It looks like the promise by President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo led NPP administration to partner the private sector in ensuring the development of agriculture in the northern part of the country through the One Village One Dam Policy, will happen sooner than later. This follows the decision by a renowned Israeli Investment Group […]
National Service Personnel have threatened to hit the streets to demand the payment of their revised allowances as announced by the outgone NDC government last year. At the latter part of last year, an amount of GH¢559.04 was approved by the then outgoing Mahama-led government and was to be paid to National Service Personnel as
Students of Koforidua Technical University, KTU, are expected to hassle for hostel accommodations when School re-opens on February 10. This is because ,the Ghana Tourism Authority in the Eastern region on Monday commenced closing down some illegal student hostels and Hotels in the region. Fifteen hostels in Koforidua and a hotel in Akropong -Akuapem are
Anti-graft group OccupyGhana has backed calls for a probe into the bribery scandal that has hit parliament. In a statement, the group said it is profoundly disturbed by the scandal and wants a Police investigations and prosecutions, if people are found culpable. “We call for an independent Police investigation into the damning allegations and a
African Heads of State at the ongoing Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are considering proposals aimed at reforming the continental body, so as to make it more relevant to the needs and aspirations of the African peoples. At a retreat organized by the AU Commission for the
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi as the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Free Zones Authority. A letter signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo read that Mr. Okyere Baafi is expected to take up his post as soon as practicable given the departure of the
Ninety Somali immigrants who either ran afoul of U.S. law or had their asylum applications rejected have been deported to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said Wednesday. Somalia’s ambassador to the United States, Ahmed Isse Awad, told VOA Somali that these immigrants had sent letters to the Somali Embassy in Washington, requesting the
Renegotiating the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal will not be solving the fiscal and monetary problems Ghana is facing, Kenneth Thompson, Managing Director of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company. In a response to a statement made by OsafoMaafo, Senior Minister-designate during his vetting in Parliament, Mr. Thompson noted that the issues that pushed the previous
The Minister Designate for Food and Agriculture (MOFA) Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has commended the government of India for her continuous support to Ghana. The Minister designate says the fruitful and cordial relationship between the two countries must be maintained in order to ensure mutual economic and social benefits. Hon. Dr. Afriyie Akoto made
The Minister-designate for Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto has attributed the low productivity in the agricultural sector to the incompetence of the previous Mahama-led government. He blamed the immediate past government for eroding the interest of investors in the sector as a result of declining infrastructure development. Responding to questions from the Appointments Committee of Parliament Tuesday,
