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Prez. Mahama orders fuel tax cuts, cheaper transport
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President John Dramani Mahama has ordered immediate interventions to shield Ghanaians from surging fuel prices, as global tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt oil supplies and push up costs. The directive was issued following a Cabinet meeting in … Read more →
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Prez. Akufo-Addo signs 8 AU treaties
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, appended his signature to eight Treaties, Protocols and Charters of the African Union, on the side-lines of the 29th AU Summit currently on-going in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. … Read more →
Veep Bawumia outlines 20 projects from China’s $15bn
Posted on | CommentVice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has outlined infrastructural projects government intends to use $15billion cash expected from China. In notes he presented at Africa-China Joint Research and Exchange program in Accra Tuesday, Bawumia mentioned 20 categories of investments the government has … Read more →
NDC siphons GH¢40m from BOST
Posted on | CommentDetails are emerging about how Kingsley Awuah-Darko, former Managing Director (MD) of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited and his management team transferred over GH¢40 million to the presidency under the previous Mahama administration in a very … Read more →
BOST boss must step aside for investigations to commence – Minority
Posted on | CommentThe Minority in Parliament is demanding that the Energy Ministry let the boss of Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company Limited (BOST) steps aside for investigations into the companies latest scandal to commence. A member of Parliament’s Mines and Energy … Read more →
Mahama presidency bagged over GH¢22m BOST cash – Majority
Posted on | CommentThe Majority in Parliament has called for a forensic, ‘high-profile’ investigations into the operations of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) as the 5million litres of contaminated fuel saga spirals into partisan proportions. At a press conference Friday, the MP for … Read more →
‘BOST CEO rejected $1 million dollar bribe’ – Ken Agyapong
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber for Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi has been accused of attempting to bribe the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Ltd (BOST), Alfred Obeng Boateng. According to the … Read more →
Scandal rocks MPs over lotto cash
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that some Members of Parliament (MPs) collected money from the National Lottery Authority (NLA) in order to facilitate the amendment of the National Lottery Act 2006 (Act 722). There is currently confusion over how much was given … Read more →
Ghana escapes US sanctions
Posted on | Comment-Due to over 100,000 suffering in modern-day slavery GHANA narrowly escaped an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 Watch List country for Trafficking in Persons Report which would have restricted the country from United States of America (USA) assistance. This … Read more →
Chinese gov’t will make outrageous demands in return for loans – Omane Boamah
Posted on | CommentFormer Minister of Communications, Dr Edward Omane Boamah believes the Chinese government will demand for more crude oil and other natural resources in return for the huge amounts they are extending to the country. He indicates that they are likely … Read more →
Terminate the appointment of BOST boss – NDC
Posted on | CommentThe Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament has asked the government to immediately terminate the appointment of the Managing Director (MD) of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Ltd (BOST), Alfred Obeng Boateng. According to the members, the MD … Read more →
NPP blasts NDC over cocoa lies
Posted on | CommentThe majority in parliament – New Patriotic Party (NPP) – has asked cocoa farmers in particular and Ghanaians in general to disregard the lies being peddled by the minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) at its recent press conference about producer … Read more →
Naa Torshie now Administrator of DACF
Posted on | CommentFormer Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema West, Irene Naa Torshie Addo, is now the Administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF). It follows her approval by Parliament after her appointment by President Akufo-Addo and subsequent swearing-in last Friday. … Read more →
US protocol visa withdrawal: Gov’t to consider other options – Oppong Nkrumah
Posted on | CommentGovernment has revealed that it may be compelled to look into other options available to Ghana, if the American Embassy does not rescind its decision to withdraw US protocol visas for ex Ghanaian Presidents, after Foreign Minister Ayorkor Botchwey engages … Read more →
Mahama didn’t use “Experienced sensible” people in his gov’t – Brig. Gen Nunoo-Mensah
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NDC chops GH¢103m cocoa cash – Stabilisation account empty
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