The government has recruited 55,000 nurses to enhance healthcare delivery, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed when he delivered the 2020 budget to Parliament on Wednesday, 13 November 2019. Apart from recruitments into the health sector, Mr Ofori-Atta said the government has also recruited tens of thousands of people into various public sector programmes. He […]
Members of the minority side in parliament on Wednesday went against an order by the Speaker as they displayed placards after Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the budget statement and economic policy for 2020. The placards with the inscription ‘Bye Bye Budget’ seemed to be the minority’s way of telling the ruling government that the […]
The government of Ghana would spend about GHS1.5 billion of taxpayers’ money in cleaning up the Fund Management sector following the revocation of the licences of 53 asset management companies by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed to Parliament in his 2020 budget. According to him, “Over the past […]
Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu on Wednesday clashed in court with Deputy Attorney, General Godfred Yeboah Dame. While the Special Prosecutor remarked “if you don’t respect me you can’t come to me”, the Deputy AG said Mr Amidu had no right to suggest his office was not working towards retrieving some €47 million paid to Waterville Holdings […]
Bolivian opposition senator Jeanine Áñez has declared herself interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales’ resignation. Lawmakers from Mr. Morales’ party boycotted the session, meaning there was no quorum for the appointment. But Ms. Áñez said she was next in line under the constitution and vowed to hold elections soon. Mr. Morales […]
The British Police have urged suspects connected to the deaths of Ben Gillham-Rice and Ghanaian born British Dominic Ansah to turn themselves in. Dominic Ansah and Ben Gillham-Rice, both 17, died from knife injuries after they were attacked at a house party in the Emerson Valley area of the town on 19th October. After a […]
Abdul-Salam Adamu’s whereabouts has remained unknown since police reportedly took him into custody in Bawku on Monday 21st October, 2019— about 3 weeks ago. He was said to have been misperceived as a kidnapper and was almost dead when a police force snatched him from an angry mob at Pusiga, a district in the Upper […]
From January to the end of October this year, the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) early warning system records captured 80 armed robbery cases in Ghana. During the period under review, there were 69 murders, 93 road accidents, 24 abductions including kidnappings, 20 flood cases, 12 violent demonstrations and 18 illegal mining cases that […]
A stalwart of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned the government against plunging the country into a stalemate at the local government level after a ‘Yes’ victory in the December 17 referendum. Prof Kwamena Ahwoi, who heads a committee of experts that advises the NDC on the upcoming referendum, said Tuesday on Joy FM’s […]
Construction works are set to begin on a 100km inner city and ring roads in Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti region in December 2019, Spokesperson to Vice President, Dr. Gideon Boako has stated. Speaking on a Kumasi based radio station, Hello Fm early this week, Dr. Boako indicated that following Cabinet’s approval early this year […]
The Director of Public Affairs for the Ghana Police Service, Supt.Mrs Sheila Kessie Abayie-Buckman, has been adjudged the most outstanding Public Relations Officer for West and Central Africa at the prestigious 16th Africa Security Watch Awards held in Dubai on 7th November, 2019. The event, which was attended by officers from Police organisations, Armed Forces […]
Five polytechnics and technical universities as well as 10 technical institutes are set to see a massive upgrade in their training and other facilities, the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. The institutions will see upgrades in and construction of state of the art training workshops for mechanical engineering, automobile engineering, […]
