GENERAL NEWS

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and also former Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Samuel Sarpong is among residents in the Ashanti Region affected by recent floods. This follows two hours of rain which affected parts of the city.   The Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, has …

Mr John Mahama managed the economy better as president than the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government has done so far, opposition MP Isaac Adongo has claimed.   Speaking at a public lecture organised by the Coalition for Restoration on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, the Bolgatanga Central lawmaker said argued: “For a country to …

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has apologized to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over his failure to appear before it on Thursday, 24th June 2021. Mr. Asenso-Boakye who appeared before the committee today [Friday, 25th June 2021] explained that he failed to show up at the Committee’s …

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday (25 June) said Ghana was no longer under its increased monitoring process but said other nations were now on that list. “The FATF welcomes Ghana’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime. Ghana has strengthened the effectiveness of its AML/CFT regime and …

Negotiators of the Republics of Ghana and Togo, have agreed to set up a joint sub committee to undertake the  delimitation of the common maritime boundary between their respective countries and report back to the Plenary session at the next meeting at the end of July. The team of negotiators …

The Police have released Actress Efia Odo after she was arrested on Friday afternoon. She was released at about 4:50PM Friday June 25. Efia Odo and the other leaders of #FixTheCountry campaign were arrested by the police after a court hearing on whether or not they should be allowed to …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has received commendations for employing innovative measures in managing the country’s finances and steering the economy back to its pre-COVID-19 status. John McDermott, the chief Africa correspondent for The Economist commended the minister for playing a critical role in rejuvenating the economy, restoring macroeconomic stability and renewing investor …

Actress and socialite, Efia Odo, and more than 10 other #FixTheCountry campaigners, have been arrested by the police. This was shortly after a court hearing the case on whether or not the group should be allowed to stage a street protest adjourned proceedings. After hearing legal arguments on Friday morning, …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has summoned officials of the Ministries of Works and Housing and Roads and Highways to appear before it on Friday, June 25, 2021, to answer questions relating to their Ministries or face the full rigours of the law. The two Ministries are to be surcharged …