MINISTER APPROVAL IN LIMBO

The Minority in Parliament - the New Patriotic Party - is leading a crusade to get the house to reject the nomination of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta North in the Volta Region, John Oti Bless, as deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.

BLOWS AT CPP OFFICE

The headquarters of the Convention People's Party (CPP) was almost turned into a boxing arena yesterday when supporters of the suspended General Secretary and the National Youth Organiser, Nii Armah Akomfrah and Ernesto Yeboah respectively, clashed with some stoutly-built men (machomen) allegedly hired by the leadership of the party.

POLICE CHIEF ESCAPES DEATH IN DEADLY CRASH

Three people died on the spot at Eastern Quarry Junction, near the Military Training School at Shai Hills along the main Tema Akosombo Highway, when an Urvan mini bus reportedly collided with a police staff vehicle, which had the Western Regional Police Commander on board.

JUJU BOY NABBED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER

A 20-year-old dancer, Charles Ashietey alias Zaga, has been detained by the Tema police for allegedly attempting to kill a junior high school (JHS) student for rituals at Abonkor, a suburb of Tema Newtown in the Greater Accra Region.

GA CHIEFS BACK MONTIE 3

There are strong indications that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) supports the Montie FM presenter and two panelists who were jailed for scandalizing the court.

 

OVER 10,000 BABIES DIE

A total of 10,166 babies died in 2015 due to birth asphyxia, a breathing abnormally at birth.

AVIATION FUEL TO GO DOWN BY 20%

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) will soon formally announce a 20 per cent reduction in the cost of aviation fuel, government has indicated.

GCAA COMMISSIONS NEW TRAINING COMPLEX

Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has completed an ultra-modern seven-storey complex for its training academy, with the aim of training more students within the subregion.

GHANA MISSING IN TOP 1,000 UNIVERSITIES

The Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) has released the 2016 ranking of universities, and no Ghanaian university made it into the top 1,000 most influential universities in the world.

PRESIDENT EXPRESSES GRATITUTE TO MOURNERS OF DEPARTED MOTHER

Hundreds of mourners thronged the Forecourt of the State House to join President John Dramani Mahama and his family for the final funeral rites of his mother, Hajia Abiba Nnaba Suluwu.

 

SQUATTERS DARE AMA

A year after the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) had demolished some illegal structures at Agbogbloshie and its environs in Accra, some of the squatters have returned to the place to settle.

COMMITTEE SET UP TO PROVIDE MECHANISMS FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION

The Ministry of Communications has set up a 27-member steering committee to provide a national framework for online child protection by working with other stakeholders to create mechanisms that would prevent the abuse of children on the internet by adults.

MOTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FREE MATERNAL CARE

Some nursing mothers in the Ho municipality have expressed concerns over what they described as the non-compliance of the Free Maternal Health Care policy by the various health facilities in the municipality.

DISMISS ALLEGATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGAINST ME - PRESIDENT TELLS CHRAJ

President John Dramani Mahama has asked the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to dismiss allegations of conflict of interest levelled against him.

GA CHIEFS PETITION PRESIDENT TO PARDON MONTIE TRIO

The Ga Traditional Council has joined the groups and individuals who are mounting pressure on President John Dramani Mahama to use his prerogative of mercy to pardon the jailed Montie FM trio.

 

 

GOVT CLOSES 3,160 ACCOUNTS AT BoG

Government has started closing its over 11,500 multiple accounts with the Bank of Ghana and other banks in order to achieve a single treasury account to manage its funds better, and also meet a requirement of the International Monetary Fund.

SECURITIES INDUSTRY BILL WILL DEEPEN CAPITAL MARKET - SEC

The Deputy Director-General, Finance, of the Securities Exchange Commission, Mr Lawrence Yirenkyi Boafo, has said the passage of the Securities Industry Bill by Parliament last week will further enhance the development of the capital market.

PAYROLL CLEANING SAVES GHC21M

The amount represented the salaries of some 12,800 'ghost names' that were detected and deleted from the public sector payroll within the two-year period, the minister told Parliament on July 25, when he presented the Supplementary Budget.

GOVT UTILISES SINKING FUND

Government has used a portion of the Sinking Fund proceeds to redeem US$30 million of the Sovereign Bond issued in 2007, the Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, has disclosed.