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A former deputy Chief of Staff Valerie Sawyer has urged former President JJ Rawlings to go and help the fight against illegal mining at Denkyira-Boasi now New Boasi, if he has nothing challenging to do. In an epistle addressed to the NDC founder, the media-shy politician accused Rawlings of hypocrisy in his consistent attacks on his predecessors, aside President Akufo-Addo. ...

The zeal to combat the menace of money Laundering has informed many jurisdictions to enact various laws towards its eradication. Ghana is no exception as the state in 2007 enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2007 (Act 749) and Anti-Money Laundering Amendment Act 2015(Act 874) . For the purpose of enforcement the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) was created. The core objects ...

Anti-corruption crusader and former Attorney General, Martin A.B.K. Amidu has been slammed by the Deputy General Secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho over his allegation that ex-President Mahama appointed Charlotte Osei to head the Electoral Commission on grounds of incompetence. Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Martin Amidu strongly believes the erstwhile NDC-led John Mahama administration ...

The National Council for Tertiary Education has asked the managers of public tertiary institutions to maintain the fees and charges for last academic year. It follows agitations on some campuses over payment of what the students say are exorbitant fees for this academic year. A statement issued by the NCTE said the proposed fees and charges for this academic year ...

A security expert has described as unrealistic the target by the IGP to make the Ghana Police Service the best in Africa by 2020. The Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu has set a 2020 target to make the country’s police service the best in Africa. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a training workshop for Public Affairs officers, the ...

Acting Communication Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Adomako Baafi wants the deportation of the party’s 2016 campaign coordinator, Mr Peter Mac Manu from Kenya blamed on former President John Dramani Mahama. The Former President is leading a 15-member Commonwealth Observer Group in Kenya for its elections today August 8, 2017 but the NPP leader believes he conspired ...

A prophetess called Mame Dora, is calling on all other men of God to intercede for Ghanaian men in prayers. According to her, God has revealed to her on three occasions that, the devil has cast a spirit of fornication on men, and that anytime they have an affair with women, they will complain of waist pains. She said that ...

Operation Vanguard has reportedly invaded Extra Gold Company at Akyem Banso in the Eastern region and set some excavators of the company ablaze. The team of military and Police personnel also reportedly fired several gunshots at the premises of the company Monday. The taskforce also invaded the mining sites of other miners working under lease concession of Extra Gold limited. ...

The Akufo-Addo Administration should not have expected to inherit a surplus budget from the Mahama administration, Bolgatanga Central MP, Isaac Adongo has said. Such assertions, the MP argued on Eyewitness News, were indicative of a lack of understanding of public finance. His comments on the matter followed President Nana Akufo-Addo recent lamentation over the “huge debts” and “empty coffers” his ...

The Denkyira Traditional Council has changed the name Denkyira Boase to New Boase. This comes on the back of the bad name given the town after its residents lynched a soldier, Major Maxwell Mahama, who was sent there to combat illegal mining in May this year. Speaking at a durbar in honour of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who visited ...