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Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the Agyapa Royalties deal has not been abandoned. He says he still has in his mind the agreement because he believes it is best for the country. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Thursday May 12, “My firm philosophical belief really is that the capital markets are meant for...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (EGG) has given an assurance that future tariff adjustments will not exceed 10 per cent should the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) approve its pending proposal. ECG has proposed 148% increment which the PURC will look into and either approve or disapprove. During a stakeholder engagement on the proposals on Wednesday May 11, the...

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye has said that he does not see how electricity charges will not be increased. He cited the negative impact of the Cedi depreciation against the major trading currency especially the dollar as one of the reasons for the tariffs to be increased. Speaking...

Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo, has wondered why some persons are claiming there is suppression of free speech or culture of silence in Ghana when these same people appear on radio and television stations daily to express their views on national issues. In his view, there is no suppression of free speech...

A four-year-old boy has allegedly been killed and dumped into a river at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central Region. According to eyewitnesses, the body of Kweku Adom was found with some of his body parts removed. Because of this, his relatives believe that the four-year-old was killed for ritual purposes. Young Kweku Adom before his...

The Takoradi Circuit Court B presided over by Her Honor, Abigail Anima Asare, has convicted a 38-year-old man, Kobina Ebo, for attempting to sell his 16-year-old son to a fetish priest for an amount of GH¢500,000. The accused pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him and, as such, the court has set Wednesday, May...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured that he will continue to work for an extensive, national consensus to be reached on the ramifications of Article 55(3) of the Constitution, which currently bars political parties from involvement in district assembly elections and local government. According to President Akufo-Addo, one primary goal of the 1992 Constitution...

National Labour Commission (NLC) expects that, all things being equal, the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) will call off its members’ strike action by Friday, April 29. At a final meeting on Wednesday, April 27 between CLOGSAG and government led by Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wereko Brobbey,...

Speaking on Baina tv morning show Tsarin Safiya ,the Greater Accra Regional Zongo Caucus Coordinator, Alhaji Ismaila Horoya  cautioned the Lands Commission to conduct checks before giving permit for lands. This comes after last night’s rains caused floods in several parts of the country. He also advised the general public to desist or at least...

An Economist, Dr Adu Owusu Sarkodie has commended the government for implementing the 30 per cent salary cuts for all government appointees. In his view, this is a good signal that the government is narrowing the fiscal budget deficit. “It is a good step and I said that the main objective is for the government...