The Governor of the Bank of Ghana has announced that the GHC 1 and the GHC 2 commemorative notes would soon be phased out from the system.   According to the Central Bank, the poor handling of the notes, that is torn and soiled, make it expensive to print …

Assembly members of the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly have voted to reject Ernest Arthur, the President’s nominee for the position of Metropolitan Chief Executive. Out of the 65 assembly members who took part in the poll, 31 of them voted to reject President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nominee. Per the confirmation rules, …

Assembly Members of the Achiase District Assembly in the Eastern Region have rejected the president’s nominee, Richmond Amponsah Agyabeng as the District Chief Executive.   The assembly members, at an election to approve or reject the nominee on Monday , September 27, 2021, did not give the Mr. Richmond Amponsah  …

Assembly Members of the Atwima Kwanwonma District  Assembly have overwhelmingly confirmed the President’s nominee for the District   Chief Executive (DCE) position.   On Monday, September 27, Prince Karikari was endorsed by all the 48 Assembly Members, representing 100%,  who turned up to vote in the exercise supervised by officials …

Government has announced plans to assign Spokespersons and Press Secretaries for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives across the country. According to information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, this will enable MMDCEs to focus on their core job and also help them provide timely and adequate information to the public. The …

Josephine Panyin Mensah (Simons), the 28-year-old woman at the centre of a supposed full-term pregnancy and kidnapping, on Monday (27 September) pleaded not guilty in court.   Simons, who has allegedly confessed that she invented the whole story to “satisfy” her husband, was granted GHC50,000 bail in her first court …

Latest figures released by the Bank of Ghana indicate that in two months, the country’s public debt stock has increased by GH¢3.5 billion. By this, Ghana’s total public debt stock increased from about GH¢332 billion in May 2021 to about GHC336 billion in July 2021. According to the latest Bank …

    In its quest to bridge the severe infrastructure deficit in the country, the government entered into a $2 billion Master Project Support Agreement (MPSA) with the Chinese state-run, Sinohydro Corporation Limited in September 2018.   Under the deal, Sinohydro, a hydropower engineering and construction firm, will finance and …

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The police administration has disclosed that it has fully paid for the medical bills of some residents in Tamale who were assaulted by its officers. It will be recalled that on Monday, September 20, 2021, some police personnel manhandled residents of Zujung, Lamashegu, and Nakpan Zou over alleged power theft. …