Leader of Greater Accra School feeding Caterers Association’s appointment to AMA revoked
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the President of the Greater Accra School Feeding Caterers Association, Juliana Cudjoe as a member of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. A letter dated June 17, 2022, signed by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr. Henry Quartey, noted that “H.E. the President…has revoked […]
Speaker Bagbin pays unannounced visits to School Feeding & Buffer Stock offices…Says Parliament will ensure gov’t prioritizes school feeding Caterers’ needs
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Thursday, June 23, 2022, paid unannounced visits to the Offices of the Ghana School Feeding secretariat and the National Buffer Stock Company. The visit is to find out challenges confronting the companies following recent complaints about non-payment of school feeding Caterers. The Speaker […]
Minority insists Minister for Finance was not forthright about Covid-19 expenditure
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH A Deputy Ranking Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Mr. Isaac Adongo has challenged the figures put out by the Minister for Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta on the Covid-19 expenditure. According to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central, Ghana’s Minister for Finance was untruthful with the information he shared […]
Massive turnout at French Ambassador’s Meet & Connect with fans
By: Seli Baisie Her Excellency Anne Sophie Avé, the Ambassador of France to Ghana yesterday, June 21, 2022, held an event dubbed ‘Meet & Connect’ for fans and followers at UPSA Accra. One of the biggest Diplomatic events was held by Her Excellency Anne Sophie Avé, in collaboration with other partners. The aim of the event […]
Parts of Takoradi flooded after downpour
By Marie Aziz Tunde Some areas in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have flooded after a downpour on Tuesday, June 21, 22 The hours of heavy rainfall obstructed the flow of vehicular traffic on the Apowa St Mary’s Boys School. This also blocked the Takoradi-Agona-Tarkwa Highway causing a gridlock that left hundreds of commuters including workers and […]
Saglemi Housing Case: Collins Dauda, others back in Court June 26
By Beatrice Oppon The trial of two former Ministers of Works and Housing Alhaji Collins Dauda and Kweku Agyeman Mensah and three others involved in the $200 million Saglemi Housing Project has been adjourned to July 26, 2022 at the instance of the Judge Justice Elfreda Dankyi who is indisposed. The prosecution was expected to […]
Government spent ¢12 billion between 2020 and 2021 on Covid-19– Ofori-Atta
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Government of Ghana is said to have spent a total of Gh¢12,04 billion to fight coronavirus and other matters related to Covid-19 expenditure for the period of 2020/2021 financial year. In a statement to Parliament on the Covid-19 expenditure 2020/2021 by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta on the […]
VIDEO: Black Stars Midfielder Joseph Painstil Gives back Ajax FC
By: Akosua Adjei Black Stars and KRC Genk player Joseph Painstil has donated balls, set of jerseys, gloves and other football supplies to his boyhood club Ajax FC in Fadama. The Midfielder who was on vacation after an amazing season with Genk and the Senior National Team visited his first club where everything started for […]
Finance Minister to face 16 questions in Parliament
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has been programmed to answer sixteen (16) questions on government expenditure related to the Covid-19 fund and other economic issues. The Speaker Alban Bagbin issued the directive following a plea from Majority Bench that the Finance Minister who was programmed to appear and answer […]
I’m committed to setting up an insurance package for journalists – Dwumfour
Mr. Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, a Ghana Journalist Association’s (GJA) Presidential hopeful, says he will set up an insurance scheme for journalists to protect them against any misfortune if given the mandate as the President of the Association. He said the insurance scheme would cover health, funerals, accidents and all the basic things that confront journalists […]
