Late LCpl Teiko's family unhappy with former President Mahama
The family of late Lance Corporal Adu Teiko, has expressed shock and disbelief over former President Mahama’s attempt to use a video which was taken at his funeral, to what they say to score cheap political points during his recent meeting with some diplomats. A statement jointly signed by a first cousin, Dennis Mensah and […]
Cedi fall raises cost of airlines operations
The recent fall in value of the cedi has raised the cost of operations for airlines and put their margins under pressure – in a dollar-dominated industry that requires operators to pay for services rendered in dollars or at the benchmark dollar rate. The local currency has depreciated by some 3.5 percent against the US […]
Veep Dr. Bawumia in good health after car crash that killed one
Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who survived a car crash on the Cape Coast – Tarkoradi Highway is said to be in good health. Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia escaped unhurt in a motor accident on Saturday, February 16, 2019. According to a release signed by the spokesperson of the Vice President, Gideon Boako […]
Government of Ghana puts diplomats on notice; Mahama peddled falsehood
Government says it will be writing officially to the Diplomatic Community in Ghana to put on notice that former President John Dramani Mahama told palpable falsehoods when he met some diplomats recently over the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election violence. The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah made this known to journalists on Sunday at […]
Ghana Government on Tuesday will inaugurate six (6) districts
Government will on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, inaugurate six (6) newly created districts. The new districts are: Korley Klottey, Ablekuma Central, Ayawaso Central Municipal Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region, Anloga district in the Volta Region, North East Gonja district in the newly created North East region and Nhyiaeso Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti region. […]
UE/R: Training Workshop on NACoRD for MMDAs Focal Persons Organized
A day’s training workshop, on the National Anti-Corruption Reporting Dashboard NACoRD of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan NACAP 2015-2024, has been organized in the Upper East Region. NACoRD is an online platform created to enable Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies expedite reports, on findings of NACAP, first to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative […]
Ghana gov't puts diplomats on notice – Mahama peddled falsehood
Minister’s Press Briefing addressed by Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah on the following topic: 1. Government of Ghana puts diplomats on notice – Mahama peddled falsehood. 2. Six (6) new districts to be inaugurated this week.
Only 2% in informal sector pay taxes
The informal sector constitutes 70 percent of the business arena – but just two percent of them pay their taxes. A Chief Revenue Officer of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Richard Hakeem Quainoo who announced this in Accra, also stated that only 1.5 million of the expected six million taxpayers honoured their responsibilities, with 200,000 being […]
New US Envoy visits (3) Ghana's Former Presidents'
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan has paid separate visit to the three Johns’ former Presidents of Ghana. The visit according to the US Embassy in a tweet, was to discuss how the two countries could work together to advance enterprise-driven economic growth and trade, regional security, and good governance. They are- Jerry John […]
Team up with MMDCEs to satisfy requirement for funds -DACF Administrator to MPs'
The Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), Irene Naa Torshie Addo, has entreated Members of Parliament to collaborate with their respective Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to ensure that their Assemblies fulfill the minimum requirement of the District Performance Assessment Tool (DPAT). She said this would enable them access the entire […]
Jet Ski launch ends with Porsche in the water
An Australian boat instruction business shared a cautionary video showing the aftermath of a failed launch that ended with a Porsche in the water. The Perth Boat School posted a video showing what happened when the Porsche Cayenne attempted to launch a Jet Ski at a Woodman Point pier in Perth. The sports car ended […]
Biggest ever UN aid delivery in Syria provides relief to desperate civilians-OCHA
The biggest UN humanitarian convoy yet to operate inside Syria has successfully distributed aid to 40,000 desperate people in a hard-to-access desert camp near the country’s southern border with Jordan, the Organization announced on Friday. Jens Laerke from the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), highlighted that Thursday’s delivery to Rukban was only […]
‘Endemic’ sexual violence surging in South Sudan says UN human rights office
A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight years old, has prompted a call from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, for urgent Government measures to protect victims, and bring perpetrators to justice. Despite the signing of a peace deal between belligerents last September, UN investigators found […]
Karl Marx monument vandalised for second time in two weeks
Karl Marx’s memorial in north London has been vandalised for the second time in two weeks. The words “Doctrine of Hate” and “Architect of Genocide” are scrawled in red on the Grade I-listed grave in Highgate Cemetery. This latest incident follows a “deliberate and sustained” hammer attack on 4 February that left the memorial badly […]
