Over 6,000 Junior Police Officers Promoted
More than six thousand Police officers of the ranks of Inspector, Sergeant, Corporal, Lance Corporal and Constable have been promoted. The Inspector-General of Police confirmed the promotions which took effect from January 1, 2020. About 390 Inspectors have also been promoted to Chief Inspectors backdated to July 1, 2019, as a result of administrative adjustments. […]
EC clarifies decision for new biometric system, voters’ register 2020
The Electoral Commission has clarified its decision to go in for a new biometric system and compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general election. According to the Commission, most of its current biometric devices are faulty adding that Ghana will incur extra cost in repairing the devices compared to procuring new ones. […]
Telecom giant MTN accused of paying bribes to Taliban, al-Qaeda
Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN says it is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to militant Islamist groups in Afghanistan. The allegations, made in a legal complaint filed in a US federal court on Friday, said the firm violated US anti-terrorism laws. It was filed on behalf of families of US citizens killed in […]
Guinea-Bissau: Former PM Embalo wins presidential election
Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Cissoko Embalo has been elected president after winning a run-off vote against another ex-prime minister. The 47-year-old beat rival Domingos Simoes Pereira by about 54% to 46%, the electoral commission announced. Mr Pereira vowed to contest the result, alleging “electoral fraud”. Mr Embalo has said he wants to resolve political […]
Laws on political party funding too vague -Asiedu Nketia
General Secretary of NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has described the country’s laws on political party financing and campaigning as vague and called for it to be strengthened. He said the laws must be expanded to set limits of funding for every parliamentary candidate during an election and also demand their sources of funding. Additionally, he […]
Paul Pogba advised to have operation, Solskjaer reveals
Paul Pogba has been advised to have an operation to address his ankle injury, according to Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Solskjaer had expected Pogba to be fit to join the United squad against Arsenal but revealed that the midfielder’s ankle problem could leave him sidelined for longer than anticipated. Pogba played in United’s 2-0 […]
TUSAAG declares indefinite strike
The Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has declared an indefinite strike effective Wednesday, January 8, 2020, over the government’s failure to pay all allowances due to Senior Members of Technical Universities. TUSAAG in a statement said government’s failure to comply with the ruling of the National Labour Commission has eroded the goodwill […]
Vice President Bawumia hosted cured lepers at his residence
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia today hosted cured lepers from the Weija, Ankaful and Ho Leprosariums and some street kids at his residence. The gesture is to build the spirit of togetherness and make them feel welcomed. Vice President Bawumia said the government has the well-being of the vulnerable at heart and will, therefore, continue to […]
Ghana is capable of producing enough vegetables -Prof. Roger Kanton
As an agrarian economy, Ghana should be capable of producing enough vegetables such as tomatoes, onions and staples. However, a lot of Ghanaian farmers are shying away from the production of these vegetables, resulting in huge imports from Burkina-Faso and Mali. Speaking to Radio Ghana’s George Ankrah on what accounts for this, seed Scientist and […]
Compiling new voters’ register not waste of resources – EC
The Electoral Commission has refuted claims that it is wasting state resources in its quest to compile a new voters’ register and procuring a biometric system. The Commission said it is committed to judiciously spending the about 400 million cedis it was granted by Parliament to be spent on the process. Speaking at a news […]
