PROMACH Foundation, a non-governmental organisation is worried about the trend where mentally ill women roaming the streets of the Central Region get pregnant without husbands. The NGO says the trend is contributing to the surge in orphan children since most of the children born from this act end up at orphanage homes. The foundation believes […] The post NGO
The Ghana Grid Company, (GRIDCo) says it has restored power to all areas earlier affected by outages on Saturday. GRIDCo earlier attributed the outages to issues with its transmission lines due to a bushfire under its high-voltage lines near Tarkwa in the Western Region. Giving an update on the development, GRIDCo in a statement issued […] The post GRIDCo
Delta Air Lines today reported financial results for the December quarter and full year 2022 and provided its outlook for the March quarter 2023. Highlights of the December quarter and full year 2022 results, including both GAAP and adjusted metrics, are on page five and are incorporated here. “Delta people rose to the challenges of […] The post Delta
The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has cautioned the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, that involving individual bondholders in the Domestic Debt Exchange programme could wipe out the middle class and negatively affect the savings culture of Ghanaians. Speaking with a group of individual bondholders led by convener, Senyo Hosi and private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu after […] The post Debt
One of the suspects involved in the attack on a mobile money vendor near a public toilet in the Budumburam camp has been gunned down by the Police. Information gathered by Citi News suggests the deceased resisted arrest and attempted to bolt even after he was handcuffed which resulted in him being shot dead by […] The post Suspect in Budumburam MoMo robbery shot dead by
A Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority, Stephen Yir-engu Engmen, has been sacked by President Nana Akufo-Addo. His dismissal comes after another deputy CEO of the authority, Patrick Seidu, was dismissed by the President. A letter signed by the Chief of Staff, Frema Osei-Opare noted that Yir-engu Engmen is expected to comprehensively […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Grid Company has explained that a raging bushfire under its high-voltage lines near Tarkwa caused the power outage that occurred on Saturday. GRIDCo in a statement said a fire tender from Tarkwa Goldfields is on-site to bring the fire under control. It has subsequently apologised for the inconvenience caused and assured that it […] The post Bushfire cause of Saturday’s
The Ghana Grid Company has explained that a raging bushfire under its high-voltage lines near Tarkwa caused the power outage that occurred on Saturday. GRIDCo in a statement said a fire tender from Tarkwa Goldfields is on-site to bring the fire under control. It has subsequently apologised for the inconvenience caused and assured that it […] The post GRIDCo blames bushfire for
The New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has called on the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to as a matter of urgency review his decision on the inclusion of individual bondholders in the domestic debt exchange programme. In a tweet on Saturday, January 14, the Majority Chip Whip described the decision by […] The post DDE:
The convener of the Individual Bond Holders Association of Ghana (IBHAG), Martin Kpebu, has called on the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, to intervene and ensure that their funds are not included in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. Speaking on the Big Issue on Citi TV/Citi FM on Saturday, January 14, Mr Kpebu advised […] The post DDE now a
A Ghanaian-American family based in the US is mourning the passing of their son who died under strange circumstances at a military base in Alabama. The heartbreaking news has left the family and close friends of the deceased soldier in shock. According to the military, the 21-year-old soldier, Pvt. Abdul-Nafsu Latifu was killed in an […] The post Ghanaian-American
The Sefwi Wiawso High Court presided over by his Lordship Justice Kwame Amoako has affirmed Dr Kwaku Afriyie as Member of Parliament for the Sefwi Wiawso Constituency. Following the 2020 general election, the parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constituency, Paul Evans Aidoo petitioned the Sefwi Wiawso High Court to challenge […] The post Court
MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest wireless carrier, said it has received a $773 million back-tax bill, including penalties and interest charges in Ghana that it plans to fight. The bill is for the period between 2014 and 2018 and implies that MTN under-declared its revenue in the country by 30%, the company said in a […] The post MTN to fight $773m tax bill from government appeared
The ranking member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Peter Kwasi Nortsu-Kotoe, has suggested to the Disciplinary Committee of the Chiana Senior High School (SHS) to consider suspension as a better option for the eight students. The Ghana Education Service (GES) in a statement on January 13, 2023, made U-turn and referred the dismissed eight […] The post Suspension
British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari, who was sentenced to death in Iran, has been executed. Mr Akbari’s family had been asked to go to his prison for a “final visit” on Wednesday and his wife said he had been moved to solitary confinement. The ex-deputy Iranian defence minister was arrested in 2019 and convicted of […] The post Alireza Akbari:
Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the decision by some ministers in the Akufo-Addo government to resign as “pointless”. In a tweet on Friday, Mr Mahama said “it must be a relief for those deserting the ship” but added that it is too late because they have been part of the mess that has […] The post It’s
Police in the Eastern Region are on a manhunt for a 30 -year-old commercial driver, Michael Abeiku, for allegedly murdering his 27-year-old wife, Gifty Tetteh at Oyoko in the New Juaben North Municipality. According to relatives of the deceased, Micheal who had some months ago threatened to commit the offense went ahead to do so […] The post 30yr-old driver allegedly murders
Three carpentry shops and a pepper Mill have been destroyed by a fire outbreak at Sofoline in the Ashanti Region. Other structures were also affected by the fire. According to officers of the Ghana National Fire Service, the fire started at about 8:30 pm on Friday. Although there were no casualties, the fire affected properties […] The post Ashanti Region: Four shops
A lecturer at the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana, Dr. Adu Owusu Sarkodie has advised government to be soft on individual bondholders and pensioners and seek other avenues to deal with the country’s debt issues. He said government could fall on the G20 Group to help make its debt sustainable to meet […] The post Exempt
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