Drama unfolded on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, when two Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Majority side in open defiance, challenged the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu on the formation of committees. Third term MP for Atwima Kwanwoma in the Ashanti Region, Dr. Kojo Appiah Kubi had expressed his desire to be … Read more
Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has condemned the former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Inusah Fuseini for failing to inform his successors about an audiovisual recording device in his office. He doubted if the former minister acted in good faith and questioned the rationale behind the act. “If indeed it is true, why would … Read more
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on government to reconsider the policy of universities remitting part of their internally generated funds to government. He said at a time when universities were grappling with how to fund teaching, research and other community services, government cannot continue to take away their meagre source of funding for … Read more
Striking nurses at the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital in Accra are turning away new patients after the Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority Dr. Akwasi Osei failed to convince them to back down on their ongoing protest. The nurses are protesting the failure of government to stop the activities of private individuals who are … Read more
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advocated a review of the law that mandates universities to remit 34 per cent of their internally-generated funds to government. “I would wish that Parliament reconsiders and reviews that law for the sake of the future of our universities,” he said. He pointed out that the nation should … Read more
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in partnership with the Technical University of Munich, has constructed a solar-powered 4×4 vehicle. The environmentally-friendly vehicle, meant to carry passengers and goods, was inaugurated by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the 51st congregation of the KNUST, Kumasi, on Saturday. It was developed by … Read more
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in partnership with the Technical University of Munich, has constructed a solar-powered 4×4 vehicle. The environmentally-friendly vehicle, meant to carry passengers and goods, was inaugurated by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the 51st congregation of the KNUST, Kumasi, on Saturday. It was developed by … Read more
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), in partnership with the Technical University of Munich, has constructed a solar-powered 4×4 vehicle. The environmentally friendly vehicle, meant to carry passengers and goods, was inaugurated by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the 51st congregation of the KNUST in Kumasi, on Saturday. It was … Read more
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advocated a review of the law that mandates universities to remit 34 percent of their internally-generated funds to the government. “I would wish that Parliament reconsiders and reviews that law for the sake of the future of our universities,” he said. He pointed out that the nation should … Read more
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) is investigating three officials of the Electoral Commission over Gh¢480,000 allegedly missing from the Commission’s Endowment Fund. The officials under investigation are the Deputy Commissioner, Georgina Opoku Amankwaah, Chief Accountant Kwaku OwusuAgyei-Larbi and Finance Officer, Joseph Kwaku Asamoah. They have been ordered to proceed on leave over the … Read more
National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) 2017 winners Prempeh College will be presenting their trophy to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Samuel Fordjour, the headmaster of the school, has said. Mr Fordjour revealed this while speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday June 30. “He is the landlord and so if it [the … Read more
Lawmakers in Parliament could face sanctions from the Speaker if they refuse to furnish the House with reports of sponsored trips. The Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, speaking on the floor of the House on Friday, June 23, 2017 criticised both sides of Parliament for failing to prepare reports on proceedings when they embarked on assignments … Read more
Leading cocoa buying company in Ghana, ECOM Global Cocoa, has set aside a GHC1.4 million sponsorship package for the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Mobile Learning Project. The mobile learning initiative is part of the Otumfuo Charity Foundation and was launched in Kumasi to address learning conditions of rural communities. Joining the Asantehene to celebrate … Read more
The District Chief Executive for for Asunafo South in the Brong Ahafo Region, has proposed the establishment of a rice processing plant for the district in line with government’s ‘One district one factory’ policy. Osei Bonsu Snr said farmers in the area along the Tano River in the district, have increased their acreage in view … Read more
Government says it is determined to address the housing deficit by forging strong partnership with the private sector to provide affordable housing units to meet the demands of Ghanaians. The Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea said investors would also be urged to invest in rural affordable housing projects so that people could … Read more
The Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says new Members of Parliament (MPs) from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are struggling to find their feet in the House. In his assessment of the performance of the new MPs, Mr. Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu indicated that contributions by the NDC new entrants have usually been fraught with errors, fuelled by … Read more
The Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says new Members of Parliament (MPs) from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are struggling to find their feet in the House. In his assessment of the performance of the new MPs, Mr. Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu indicated that contributions by the NDC new entrants have usually been fraught with errors, fuelled by … Read more
Currently, Ghana has a social housing problem with a deficit of 1.7 million units, according to the Works and Housing Ministry. The Sector Minister, Hon Samuel Atta Kyea said this at the commissioning of Erduk Company Limited, a private-owned construction and property management firm, at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. … Read more
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has underlined the need to aggressively push towards adding more value to the nation’s cocoa. This, he said, was necessary to assure both the farmers and the state of reasonably good returns. He was speaking, when the Management of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) paid a courtesy call on … Read more
A 78 year old Pensioner and owner of Coconut Guest House, has been stabbed to death A 78 year old Pensioner and owner of Coconut Guest House, Anthony Owusu Adomako has been stabbed to death at Adiebeba in Kumasi. It is not clear who might have perpetuated the crime but sister of the deceased, Victoria … Read more