So where is the 600,000 barrels of crude oil from Russia that arrived at the Tema harbour? And who procured that cargo and for what purpose? Three central questions have emerged since Bloomberg broke the story that “a cargo of Russian oil is heading for storage tanks in Ghana”. The questions have become critical because of the clarity with which ...
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Cedi lost 1.94% value to dollar last week; $1 equals ¢13.05
The Ghana cedi lost about 1.94% value to the US dollar last week to trade at an average of ¢13.0. The local currency closed the week at an indicative rate of ¢11.01/$1 on the interbank market. It also posted a week-on-week depreciation of 1.94% against the pound and 1.83% vs. the euro on the retail market. This was despite increased ...
Read More »Prisons Service commiserates with family of late Christian Atsu Twasam
A delegation from the Ghana Prisons Service on Friday, 24th February, 2023 paid a visit to the family house of the late Ghanaian international footballer Christian Atsu Twasam to commiserate with the family. The delegation was led by the Director of Prisons in charge of Welfare, Mrs. Joana Fofo Tackie – Otoo who represented the Director General of Prisons and ...
Read More »We’ll relentlessly prosecute Aisha Huang to send a strong signal – Jinapor
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has disclosed that the prosecution in the Aisha Huang trial is determined to secure a favourable outcome to send a strong signal that the Ghanaian law will be applied when one falls foul. The Chinese galamsey kingpin is being prosecuted by the state for sneaking into the country and engaging in ...
Read More »UCC rejects media reports of leakage of Ghana Police Promotional exams
The University of Cape Coast has denied media reports that the questions for the Police Promotional Examination organised by the Department of Forensic Sciences of the University, leaked before the Exams were written. “No part of the Ghana Police Promotional examination questions written on the 13th of February, 2023, were leaked to any candidate,” the management of UCC said in ...
Read More »If Jean Mensa snubs parliament today, too, we’ll drag her before Privileges Committee – Minority Caucus
The Minority Caucus in parliament has said the continued snubbing of the legislature’s invitations by the Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, has reached intolerable levels and, thus, intends to haul her before the Privileges Committee if she repeats her snubbish conduct. The Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee, Mr James Agalga, told the media that ...
Read More »Be specific, which sectors do you want govt to cut expenditure? – Pius asks German Ambassador
The German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, who advised the Akufo-Addo administration to cut its expenditure and the size of the government, has been told to be specific in the areas he wants the government to reduce spending. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA) Pius Enam Hadzide indicated that the easiest thing to do is to ...
Read More »Opposition boycott Nigeria election announcement
Opposition parties have walked out of the venue where results from Nigeria’s tightly contested presidential elections are being announced. The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have claimed there is a lack of transparency with the new electronic voter system. This is the first national election where an electronic device has been used to accredit voters. ...
Read More »Bawumia hailed by Presby Church for ‘touching’ school-building gift
The Coaltar District of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has expressed profound gratitude to the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for what they describe as a “touching gesture” to the Church. The Vice President, who pledged to contribute to the Presbyterian Church’s decision to build legacy centenary anniversary projects, is building a classroom block for Kwaboanta JHS in the Ayensuano District, in ...
Read More »Obasanjo berates INEC chairman; demands fresh Nigeria elections March 4
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare some of the results of Saturday’s elections null and void and hold fresh elections on March 4. He said some of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices and the servers introduced for the elections have ...
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