STATEMENT ON RECENT ECG/PSP CONCESSION SAGA
STATEMENT ON RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON THE ECG PSP CONCESSION Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) August 8, 2019 Contents Introduction 1 Role of MiDA 2 PSP Procurement Process 3 The Meralco Consortium 4 Negotiation of Transaction Agreements 5 Conditions Precedent (CP) Committee 5 Transfer Date 5 Payment and Demand Guarantees 6 Challenges to acquiring Guarantees 6 Uniform rules […]
International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People
NEWS COMMENTARY ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLDS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE The United Nation estimates that there are 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries and they constitute 15 percent of the world’s poorest. They speak 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures. Indigenous populations according to the WHO are communities that […]
Stranded migrant rescue ship Open Arms set to run out of food soon
The European Union was under growing pressure on Friday to find a solution for the 121 migrants who have been stranded aboard Spanish rescue boat Open Arms for eight days, without being able to find a safe port to disembark. The boat is currently near the Italian island of Lampedusa and has been denied entry […]
ECA’s Chinganya praises Sierra Leone for its commitment to CRVS and ID issues
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is committed to supporting the mobilization of resources required to support the implementation of Sierra Leone’s strategic plan which aims to strengthen the country’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and ID management system. This will make the system to function efficiently in supporting public administration, good governance and […]
9th August, 2019
THE DAILY GRAPHIC welcomes the launch of the competition of business proposals for young entrepreneurs to build the capacity of the youth to create jobs and wealth for themselves and the nation. The paper calls on the public to embrace the initiative which aims at promoting the country’s development through entrepreneurship. The Graphic urges young […]
ECG, PDS agree on joint interim operational modalities
Following the issuance of Public Notice by the Energy Commission appointing Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to be in charge of the management and operations of electricity sales and the retention of Power Distribution Services Ghana Ltd of the Electricity Distribution License in the Southern Electricity Zone of Ghana, ECG and PDS have agreed on […]
Netflix wins ‘bidding war’ for Game of Thrones creators Benioff and Weiss
Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss have signed a deal with Netflix, the streaming giant has said. Variety reported that Netflix won a “three-way bidding war that had recently narrowed from the six major studios to Netflix, Amazon and Disney”. Netflix boss Ted Sarandos said he was “thrilled to welcome” the “master […]
Italy one step closer to fresh elections
Italy’s ruling League Party is set to present a no-confidence motion against the government in the Senate, the party said in a statement on Friday. The League said on Thursday the only alternative to the current government was a fresh election, as it ruled out another cabinet reshuffle in the wake of growing policy differences […]
Gambia drops ex-president Jammeh from bank notes
The face of former President Yahya Jammeh, which was printed on all bank notes in The Gambia, has been removed from new bills more than two years after his flight from the West African country. With accusations piling up that Jammeh ordered dozens of assassinations, the central bank in Banjul, began distributing new 50, 100 […]
Ghana to host Africa Geospatial Data and Internet Conference
In line with the country’s goal to leverage on data and information technology for development, Ghana will host the Africa Geospatial Data and Internet Conference (AGDIC), in Accra, from October 22, to 24. The AGDIC seeks to inform and inspire cross-sectoral policy and decision-makers in Africa to discuss, exchange knowledge and information and share good […]
