Monthly Archives: August 2018

© Shutterstock Dezelfde lader voor élke smartphone: als het aan de EU ligt, wordt het verplicht

De universele telefoonlader is terug van weggeweest, als het aan de Europese Commissie ligt. De vraag is alleen of het nodig is om producenten een extra duwtje in de goede richting te geven, stelt mededingingscommissaris Margrethe Vestager. Dat meldt persbureau Reuters. De Europese Commissie (EC) probeert al bijna tien jaar om telefoonfabrikanten over de streep te trekken. Jaarlijks leveren oude laders meer dan ...

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Man who ‘fraudulently’ renegotiated deal for AMERI wanted for fraud

Information gathered by rainbowradioonline.com has revealed that the man who represented AMERI in the renegotiated deal, Zahoor Umar Farooq is wanted by the Judicial Authorities of Norway for fraud. It would be recalled that AMERI Energy disputed claims of meeting with the Energy Ministry to renegotiate the deal. But reliable information gathered by our team has revealed the representation was ...

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Ayariga faces Special Prosecutor over imported vehicles

The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga is being investigated by the Special Prosecutor on suspicion of corruption and abusing his office. This is after he is said to have imported three Toyota Land Cruiser V8s into the country, according to a statement by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, sighted by citinewsroom.com. “After undertaking preliminary investigations into the suspected commission of ...

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‘Mahama still representing AMERI; struck a deal for them in Nambia’ – Journalist

It has emerged that former President John Dramani Mahama did not represent the African Development Bank as an advocate when he visited Namibia in 2017 as reportedly claimed. The former president is said to have sent some representatives from AMERI Energy to the African country because they expressed interest in a power agreement like the one he [Mahama] signed with ...

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Reshuffle: Akufo-Addo to downsize number of ministers

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to downsize his ministerial list in his maiden reshuffle likely to take place soon. Sources close to the seat of government – the Jubilee House – have hinted at least 15 ministers will be sacked from the “Elephant-size government.” The size of ministers is likely to drop to about 80 or 90 from the original ...

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AMERI Saga: Anta, Aidoo, Cudjoe must go, too – IES

President Nana Akufo-Addo must sack all three deputies of former Energy Minister Boagye Agyarko over the botched Ameri deal, Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Paa Kwasi Anamua Sakyi, has said. The president sacked Mr Agyarko on Monday, 6 August 2018, over the renegotiation of the controversial $510 million Ameri deal. Mr Agyarko had argued that the ...

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5 key reasons why Akufo-Addo sacked Boakye Agyarko

News of the sacking of Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, seems to have dominated the airwaves since it was officially announced by the Presidency. Following the fallout from the controversial AMERI deal, President Akufo-Addo decided to relieve Mr. Agyarko off his duty as minister of energy. A statement signed by head of communications at the presidency Eugene Arhin, said the decision ...

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Spokesperson of Energy Ministry resigns after firing of Boakye Agyarko

The head of communications for the Energy Ministry, Nana Damoah, has resigned just moments after he hinted of exposing all other government officials who contributed to the controversial Ameri power renegotiation deal. In a deleted Facebook post, Nana Damoah alleged that the sacked energy minister, Boakye Agyarko, was not entirely to blame for controversies surrounding the controversial Ameri deal as ...

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Nine ex-SSNIT staff charged for causing GH¢238,888.78 financial loss to the state

Nine former employees of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for forging school certificates and receiving unjustified salaries to the tune of GH¢238,888.78. They are Sylvia Ama Boh, Brenda Bannerman, Joyce Abena Donkor, Susana Okine aka Tetteh Susana, Eric Dzokoto, Javanael Anthony Asmah, Lawrence Obuoba aka Gbeney Lawrence Obuoba, Richmond Ampah ...

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Mahama government padded $10bn ENI Gas deal

The Sankofa Gas Field, which is operated by ENI, is expected to commence operations in September this year but there are concerns that the price of the commodity is among the highest in the world. Ghana would be saddled with an unmanageable $10 billion liability based on the exorbitant gas price negotiated by the previous Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) ...

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