The founder of the now-defunct Capital Bank, Mr William Ato Essien, has told an Accra High Court, through his lawyers, that he is willing to refund GH¢27.5 million to the state, and, thus, demanding the dropping of some of the charges levelled against him in connection with the collapse of the bank. Among other charges, the state accused Mr Essien ...

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has said not more than 25 people, including EC officials, will be allowed at a registration centre within a time when they start the mass registration exercise. According to the Communications Director of the commission, Sylvia Annor, the commission would institute all necessary safety protocols to protect Ghanaians against the pandemic while undertaking the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged potential beneficiaries of the GH¢1billion loan support scheme set aside for businesses to endeavour to invest the monies in their work and bring the economy back on track from impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the president, the outbreak of coronavirus has affected global economies, including Ghana, which has since witnessed a ...

There is a high expectation among private sector players about a GH¢600 million stimulus scheme for businesses that was launched on Tuesday, May 20, 2020. The GH¢600 million package was officially rolled out at the Jubilee House as part of a raft of government interventions to stimulate the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana after theCOVID-19-induced disruptions. ...

The much-talked-about community sentencing policy is currently under consideration by Ghana’s Cabinet. This was exclusively disclosed by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah during Thursday’s press briefing. He suggested that Cabinet is open to the policy which, when successful, would allow a convicted person to carry out some activities in the community as a form of punishment. “You know in ...

Some former Ministers, as well as Members of Parliament, who served the country under the J.A. Kufuor administration, are demanding salary arrears of GH¢29.7m from the Government of Ghana. The Forum for Former Members of Parliament (FFMP) in their letter to Frema Osei Opare, the Chief of Staff demanded that in consonance with the principle of fairness and equity, “it ...

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and parliamentary affairs minister, says the Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, should focus on principles in paying the GH¢29.7m salary arrears being demanded by former MPs rather than saying the request of the Forum for Former Members of Parliament (FFMP) is invalid and amounts to a conflict of interest. The Majority Leader who is also part ...

The Auditor-General, has advised that the Government of Ghana should ignore the request of salary arrears payment demanded by the Forum for Former Members of Parliament(FFMP). In a letter to the Chief of Staff rejecting an audit verification to be conducted in order for the payment of the salary arrears, the Auditor General noted that the request of the FFMP ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has laid down some guidelines to be adopted by countries who want to hold elections despite the Coronavirus pandemic. The novel Coronavirus outbreak has brought many events to a standstill, while others have been postponed. Countries who are scheduled to hold their general elections this year have also been left pondering whether to go ahead or otherwise. Citizens of ...

The General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu has disclosed that the opposition NDC boycotted the last meeting of the Interparty Advisory Committee (IPAC) held on March 25, 2020, at the EC conference room, citing the Covid situation in the country as their excuse. According to him, it was at this very meeting of the political parties’ platform with the ...