The Minority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who has recently been re-elected the Chairman of the Africa Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption, (APNAC, Africa Region) was last week re-elected as Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board and Executive Committee of the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC). The event was at the 6th Global Conference […]
The Electoral Commission has given approval for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections to be held on November 7 as part of proposals for electoral reforms. Consequently, the Commission is to prepare the necessary constitutional instrument (CI) for presentation in Parliament for the elections to be moved from the December 7 date these elections had
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has accused the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) of engaging in deliberate ploys to throw its members out of business. It observed that the tax regime of the KMA is unfavorable for business growth in the garden city considering the high taxes and rates imposed on its members who are
Tension is mounting at the Ahafo Ano North branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), after the constituency treasurer, Adams Alhassan allegedly stabbed his chairman over disagreements in the use of a party vehicle to campaign for the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Peter Anarfi Mensah. The chairman, Samuel Awuni who was stabbed in the head
President John Dramani Mahama has backed calls for increase in utility tariffs if Ghanaians want reliable power supply.President Mahama explained that the country is shifting from hydro energy to thermal energy which is more expensive to produce hence the need to pay more for power.Utility service providers at a meeting with the TUC and organized
The coming on stream of the 380,000 metric tonne sugar factory at Komenda in the Western Region will reduce Ghana’s import bill on Sugar by more than 60%, official sources at the Ministry of Trade and Industry(MOTI) say. Ghana currently imports US$300million worth of sugar each year, but the Ministry is confident it can limit
Former Information Minister, Fritz Baffour has called on the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to seek the welfare of its members instead of organizing annual awards for journalists in the country. The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, said the GJA must ensure that its members are insured. “They should
Hailing the aging revolutionary icon’s continued work in actively promoting “African peace”, the African Union chairman was selected to win the Confucius Peace Prize. Mugabe was said to have been chosen for “serving as the Zimbabwe president from the 1980s.” “Overcoming a number of difficulties. Contributing to building the government, economy, and order in the
The Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Abdul Mumin Haroun, has described Alhaji Dr.Mahamudu Bawumia as a gift from God who should be protected and supported in order for the nation to reap the full benefits from such a unique gift. The Regional Chief Imam made these profound comments on Friday, October 16 when Alhaji Bawumia joined
President John Dramani Mahama has challenged his critics to prove where he called for a new register prior to the Togo elections while he was Chairman of Ecowas. “You can go back to the records and find out whether I called for a new register for Togo,” he said in Twi. According to President Mahama,
