ECOWAS gives $500,000 to support General Elections in Sierra Leone
Dr Omar Alieu Touray, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, has approved the deployment of 95 Election Observers to observe the June 24 Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone. This is in line with provisions of Articles 12 to 14 of the 2001 regional Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance on assistance to […]
Japan shares in Ghana’s vision for sustainable development, growth
The Japanese Government says it remains steadfast in its mission to provide the needed aid to Ghana for sustainable growth. This is done through the Japan Development Cooperation Charter – which espouses cooperation aiming at self-reliant development through assistance for self-help efforts. “Japan continues to provide all these support to Ghana, because we understand how […]
AngloGold Ashanti equips over 250 Obuasi youth with entrepreneurship skills
As part of efforts to equip the youth with skills to make them employable, AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mine, has trained over 250 national service persons within the Obuasi Municipal and Obuasi East District. The training, which was held at the company’s Enterprise and Skills Development Centre (ESDC), forms part of its Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) […]
Financial sector fraud declines to GHS56m in 2022
Ghana’s Banking sector and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDI) lost approximately, GHS56 million in 2022, representing a 7.88 per cent reduction compared to the GHS61m recorded in 2021. However, the number of attempted fraud cases for the banking and SDI sectors in 2022 increased to 2,998, as compared to 2,347 cases in 2021, which is a […]
NPP Presidential Primaries: Vice President Bawumia to file nomination forms today
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia will on Friday, June 16, 2023, file his nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party’s Presidential Primaries. On his Facebook page, Dr Bawumia wrote: “Dear Friends, God willing tomorrow, Friday 16 June, I shall file my nomination forms and contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP: Development in Freedom) Presidential Primary. […]
Ketu North NDC parliamentary primary controversy: Aggrieved parties smoke peace pipe
Following the controversy that surrounded the May 13 National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Ketu North constituency, leadership of the party in the Volta Region has taken a decisive action to reconcile all aggrieved parties. Mr Mawutor Agbavitor, the Volta regional chairman of the NDC, who spearheaded the reconciliation process, told the Ghana […]
203 tertiary students granted scholarship
By: Juliet Korkor A total of two hundred and three (203) needy tertiary students in the Kade Constituency of the Eastern Region have so far benefitted from a scholarship grant by the Member of Parliament of the area, Alexander Kojo Agyare. This educational assistance is to lessen the financial burden on parents and guardians in […]
VRA and partners donate books on AfCFTA to second cycle schools in Eastern Region
By: Dominic Hlordzi The Volta River Authority, VRA has presented books on African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA to selected senior high schools impacted by the Authority’s operations in the Eastern Region. Presenting the books on behalf of the Chief Executive of VRA, Emmanuel Antwi-Darkwa, at Akuse, the Director of Finance and Investment, Mr. […]
Whistleblower Bill 2023 scales second reading in Parliament
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah Parliament has adopted the report of Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for second reading of the Whistleblower (Amendment) Bill, 2023 in accordance with Article 106 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana on Wednesday 14th June, 2023. The object of the Bill is to amend the Whistleblower Act, 2006 (Act […]
Human Rights Court restrains OSP from arresting Charles Bissue
By: Bubu KlinogoThe Human Rights Court 2 division of the High Court, Accra, presided over by Justice Nicholas Abodakpi has issued an Interim Injunction, restraining the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from executing an arrest warrant against Charles Bissue, a former Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal mining, pending the determination of […]
