A decision by AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) to wean residents of Anyinam in the Obuasi municipality off the mine’s electricity supply system has created apprehension in the community. The people of Anyinam have enjoyed free power supply from the mining company for over 40 years now.
The immediate past Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Martey, has said the methods of the pro-violent vigilante groups and their unorthodox modus operandi have been a severe dent on the democratic credentials of the country.
Three challenges –covert subsidies, indebtedness to banks and low margins – continue to hamper the operations of companies in the downstream petroleum sector, forcing almost a quarter of licensed fuel retailers and wholesalers to become idle last year. Of the 188 licensed bulk oil distributors (BDCs) and oil marketing companies (OMCs) in the country, 42 were inactive, while 111 managed market shares less than one per cent, according to data gleaned from the National Petroleum
The?Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take urgent steps to stop lawlessness in the country. It said that was required to save the country from degenerating into an ungovernable society and a sure candidate for failure as a state under his watch. Addressing a press conference at the party’s headquarters, the National Chairman of the PPP, Nii Allotey Brew Hammond, condemned the current
The Head of the Agribusiness Unit at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Mr Jeremy Agyemang, has stated that the agriculture sector’s contribution of 20.7 per cent to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 44.7 per cent to the total employment rate makes it a major contributor to the country’s economy.
Amid tight security, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court yesterday remanded in prison custody eight members of the vigilante group, Delta Force who allegedly aided the escape of 13 of their members from lawful custody last Thursday. They all pleaded not guilty to charges of disturbing court, resisting arrest and rescuing persons under lawful custody. They are to reappear on April 18, 2017.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has condemned acts of lawlessness committed by some members of the Delta Force, a political vigilante group, saying the law will work at ensuring justice.
I recall having written an article on the urgency in insuring public places against the unforeseeable. This followed a stampede at a community centre during a festive occasion in Kumasi last year that led to the loss of some youthful lives. In the said article, I did sound a clarion call to the relevant stakeholders to act swiftly such that in the event of any such mishaps, at least some forms of compensation would be given to victims and/or their next of kin. As to whether or not
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