A Ghanaian who was arrested in April after telling his date that he was a terrorist and would blow up her University of Massachusetts dormitory pleaded guilty on Monday to a single charge of threatening to commit a crime. Abdul F. Ismail entered the plea in Eastern Hampshire Court, admitting to his role in the April 11 incident. He avoided ...

Last years shutdown of the Jubilee Field reduced the countrys oil and gas production by 40%, a report by the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC), has revealed. According to the report, there was a 13.7% year-on-year decline in crude oil production with annual production dropping from 37.41 Million Barrels (mmbbls) in 2015 to 32.30 mmbbls. The production of indigenous natural ...

The country’s tariff structure does not provide adequate safe guard for the deprived in society as the structure exploit the vulnerable and industry said Boakye Agyarko, Minister of Energy. He explained that a deal-driven generation capacity procurement has resulted in the high average tariff for power, making the countrys power the most expensive in the West African sub region. Speaking ...

Contrary to media reports suggesting that the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei Owusu described people criticizing the mandatory towing fee as narrow-minded, the Bekwai Member of Parliament has denied the report describing it as untrue. According to the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, the report has extremely deviated from his argument, adding that he is focused on a ...

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has revealed that he would have loved to bring Lionel Messi to Santiago Bernabeu. The Argentine has been at Barcelona since the age of 13, winning eight La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues and five Ballons d’Or at Camp Nou. Perez plays down talk of Ronaldo exit Perez has admitted that it would have been ...

The Ministry of Finance has absolved itself from blame in delays associated with reclaims for the 17.5 percent VAT by importers and manufacturers. Some manufacturers and importers have complained about delays in reclaiming the funds after it was reduced from 17.5 percent to 3 percent flat rate. The ministry in a directive asked all beneficiaries to pay the 17.5 percent ...

Rapper M.anifest has acknowledged legendary rapper Obrafuor as the best rapper Ghana has ever seen and the “original god MC” of rap music in Ghana. Obrafuor few weeks ago called M.anifest ‘underrated’ and opined that he was not receiving the recognition that was due his talent. He also commended M.anifest’s lyrics as deep and thought provoking and said he was ...

Accra Hearts of Oak’s application for a Stay of Execution of the Disciplinary Committee’s ruling dated 13th June, 2017 concerning their violation of the GFA Marketing rights has been dismissed. PROCEEDINGS In accordance with Article 41.5 of the GFA Statutes and Articles 37(17)(a) to 37(17)(d) of the GFA General Regulations, the Disciplinary Committee (the Committee) examined the application from Accra ...

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has said the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) is confused about how much power producer Volta River Authority (VRA) is indebted to the state gas company. Ghana Gas, in a press statement on Monday 19 June, accused PIAC of misconstruing the actual debt owed the company by VRA. Ghana Gas said VRA ...

Outgoing British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin will be sorely missed by Ghanaians, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. According to Mr. Akufo-Addo, the controversial diplomat’s interest in the country’s politics and social life has earned him a special place in the heart of Ghanaians, adding that he is welcome to the country anytime he so desires. The ...