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Details are emerging about how $200 million earmarked for the construction of 5,000 housing units by the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration was started and could not be completed despite huge sums paid to the contractor. The deal was approved by Parliament but by the time it was being executed, the number of housing units had reduced drastically from ...

Former president JJ Rawlings has entreated the Electoral Commission (EC) to embark on an extensive consultation with all stakeholders ahead of the compilation of a new voter’s register. Speaking during the 41st anniversary of the June 4 uprising in Accra on Thursday, Mr. Rawlings said: “It is equally important for that revered institution, EC, to ensure that the processes leading ...

The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said there is no need to jubilate over a Supreme Court directive to the Electoral Commission on the compilation of the Voters’ Register. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 4, 2020, ordered the EC to provide a legal basis for refusing to accept the existing Voters ID Cards as ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Thursday urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to use consultative approach that binds in stakeholders throughout the electoral process. He said the EC, the fulcrum of Ghana’s multiparty democracy, must be supported and protected by all stakeholders to ensure a free, fair and transparent election and a peaceful society. “That notwithstanding, it is equally important ...

A former General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has charged the leadership of his party to instil discipline among members. According to Koku Anyidoho, who has felt sidelined since his defeated at the party’s congress, there are some undisciplined young people in the NDC who think they have seen it all. “We too we saw things…I just ...

The Supreme Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to provide legal reasons why they have chosen to omit the existing voter identification card out of the list of ID cards acceptable for the upcoming voters’ registration exercise set to begin at the end of June. The seven-member panel was presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Anin Yeboah. The ...

Some victims who survived the June 3, 2015, disaster at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra are calling on the government to commit to the compensation packages promised them. The 2015 episode saw an explosion at a fuel station during a heavy downpour which flooded parts of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle leaving over 100 people dead and others sustaining various ...

Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has that the Komenda Sugar Factory cannot be handed over to the concessionaire unless sugar policy to guide the operations of the factory has been put in place. The Factory in the Central Region was set to begin operations in mid 2020. But Alan Kyerematen told Parliament on Wednesday June 3 there is the need for ...

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) has presented a total of 99,468 bags of Cocoa fertilizers to be distributed to 126 farmer cooperative groups within Wiawso and Akontombra districts of the Western North Region. Mr John Ahi, Boako District Technical Officer, said the 126 farmer corporative groups were from the Wiawso and Akontombra ...

Government has signed a historic €500 million contract for the construction of sections of the Western Railway Line. The contract signed on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, is for the construction of a standard gauge rail line between Takoradi Harbour and Huni Valley, according to Railways Development Minister, Joe Ghartey. The deal is considered the largest single rail contract in the ...