Don’t encourage corruption – Domelevo tells public servants
The Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo has expressed disappointment in public servants who use their office to encourage corruption and abuse of power. “It is distressing that officials with high educational qualifications, skills and knowledge are increasingly becoming unuseful to society because they have refused to use their acquired knowledge and skills to work towards the nation’s […]
Karpowership to receive first gas October 31- Ghana Gas Communication Director
Engineering and technical works ongoing on the Karpowership should be completed by October 31, 2019, as work is 98 percent complete. The 470 Megawatts Powership, which was operating on Heavy Fuel Oil, was sailed from its previous point in Tema Fishing Harbour to the Sekondi Naval Base to utilize Natural Gas from the Western Enclave. […]
GCB Bank pumps GH¢100 million into energy sector
GCB Bank Ltd has extended financial support to the tune of GH¢100 million to the energy sector of the country this year. This went into selected oil marketing companies (OMCs) and bulk distribution companies (BDCs) as working capital and financing for capital expenditure. The Managing Director of GCB, Mr Anselm Ray Sowah, who announced this, […]
TMA to introduce container levy
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) would soon introduce a container levy into its internally generated tax system. The Assembly is therefore discussing the issue with the Meridian Port Services (MPS) Limited to see the best way to introduce the levy. The introduction formed part of the Assembly’s new stream of levies to boost revenue for […]
Fifa decision could ‘kill’ Africa Cup of Nations
Fifa’s decision to play the 2021 Club World Cup in June and July could “kill” the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), veteran French coach Claude LeRoy has warned. The tournament set to be played in China between 17 June and 4 July, with an expanded 24 teams, the Club World Cup’s new timing and format […]
Game of Thrones writers Benioff and Weiss leave Star Wars trilogy
Game of Thrones writers David Benioff and DB Weiss have left the next Star Wars trilogy, which is due to launch in 2022. The news comes after the pair signed an exclusive deal with Netflix. “There are only so many hours in the day, we could not do justice to both Star Wars and our Netflix […]
Sexual Exploitation: Be bold to report online predators
The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has encouraged children and the youth to be bold in reporting persons who subject them to sexual exploitation and expose them to pornographic materials and other dangers online so that the perpetrators are arrested and duly punished. She urged them to take advantage of the various Incident Reporting […]
Chinese woman busted for US$ 313 million money laundering deal
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested a Chinese woman for allegedly transferring $313.59 million out of the country illegally. The suspect, Chen Jianhua was arrested and placed in police custody in Accra after EOCO found large amounts of dollars with some of them linked to non-existent companies. The money was moved through […]
Georgia hit by massive cyber-attack
A huge cyber-attack has knocked out more than 2,000 websites – as well as the national TV station – in the country of Georgia. Court websites containing case materials and personal data have also been attacked. In many cases, website home pages were replaced with an image of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, and the caption […]
Floods continue to claim lives and property in Ghana
Many Ghanaians have lost their lives through frequent floods in Ghana and elsewhere in the world. Flood has become a major cause of death in Ghana and any part of the world where there is rainfall and snow. Flood refers to an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the United […]
