General News of Tuesday, 16 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Afia Akoto (left) and A Plus (right) Alberta Afia Akoto, Deputy Communication Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has filed a lawsuit against Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as A Plus, an independent parliamentary candidate for Gomoa Central, for allegedly making defamatory statements against her. In the writs of summons, which GhanaWeb has ...
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Govt withdraws L.I allowing MPs, Judges use sirens, speed limit exemptions
by Citi Newsroom July 16, 2024 The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has officially withdrawn the controversial Legislative Instrument (L.I.) on behalf of the Minister for Transport. This L.I. sought to grant Members of Parliament (MPs), Judges, and Ministers the privilege to use sirens and exempt them from speed limits while performing their official ...
Read More »I’m unaware of L.I. granting MPs use of sirens, speed limit exemptions – Bagbin
by Citi Newsroom July 16, 2024 The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has denied knowledge of a Legislative Instrument before the House seeking to amend the Road Traffic Regulations. The L.I on Road Traffic Regulations Amendment offers lawmakers, among other state officials, the opportunity to use sirens and be exempted from speed limits. The L.I. has received backlash, with ...
Read More »Rock City Hotel withdraws bid to purchase 60% shares in four SSNIT Hotels
Business News of Friday, 12 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Rock City Hotel is owned by Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong Rock City Hotel has withdrawn its bid to purchase 60 percent of the shares of four hotels owned by the state-owned entity, Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The hotels in question are Labadi Beach Hotel, La Palm Royal Beach ...
Read More »Go and kneel before Kufuor with your hands behind you – Nyaho Tamakloe admonishes NAPO
Politics of Friday, 12 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com NPP founding Member, Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe A founding Member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe, has asked the party’s running mate for the 2024 general election, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to apologise to former President John Agyekum Kufuor. In an interview with 3FM, Dr. Tamakloe asked the former energy minister to ...
Read More »Prez Akufo-Addo introduced Free Senior High School
Politics of Friday, 12 July 2024 Source: peacefmonline.com Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, Kofi Agyekum Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, Kofi Agyekum, has affirmed that the pro-poor policy, Free SHS, is the brainchild of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, not former President John Dramani Mahama. Sharing his opinion on the raging topic on ...
Read More »NAPO resigns as Energy Minister, Akufo-Addo expresses gratitude for his service
General News of Thursday, 11 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com NPP running mate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has tendered his resignation. According to a statement dated Thursday, July 11, 2024, and signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, his resignation, which will take effect from July 18, 2024, has ...
Read More »Watch as contractor Kofi Job offers libation with anointing oil to curse employees
General News of Thursday, 11 July 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Kofi Job invoking the curse amidst in his employees The Chief Executive Officer of Kofi Job Construction Limited, Kofi Gyebi, popularly known as Kofi Job, has invoked curses on employees who are pilfering from his business. In a video seen by GhanaWeb, the contractor is surrounded by his employees while ...
Read More »APSL’s Boankra contract was mutually terminated – Ministry of Transport
Business News of Tuesday, 9 July 2024 Source: thebftonline.com Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister of Transport The Chief Director of the Ministry of Transport (MoT), Mabel Asi Sagoe, has stated that the contract with Ashanti Port Services Limited (APSL), the concessionaire selected to develop the Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal (BILT), was terminated by mutual agreement. Speaking to members of the Parliamentary Select ...
Read More »IMF inflow, market developments ease pressure on cedi
Business News of Wednesday, 10 July 2024 Source: thebftonline.com File photo of Cedi notes A series of positive developments – including a significant IMF disbursement, a deal struck with external commercial creditors and tapered corporate demand – have collectively helped to ease pressure on the cedi (GH¢). Last week the GH¢ held steady against the US dollar (US$), buoyed by ...
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