The head of the Huahi Royal Family of Boadi in the Ashanti Region has filed a suit against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over his unlawful arrest by officers of the Ghana Police Service. According to him, before his release, he was humiliated, subjected to torture and embarrassed at …
Read More »Ofori-Atta To GIA: We Can’t Exempt You From Debt Exchange Programme
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has written to the President of the Ghana Insurers Association, informing the group that its industry cannot be exempted from the debt exchange programme as it had earlier requested. GIA made the request in December 2022 with the reason that 40 per cent of their total …
Read More »WAPCO To Shut Down Takoradi Facility From January 12
The West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), has announced a planned 10-day maintenance shutdown of its Takoradi Regulating and Metering Station. The shutdown is to allow for the replacement of some critical valves at the Takoradi station. This is aimed at securing the safety and integrity of the station. …
Read More »Inflation Shot Up By 3.8% To End 2022 At 54.1%; Lending Rates To Remain High
Inflation shot up by 3.8% to end 2022 at 54.1%, data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. Despite a strong improvement in the value of the cedi and a reduction in the prices of petroleum products, the rate of inflation still went up in December 2022. This was …
Read More »Mike Oquaye Explains Why The Appointment Of EC Chairs Should Be Reviewed
Former Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye has called for a review of the appointment of the Electoral Commission Chairperson. According to him, the appointment of the chair person by the every sitting President in accordance with the constitution, has always created challenges particularly between the two competing …
Read More »USA Based Ghanaian Citizen Donates Clothes And Cash To 217 Widows
Over 217 widows in the Ahafo Region have received donations of clothes and cash to support themselves in the celebration of the new year. The United States of America (USA) base Ghanaian citizen and a Businessman as well as an Estate Developer and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pezalo …
Read More »16-year-old Abandoned South Tongu Assembly Project Given A Facelift
The 16-year-old abandoned South Tongu District Assembly building is finally being renovated to house departments that lack office space. The three-storey complex which was left at the mercy of the weather is now about 80 percent complete with auxiliary facilities. Speaking in an interview with the DCE, Seth Agbi, he noted that his priority …
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“Ghana Is Gradually Becoming A NATO Country” – Alan Kyerematen
Ghana is gradually becoming a country where there is no action but talk only, former Minister of Trade and Industry Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has observed. He, therefore, insists that as a people, Ghanaians must focus more on getting things done rather than talking. “As a people, we must focus …
Read More »Lands Minister Replies Mahama Over Akonta Mining
Dear Mr. Mahama, I have read, Sir, with utmost dismay, your Facebook post regarding the comments made by the President of the Republic, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in Eastern Region, when he addressed the 28th National and 16th Biennial Congress of the National Union of Catholic Diocesan Priests’ Association …
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