The Nkwanta South District Magistrate Court has remanded into prison custody, a driver involved in the alleged killing incident in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The court, presided over by Joseph Evans Anang Okrokpa, granted an application by police for the 43-year-old suspect, John Nana Sei, to be remanded. The suspect whose plea was reserved is facing charges of murder and use of offensive weapon under section 70 of the Criminal Offensive Act (29).Four other suspects whose names have been withheld are currently on the run. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Bright Nkansah in his application urged the...
E/R: Ten declared missing after heavy rains cause floods
The Eastern Region Dirfive ector of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Kwame Appiah Kodua, has confirmed that five deaths were recorded over the weekend in four districts of the Region. He explained that 10 more have been declared missing in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality. A total of 17 Municipal and District Assemblies were also affected by the floods. Details of the death rate are New Juaben North Municipality 2, New Juaben South Municipality 1, Denkyembour 1, Akyemansa 1. Three rivers in the Region – Birem, Densu and Ayensu – overflowed their banks. Several households were, thus, affected and hundreds of...
Ofori-Atta hints of plans to review E-Levy to ensure compliance
The government has hinted at plans to review the electronic transfer levy (E-levy) to ensure tax compliance. The e-levy imposes a 1.5 percent charge on all electronic transfers, including mobile money and bank transfers. The government says despite an impressive outcome from the levy for the first and second quarters of the year, there is a need to broaden the tax net to enhance domestic revenue mobilization. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta made this known during a press briefing on the economy last week. “The Ghana Revenue Authority has intensified its efforts to shore up domestic revenue, particularly in relation to...
IMF deal: Debt restructuring will severely hit local banks – Joe Jackson
Director of Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, is concerned that debt restructuring will ultimately affect local banks. This is further speculated to affect purchasers of government bonds, depending upon the outcome of yet-to-be held negotiations. As the government engages the IMF for support, the question of Ghana’s debt sustainability and consequent debt restructuring are concerning to industry watchers. Most have agreed that restructuring is the only way out of the country’s unsustainable debt situation. Joe Jackson tells Citi News that though speculative at the moment, debt restructuring may come with it, some pain for the local banks and purchasers of treasury bills. “Commercial...
Teacher unions threaten to go on strike again over conditions of service
Four teacher organizations in public universities in Ghana have given the government up till Wednesday, October 5 to restore their conditions of service as decided early this year or they discontinue their services. The National President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Professor Solomon Nunoo, stated at a press conference on Wednesday, September 28. UTAG, together with the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU–GH), and the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA–UoG) met to express their displeasure at the apparent unilateral decisions taken by the government in differing their...
You’re terribly wrong – Ablakwa tells KT Hammond on his comment that youth can’t govern
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said his colleague lawmaker for Adansi Asokwa KT Hammond is wrong in his comments reacting to the heckling of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the Global Citizens Festival in Accra on Saturday September 24. KT Hammond lashed out at the youth and said they have shown that they cannot govern if handed the reins. He further described the situation as scandalous. “That was scandalous. I don’t think that, as a nation, we’ve gotten to that stage. I was petrified when I heard that. “I didn’t understand it. I haven’t seen anything of this sort before....
“I’m glad We Won Together” – Samuel Boadu delivers farewell message to Hearts
Recently sacked Accra Hearts of Oak head coach Samuel Boadu has delivered a farewell message to the club and its supporters following his departure. Boadu’s contract was terminated on Tuesday, September 27 with an official statement from Hearts of Oak announcing the exit of the former Medeama Sporting Club trainer. “To a club and supporters I call family, to a chair I called father, to a mgt I called brothers and to players I called friends ..Tnx for the glorious moments we shared together…I am glad we won together and achieved the unimaginable in 2 years …see you around soon...
Efforts to contain cedi depreciation paying off – Gov’t
Efforts put in place by the government and the Bank of Ghana to arrest the free fall of the cedi against major trading currencies, especially the US dollar, is paying off. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, when he briefed the press on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Recent data from the Finance Ministry show that the cedi has depreciated by 37.1% against the US dollar as of September 27, 2022. Ofori-Atta was hopeful the cedi will continue to appreciate in the coming days following the several measures introduced. He further indicated that the Bank of Ghana...
NDC dissociates itself from Akufo-Addo’s booing; says incident reflects mood of Ghanaians
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dissociated itself from the booing of President Akufo-Addo at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival. The party said the incident reflects the “excruciating and frustrating times Ghanaians presently find themselves.” In a press release signed by the Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi, NDC said it had no hand in the “embarrassment.” The NDC is thus asking the government and the ruling New Patriotic Party to take a cue from it and work to assuage the suffering of Ghanaians. “It bears reminding the ruling New Patriotic Party that the struggles of the youth are...
Zongovation Hub holds maiden Zongo Developers forum
As part of Zongovation hub’s effort to bring IT skills closer to the youth of Zongo, they organized a seminar labelled Zongo Developers forum with its theme “empowering software developers from the Zongo communities across Ghana.” The event moderated by Mr. Mahmoud Jajah, the CEO of Zongovation Hub brought together distinguished software developers from the various Zongo communities in Ghana. Mr. Yakubu Lantam Abdul-Jabar, co-founder of Coldsis Ghana, Mr. Kotey Djanie, co-founder of Wavuti Technologies, Madam Zulaiha Dobia Abdullah, founder of Divaloper and Mr Zachariyya, Senior Software Engineer at ownaradio.com were all present at the event. The forum was massed...