Fiifi Kwetey – Deputy Finance Minister Mr Fifi Kwetey, a Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, has appealed to companies operating in the country to honour their tax obligations. He said the government was poised at maintaining the right …

Parliament on Tuesday vetted two justices, Mr Justice Anthony Alfred Benin and Mr Justice Joseph Bawah Akamba, for appointment to the Supreme Court. This follows their nomination by President John Dramani Mahama in accordance with Article 144 (2) of the …

Government plans to offload shares in some State Owned Enterprise (SOEs) on the Ghana Stock Exchange for Ghanaians to own part ownership of the companies. At the moment, only five out of the 39 state enterprises pay dividends to the …

African countries have been asked to focus on implementing  sound land policies to achieve growth. “Most countries do not have a good land policy. Even if they have one it is not properly implemented,” Dr. Abebe Hailegabriel, the Director, Department …

The government of Korea has announced an additional $15 million to the Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Trust Fund to support projects in Africa between 2013 and 2014. The Korean government has therefore signed an amended agreement on the Fund …

The United Nations has began the process of appointing a new Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) as the position becomes vacant by June 2013 upon the completion of the term of the incumbent. The incumbent is Patricia …

Access to public structures should not be a constraint for persons with disabilities to receive skills training and quality education, says Klaus Jahn, the President of Africa Action Deutschland, (aa/D). He has, therefore, recommended that a comprehensive and integral national, …

Professor Joseph Bediako Asare, Former Chief Psychiatrist has called for the establishment of a Mental Health Board which would oversee the implementation of the Mental Act that was passed in May. He said there are so many issues under the …

Dr. Buenor  Puplampu,  a Neurologist at the 37 Military Hospital  in Accra has suggested to government to consider making changes on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)  to cover diseases that required major medical surgery rather than inconsequential diseases. He …

Alfred Woyome Mr Kweku Agyemang Manu, former Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning on Tuesday testified at the ongoing trial of Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the businessman involved in the GH¢51.2 million judgment debt case. Mr Agyemang Manu who …

Mr Ralf Wittek, Country Representative of Hanns Seidel Foundation, a based German organisation which specializes in political education, has lauded Ghana for the successes it had chalked as far as democracy on the African continent was concerned. He also lauded …

Two drivers of Melcom Trading Company Limited who stole the company’s products and hid them in a room and reported that they had been robbed by armed men on Tuesday appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra. Philip Yamoah Mensah …

The Northern Regional House of Chiefs, on Tuesday elected and sworn into office Nayire Naa Bohugu Mahami Abdulai, Paramount chief of Mamprugu, as the new President of the House, in Tamale. The Yagbonwura Tuntumbe Boresa Sulemana Jakpa II, Overlord of …

The Afigya-Kwabre District Office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has launched a campaign to educate voters on the proper way to thumb print on ballot papers in the coming elections. Mr Wilberforce Zangina, the District Director, said …

Professor Joseph Bediako Asare, former Chief Psychiatrist of the Ministry of Health, has said about 725,000 Ghanaians are suffering from severe mental disorders. Another group of 2,410 are also suffering from mild or moderate forms of mental disorder, Prof Asare …

The Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) is prepared to improve on the efficiency in the country’s public financial governance. Mr Felix Chaahaah, Chief Director at the Brong-Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council (BARCC) said the absence of some managers and …

Nana Akufo-Addo The Forum for Governance and Justice, (FGJ) an NGO has challenged Nana Akufo Addo, flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to clarify his alleged involvement in a bribery scandal in 2005. “We have a 15th July …

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) would start expansion works at the Takoradi Port in the Western Region this year as part of measures to decongest the ports in the country. The Takoradi Port, which was built in 1928 …

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has directed its national, regional and district offices to be closed down effective Wednesday October 31, 2012 to mark the beginning of an indefinite industrial action. In a media briefing on …