Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has alleged that government has ordered the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), to acquire a 24% stake in a contract awarded to one of the companies belonging to businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the man at the centre of the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt saga. “The Government has issued a … Read more
Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has alleged that government has ordered the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), to acquire a 24% stake in a contract awarded to one of the companies belonging to businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the man at the centre of the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt saga. “The Government has issued a … Read more
OccupyGhana has noted that its last Press Release on the above-matter has been met with silence from government officials, and two farcical denials of there even being an agreement: one by Woyome and another by Mr. Selby, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Transport. We have rebutted this by posting the agreement on our … Read more
The saddest aspect of the condition in which Ghanaians find themselves today is the clear evidence provided by our government on a daily basis, that it does not care about what the citizens think of it. According to information revealed to OccupyGhana, the articulate pressure group that keeps an eye on events in Ghana, the … Read more
President John Mahama’s late turn-up to an event yesterday in Accra did not go down well with members of the diplomatic corps. The event was the commissioning of the New Lavender Hill faecal treatment plant by Mr Mahama. Even though proceedings were scheduled to commence at 8:00am according to invitations sent out by the Corporate … Read more
Businessman Alfred Agebsi Woyome has denied being a beneficiary of a new GHS35million contract from the government of Ghana as alleged by pressure group OccupyGhana. OccupyGhana said in a statement on Friday that the government of Ghana awarded the new contract to the embattled businessman in December 2015 even though he has still not refunded … Read more
OccupyGhana says it has discovered a GH¢35 million contract awarded to embattled businessman, Alfred Woyome, although the dust is yet to settle on a scandalous judgement debt awarded to him. Mr Woyome is yet to refund a GH¢51.2 million judgement debt he obtained from the state which according to the Supreme Court was acquired through … Read more
A founding member of pressure group, OccupyGroup, says the Smarttys bus branding scandal that broke early this year is a unique example of an institutional corruption. Sydney Casely-Hayford says even though the money involved in the deal, when compared to other government deals is small, the revelations since scandal broke is telling of the extent … Read more
Plans by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) to extend the runway of the Kumasi Airport to carry bigger flights have been restricted due to encroachment on the land originally acquired for the expansion of the airport. This was due to the inability of the GACL to secure a land title registration for the land … Read more
President John Mahama on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange in Accra, noting Ghana’s economy lost about 100 million dollars annually due to traffic congestion that previously characterised the area. “Experts estimate the congestion that used to be created here as the result of the heavy traffic and lack of traffic flow … Read more
The only independent candidate in the 2016 presidential race, Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah, popularly known as JOY, has unveiled Mr Daniel Wilson Torto, an entrepreneur, as his running mate for the 2016 elections. Introducing his running mate at a rally at Mantse Agbona in Accra last Thursday night, Mr Yeboah said he chose Mr Torto … Read more
The only independent candidate in the 2016 presidential race, Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah, popularly known as JOY, has unveiled Mr Daniel Wilson Torto, an entrepreneur, as his running mate for the 2016 elections. Introducing his running mate at a rally at Mantse Agbona in Accra last Thursday night, Mr Yeboah said he chose Mr Torto … Read more
It sounds more like an Ananse story than a 21st Century development in the Republic of Ghana. The President of Ghana goes on a campaign tour and is told that the people of Agordeke cross the Volta Lake in make-shift boats, putting lives at risk. In his magnanimity, as father of the nation, the Head … Read more
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Vice-Presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has once again demanded that government responds to his 170 economic claims contained in a lecture where he denounced the Mahama administration as incompetent. His reminder comes after President John Mahama also repeated his challenge to debate the main opposition leader Akufo-Addo whom he has accused of peddling lies about the … Read more
President John Mahama has boasted that his government has made “the most massive investment in the road sector in the history of Ghana”. Addressing the Chiefs and people of Yeji during his campaign tour in the eastern part of the Brong Ahafo region, the President said in the last four years, his government has invested … Read more
The Association of Ghana Industry (AGI) has lauded the firm directive by President John Mahama asking shipping lines to halt the Terminal Handling Charges (THC) at the ports. The AGI believes the final warning by President Mahama will stop the shipping lines from charging the THC. According to the president of the AGI, James Asare … Read more
President John Mahama has sent a strong signal to shipping companies to halt the implementation of the Terminal Handling Charges (THC). According to him, the fee has no legal backing and need not be imposed on Ghanaian shippers. He was speaking at an event to mark the first anniversary of the national Single Window Project. … Read more
Key business associations have strongly criticised shipping lines for charging Terminal Handling Charges (THC) in spite of orders from the Ministry of Transport to stop the charges. The Minister of Transport, Mr Fiifi Kwetey on September 2, 2016 called for the abolishment of the charges following recommendations by an investigative team constituted by the ministry, … Read more
Players in Ghana’s shipping sector are planning a protest against the continuous implementation of Terminal Handling Charges (THC) by the by Shipping lines. With the new charges, shippers would have to pay between 140 and 155 dollars for a 20-footer container, and 260 to 275 dollars for a 40-footer. The body says the payment of … Read more
The Ghana Railway Workers Union has called off its strike after reaching an agreement with the National Labour Commission. The Union declared a strike, 11 days ago after all efforts aimed at getting their salary arrears and pension contributions from the Ministry of Finance failed. Speaking to Citi Business News, the General Secretary of the … Read more