The country’s security agencies are on high alert and ready to crush any terrorist infiltration into our sovereign state.As a result, the National Security Ministry has issued a statement directing all religious organisations to beware of strange persons within their congregation. This followed recent terrorist attacks in neighbouring Republics of Burkina Faso and Togo. In a letter to the various religious organisations dated May 12, 2022 and signed by Maj-Gen Francis Adu-Amanfoh (rtd), National
The Akufo-Addo government has taken a giant decision to construct 3-storey 300-bed capacity Hostel Blocks in all the 45 Public Colleges of Education in the country. The projects, which starts next month at an estimated cost of GHC485m is being financed by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund). Speaking to journalists in Accra last week Friday, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the sector minister, said the project, which was conceived by the Government through the Ministry of Education (MOE) and its agency,
The Minister for Trade and Industry and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kyerematen last Saturday joined thousands of mourners to bid farewell to the late Daasebere Dr. Oti Boateng, Paramount chief of New Juaben Traditional Area, at the Yiadom-Hwedie Palace at Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The hardworking Trade and Industry Minister paid a glowing and emotional tribute to the memory of the late Omanhene, eulogising him as a rare gem whose brilliant work as a statistician
President Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Saturday paid tribute to the departed Paramount Chief and Queenmother of the New Juaben Traditional Area, Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng and Nana Yaa Daani II respectively. Daasebre Oti Boateng was a Ghanaian Statistician, Academician, and traditional ruler. He was the Omanhene of New Juaben in the Eastern Region, from 1992 until he died in 2021, and served as President of the Eastern Region House of Chiefs. The President and his
A Kumasi-based private legal practitioner, Kwasi Afrifa Esquire, has filed a writ to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Apex Court against the General Legal Council (GLC). He is seeking a declaration for a true and proper interpretation of Article 19, Clause 14 of the 1992 Constitution Rule 11(3) of the Legal Profession (Disciplinary Committee) Rules, 2020 (L.I. 2424), which empowers the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee to determine the maximum number of witnesses a party may call during
The Ministry of National Security has, according to a story we have carried on our front page today, written to the various religious organisations in the country to enhance security at their places of worship. The advice follows recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso and Togo, which resulted in the deaths of some soldiers. “It would be recalled that in 2013, al-Shabab militants attacked the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, leading to the death of about 60 people, including the late Prof Kofi Awoonor,
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has given a lead to a possible review of some of the laws underpinning its establishment and operations for effective facilitation of businesses into the country. Currently, the GIPC is hoping that the law regulating technology transfer into Ghana, thus Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 1547 is reviewed. The GIPC has forwarded the draft document for review to Cabinet and Parliament for consideration and approval. The Head of the Legal Division of GIPC, Naa
The Power Planning Technical Committee (PPTC), the body responsible for the drafting of the 2022 Electricity Supply Plan, has stated that contrary to the claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) and Ranking Member of the Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, that ‘dumsor’ was imminent, there was no such risk. The PPTC, set up by the Energy Minister to, among others, develop planning reports for Ghana’s power system, made this point in a statement issued
In their quest to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2030, stakeholders last Friday, conveyed a meeting to validate the country’s sustainability plan to ending the NTDs. Schistosomiasis, Onchocerciasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Trachoma and soil-transmitted Helminthes are the five main diseases that constitute the NTDs. According to reports from the Neglected Tropical Disease Program (NTDP), every region in Ghana have people living with at least one of the aforementioned diseases. The
The National Council of the NPP, which is the second highest decision making body of the Party, at its meeting held on 12th May, 2022, approved Rules and Regulations to guide the conduct of the Party’s Regional Annual Delegates Conference, which shall, among other things, elect Regional Executive Officers of the Party between May 27 and May 29, 2022. The Council also reviewed the conduct of the just ended Constituency Annual Delegates Conference of the Party which was held between April 28 and
If you are an ardent political observer, the results of the just ended polling station and constituency elections of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) should be of immense interest to you. The party incumbent is focused on breaking the eight-year cycle, a feat which is uncharacteristic of national elections in Ghana. Leading to this vision, there has been a silent contest for the kingship of the NPP – The race to become Presidential Candidate by key names in President Akufo Addo’s government.
