The risk of corruption and anti-corruption risk assessement report of the Special Prosecutor on the Agyapa Royalties minerals royalties deal concludes that here is no guarantee that the minerals income royalties being ceded to Agyapa Royalties Limited without a national consensus is not and will not be a leaking pipe in the public purse. Mr … The post No

We all knew it was coming, and now it is here. An attempted coup. There is no other way to describe what President Donald Trump did in the wee hours of the morning. Standing in the East Room of the White House, the room where Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy lay in state, he … The post Trump’s attempted coup appeared first on Ghana

As the UK’s exit from the European Union on December 31 draws closer, there are growing calls for the government to strike trade deals with Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya to protect their farmers from new tariffs that could affect their exports. Currently, the EU does not charge any tariffs on imports from these three countries … The post UK urged to strike trade

The Ministry of Finance says it is committed to implementing the directives of the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the Agyapa transaction. A statement signed by the Public Relations Unit of the Ministry of Finance assured the public of the Ministry’s commitment to broaden consultation and support for the Agyapa Transaction. “We wish to … The post Ministry

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamoud Bawumia, says the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government has employed 90,000 health personnel during its first term in office. He said the government also streamlined the National Health Insurance scheme to make it more viable and attractive. Dr Bawumia made these statements when he commissioned a three-Storey classroom block for the Anhwiaso … The post We

Police say they are yet to receive results of fingerprints of alleged murderers of Nana Ndoli Panin III, Baamuhene of Enchi Kramokrom and Finance Manager of Hot FM. Police Inspector John Baidoo said the fingerprints, forwarded to the Ghana Police Forensic Laboratory, would enable the police to ascertain whether or not the fingerprints of the … The post Results

The trial judge of the alleged killers of J.B. Danquah Adu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, on Tuesday expressed worry over the lack of progress made in the trial. Mrs Justice Lydia Osei Marfo said she had observed that orders given had not been carried out by the Court’s Registry and expressed … The post Judge worried over lack of

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a banker to two years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing GH¢499,022.10 belonging to the CAL Bank Limited. Leslie Afotey, after stealing the money in 2018, refunded GH¢128,022.10 out of GH¢160,000 he won from betting. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of stealing but the Court, presided over … The post Banker jailed for stealing

A pre-election survey conducted by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has identified education, health, and employment as the topmost concerns of Ghanaians that must be addressed. The survey, conducted in September this year, has 21.2 per cent of the respondents from 15 out of the 16 regions, (with the exception of Western Region) … The post Education

The Builsa North District Directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Upper East Region has expressed concern about the competence and quality of polling agents assigned to polling stations  by political parties to observe electoral processes. Mr Mohammed Sherifdeen Alhassan, the District Director of the EC who expressed the concern at an Inter-Political Party … The post EC