POLITICS

Sack Energy Minister over dumsor – IES tells Akufo-Addo

With the growing energy crisis serving as the main rationale, the Institute of Energy Security (IES) has called for the immediate removal of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy. IES’s Executive Director, Nana Amoasi VII, voiced her displeasure with the minister’s apparent lack of reaction to the difficulties …

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Heavy rainstorms kill one at Jacobu

According to reports, a 37-year-old man died at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti during a strong downpour that also caused other buildings to fall. The dead, Kwabena Emma, was carried away by a severe flood on Sunday, April 21, 2024, according to locals. Residents who spoke …

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“If there was excess power as claimed by gov’t then why are we experiencing dumsor” – Omane Boamah quizzes

Public outcry and charges of dishonesty and ineptitude against the Akufo-Addo Bawumia government have resulted from the recent reappearance of power outages, or dumsor. Ghanaians are seeking accountability from the administration and doubting its candor about the real reasons of the outages. Despite the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) insistence …

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Work on Central Market redevelopment project suspended over IMF deal – Regional Minister

The second phase of the Kejetia-Central Market Redevelopment Project would commence construction upon the completion of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s maternity block and the Kumasi International Airport, according to Ashanti Regional Minister Hon. Simon Osei Mensah. The project’s financiers have reassessed their agreement with the government following Ghana’s restructuring …

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