The Public Relations Unit of Korle Bu the Teaching Hospital has given a detailed account with regards to the brouhaha surrounding the facility’s decision to terminate a revenue collection contract with UniBank Ghana Limited . Though the hospital communicated its decision to the bank, it was rescinded following misinformation and “distortions” that were thrown into … Read more
The Omanhene of Nsein Traditional Area, Awulae Agyefi Kwame II, has commended President Akufo-Addo for the “courageous decision” to fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. He has also pledged the commitment of his chiefs to the fight and promised every support needed to ensure the country’s natural resources are protected for future generations. … Read more
Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, former Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has called for research into the health implications of heavy metals used by illegal miners on the various rivers in the country. He said it is not all the people staying downstream of the polluted rivers who could afford to depend on … Read more
Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, undersored the need to employ more staff for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enable it to effectively perform its role. He has thus charged the soon to be inaugurated Board of the EPA to work with management within the earliest possible time, to employ … Read more
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has welcomed the decision by the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament to okay the implementation of the controversial mandatory towing levy to be imposed on vehicle owners. It has, however, appealed to the Committee to reduce the levy by 50 per cent since the levy being charged … Read more
US Ambassador Robert Porter Jackson joined officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry at a validation workshop on Ghana’s African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Strategy. The meeting brought producers, processors and exporters together with customs and government officials to discuss the implementation of Ghana’s AGOA Strategy, which aims to helps Ghanaian companies take … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak, has filed an application at the Supreme Court demanding an injunction on the issuance of any further bonds without Parliamentary approval. The MP argues that government’s over-$2billion in bonds issued so far were essentially loans and were agreed to without Parliament’s approval, thus breaching of … Read more
Some concerned students of the University of Ghana (UG) Legon have formally petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Ocquaye, over what they describe as exorbitant academic fees being charged by the school. The students are accusing the university authorities of arbitrarily increasing fees every new academic year, a situation they say compounds the … Read more
Students of the St. Ambrose College of Education at Dormaa Akwamu in the Dormaa East District of the Brong Ahafo Region, are appealing to government and the Ministry of Education (MoE) as a matter of urgency, to attend to the school’s many plights to prevent it from collapse. They fear their tutors’ impending strike due … Read more
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission , Charlotte Osei has responded to allegations leveled against her by employees of the Commission. Mrs Osei in her response, pointed out among others that allegations against her were unfounded, saying “There is clearly, no established case of fraud or abuse of office made against the Chairperson. The public purse, … Read more
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has alleged that top officials at the Finance Ministry have been replaced with workers of Data Bank. The Minority Leader says persons who worked with the Finance Minister while he was at Data Bank have been employed at the Finance Ministry. Speaking to journalists at the NDC Headquarters, the Tamale South … Read more
Government of Ghana spent over 5 million Ghana cedis on the country’s 60th anniversary celebrations. The deputy Minister of Finance, Hon. Kwaku Kwarteng, who made the revelation on the floor of Parliament yesterday, stated that government allocated 5.26 million for the year-long celebrations. “The Ministry of Finance released an amount of GH¢5.26 million cedis towards … Read more
The Ministry of Finance has disclosed that GH¢5.26 million has been spent so far on the Ghana, 60 Years On celebration. Answering questions on behalf of the Ministry, Deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng alluded to the fact that his sector released an amount of GH¢5.26 million towards the celebration of the nation’s 60th anniversary. This … Read more
It has emerged that the government has used GH¢5.24m from the state coffers to undertake various activities as part of the Ghana@60 celebrations. This revelation contradicts the President’s announcement that the funds for the year-long celebrations will sourced from private sector. A Deputy Minister for Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng made the revelation while addressing some issues … Read more
The Minority spokesperson on Finance, Isaac Adongo has described the Akufo-Addo government as one that has “lost steam and gasping for breath” based on the government’s answers to questions from journalists at the Flagstaff House on Tuesday. According to him, the government demonstrated that it did not have a full grasp of the challenges facing … Read more
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that due to the ‘desperate’economic conditions that persist in the country, his government has had to make several unconventional decisions to address those challenges. According to him, despite his general knowledge of the country’s economic predicament prior to becoming president, he was still taken aback by the … Read more
Former Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia has said the Mahama government had a strategy to clear the GHc100 million debt in the health sector that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is struggling with. According to him, the proposal had a clear roadmap to paying the debt or reducing it to the barest minimum. “…We were aware … Read more
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has told Parliament, he is unsure when arrears of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) would be settled. According to him, the scheme owes health service providers and suppliers over eight hundred million Ghana cedis. The backlog of NHIS arrears is one of the huge challenges that health service … Read more
The National Tripartite Committee (NTC) yesterday announced a National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) of GH¢9.60, which is to take effect from January 1, 2018. The new NDMW is a 10 per cent increase over last year’s, which was pegged at GH¢8.80. The NDMW is the least wage below which no employer pays a worker in … Read more
Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) has called on the government to legalise operations of private lotto operators, popularly known as ‘Banker-to-Banker,’ to allow Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the lottery industry. GLOA also called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, amend Section 2(4) of the National Lotto Act 2006, Act … Read more