The Minority in Parliament is requesting for another extension for the deadline for the registration of SIM Cards in Ghana. Deputy Ranking Member on the Communications Committee of Parliament, Sam Nartey George, says the President must ensure that, the registration goes beyond the 31st July deadline. According to him, several factors have prevented many in their quest to register their SIM cards. The exercise which began on 1st October 2021, was originally scheduled to end on 31st March 2022 but was extended by the sector Ministry to 31st July 2022, due to the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and...
Your corruption research is heavily challenged and corrupt– IGP to GSS, CHRAJ & UNODC
Inspector general of police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has taken an exception to a latest research on corruption, which put the Ghana Police Service Number 1 on the rankings. In a letter to the research institutions, Dr Dampare quized the methodology used, by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Commission of Human Right and Admimnistrative Justice. (CHRAJ) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) –describing the findings as “heavily challenged and corrupt”. “We assume that such a research is aimed at finding solutions for the country’s corruption-related problems,” he acknowledged. “The Service has long acknowledged that some...
Supreme Court quashes review application by Assin North MP
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review application filed by embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency James Gyakye Quayson. The Assin North MP was praying the apex court to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision to strike out his appeal against the High Court’s decision to remove him as a legislator. A 3-2 majority ruling in March dismissed his application to stay proceedings at the Cape Coast Court of Appeal for referral of interpretation of Article 94(2), which had been filed by private citizen Michael Ankomah Nimfah But a seven-member review panel of the Supreme Court dismissed his review, citing...
Close to 500,000 companies operating illegally
The newly launched Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) is set to delete close to 500,000 companies from its database for not renewing their existence following the expiration of their registration, the Registrar of Companies, Jemima M. Oware, disclosed. The exercise, Ms. Oware explained, would encourage good corporate governance, as well as reduce the use of companies for ‘criminal activities’. “The companies inspectors will go out and fish out all those companies so we have a clean register per legislation. [Hence], companies need to know that it is not going to be business as usual…that you will register a...
It’s propaganda for NDC to accuse Ofori-Atta of mismanaging economy – Afenyo-Markin
Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his team cannot be accused by the Minority of mismanaging the economy. He stated that the issues that are affecting the local economy are as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the ongoing warfare between Russia and Ukraine. He noted that these two factors have affected every aspect of life. Addressing the press in Parliament on Monday, July 25 after the Minority accused the Finance Minister of mismanaging the economy, the Effutu lawmaker said “should an NDC MP come to you and tell...
NABCo trainees call nat’l conference over unpaid allowances
The NABCO Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) will hold a national press conference on Friday, July 29 in Kumasi to express displeasure at the plight. According to a statement signed by National President Dennis Opoku Katakyie on Monday, July 25, the press conference “is to report on the unbearable hardship suffered by trainees due to our unpaid stipends for the past nine (9) months and the silence of government over the permanent employment arrangement”. The Nation Builders’ Corps programme, which began in 2018, was scheduled to end in 2021. However, trainees were directed to stay on after Sunday, October 31....
Last flight of Hajj pilgrims arrive home safely
The last flight of Hajj pilgrims arrived on Monday, 25 July 2022. The plane conveying pilgrims from Saud Arabia to Accra landed at 1:30pm. The pilgrims begun arriving in Tamale last Wednesday. Seven flights conveyed pilgims from Tamale and ccra to Saudi Arabia. More than 3,000 pilgrims left Ghana for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has reiterated government’s resolve to revive the economy.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has reiterated government’s resolve to revive the economy. Delivering the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2022 financial year in Parliament today, July 25, 2022, Mr. Ofori Atta said government has a track record of reviving the economy. He is thus confident the current economic challenge will be no different. Mr. Ofori-Atta said the government will not request supplementary funds for its activities for the rest of the year. Although, he lamented about the impact of the external factors that has crippled the revenue sectors of the economy,...
Chief Ismail Haidara enstooled as the Songhai chief of Ga-west.
Chief Ismail Haidara who was the ruler of Muslims in Rahma City in Ga-West Local Government of Accra city, on 24 July 2022 was enstooled as the chief of Songhai for Ga-west. The ceremony was presided over by Nii Okanfrah. Among the dignitaries who attended the ceremony include; His Excellency Alhaji Lamine Maïga, Galadima Usman Bida Haidara, Chief Ishaak Naba Sigiri, Sheikh Abdul Malik Maiga, Chief Mustapha Haidara, King Mohammed Al Halipha Haidara, Chief Abdul Mumin Shuaib, Hon. Joseph Kwame Kumah, Chief Sup. Frameees Somain and many others. First, the Chiefs of Ga West crowned him as “Nkosuohene” which is...
Ghana to revert to May/June WASSCE
Ghana will revert to writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in May/June in 2024, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has announced. He explained that currently, Ghana was doing a gradual recovery learning, based on contact hours in the classroom. “We are hoping that by 2024, we would have come up to the same level with the other member countries. “That is why we said this year the calendar that we put out was a transitional calendar. We are transiting to go back to our old calendar when we start school from...