The Chief Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo on Wednesday said the judiciary intends to amend the rules of the court so that court processes could to be served via social media platforms such as WhatsApp. “These will allow us bring the much needed pairing of speed with efficiency to our processes. It will however require … The post Court processes
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday urged the country’s banks to reduce lending rates to complement government’s efforts to maintain fiscal discipline. He said such a move by the banks would help create a more stable macroeconomic framework in the country and give substantial complement to the vision of making Ghana a globally competitive … The post Akufo-Addo
The allowances of some National Service Personnel (NSP) are expected to delay because many of them did not fill their allowance forms properly. Mr Prince Kankam-Boadu, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), has said. That notwithstanding, he advised personnel not to panic, saying the Scheme was working hard to ensure that … The post Allowances
The allowances of some National Service Personnel (NSP) are expected to delay because many of them did not fill their allowance forms properly. Mr Prince Kankam-Boadu, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), has said. That notwithstanding, he advised personnel not to panic, saying the Scheme was working hard to ensure that … The post Allowances
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana (UG), on Tuesday said Ghana’s fiscal situation improved considerably in 2017. The growth was attributed to both higher revenues and lower expenditures as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), leading to a smaller fiscal deficit. Professor Felix Ankomah Asante, Director, ISSER, College … The post Ghana’s
There are a total of 15,063 prisoners at the end of September 2018 against authorised capacity of 9,875 of all prisons in the country, with a corresponding general overcrowding rate of 52.5 per cent, Ghana Prisons Service revealed in Accra. According to the Ghana Prison Service, isolated rates in walled prisons holding medium to high … The post Ghana prisons’ overcrowding
Eighty per cent of Nigerian women entering Italy are trafficked for sexual exploitation, an official of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. According to Mrs. Florence Kim, a Communication Expert at the IOM, the situation was also not different in Ghana, as many of the Nigerian women in the country were engaged … The post IOM
Mediators Consult, a group of “seasoned men of God” in the Volta Region has asked government to halt the creation of the proposed Oti Region out of the Volta Region. Right Reverend Japheth Yao Ledo, President of the group at a press conference in Ho on Wednesday, said the suspension of the creation of Oti … The post Halt creation of Oti Region – Clergy appeared first
Figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reveal that 53,114 abortions were supervised in public health facilities in the country in 2017. Unsafe abortion also recorded 13,918 in the same period as compared to 15,325 unsafe abortion cases in 2016, Mr Raphael Godlove Athena, the Chief Executive Officer of Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), a health-inclined … The post Ghana
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged government to institute proper investigations into numerous corruption scandals and maladministration levelled against it and some of its officials. It mentioned some of the scandals as the “$178 million Kelni GVG and Ministry of Communication corruption scandal; the $1.5 million Startimes- Rebecca Akuffo Addo bribery scandal; $1.2 billion … The post NDC
The World Bank has in its analysis of issues shaping Africa’s economic future predicted that though Africa is on a path of recovery, the rate of recovery is much lower than expected and projects difficulty path to recovery for Africa. The the October 2018 issue of Africa’s Pulse, the bi-annual analysis of the state of … The post Ride to recovery
The global air transport sector employs 65.5 million people while contributing $2.7 trillion to the world’s economy, a new research by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) shows. The report, Aviation: Benefitss Beyond Borders explores the fundamental role of civil aviation in today’s society and addresses the economic, social and environmental impacts of the industry. … The post Air
Energy Commercial Bank on Tuesday launched its Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise GH¢340 million from the Ghanaian investing public as the lender prepares to meet the Regulator’s new threshold for capital requirements. The offer for the subscription of over 261 million new shares at GH¢1.30 per share would run for 30 days. The offer … The post Energy
Togolese authorities have refused a gesture by the Ghana government to evacuate opposition politician, Nicodeme Ayao Habia who is on hunger strike in front of the country’s Embassy in Lomé for medical treatment in Accra. A Togolese opposition politician, Jean-Pierre Fabre, revealed that Togolese authorities had prevented a plane sent by the Ghana government to … The post Togolese
Ms Justice Sophia A.B. Akuffo, the Chief Justice on Tuesday swore-in Ms Cynthia Pamela Akotoaa Addo as the new Judicial Secretary. Ms Addo takes over from Mr Justice Alex Berchie Poku-Acheampong, who would assume duty on the Court of Appeal Bench on October 8, 2018. A statement signed by Ms Grace Tagoe, the Director of … The post Ms Cynthia Pamela Akotoaa
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday embarked on the final phase of enforcement of the excise tax stamp policy initiated by the Government and has detained products of affected companies and shops. During the exercise, products, which had no tax stamp affixed on them were impounded at the Achimota Mall branch of Shoprite. Some … The post GRA detains
Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogoboe has signed a four-yeal deal with Top Rank, a professional boxing promotion company owned by highly renowned promoter Bob Arum. The long term co-promotional agreement, would see the 23 year-old Ghanaian boxing champion feature in big-scale undercards and super fights considering the perdigree of his new promotion outfit. Paul Dogboe, trainer … The post Dogboe
Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will on Wednesday open the 2018 Pre-Harvest exhibition and conference, which seeks to accelerate the transformation of agribusiness in Northern Ghana at Tamale in the Northern Region. The annual programme, which is the eighth in the series, is on the theme: “Agribusiness in Northern Ghana, the future starts now.” The annual … The post Vice-President
The Central Regional Friends of Alban Bagbin has called on regional, constituency and polling station executives to give presidential aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primary equal and fair treatment during their campaign. They urged the executives of the region not to discriminate in their reception given to presidential hopefuls of the party who … The post Bagbin
Dr Ekow Spio- Gabrah, a presidential aspirant in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries, has said the party needs rebranding and repackage to wipe-off the smear campaign against it by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 election. He said the NPP was able to convince Ghanaians in the 2016 campaign that the … The post NDC needs rebranding
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