The roofing sheets of the Parliament House were ripped off Tuesday night by a rainstorm that hit parts of Accra. Graphic Online’s Musah Yahya Jafaru reported that resulted in a leakage in the chamber, forcing the Minority members to go out in the middle of deliberation of the Local Governance (Amendment Bill 2017). But the Majority members stayed through…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has found out that there is a Gh¢7billion expenditure that has not been disclosed by the Mahama government, the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed. According to him, the expenditure which runs through year 2014, 2015 and 2016 was detected as the new government was interogating the data on public finances….
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that the official residence being constructed for the Vice President on the Switchback road at Cantonments in Accra costs US$13.9 million. According to him, he was shocked when it was revealed to him that President John Mahama’s administration awarded the contract for the construction through a non-competitive bidding (sole sourcing). Speaking…
The government has signaled its commitment to amend sections of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 to make corruption a felony instead of a misdemeanour. The move is part of measures being undertaken by the government to make corruption unattractive in the country. Declaring the commitment of the government to fight corruption at the launch of “Good corporate governance initiative”…
The Brong Ahafo Regional Executive members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been designated by the leadership of the party to settle amicably the matter between Kwaku Asomah-Kyeremeh and the Sunyani Traditional Council. The executive members have, therefore, called on communicators of the party to stay clear of the ensuing matter in the interest of the region. There…
As many as 21 people have filed nominations in the Volta Region to contest the Council of State election slated for February 9. They include two females, of whom one is a traditional ruler and the other a journalist and social entrepreneur. They are the Queenmother of Ho-Dome, Mama Atrato II, and Miss Shallom Abla Lumor. The rest, all…
The British High Commission has expressed the UK’s commitment to widen the scope of scholarship to Ghana to benefit more Ghanaians in future. Officially welcoming the 2016/2017 beneficiaries of the Chevening Scholarship back to Ghana, at a ceremony in Accra on Tuesday, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Jon Benjamin, said the UK government was proud of the…
Lecturers of tertiary institutions have been challenged to devise innovative methodologies of teaching to better prepare students for the job market after completion of their courses. There has been a lot of public concern about the need for tertiary institutions to change their programmes to suit requirements of the industrial sector. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Mines…
The Surgical Unit of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH) has taken delivery of medical equipment valued at US$ 70,000 for the establishment of a laparoscopic surgical project meant to reduce pain and haemorrhaging in patients during surgery. The equipment, which was funded by the Korean Government through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) includes telescopes, trocar, coagulating and…
African leaders wrapped up their summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday, with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo urging them to ensure that the decisions taken at the summit were implemented to give more meaning to the values of unity, solidarity and cohesion on the continent. He described the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) as a landmark,…
