Monthly Archives: January 2019

Government to help pay back Menzgold customers

Whereas government is firm in its decision not to use a single dime of Ghanaian taxpayers’ money to pay aggrieved customers of Menzgold, MyNewsGh.com is reliably informed that government has taken a decision to track down all assets and personal investments of Nana Appiah Mensah to reimburse the customers some percentage of their investment. EOCO in the coming days will ...

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If Ghana were USA, a sniper would’ve wiped you and your whole team – Effah Dartey to Anas

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Berekum constituency Captain (rtd) Nkrabea Effah Dartey is of the view that Ghana’s undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his crew from Tiger Eye PI would have been wiped off with a sniper if Ghana was the United States of America (USA), mynewsgh.com has filed. He disclosed that the modus operandi of Anas in ...

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‘We must be less dependent on foreign influence’ – Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said that the time has come for Ghana to develop policies that would make her self-reliant, less dependent on foreign capital, technology and influence. According to him, his vision is in line with that agenda and that Ghana’s developmental policies going forward can no longer depend on the support that the technologically advanced world ...

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Dual citizenship may be legalized in Netherlands from 2020 onwards

Netherlands is currently reviewing the country’s nationality law as part of an effort to allow dual citizenship by the spring of 2019, as most EU member states prepare for Brexit in March 2019, according to Neweurope.eu. There are approximately 87,000 UK nationals living in Netherlands and 100,000 dutch nationals living in the UK.   According to Justice Minister Mark Harbers, the plan is to ...

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Netherlands to loosen up dual citizenship rules

The Dutch government plans to relax citizenship rules making it easier to obtain dual nationality. In a letter to MPs published by the website DutchNews.Nl, junior migration minister Mark Harbers announced that the government will start consultations in the first quarter of 2019. The draft bill should expand the possibilities of obtaining dual nationality for ‘first generation’ immigrants and emigrants. ...

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Representation of the People’s Amendment Act coming – EC Boss

The Electoral Commission (EC) appears to be set for the implementation of the controversial Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA). The EC Chairperson Jean Mensa on Thursday inaugurated ROPAA Consultative and Implementation Committee. The nine-member committee is made up of three representatives from the EC, Peace Council, Civil Society Organisation, academia, one each from the ruling party and the ...

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EC to enforce ROPAA in 2020

The Electoral Commission has started processes towards the implementation of the Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA), 2006 (Act 699). The law enfranchises Ghanaians in the diaspora. The election management body decided at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Thursday, 18 October 2018 that it will set up a committee to come up with a roadmap for the ...

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ICC suspends decision on releasing former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended a decision on the release of former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo after he was acquitted of crimes against humanity charges on Tuesday. Earlier on Wednesday, ICC judges had rejected a prosecution request to extend Gbagbo’s detention. The decision had paved the way for the release of both Gbagbo and co-defendant Charles Blé Goudé ...

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