Monthly Archives: January 2019

President establishes Fiscal Responsibility & Financial Stability Councils

The President has granted approval for the creation of a Fiscal Responsibility Advisory and Fiscal Stability Advisory Councils. The two major Councils are to offer independent advice on fiscal responsibility and ensure the stability of the entire financial system. Their advice will cover areas such as banking, pensions and fund / asset management, insurance, etc. Both Councils are made up ...

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Prosecute looters of recovered GHC67million – OccupyGhana

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has lauded the Auditor-General following the recovery of GhC67 million into government chest after the issuance of 112 Surcharge Certificates to individuals and organizations in 2018. “The heart of every Ghanaian would be gladdened at the saving of the net total of GHS 5,445,676,134.53, which some government officials fraudulently claimed was owed on various government contracts, but ...

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Dormaa-Ahenkro to get gari processing plant under ID1F

Mr Iddrissa Ouattara, the Dormaa Central Municipal Chief Executive, has hinted that an investor has expressed interest in the establishment of a gari processing plant in Dormaa-Ahenkro under one district one factory agenda. “When I talked about bringing this project here people started murmuring and complaining. The fact is that I cannot bring a car manufacturing company here when agriculture ...

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Ghana Railway Company to begin ‘full passenger operation’ on Accra-Nsawam rail lines

The Ghana Railway Company Limited is set to begin a full passenger operation on the Accra-Nsawam rails – the sector minster, Joe Ghartey has revealed. The test run of the Accra-Nsawam locomotive to pave way for normal operations to start has successfully been completed. The 24-kilometre rail-line was suspended after an accident on the Tesano side in October last year. ...

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Auditor-General submits special report to parliament

The Auditor-General has submitted a special audit report on Disallowance and Surcharge to Parliament, in fulfilment of the provision under Article 187 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. A Statement signed by Mr Bernard Conduah, the Acting Public Relations Officer of the Audit Service and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday stated. The statement said the ...

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Owusu Bempah’s ‘attacker’ reports himself to police

One person has turned himself in as police continues investigations into an attack on the church premises of the Glorious Word Power Church by angry youth following death prophecies by its founder Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah. The suspect who is assisting in investigations reported to the police following a visit to the crime scene by the Accra Region Police Commander. ...

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Echtpaar (89) overlijdt seconden na elkaar in hetzelfde bed

De Vlaamse Jos Claes en zijn vrouw Gusta Schoovaerts zijn een paar seconden na elkaar overleden. Ze waren allebei 89. ,,De huisarts kon niet zeggen wie als eerste overleed. Het gebeurde zo snel’’, vertelt hun zoon Geert. De gezondheid van het koppel ging al maanden achteruit, maar in de laatste twee weken voor hun dood, ging het in rap tempo bergafwaarts. ...

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