Monthly Archives: August 2019

‘You’ve gone from being an imbecile to mentally unstable’ – Ernest Owusu Bempah tears Kevin Taylor apart

Ernest Owusu Bempah has labelled Kevin Taylor a psychopath for calling Former president Rawlings a “puppet on a midget’s Lab” because he (Rawlings)has been ‘hesitant’ in commenting on the ongoing corruption in the current government. The Director of Communications for Ghana Gas Company Limited descended heavily on Kevin Taylor for what he termed as ‘verbally attacking’ the former president on ...

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New ‘galamsey’ law can’t save Ghana lands – Collins Dauda

  Former Minister of State in charge of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Collins Dauda is doubting the effectiveness of a new mining law that will ensure convicted illegal miners face at least 15 years in prison. Mr. Dauda who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi South believes the laws intended to fight illegal mining (galamsey) may ...

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Nana blasts BoG for 30 rotten banks

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Bank of Ghana (BoG) should take part of the blame for sitting down unconcerned for the country to suffer the current banking sector predicament. He said if the Central Bank in years past had acted ‘responsibly’, the country would not have faced a situation where about 15 banks are going out of ...

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Ghana blessed to have a listening President – Council of State

The Council of State has described President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo as a listening President who takes his advisors seriously. This, according to the Council of State is based on the expeditious manner in which the President accepted and implemented the recommendation for a downward review of the tariff regime at the country’s port of entry. The Council said ...

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Judges frustrating my Galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the amended illegal mining law has had to take away some discretions of judges because they have not been helpful to the fight against galamsey. At a meeting with the Council of State on Monday, 19 August 2019, the President said he gave his assent to the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019. The Act ...

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50 warehouses ready

The Akufo–Addo government, through the Minister for Special Development Initiatives, has constructed 50 warehouses at various locations across the country as part of government’s ‘One district, One warehouse’ initiative. The 1000 metric tonne prefabricated warehouses initiative was funded from the $1 million per constituency allocation under the agriculture infrastructure component of the government’s Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP). The ...

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GN Bank siphoned $62m – BoG

The clean-up of the banking, specialized deposit-taking (SDT) and non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) sectors in the country by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is opening the Pandora’s box with regard to how some of the owners illegally transferred customers’ savings and investments without traces. The Central Bank last Friday struck once again when it announced a revocation of the licenses ...

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Meisje (15) doodgestoken in huis Breda, buurt huilt: ‘Het was een schat van een meid’

  VIDEODe politie in Breda heeft een jongen van 16 jaar aangehouden die verdacht wordt van het doden van een 15-jarig meisje. Zij kwam vanmiddag om het leven bij een mogelijke steekpartij in een woning aan de Bilderdijkstraat in Breda. Buurtbewoners reageren verslagen. ,,Het was een schat van een meid.” De melding van de steekpartij kwam om 14.15 uur binnen ...

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