Author Archives: edwardkanawu

Rutte zegt Afrika op klimaattop 100 miljoen euro toe voor aanpassing aan gevolgen opwarming

Nederland trekt in totaal 100 miljoen euro uit voor een speciaal programma dat Afrikaanse landen helpt zich aan te passen aan de gevolgen van klimaatverandering, zoals toenemende droogte en overstromingsrisico’s. Dat heeft premier Mark Rutte maandag bekendgemaakt op de VN-klimaattop in Egypte. Buitenlandredactie 07-11-22, 20:38 Laatste update: 07:25 ,,Al dit geld moet gaan naar hen die het hardst worden geraakt door klimaatverandering”, zei ...

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Werkgever ontslaat vrouw met longkanker binnen één maand, vanwege ‘de huidige situatie’

Een zorgbedrijf in het Limburgse Elsloo heeft een medewerker ontslagen in haar proeftijd, vermoedelijk omdat ze een agressieve vorm van longkanker heeft. Het bedrijf ontkent ten stelligste dat de ziekte er iets mee te maken had, maar de kantonrechter in Roermond gelooft daar niets van. Het bedrijf moet de werknemer 33.000 euro betalen. Ariën Prins 08-11-22, 14:00 Laatste update: 17:09 Het bedrijf, Decozorg, ...

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We’ll prosecute all persons involved in collapsed banks — AG

Alfred Tuah Yeboah The office of the Attorney General has served notice to all persons involved in the collapsed of financial companies in Ghana. According to the state prosecutor, all persons whose action and inaction led to the collapsed of the nine banks during the financial sector reforms undertaken by the central bank will face full rigors of the law. ...

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OccupyGhana petitions Special Prosecutor to investigate businessman who attempted to bribe MPs

  Majority Leader of Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Pressure group, OccupyGhana has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate claims that a businessman had attempted to bribe Members of Parliament to influence the discharge of their duties. In a statement dated November 3, 2022, the group called on the OSP to investigate recent claims by some MPs that the said businessman ...

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Mahama cannot lead NDC and Ghana again – Stephen Ashitey Adjei

General News of Tuesday, 8 November 2022 Source: Richard Asamoah A former Executive of the Tema East constituency branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Ashitey Adjei, alias Moshake, has declared former President John Mahama as improper for the 2024 presidential ticket of the party. In a write-up on happenings in the party, Mr. Ashitey Adjei said the former ...

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No one needs to tell me cedi depreciation is affecting local businesses, Ghanaians – Ofori-Atta

Business News of Tuesday, 8 November 2022 Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said he is aware the frequent depreciation of the cedi was having dire consequences on local businesses and Ghanaians at large. He admitted that Ghanaians were also living under harsh economic conditions with the prices of goods and services skyrocketing by the day. Speaking at a forum organized by ...

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COCOBOD trial: Step down – Opuni to retired Justice Honyenuga

Justice Clemence Honyenuga Lawyers of the former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni have filed an application asking Justice Clemence Honyenuga, who has attained the retirement age of 70 to step down from his case. Justice Honyenuga, a Justice of the Supreme Court sitting with additional responsibility as a High Court judge, attained the age ...

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Two arrested for spreading false news leading to panic dollar account withdrawals

Crime & Punishment of Tuesday, 8 November 2022 A blogger and an Information Technology (IT) professional have been put before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of spreading false news. The blogger, Jeffrey Eppirim, was charged with publication of false news while the I. T professional Jeremiah Kobina Egyebeng was charged as his accomplice. According to a report by Graphic.com.gh, ...

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FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s address on the state of the economy

General News of Monday, 31 October 2022 Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE ECONOMY, ON SUNDAY, 30TH OCTOBER 2022. Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Back in 2020, at the outbreak of the Corona virus pandemic, I started a regular conversation with you that came to be popularly ...

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