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US charges 6 over car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Ghana
Posted on with No CommentSix individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, … Read more →
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PHOTO: Soldier grabbed with gov’t vehicle
Posted on | CommentSome security personnel in the previous Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government are allegedly stealing state vehicles at their disposal. One of such incidents occurred in Accra recently when a soldier with the rank of WO reportedly attached to the … Read more →
Food prices reduce in Accra markets
Posted on | CommentPrices of foodstuffs in the various markets in Accra have dwindled, traders have told Citi Business News. This is contrary to assertions that prices of foodstuffs have increased across markets in the national capital. Checks by Citi Business News across … Read more →
Health Minister nominee to probe Korle Bu Christmas bonus saga
Posted on | CommentThe Minister Nominee for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has disclosed plans of launching a full scale audit into circumstances that led to the alleged payment of huge sums of money as Christmas bonuses to some staff at the Korle Bu … Read more →
$1bn CDB loan can’t be paid?
Posted on | Comment-PIAC says indebtedness to Ghana Gas compromises repayment -State institutions owe Ghana Gas $340.49 million as at June 2016 THE Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has expressed doubts about the ability of the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) to … Read more →
2,198 killed in road accidents in 2016
Posted on | CommentPROVISIONAL road traffic crashes data has revealed that 2,198 people were killed in 2016 in road accidents. This means that, on the average, nearly 183 people were killed every month in 2016. A total of 11,293 people sustained various degrees … Read more →
The Gambia: Barrow’s inauguration in limbo
Posted on | CommentIt seems the inauguration of Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow on Thursday, January 19, 2016 may not come on as scheduled following the extension of embattled President, Yahya Jammeh’s term of office. Jammeh’s tenure which expires by midnight today, Wednesday, has … Read more →
Kweiman Chief, 3 others jailed
Posted on | CommentAn Accra High Court (Land Division) has sentenced Nii Amartey Kwei II, Chief of Kweiman in the Greater Accra Region and three others to five days’ imprisonment for contempt. The court, presided over by Justice Amo Yartey, found the chief … Read more →
CHRAJ chases former GHS Director over 5 ‘stolen’ vehicles
Posted on | CommentThe Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has moved into full gear, investigating the whereabouts of five (5) allegedly stolen vehicles belonging to the Upper East Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The Commission has in … Read more →
PHOTOS: Veep Bawumia pays surprise visit to Registrar General
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, 18 January paid a surprise visit to the Registrar General’s Department in Accra to learn their difficulties. Dr Bawumia, during the visit, learned first-hand from some visitors, some of the difficulties they … Read more →
Cedi depreciation causing increase in fuel prices – COPEC
Posted on | CommentThe Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has blamed the continuous fall of the cedi against the dollar for the recent price hikes of fuel at the pumps. According to COPEC, the situation has resulted in speculations leading to an increase … Read more →
Ghana to study Agric production from Israel
Posted on | CommentGhana intends to tap into Israel’s expertise in agriculture in order to boost production and create more jobs in the sector, Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said. According to him, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s promise to construct one … Read more →
GH¢17.4 billion bonds to be issued in 1st quarter
Posted on | CommentGOVERNMENT plans to issue GH¢17.4 billion, the equivalent of $4.1 billion worth of domestic instruments for government finances and debt restructuring in the first three months of this year An amount of GH¢15.5billion (GH¢15,504.43million) would be used to rollover forecast … Read more →
Sir Sam Jonah’s tribute to late Asantehemaa
Posted on | CommentIt is a humbling opportunity for me, but one that I accept fully, to pay tribute to the memory of a truly Great and Noble Matriarch. Nana Asantehemaa Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem was the embodiment of everything that is rich … Read more →
Jammeh declares state of emergency in The Gambia
Posted on | CommentOutgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends, state TV reports. Regional leaders have been trying to persuade Mr Jammeh to hand over power to Adama Barrow, who defeated … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo’s tribute to Asantehemaa
Posted on | CommentI was campaigning in the Nkwanta South constituency in the Volta Region on October 27, 2016, when I heard the pleasant news that the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, had endorsed my candidature ahead of the December 7, … Read more →
A tribute from Asantehene to the late Asantehemaa – To my dear mother
Posted on | CommentOur great ancestors have left us a wonderful adage, “Wo ni wu a, w’abusua asa.” (“The departure of one’s mother to eternity terminates one’s blood relationships on earth.”). Your passing away leaves me homeless. I thank the Good Lord for … Read more →
Letter: Allocation of 4.368 acres of land to Rawlings
Posted on | CommentBelow is the full press release: PRESS RELEASE January 17, 2017 RE: ALLOCATION OF PLOT TO H.E. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS Our attention has been drawn to information currently in the public domain of communication between The Lands Commission and His … Read more →
GPHA staff expose rot to Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentSome concerned staff of the Ghana Ports and Habours Authority (GPHA) are complaining bitterly about what they claim to be shady deals currently ongoing at both Tema and Takoradi ports, and have called on President Akufo-Addo to take swift action … Read more →
Korle-Bu blows over GHC100,000 on Christmas bonuses for staff
Posted on | CommentThe Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra spent more than GHC100,000 on Christmas bonuses for its management and staff members,3FM investigations have uncovered. Each staff member received GHC100 as motivation while the management members received a total of GHC17,000 intramural allowance … Read more →
Chief gives Prez. Akufo-Addo 40 acres of land for ‘1-District-1 Factory’
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo as part of plans to industrialize and transform the Ghanaian economy, promised that his government will establish a factory in each of the 216 districts across the country. According to him, the establishment of these factories across … Read more →
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