President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has revealed that his administration has set aside, for 2018 alone, an amount of GHS500 million to construct new roads, as well as give a facelift to some existing roads in the Ashanti Region. Speaking at the Akwasidae celebrations, on Sunday, 12th August, 2018, at the Manhyia Palace, President Akufo-Addo noted that, despite the “unprecedented ...
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Overtreders betalen lang hogere premie bij autoverzekering, of worden geweerd
Automobilisten die strafrechtelijk zijn vervolgd voor een verkeersovertreding betalen meer voor hun autoverzekering. Het zou maandelijks gaan om ruim 20 euro extra. Kort na de overtreding zou het zelfs helemaal onmogelijk zijn om een nieuwe verzekering aan te gaan. Dat meldt vergelijkingssite Autoverzekering.nl op basis van eigen onderzoek. Niet alleen verkeersovertreders, maar ook andere mensen met een strafblad krijgen volgens de ...
Read More »Stemming over Brexit slaat om, steeds meer Britten tegen vertrek uit EU
De Britse krant Observer legt met een onderzoek een bom onder de Brexit. De stemming onder de kiezers is omgeslagen: 112 kiesdistricten die eerst voor een vertrek uit EU waren, willen nu blijven. De cijfers spreken boekdelen: bij het referendum in 2016 stemden 403 van de 632 kiesdistricten voor ‘Leave’, een vertrek uit de Europese Unie. Volgens een onderzoek van ...
Read More »Defiled by her father at 12, raped by a police officer: The story of a 36-year-old prostitute
She had sex with pastors and businessmen to earn a living but that was after her biological father defiled her under the guise of ‘letting her know how it feels so she’s not surprised when any man does it to her’. For nine years, Adwoa [not her real name] has been a prostitute and despite her desire to stop, she’s ...
Read More »‘I’ve shamed my critics’ – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the period of stay of his administration in office has witnessed the fulfillment of many of the promises he made to the Ghanaian people in the run-up to the December 2016 elections. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the work that we promised to do, the promises I made during the campaign period, I believe ...
Read More »Our systems work; halting AMERI deal a win for democracy – Casely-Hayford
The handling of the AMERI novation agreement was a victory for Ghana’s Parliament and democracy, social commentator, Sydney Casely-Hayford has said. Though the Minority in Parliament is calling for more blood over the failed attempt at amending the deal, following the sacking of Boakye Agyarko as Energy Minister, Mr. Casely-Hayford expressed satisfaction that due process eventually prevailed. “Our systems are ...
Read More »It’s high time some former presidents went to Nsawam for corruption – Prof. Adei
Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Professor Stephen Adei believes the time has come for former heads of state found culpable of corrupt dealings during their tenure to be jailed. Reaffirming the general speculations of corruption in public institutions and politics, he stressed the need for some former Presidents to be incarcerated after their three ...
Read More »The current sorry state of Kumasi Rattray Park
Exactly three years after former President John Mahama and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II jointly commissioned a recreational facility in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, The recreational facility called ‘The Rattray Park, Kumasi City” has fallen apart due to lack of maintenance, MyNewsGh.com learnt. The park which is aimed at giving residents a one-stop recreation facility and also promote ...
Read More »Kejetia phase 2 to cost 248 million Euros – KMA Mayor
The Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Mr Osei Assibey Antwi says the phase two construction works on the Kejetia-Central Market project would commence soon. Actual construction, he noted, will begin as soon as the KMA finalizes relocation plans it is thinking through with traders at the main central market arena. Scheduled discussions, he revealed would take ...
Read More »N1 Highway to be rid of hawkers – MCE assures
Newly elected Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Okaikwei North Municipal Assembly, Nii Boye Laryea has vowed to clear hawkers along the George Walker Bush Highway, also known as the N1 Highway. The MCE has observed it is particularly necessary to get rid of those hawkers at the Lapaz stretch of the highway which has been turned into a business hub, ...
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