Новости за 06.08.2018

Seven officers of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in the Sunyani Municipality of the Brong Ahafo are under investigation for stealing fertilizers for the Planting for Food and Jobs programme. The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh who made this known at a press conference said the fertilizers, estimated at GH ...

The Ministry of Transport is considering alternative transport solutions such as podway, cable car and shuttle passenger services by sea, as a way of providing a dynamic transport services for the country. This was disclosed by the sector Minister, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah at a three- day Transport Sector performance review conference at Koforidua ...

Ninety-four (94) out of the 141 Rural and Community Banks in the Country have met the GH cent;1 million new capital requirement of the Bank of Ghana (BOG), Mr Kojo Mattah, the Managing Director of the ARB Apex Bank has announced. He urged the remaining banks, which had not been able to meet the Central Bank 39;s directive to speed up pro ...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that government is pursuing aggressive strategies in all sectors of the economy to propel 39;Ghana beyond Aid 39;. He said the road, housing and infrastructure, technology and innovation sectors were among the key priority areas of government 39;s quest for economic independence. The V ...

Mr Shi Ting Wang, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana has donated items worth millions of Ghana Cedis to three Junior High Schools (JHS) at Akim Awisa in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region. The items were 10 desktop computers and accessories, 10 printers, 500 mathematical sets, exercise books, and 50 footballs each and basketballs to be ...

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has launched its 20th anniversary celebration to mark two decades of bridging policy research and practice to promote good governance in the country. Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of CDD-Ghana, said he was proud of the role the Centre has played in Ghana 39;s democratic ...

It is usual, whenever a scandal or alleged scandal breaks out or is reported concerning a church, to hear people screaming their voices hoarse that ldquo;the churches and pastors should pay tax. rdquo; I have often responded to these in a few ways. First, pastors and all church workers are required by law to pay income tax. Thus if a pastor isn 3 ...

The CEO of the National Identification Authority (NIA) Professor Kenneth Attafuah has said the threat by some contract workers of the company over non-payment of allowances is in bad faith. About 300 contract staff of NIA who were engaged for the Ghana Card special registration exercise have threatened to embark on strike over unpaid allowances. ...

The Brifo Youth Association in the Sawla-Tuna Kalba district has appealed to the Interior Minister, Inspector General of the Ghana Police Service and the Northern Regional Security Council to, as a matter of urgency, institute an independent committee to investigate the killing of innocent persons in the district. The Association says there is i ...

The implementation of the Bank of Ghana rsquo;s laws and guidelines on Anti-Money laundering will see a financial entity that falls under the supervisory arm of the Bank of Ghana have their license revoked. The move is part of broader administrative sanctions that seek to keep banks in compliance with the rules and regulations. Other a ...

I have followed the debate on whether or not BOG breached the Banks and Specialised Deposit Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930) by not giving the banks whose licences have been revoked, PRIOR written notice. My view is that as long as the BOG determined that there were (i) grounds of emergency, (ii) public interest considerations, or (iii) grou ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday welcomed the signing of a power-sharing deal by South Sudan's leaders and urged them to act quickly to reach a final agreement and end their nearly five-year war. South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his arch-foe Riek Machar signed the deal Sunday in Khartoum that will see Machar return to the go ...

The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday they would begin Ebola vaccinations later this week in the east of the country, where a new outbreak of the virus is believed to have killed 33 people. Vaccination begins on Wednesday. The teams are on the ground to identify those who had contact with the confirmed cases, as ...

Ghana and Nigeria rsquo;s rivalry is set to be ignited again as some of Ghana rsquo;s biggest acts are set to face off with some of Nigeria rsquo;s later this month. Artistes from both countries will hit the stage for a rare showdown on August 24 Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Dubbed the lsquo;Naija Invasion rsquo;, the conc ...

Shatta Wale 39;s respect and fondness of the late Terry Bonchaka seems not have ebbed away. The lsquo;Gringo rsquo; hit maker has told Jessica Opare Saforo on Citi FM that he usually goes to the late dancehall musician 39;s grave to pay respect to him. According to him even though Terry did not last in the music industry he really p ...

Contrary to perception that the traditional media played no role to the rise of dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, he has said otherwise. Speaking to Jessica Opare Saforo on Citi FM 39;s Traffic Avenue on Monday, the 39;Amount 39; singer said even though he usually goes mad at bloggers, he has very good friends among them. ldquo;I hav ...

It was a solemn atmosphere at the Community 11 school park in Tema on Saturday, as family, friends and sympathisers of veteran highlife musician, Jewel Ackah gathered to pay their last respects. http://cdn.modernghana.com/images/content/86201870613 mqht3 k n 8wjj1 m g lh5la.jpg Being a highlife legend and an active National ...

At least three Burundian soldiers were killed and five others injured in an attack outside of the capital Bujumbura at the weekend, police and media sources said Monday. According to SOS Medias Burundi, a collective of independent journalists, an army truck was ambushed on Sunday night in the town of Gihanga, 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the ...

About 80 companies licensed to operate as free zones companies are inactive and unfit to carry out business as beneficiaries of the Free Zones Act, the Ghana Free Zones Authority has said. To this end, the Board of the Authority has approved various sanctions for such companies before the end of the year. According to the Executive Secretary ...

The organisers of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have confirmed that, they have received a total of 8,009 songs/videos entries on its online portal, for the fifth edition of its annual awards fixed for November 25. This year 39;s entries recorded an increase of 63% against the 2017 edition of 4,816 entries, which includes artistes, ...

One of Ghana rsquo;s most successful Gospel musicians, Mercy Twum-Ampofo, known in the showbiz circles as Ohemaa Mercy for the first time takes her annual Tehillah Experience outside Ghana. As part of the five years anniversary for the powerful gospel encounter, the minstrel has planned an European and American tour to take Tehillah close ...

Former Black Maidens forward Alberta Ahialey has joined the female team of Portuguese side Sporting Braga. Alberta, 20, joined the Archbishops after penning one-year deal last Saturday. According to reports, the deal would be extended based on her performance. Alberta was part of Ghana U-17 female team that qualified for the 2012 U- ...

Zimbabwe authorities are abducting opposition activists and launching court cases to suppress protests, the opposition MDC party said Monday, despite the president's boast of introducing new freedoms to criticise his government. Since the knife-edge election result was declared early Friday, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) say they have ...

Some 32 Ghanaian football lovers who travelled to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia have been left stranded in the capital, Moscow. In a Citi News interview, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Charles Owiredu said his office was alerted by the Russian authorities about the development. He said with the assistance of the Nig ...

The playing body of Ghana Premier League side, Aduana Stars have received $25,000 from Dormaahene who is also the owner of the club, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II. According to Oppong Evans, who is the Communications Director for the Dormaa based club, the huge amount is For Their Performances in the CAF Champions League/CAF Confed ...