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2020 election: Akufo-Addo will be Ghana’s worst ever if he fails to beat Mahama – PPP

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Policy Advisor, Mr. Kofi Asamoah-Siaw, says President Akufo-Addo will be described as worse President Ghana has ever had if former President John Dramani Mahama wins the 2020 Presidential elections. According to him, Ghanaians passed a verdict on the former President Mahama as worse performed President in the 2016 general elections, for which reason he suffered ...

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NDC beats war drums

The General-Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has stated that the weird manner in which government is implementing the National Identification Card project can lead to war and bloodbath in Ghana. He accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of trying to use dubious means behind the scenes to prevent some genuine Ghanaians from registering and ...

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Passion Air joins domestic aviation industry

Patrons of domestic air travel should get access to alternatives by the end of August 2018. This is because a new airline, Passion Air, has joined the space to provide air transport services for the local market. This brings to two, the number of airlines operating in Ghana’s domestic aviation market. Speaking at the official ceremony to inaugurate Passion Air’s ...

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Stop Cargo Tracking Note – GIFF to government

The President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Kwabena Ofosu-Appiah, has issued a one-week ultimatum to government to stop the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN). He said failure by the government to respond positively to their concerns, will result in a sit-down strike of GIFF’s 3,000 members. At a joint press conference with the Association of ...

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COPEC calls for national dialogue on ‘sustained’ fuel price increases

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) is calling for “an immediate national dialogue” on constant fuel price increases that have hit consumers over the past few months. “Ghanaian petroleum consumers have over the past 24 hours been hit with another fuel price increases. Fuel prices across most Major Oil Marketing Companies within the country has seen a marginal increase ...

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See all the GHC3.7bn ‘suspicious transactions’ of uniBank

Accounting and auditing firm, KPMG, has, in its 278-page report on the financial health of now-defunct uniBank, stated that the local bank was enmeshed in “suspicious transactions” to the tune of GHS3.7 billion with withdrawals from a particular account called ‘Other Assets’ by shareholders and their related parties, hitting GHS10.8 billion in value. The Bank of Ghana recently fused uniBank ...

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Three airline operators to help manage national carrier

Ghana is currently in talks with three airline operators as the country nears the establishment of a national carrier. The companies will be responsible for injecting capital and help manage the new entity. Air Mauritius, Ethiopian Airlines and Abu Dhabi Aviation, are currently being considered for the private sector participation. The collapse of the erstwhile Ghana International Airlines has warranted ...

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Mahama has nothing to be credited for in the Aviation sector – Minister

Outgoing Minister of Aviation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has strongly stated that the erstwhile Mahama administration did not embark on any project in the aviation sector while in power. According to the Minister, the immediate past President John Dramani Mahama cannot be credited for any project in the aviation industry Mrs Abena Dapaah made these remarks in response to the controversy ...

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Former Ashanti Regional Minister dead

Former Ashanti Regional Minister under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration, Peter Anarfi Mensah has been reported dead. The late former headmaster of the Tepa Senior High School died on admission at the Komfo AnokTeachinging Hospital after he was involved in an accident weeks earlier, MyNewsGh.com has gathered. According to close family sources, he was cleaning one of his vehicles ...

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Ashanti NPP to hold thanksgiving service

The Ashanti regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako will lead a delegation comprising of regional executives and other party faithfuls to the founder of the Ebenezer Worship Centre, Rev. Ebenezer Adakwah Yiadom for a special thanksgiving and unity service for the NPP. On Wednesday, 29th August 2018, the regional branch of the NPP will seek ...

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