The Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has encouraged the government to focus on strengthening the Cedi to secure a reduction in the cost of petroleum products. In recent weeks, the price of petroleum products has plummeted, and the situation has gotten worse after the Price Stabilization …
Read More »IMF board to approve $360m third tranche of the $3bn bailout for Ghana in June
According to Stephane Roudet, the head of the IMF mission in Ghana, the executive board of the organization will meet to approve the third tranche of the US$3 billion contract for Ghana by the end of June 2024. In order to receive the fund’s next round of financing support, the …
Read More »Kan Dapaah’s defamation case: Court slaps Barker-Vormawor with Ghc 10,000 cost
Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a political activist, filed a motion with the High Court to have the GHc10 million defamation suit brought against him by the National Security Minister dismissed. Judge Rev. Joseph Owusu-Adu Agyemang of the High Court ruled that the case was without merit. In addition, the court granted Oliver …
Read More »Six files nomination to contest Ejisu by-election
Six candidates have been approved by the Electoral Commission (EC) to run in the Tuesday, April 30, Ejisu by-election. This occurs after the nomination period expired on Thursday, April 18, and several candidates rushed to turn in their forms at the Ashanti Region EC office. The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) …
Read More »Your fines to us unlawful, a breach of natural justice – ECG board replies PURC
Board members of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have declared the Public Utility Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) decision to fine them GHC5.8 million for purported regulatory non-compliance to be illegal and a violation of natural justice. The board members contend that PURC went beyond the scope of their regulatory jurisdiction …
Read More »“NPP is Ejisu and Ejisu is NPP, no Independent Candidate can win the by-election” – Nana B
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is certain that it would win the upcoming by-election in the Ejisu Constituency, even if independent candidate Kwabena Owusu Aduomi is becoming a stronger opponent. To increase support for the upcoming election, NPP members are actively participating in campaign activities around the Constituency. The national …
Read More »Man shoots wife to death in Adaklu
A farmer named Kwame Ayew is said to have shot his wife, popularly known as “Mamaa,” with a gun in Adaklu Tevikpo, a rural village tucked away in the Volta region. The couple had been a resident of the little town with their nine kids. The eldest son of the …
Read More »Organized Labour to go on strike over Tier-2 pension arrears
If the government doesn’t fulfill its duty to pay the tier-2 pensions of its members, Organized Labor has threatened to go on strike on May 2, 2024. The government, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and its affiliated unions, has rejected their demands in the face of many appeals. …
Read More »Driver who caused train accident during test run jailed six months
The driver Mr. Abel Dzidotor, who was charged with causing a train tragedy on the Tema-Mpakadan route, received a six-month jail sentence. He acknowledged that he was guilty on three of the four counts. He was first accused of reckless driving. Secondly, he was charged with pulling into an authorized …
Read More »Ghana’s new train involved in accident on test run
An accident occurred during a test run of Ghana’s freshly purchased train, which came from Poland and was meant to travel on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line. The accident occurred at around 12:10 p.m. on the same day, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Railways Development on Thursday, …
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