Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, has written to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announcing his decision to revoke a directive banning the clearing of goods that arrive at the ports without cargo manifest and air waybills. According to the Minister, the decision to ban such cargoes should be done in consultation with key stakeholders in the sector, especially when ...
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Takoradi roads to see facelift as Parliament approves €72m facility
Parliament has approved a €72m facility aimed at financing the construction of the Paa Grant Interchange and other roads in the Sekondi-Takoradi township. The project is expected to enhance economic activities and improve public transport and the standard of living of the residents. The Paa Grant roundabout is one of the three roundabouts that link the peripheral roads which form ...
Read More »Parliament approves 598.7 million Euros for Western railway lines
Parliament has approved a total of 598.7 million Euros loan agreement between the Government and the Deutsche Bank to finance the construction of sections of the Western railway lines. The agreement covers the proposed construction of the Standard Gauge from Takoradi Port to Huni Valley. The loan comprises a facility agreement of €523,000,000 and a Commercial Loan of €75,657,500 between ...
Read More »Mahama’s record of incompetence has spoken loudly – Bawumia jabs
Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia insists John Dramani Mahama’s record of incompetence is speaking loudly even as an opposition leader who is seeking to be elected again as president of Ghana. According to the Vice President, the NDC flagbearer is making promises to Ghanaians as if he has not been a President of the republic before. Addressing the youth wing of ...
Read More »3 Ghanaian citizens petition UN over December elections
Three Ghanaian citizens have petitioned the United Nations (UN) over what they say are threats to Ghana’s peace ahead of the December 7th elections. The three, Elikem Kotoko, Stephen Kwabena Attuh and Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese submitted their petition to the office of the Resident Coordinator of the UN earlier on August 12, 2020. In a detailed petition submitted, they ...
Read More »Voters register: We have been vindicated – NPP
The ruling New Patriotic Party has expressed its satisfaction at the results from the just-ended voters registration as it claims that about three million ghost names, foreigners and ineligible voters’ names have been expunged from the new register. General Secretary of the party, John Boadu speaking at the party’s press conference held in Accra noted that the NPP has been ...
Read More »‘Jane Naana pleaded on behalf of Nigel Gaisie after he raped Mzbel’ – Ken Agyapong
Assin Central MP, Kenedy Agyapong, has accused Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang of leading a delegation to Mzbel’s house to plead on behalf of Nigel Gaisie after he allegedly raped her. According to the outspoken MP, the NDC running mate keeps defending Prophet Nigel Gaisie, despite his evil deeds. “This woman, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang who people regard as a role model; ...
Read More »Vote for Mahama if you want dumsor back – Highlife veteran Lucky Mensah
Ghanaian highlife guru, Lucky Mensah has cautioned Ghanaians never to cast their votes for John Dramani Mahama of the NDC come December 7, 2020. According to him, a vote for Mahama is a vote to bring back the long years of erratic power supply popularly called ‘Dumsor’ on the good people of Ghana. In an interview on Onua FM, Lucky ...
Read More »FULL TEXT: Address by John Boadu on NPP’s position on the just ended voters registration exercise
The governing New Patriotic Party on Monday, August 10, 2020 held a press conference at the Spirit Swiss Hotel in Accra to share its position and observation on the just ended mass voters registration exercise. Below is the full text of the speech read by the party’s General Secretary, John Boadu. 10TH AUGUST, 2020 PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE NPP ...
Read More »Mahama must apologise to EC, Ghanaians for opposing voters registration
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling on John Dramani Mahamato go a step further after conceding that the voters registration was successful and apologise to Ghanaians and the Electoral Commission. Addressing the media on Monday, August 10, 2020, on the NPP’s position on the just ended registration exercise, the party’s General Secretary, John Boadu, said John Mahama and the ...
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