Saturday, April 28 will witness the launch of the Clean Zongo Project, an initiative of the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development. The Project will be launched in Nima, one of the popular slums in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The Project will mark the beginning of a monthly exercise that will see residents clean up … Read more
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for major reforms in pension administration in Ghana. Dr Bawumia is particularly worried about the growing pensions bill for non-contributors, who continue to draw larger amounts from the Consolidated Fund than those who have contributed during their working life due to the various pension schemes in operation. … Read more
Deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei-Asare has condemned members of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) for declaring a strike over salary arrears which government has already committed to pay by Friday. The graduate teachers declared an indefinite strike Wednesday April 4 to demand the payment of their outstanding salaries among other arrears. At a … Read more
President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu has directed teachers at the pre-tertiary level to also stay away from work while NAGRAT members at the senior high school have been asked not to resume work when school reopens on April 16. Thus, the Association National has declared an indefinite strike until … Read more
Government’s desire and ability to mobilise and maximise domestic revenue is an integral part of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s vision of a Ghana Beyond Aid, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has underscored. Thus, government is putting in place the necessary blocks, such as the issuance of a national ID Card, … Read more
Workers of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) are blaming the high petroleum prices in the country on some private individuals who they claim have formed ‘great cartel’ to control the industry. According to the Senior Staff and Junior Staff unions of BOST, the interest of the cartel is “to protect their selfish … Read more
Government has handed over a fleet of vehicles and other essential logistics to the National Identification Authority (NIA) to facilitate the nationwide issuance of a national ID card, known as the Ghana Card by the Authority. Parliament last week approved amendments to the legislation governing the activities of the NIA and the contract for the … Read more
Since last year, the nation has been witnessing some horrendous criminal activities. The torturous murder of military peacekeeper, Major Maxwell Mahama comes to mind but the situation has not abated in this new year. Since January alone, close 90 robbery cases have been recorded in different parts of the country, some resulting in instant killing, … Read more
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is leading a government delegation on a study tour of the financial sector of Hong Kong and Singapore from February 9-14, 2018. The tour is part of moves by the Akufo-Addo administration to make Ghana a world class financial hub in the sub region. The delegation will also undertake a Non-Deal … Read more
Reactions are sharply divided between the Majority and Minority on the president’s State of the Nation address. Key amongst the issues is operation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency Adam Mutawakilu said since November last year, the Scheme has been unable to renew the registration of applicants. A … Read more
Eric Asante, the 40-year-old teacher who was convicted to a 15 year jail term for defilement has prayed the Supreme Court to grant him GH¢7.1 million as compensation from the state. He is also seeking reinstatement by the Ghana Education Service. The Supreme Court had earlier acquitted and discharged Mr Asante after he had served … Read more
Former Petroleum Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has asked government to scrap the special petroleum tax with immediate effect. “I think it is important that in the face of the numerous taxes, the special petroleum tax must be removed with immediate effect,” he told TV3’s parliamentary correspondent, Evelyn Tengmaa. Mr. Buah who is the Member … Read more
The Auditor-General (A-G) has asked Government to make internal auditors at the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) staff of the Internal Audit Agency, to ensure their independence and to stem financial malfeasance in the Public Service. Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, the A-G, said this at a media briefing in Accra, during the presentation of the … Read more
The Managing Director of Japan Motors Trading Company Limited, Salem Kalmoni has said he understood the “President” being referred to at the Presidential table during last year’s Ghana Expatriates Business Awards (GEBA) to be President Akufo-Addo. This was revealed in a 146-page report of the 5-member ad hoc committee of Parliament investigating extortion allegations against … Read more
The Minority in Parliament has stormed out of Parliament to avoid being part of the debate to approve and adopt the report of the committee which probed extortion claims against the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The 5-member ad hoc committee of Parliament in its report cleared the Minister Alan Kyerematen and his officials of … Read more
The Auditor-General (AG) will surcharge public officials, who have misappropriated funds. The AG, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, said he had activated his constitutional authority, under Article 187 (7) (b) of the Constitution, by disallowing the payment of all expenditures that were labelled as rejected liabilities amounting to GH¢5.479 billion. He said after a review of … Read more
The Audit Service has rejected a total of GH¢5.479 billion out of the liabilities of GH¢11.279 billion submitted by the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to the Finance Ministry for payment. He is also asking the Attorney-General to empower his office to be able to prosecute offenders. This was based on comparison of figures captured … Read more
Deputy Health Minister Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu has dared former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana to take him to court, if he feels maligned by the exposé on his involvement in the University of Ghana Medical Centre. The deputy minister who was speaking to host of Sunrise morning show Winston Amoah Wednesday said claims he … Read more
Ahead of today’s presentation of the 2018 Budget to parliament, the Ministry of Finance has been touting some of the key policy initiatives in the 2017 budget that have been achieved by the government. The government said it has used the 2017 budget to sow the seeds for growth and Jobs, noting it has set … Read more
uniBank Ghana Limited has expressed displeasure at a recent press release from Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) regarding a contract to render onsite banking services at Ghana’s foremost health facility. The blow-by-blow account given by the Public Relations Unit of KBTH in a press release justified the termination of the contract talks with uniBank for … Read more