said to have siphoned monies for … Read more
The man believed to be the brain behind the National Communications Authority (NCA) $8 million contract that brought in ‘spying and phone tapping’ gadgets for the National Security Secretariat (NSS) from Israel is said to be at large. According to the Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid, the Deputy National Security Coordinator during the John Mahama-led … Read more
Tax Analyst and Consultant, Ali Nakyea, has called for the prosecution of persons at the centre of the Ghana Standards Authority and National Communications Authority financial scandals. Former Chief Executive of the Standards Authority, Dr George Crentsil has been cited in a 1.2million-dollar scandal, while Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, former Board Chairman of the NCA; William Tevie, … Read more