The Dutch Ambassador to Ghana, Ron Strikker has clarified comments he made when he advocated for a “Ghana Beyond Corruption” agenda at the Ghana Integrity Initiative(GII) 20th Anniversary Event. According to a statement issued by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ghana, H.E. Strikker regrets that media reports suggested that he called for the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda to be ...
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Australia visa scandal report: How a carpenter, farmer & hairdresser posed as journalists
An investigation conducted by the Police CID into the deportation of some Ghanaian “journalists” from Australia claiming to cover the 2018 Commonwealth Games has shockingly revealed how a farmer, carpenter, hairdresser, and a spare parts dealer posed as journalists and succeeded in acquiring visas, ABC News can authoritatively report. A CID Report, exclusive to ABC News has revealed that out ...
Read More »Australia Visa Case: The CID report which exonerated Pius Hadzide
The Daily Statesman has exclusively obtained a copy of the report by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) which cleared Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide of any wrongdoing in relation to the visa scandal which marred Ghana’s participation in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The Daily Statesman has exclusively obtained a copy of the report by the ...
Read More »Popular Kumasi radio presenter dies ‘mysteriously’ few hours to his maiden show
Popular radio presenter with Adehyie FM in Kumasi has died in what family, friends and colleagues say is difficult or impossible to understand. Badala Hassan reportedly fell down and fainted Thursday morning September 12, 2019, and was rushed to the hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Just last week, Hassan was appointed the new Programs Manager of Adehyie ...
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong calls for the arrest of former Deputy Governor of BoG
Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has called for the detention of the former Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr. Johnson Asiamah over what he says is stealing of state monies for personal gains. According to Kennedy Agyapong, he cannot fathom how Dr. Asiamah could accumulate some huge amount of money to purchase ...
Read More »BOG, others exposed for hiding Heritage Bank’s GH¢90 million
The Herald, has intercepted incontrovertible evidence that indicate that the Bank of Ghana (BoG), received a cash transfer totaling GH¢90 million from the now collapsed Heritage Bank Ghana Limited, as minimum capital to help meet the requirements of the licence granted its shareholders. The documents indicated that, the money was transferred by Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited on behalf of the ...
Read More »Gov’t publishes Ayawaso West Wuogon Commission report, white paper
Government has submitted for gazetting and publication the report on the Ayawaso West Wuogon Commission of Inquiry Report and its White Paper. According to the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, “after a careful study, government has issued a White Paper, which together with the Report itself, it has elected to publish in accordance with Article 280 Clause 3 of the ...
Read More »Prinsjesdag: werkende krijgt er het meeste bij
CijfersWerkende Nederlanders gaan er komend jaar twee keer zoveel op vooruit als uitkeringsgerechtigden en gepensioneerden. Dat blijkt uit de koopkrachtcijfers die in handen zijn van het AD. Laurens Kok 13-09-19, 16:15 Laatste update: 17:50 Gemiddelde koopkrachtstijging. © BJD De koopkrachtontwikkeling voor werkenden komt uit op 2,4 procent. Uitkeringsgerechtigden moeten het doen met een koopkrachtstijging van 1,2 procent, voor gepensioneerden is ...
Read More »MPs propose recycling of plants, increase in VAT for sanitation
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have agreed that recycling plants should be built across all the 16 geographical regions of Ghana, and the Value Added Tax (VAT) be increased to address the nation’s sanitation problems. Despite efforts by the Government to improve Ghana’s poor sanitation rating in the comity of nations, it is reportedly losing about $290 million annually to ...
Read More »Bank of Ghana sacks staff for accepting over GHC400k bribe in Sibton deal
The Bank of Ghana has dismissed a staff Gilbert Addy for what it says is gross misconduct in relation to corrupt transactions and for accepting bribes in connection with the award of a contract to Sibton Switch Systems Limited in 2016. The Bank in a statement revealed that secret and corrupt payments of GH¢410,000.00 were made by Sibton Switch Systems ...
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