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The Minority has stormed out of parliament over the controversial Ameri deal. This follows unsuccessful attempts to stop the Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa K.T Hammond from moving a motion in Parliament seeking the review of the deal. According to a seventeen-member committee put together by the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko , there are technical, financial and legal lapses ...

The Minority in Parliament stormed out of Parliament on Tuesday over the Speaker’s decision to forward the motion to withdraw the 2015 AMERI deal to the House’s Energy Committee. Indicating his displeasure to Citi News, the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka said, “this is the first time in my whole life in Parliament that I am seeing that ...

This article has been necessitated by the seemingly poor recognition given Medicine Counter Assistants (MCAs), their immense contribution to the pharmaceutical industry and public health notwithstanding. Ideally, every individual needs to be of a sound mind and body in order to effectively achieve their God given potentials and Ghanaians are no exception. Why MCAs then? Ghana has developed National medium ...

The ministry of education has announced a monitoring team to oversee government’s flagship Free Senior High School program. The team will include representatives from the National Ambulance Service, National Fire Service, National Security, school heads and Auditors. The minister of education Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh announced this in Kumasi at a consultative meeting held with heads of senior high schools, ...

The Police Administration has reinstated the former East Legon Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Emmanuel Basintale. Mr Basintale was interdicted after his alleged involvement in a GH¢1.3 million gold deal. He was reinstated two weeks ago, a Citi FM report said. Mr Basintale was arrested with four other police officers in March 2017 after investigations by the ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen has justified the suspension of all cocoa road projects. Mr. Boahen’s justification comes after the first Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joe Osei Wusu called for the withdrawal of the suspension. But. According to Boahen, the suspension will be in place until an audit is concluded on all the contracts ...

Former Deputy Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine has said he fears the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service may frame him in connection with a probe into the controversial $510million power deal between the Mahama administration and private firm Africa and Middle East Resources Investment Group’s (AMERI Energy). Armed with a warrant, the CID searched the home ...

Raiding homes of former government officials under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) by officials of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Police Service shows incompetence, lawmaker of the opposition NDC has said. “On what reasonable suspicion did the police have in searching for information that is already in the public domain?”.He asked The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member ...

The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Isaace Adongo has described as ludicrous claims by Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, that the economy has bounced back following some prudent measures being pursued by the government. Mr. Ofori-Atta disclosed Monday July 31, 2017 while presenting the mid-year budget review, that macro-indicators for the first half of the year are pointing in ...

The District Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce and Technology (DCACT) has warned the joy of Ghanaians who want to see the factory promised every district by government delivered could turn sour if Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) snub unfamiliar telephone calls and emails in the coming days. The chamber says it has so far received over 300 proposals from ...