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Afenyo-Markin referred to Privileges Committee over security recruitment claims
Posted on with No CommentThe Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is to face Parliament’s Committee on Privileges and Immunities after the Interior Minister formally challenged him to substantiate allegations that the ongoing recruitment into the security services is unlawful and exploitative. The development followed an … Read more →
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UK hits back at World Bank criticism over aid cuts
Posted on | CommentDevelopment minister Andrew Mitchell has hit back at criticism over aid cuts for the world’s poorest, saying the UK was still a “very dominant force”. Mr Mitchell said that the UK was the third-biggest donor to the World Bank’s fund … Read more →
NPP’s presidential primaries to be held in all constituencies on Nov. 4
Posted on | CommentThe Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the November 4th Presidential Primaries will be conducted in the party’s constituencies across the country. Chairman of the Committee, Professor Michael Oquaye, says every constituency will have a polling … Read more →
We’ll still pursue Ato Essien for GH¢53m debt – Deputy AG
Posted on | CommentDeputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has confirmed that the state will continue to pursue the former CEO of the defunct Capital Bank, Ato Essien, even after he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Mr. Tuah-Yeboah emphasized that the state intends … Read more →
How Former Capital Bank CEO Ato Essien got jailed 15 years
Posted on | CommentFormer Chief Executive Officer of defunct Capital Bank, Ato Essien has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour. This follows his failure to pay in full an amount of GH¢90 million he agreed to pay the state despite … Read more →
Israel’s Information Minister resigns
Posted on | CommentIsrael’s information minister, Galit Distel Atbaryan, resigned on Thursday, and asked for her ministry’s funds to be directed instead to citizens in southern Israel. Her department’s role was to explain Israel to the world and did not wield much power … Read more →
IMF defends gloomy UK forecast after government criticism
Posted on | CommentThe International Monetary Fund has rejected government suggestions that its latest assessment of the UK economy is too gloomy. The influential global group forecasts the UK will have the highest inflation and slowest growth next year of any G7 economy, … Read more →
‘Where do we go?’ – Nowhere safe in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify
Posted on | Comment“Where do we go? Is there a safe place left in this neighbourhood, which was so quiet and beautiful?” residents of an apartment block in Rimal asked me, with heavy sarcasm. I had just spent the most difficult seven hours … Read more →
Ghana Water disconnects Takoradi Library Complex over GH¢2k debt
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has cut off water supply to the Takoradi Library Complex over non-payment of bill. The GH¢5.1 million donor-funded public library and office complex was built to address the educational and entrepreneurial needs of the … Read more →
E.T. Mensah’s remains back in Ghana from South Africa
Posted on | CommentThe remains of the late former Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram constituency, E.T. Mensah has been received in Ghana from South Africa. It was conveyed to the morgue after a brief ceremony. Council of State member and former Member … Read more →
Over 900 Ghana School of Law students pass 2023 exams
Posted on | CommentThe leadership of the 2023 batch of students of the Ghana School of Law has expressed satisfaction with the pass rate for this year’s call to the bar. Over 900 persons are reported to have been passed by the Independent … Read more →
State funeral to be held for Theresa Kufuor on November 16
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced a state funeral for the late former First Lady, Theresa Kufuor. Speaking at a meeting with the family of the late former first lady, President Akufo-Addo said the state funeral would be held … Read more →
UTV attackers are NPP members; I take full responsibility for their actions – National Youth Organiser
Posted on | CommentThe National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has confirmed that all the young men who invaded the studios of Accra-based United Television during its popular live entertainment show, are known members of the party. … Read more →
Ghana’s 3% economic growth an indication of a resilient economy – IMF Mission Chief
Posted on | CommentStéphane Roudet, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Mission Chief for Ghana, has lauded Ghana’s economic growth. In an interview on The Point of View on Citi TV, Mr. Roudet intimated that Ghana’s quick economic recovery is surprising and also encouraging, as the country … Read more →
Money received from my dead brother’s account was for payment of his children’s fees – Cecilia Dapaah
Posted on | CommentFormer Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Dapaah says monies transferred from her dead brother’s account were for payment of his children’s fees. This is a response to claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor that the said transfer … Read more →
Ministry of Health denies abandoning antiretroviral drugs at ports
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Health has denied claims that donated antiretroviral drugs have been abandoned at ports since July due to the government’s failure to waive taxes. In a statement released on Saturday, the Ministry said that the headlines suggesting this … Read more →
Alcohol, shisha, bleaching risk factors of breast cancer — Doctor
Posted on | CommentThe Founder of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr Beatrice Addae Wiafe, has advised the citizenry, particularly young women, to desist from taking alcohol excessively, smoking shisha and applying bleaching agents on their skin as they are some of the risk … Read more →
Ghana’s growth beats forecast — IMF
Posted on | CommentThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given thumbs up to the country’s recovery, saying growth this year has proved more resilient than initially anticipated. “Although all the challenges are not going to be solved overnight, and there is still a … Read more →
Biden approves new section of border wall as Mexico crossings rise
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden’s administration is to build a section of border wall in southern Texas in an effort to stop rising levels of immigration. Around 20 miles (32km) will be built in Starr County along its border with Mexico, … Read more →
US gives 1.1 million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Ukraine
Posted on | CommentThe US has sent roughly 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran last year to Ukraine, its military has said. The US Central Command (Centcom), which oversees operations in the Middle East, says the rounds were confiscated from a ship bound … Read more →
Amazon and Microsoft to face cloud computing competition probe
Posted on | CommentThe UK’s cloud computing market is to face a competition probe over concerns it is being dominated by Amazon and Microsoft. Media watchdog Ofcom said the two make up 70-80% of the sector in the UK, while closest rival Google … Read more →
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