Author Archives: larryehu

SEC launches ‘Time with the Commission’ Series to improve Investor Protection

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an engagement series dubbed, “Time with the Commission” to drive closer partnerships with the investing public and other market operators in the capital market. The initiative forms part of the Commission’s mandate of regulating, innovating, and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent securities market in which investors ...

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AB Adjei: Confiscate monies from contracts sale – Avedzi

The Chairman for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) James Klutse Avedzi has asked the state to confiscate the proceeds from the sale of contracts by the dismissed Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Dr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei. Mr. Avedzi also wants all sole-sourced contracts awarded under Dr. Adjei audited. President Akufo-Addo dismissed the PPA boss following the ...

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Depp loses libel case over Sun ‘wife beater’ claim

Johnny Depp has lost his libel case against the Sun newspaper over an article that called him a “wife beater”. Mr Depp, 57, sued the paper after it claimed he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard, which he denies. The Sun said the article was accurate. Judge Mr Justice Nicol said the Sun had proved what was in the article to ...

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Take Agyapa deal back to Parliament – Akufo-Addo directs Ofori Atta

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Minister to take the Agyapa deal back to Parliament following the completion of the corruption risk assessment by Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, Starr News has learnt. Starr News sources say the president’s directive follows some loose ends Mr. Amidu detected with the current state of the mineral royalties deal. Mr Amidu in a statement ...

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Kumi Guitar laments the growing disappearance of highlife music

Ghanaian Highlife musician, Kumi Guitar, has expressed sorrow over the loss of identity of original Ghanaian Highlife. According to him, artistes have gradually tried to replace Ghanaian Highlife with Afrobeats, which in actual fact was borne out of Highlife. In an interview with Happy FM’s Doctar Cann on the Showbiz Xtra Show, he said: “Highlife is still growing. It is ...

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Election 2020: EC to commence printing of voters register on Wednesday

Ghana’s electoral management body, the Electoral Commission will from Wednesday, November 4 commence printing of the final biometric voter register. The development comes with almost a month to the general elections which is to be held on December 7, 2020. According to the Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations at the EC, Samuel Tettey told the Daily Graphic that the ...

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Have you done your part? – Musician quizzes Kuami Eugene over ‘support your own’ suggestions

Musician Eddie Khae has taken a jab at artiste Kuami Eugene over the latter’s rants that Ghanaian artistes do not support each other. Kuami Eugene, in a video posted on his Instagram and sighted by Peacefmonline, spoke at length about how difficult it is for him to receive support from his fellow artistes. The “Open Gate’’ artiste has compiled a new album ...

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Mahama ended dumsor before leaving office; ‘let’s stop the hypocrisy, childishness’ – Korankye Ankrah

The Apostle General of Royalhouse Chapel International, Rev Sam Korankye Ankrah, has said Mr John Dramani Mahama, as president, stabilised the erratic power situation (dumsor) that bedevilled the country during his first term of office. “You say John Mahama hasn’t done anything for this nation? That’s a lie. He was able to stabilise electricity and power before he left office”, Rev ...

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