The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana says it made a total savings of GH¢523,409,980 or $90,243,100 when it organized the 2020 general elections. According to the EC the cost per voter in the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections is about GH¢40.78, translating to $7.7. This, the EC says, is a reduction of almost about half … The post Ghana
The Minister of Defence, Mr Dominic Nitiwul, has warned that anyone who will go back to mine in rivers and get arrested after the special military taskforce had flushed out persons and logistics involved in mining in a recent military operation, will have himself or herself to blame. He said the special military team had … The post Defence Minister
Barclays enjoyed a record quarter at the start of 2021, hitting pre-tax profits not seen in 13 years, the bank has revealed. Bosses said the £2.4 billion pre-tax profit for the first three months of the year came through strong growth in its corporate and investment banking division and an improved mortgage book. The bank’s … The post Barclays makes £2.4b
Between January and February 2021, Ghana has recorded 2,560 road accident cases, according to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service. Superintendent of Police Alexander Obeng, Director of Education and Training, Motor Traffic and Transport Department, has therefore, called for sanity on the roads to reduce deaths and injuries as … The post Ghana
Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme Manager at the National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP) has appealed to the public to support People Living with HIV and AIDS in the communities to help reduce stigmatization and discrimination. He stressed on the need to intensify the education on prevention until a cure or vaccine was found to prevent … The post Support people living with
The Board of Achimota Senior High School has been ordered to file written submissions in the case involving Master Oheneba Kweku Nkrabea, one of the Rastafarian students denied admission allegedly. Mr Kwesi Fynn, the lawyer for the Board, said though they had received the originating motion of the case involving Master Nkrabea, they were yet … The post Rastafarian
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Friday, tasked the Minerals and Forestry Commissions to publish the list of 105 mining companies holding prospecting and reconnaissance licences in forest reserves on Friday May 7, 2021. The action, he explained, would ensure the “highest standard of transparency” in the issuance of licences … The post Publish
A chief, tendana, head of clan or family in charge of the management of stool, clan or family land, who fails to be transparent, fair, open and impartial in matters affecting land management commits an offense. Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, said the person upon summary conviction shall … The post Chiefs, family
Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, says the Ministry is working towards good investment in the film ecosystem. He said arts, particularly film and movies, had a lot of money avenues, and that the Ministry would do all it could to resource the sectors and ensure film makers and artists were … The post Tourism Ministry to invest in film ecosystem
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has made massive shake-up of its top senior officers in a bid to strengthen its operations in the Regional Commands and to enhance its administration and human resource base. The reshuffle, which takes immediate effect, affected 43 top senior officers made up of some management members, schedule officers and Regional … The post Massive
The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA) has begun piloting payment of property rates via electronic payment system in the Cape Coast North Sub-Metropolis. The overall objective is to realize a sustainable increase in local tax revenues to fund improved basic services to the citizens of the area. It will also improve access to transactional data, … The post Cape
An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of Prince John Baidoo, a road contractor, for failing to appear before it. Baidoo, is alleged to have collected $50,000 and GH¢10,000 from one Abdulai Isaaka Pangsur, Managing Director of Cadmus Mining, under the pretext of providing him with a 10km mining concession at Anyinabrim, near Sefwi … The post Court
A 40-year-old businessman who swindled his colleague over the sale of two vehicles, have been sentenced to a fine of GH¢48,000, by an Accra Circuit Court. Leslie Tetteh Praha, in default, would serve eight months imprisonment. Leslie, charged with defrauding by false pretence, was found guilty at the end of the trial by the court … The post Court fines businessman
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