Ghana participates in 2019 WATEC confab in Israel
Minister of sanitation and Water Resource, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has represented Ghana at the 2019 water Technology and Environmental Control {WATEC}conference, on the theme; “Creating energy through interaction.”
Held in...
Mistrust of EC harmful – Asantehene
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, says the survival of the state as a democratic country depends on its ability to conduct free and fair elections.
According to him, the country's...
Petroleum Commission to establish Local Content Fund
Regulator of Ghana’s upstream Petroleum sector, Petroleum Commission is to set up a Local Content Fund by the first quarter of next year.
The fund will provide concessionary loans to...
Government to review Oil and Gas Local Content Laws
Government is to present proposed amendments of the country's Oil and Gas Local Content laws to parliament next year.
The changes seek to make it easier for International Oil Companies...
PDS saga is policy crisis- Ivor Greenstreet
Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, the 2016 Flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has described the issues about the Power Distribution Service (PDS) deal as policy crisis that...
Ghana need urgent constitutional review- Dr Raymond Atuguba
Dean of the Law Faculty University of Ghana, and former Executive Secretary of the Constitution Review Commission, Dr. Raymond Atuguba, says "Ghana is at a governance standstill and there...
EC assures of “tactile jacket” to aid visually impaired in Referendum
The Eastern Regional office of the Electoral Commission (EC) has assured the visually impaired that tactile jackets would be available to aid them in the District level Elections (DLE)...
Clear all ECG debts – K.T Hammond to Government
Former Deputy Energy Minister, Mr. K.T Hammond says it is time Government clears all debts owed the Electricity Company of Ghana to enable it to get on its feet.
He...
Finance Ministry ordered to retrieve $1m paid to Kroll Associates
The Auditor General, AG, has directed the Ministry of Finance to retrieve $1 million paid to a foreign firm Kroll Associates in 2017 for no work done.
The 2018 Auditor...
Monday August 5 declared public holiday
President Akufo-Addo has declared Monday, August 5, 2019, as a public holiday to be observed all over the country.
The holiday which marks the Founders Day falls on Sunday, August...
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Africa
ECOWAS Ministers of Information meet in Abidjan
The Ministers of Information and Experts from Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have disclosed the importance of the...
UN Sec Gen calls for investment in Central Emergency Response Fund
UN chief urges emergency fund support as one of the ‘most effective investments’ in humanitarian action
The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is “one...
World
Algerian ex-PMs get long jail sentences for corruption
An Algerian court has sentenced two former prime ministers to long jail terms amid a huge corruption investigation.
Ahmed Ouyahia was sentenced to 15 years...
Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil formal charges
The Democratic-controlled US House Judiciary Committee has unveiled charges against President Donald Trump, a key move in impeaching him.
The first article revealed by committee...
