Author Archives: larryehu

Fight breaks over PDS

Former President John Mahama has started a spat over the termination of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession, describing the action as a self-serving, shady and needless decision. Even before the ink dried over his abrasive words, the government had fired back at him with remarks that his expression lacked sincerity. Irony The last thing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ...

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Court orders Gyan to pay wife over GHC200,000 as maintenance fee

The Divorce and Matrimonial Division of the Accra High Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Mrs Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, has ordered Black Stars Captain Asamoah Gyan to pay his estranged wife Gifty Gyan an amount of GH¢204,392.22 as maintenance fee. The figure covers a period of 15 months – from July 2018 to September 2019 – as maintenance for the ...

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Newmont Goldcorp Ghana welcomes 2019/2020 graduate trainees

In line with its commitment to create value and improve lives, Newmont Goldcorp instituted the Newmont Graduate Program to offer university graduates opportunities to gain real-world work experience within the mining industry. This year, Newmont Goldcorp Ghana welcomed five graduates from the University of Mines and Technology (UMAT) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who have demonstrated ...

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Ozil to Man Utd? Scholes believes former club would benefit from Arsenal outcast’s services

He may be out in the cold at the Emirates Stadium, but the former Germany international is seen as a possible option for the Red Devils Former Manchester United favourite Paul Scholes believes the struggling Reds could benefit from signing Mesut Ozil to add more creativity to their flagging attacking efforts. United finally managed to snap a winless away run ...

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Giggs on Messi-Ronaldo debate: Genius Barca star is a once-in-a-lifetime player

The Wales boss is a big admirer of the Ballon d’Or contenders but believes that a player of the Argentine’s talent comes around once in a generation Ryan Giggs has given his verdict over who is better between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, insisting that while he would always back his former team-mate, the Barcelona star is a “once-in-a-lifetime” player. ...

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Big Chocolate maker backs new cocoa pricing mechanism

THE international cocoa trade cannot be fundamentally changed for the better until cocoa communities in producer countries are lifted out of poverty, and this can only be achieved by ensuring that smallholder farmers receive a higher and fair price for their product, says John Ament, the Global Vice-President of Cocoa for Mars Incorporated, US-based maker of M&M’s, Snickers and Twix. ...

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PDS saga: Government to select from 6 companies – Oppong Nkrumah

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has disclosed that government will select from the six companies shortlisted in the previous bidding process as the new concessionaire to take up the private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to replace Power Distribution Services (PDS) following the termination of the latter’s contract. Dismissing concerns that using restrictive tender to select ...

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Joe Ghartey markets Ghana’s railway sector in India

The Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has showcased the immense investment opportunities in Ghana’s railway sector to potential investors in India. The Minister made it clear in his engagement in India that Ghana is vigorously transforming its rail sector. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the 13th International Rail Equipment Exhibition (IREE) 2019, held at Aerocity, New ...

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Beauty pageant boss, Fetish priest who abused a contestant granted GHC90k bail

The Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Beauty Pageant, Princess Duncan, her accomplice – Isaac Evra and Yao Safahu alias Togbe Shito, a fetish Priest have been put before Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ for allegedly abusing a contestant on the shrine of the Fetish Priest. The three accused persons pleaded not guilty to three counts of Conspiracy to commit a crime ...

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