The Paramount Chief of Nandom, Naa Prof Edmund Nminyem Delle, has urged chiefs and queenmothers in the area to remain united and support him to change Nandom to become the positive focus of the country. “It is only when we are a united front that people would be prepared to help us. This is the beginning of great things to come, but they will never come if we don’t come together as one, so that people will not hear of Nandom in the negative way again,” he charged. Naa Prof Delle encouraged
The Deputy Head of Mission of the European Union Delegation to Ghana, Mr. Pieter Smidt Van Gelder, has said 2,739 women and youth had benefited from the Inputs Resolving Fund, one of the projects under the EU Ghana Agricultural Programme (EUGAP), representing 66% women and 8% youth in 2021. Speaking at the 2022 Seed and Agro Inputs Fair at Wa in the Upper West Region, Mr. Van Gelder indicated that 800 metric tonnes (mt) of certified seeds were produced in 2021, including 38mt of foundation seeds
The Mayor of Kumasi, Samuel Pyne, has cut the sod for the commencement of the Santasi Market Redevelopment Project. The project, being pre-financed by Abba Investment Limited, the contractor, is expected to be completed within 24 months. The proposed modern market, which would be fitted with solar power, would comprise other facilities, including a Fire Post, Polices Station, Crèche, Pharmacy and a 20-seater toilet facility. Mayor Pyne noted that governance was a shared responsibility, and stressed
The Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) has supported the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to establish a Laparoscopic Surgical Training Center at its main theatre. The US$234,000 facility, fully sponsored by KOFIH, would serve as the hub for training Laparoscopic Surgeons in the country, and provide laparoscopic services for the middle sector and beyond the country. Laparoscopic Surgery is the use of cameras and instruments through small holes into the body of a patient and
A Case for VRA The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) have called for astronomical increases in tariffs. While Ghana Water is calling for 334% increment in tariffs, ECG is going for a modest 148% increase. This means that where the average Ghanaian struggles before paying GH¢20.00 a month for water and another GH¢20.00 a month for electricity, if he must enjoy the same unit of these utilities, then he must go wherever to find GH¢86.80 for water and GH¢49.60for
An aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the House of Representatives in Osun State, Muslihudeen Adekilekun has dumped the party. He was seeking the APC ticket for Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency in the 2023 general elections. Adekilekunz who spoke to journalists in Ede on Saturday, also announced the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as his new political platform. Citing imposition of candidates as his decision to dump the APC, Adekilekun disclosed
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over N1.48 trillion reportedly spent on maintaining the country’s four refineries between 2015 and 2020 may have been stolen, mismanaged or diverted into private pockets.” The government reportedly spent N10.23 billion in June 2020 on three refineries that processed zero crude. Also in 2021, the government approved $1.5 billion (about
The boyfriend of a student of the Cape Coast Technical University, Nana Ama Clark whose mutilated body was found in Cape Coast has been arrested by the police to assist in investigations. The suspect, Nicholas Ato Bronk Taylor is currently in the hands of the Central Regional Police command and he is expected to be put before a Magistrate Court in Cape Coast this morning. Background to the horror incident at Cape Coast At about 21:00 hours GMT on Friday, the entire Cape Coast town
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari has asked the All Progressives Congress not to grant free nomination forms as a strategy to relegate or sideline aspiring women from attaining higher elective positions. Aisha made the comment on Saturday at a summit for over 700 APC female aspirants at the State House conference centre in Abuja. Women interested in the ticket of the APC for elective positions are expected to only pay for the expression of interest form while the nomination form is free.
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