Новости за 30.05.2019

A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress ( NDC), Mr Augustus Goosie Tanoh, has called on leaders and members of the party to embrace the ideals of June 4th uprising in order to recapture political power in the upcoming 2020 general elections. According to him, NDC has the brighter chance of returning to power in 2020 elections if the party could focus it reorganisational prowls on the principles and values of the June 4th. Goosie Tanoh made the call at t ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region has hinted of plans to embark on 39;Ye Npene/Baa Mu Yada 39; demonstration against Electoral Commission over the incoming District Assembly Elections on Monday in Kumasi. The EC plans to undertake a limited voter registration exercise ahead of the assembly elections later this year but the NDC has kicked against the mode being used by the EC which will see the exercise being conducted in all the 250 distric ...

Some men of God in Ghana have inherited the habit of making political predictions and foreseeing doom to befall the nation. New amongst the notable doom prophets is Prophet Emmanuel Perry Apau, Head of Prevailing Ministries International. In a video sighted by ModernGhana, the self-acclaimed prophet who was being interviewed by ZionFelix said doom will befall Ghana in 2020. According to him, foreigners will invade the borders of Ghana in the year to come and cause s ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on President Akufo-Addo to provide flood victims with adequate disaster relief items. The opposition party raised serious concerns in a statement signed by the party rsquo;s National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi saying ldquo;non-flood prone areas are currently being flooded for the first time. According to him, the nation could have minimized the incidence and impact of this year rsquo;s floods if the Akufo-Addo govern ...

Read the statement below: Upon a careful enquiry into the disturbances that occurred at Yilo Krobo areas between consumers of electricity and the Power Distribution Company (PDS), we the Consumer Advocacy Centre (CAC) ndash; Ghana, have found the demands of the electricity supplier as brazenly illegal, unacceptable and very unfortunate. The Ghanaian law on utilities L.I. 1816 regulation (20) sub-regulation (8) clearly frowns on the posture of the PDS as a supplier that renege ...

The Ministry of the Interior has served a notice to the public indicating that this year rsquo;s Eid-al-Fitr will be celebrated as a public holiday on Wednesday, 5th of June 2019. In a statement which was signed by the Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, called on the public to observe the said date as a public holiday. Read Full Statement below: The general public is hereby informed that Wednesday, 5th June 2019 which marks the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr, ...

Hon. Ibrahim Ahmed, Member of Parliament(MP) for Banda, has expressed worry of how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under the leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo, infiltrated the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) with party gangsters. According to him, the new development does not only make the nation investigative body porous but put life 39;s of opposition members in danger as those party thugs have been planted in constituencies believed to be strongholds of their opponent. He ...

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has held a day 39;s validation workshop for the youth on Ghana 39;s Voluntary National Review (VNR) report on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Voluntary National Review is an important process to help track progress achieved against the SDGs and realign our focus to areas where we need to accelerate efforts. Mr. Kenneth Owusu, Technical Adviser at the NDPC stressed on the need for every citizen t ...

President of the Groupe Nduom conglomerate, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom will not find it easy going as aggrieved customers of Gold Coast Fund Management have threatened to embark on a series of demonstrations in Ghana 39;s capital to demand their locked up funds next month. The irate customers who are unhappy with the unfair treatment meted out to them by the management of the company see a series of demonstrations as a means of getting their monies. The group believes the management of th ...

Former Deputy Minister of Women and Children Affairs has congratulated Mrs Charlotte Osei, former chairperson of Ghana 39;s Electoral Commission on her newly appointment as United Nations Election Commission Chief to Afghanistan. She however said, all women in the country are proud of Madam Osei 39;s latest achievement and expressed her hopes that the erstwhile EC boss will excel in her new position to raise up the flag of Ghana. I am very proud of you and the women of Ghana are p ...

Five persons have been arrested by the Volta Regional Police Command, for their involvement in the disturbances which ensued at the office premises of the District Chief Executive for Krachi West, Oti Region. The arrested persons believed to be former constituency executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) are Mathias Banyolonso, Sarfo Sunkwa, Amos Eseikor, Tijani Shaibu, and Murtala Yakubu. The five on May 27, 2019, were part of some irate youth who stormed the Distri ...

Former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has called on government to be transparent with the use of loans which accrued debts so Ghanaians could appreciate the effort. According to him, the latest reports of Bank of Ghana on economic data pointing that the country rsquo;s total public debt was GHS2 billion, short of GHS200 billion, is not real food indicator to the country. The Bank of Ghana recent data revealed some 57.5% of Gross Domestic Produc ...

Maverick Educationist / Counsellor, Daniel Fenyi has called on the West African Examinations Council to sincerely apologize to teachers and invigilators for leaking the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) papers. The counselor bemoaned that, ldquo;teachers and invigilators have always been blamed for the leakage of examination papers and other exam malpractices and this year has not an exception as WAEC has released a statement blaming teachers for the massi ...

The Western Regional Communications Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has questioned the rationale behind the government 39;s inability to relieve COP Tiwaa Addo Danquah of the position as Director-general of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) despite calls from high-profile individuals and groups. In a press release forwarded to Modernghana Western Regional Correspondent, Lord Kweku Sekyi, the leadership of the party in the region questioned ...

A non- partisan pressure group calling itself the Patriotic Advocates for Truth, Peace and Development Ghana has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to task all Member of Parliament rsquo;s (MPs) in mining areas to stop their alleged involvement in illegal mining in the country. A statement signed by the chairman of the group, Mr. Isaac Kobbina Ochem, alleged it has evidence of the connivance and collusion of some MPs in the illegal act, calling on President Nana Addo Dank ...

Deputy Chief of Staff and Political Assistant to the President, Francis Asenso-Boakye has said the implementation of the current policies and programmes of the Nana Akufo-Addo rsquo;s government will provide great relief to the citizens. According to him, Free SHS, Planting for food and Jobs, One District One Factory and the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication (IPEP) are important steps towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of ending all forms of poverty ...

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), for Ga East Municipal Assembly (GEMA), Hon Janet Tulasi Mensah, has inspected the ongoing dredging exercise at Ashongman Pure Water, a suburb of the Municipality. She also inspected other flood-prone areas at Agbogba Happy Home and North Dome. The MCE toured the area from the start of the dredging point to where it is expected to the end. Residents of Ashongman Pure Water will have a huge sigh of relief following the commencement of a dredging e ...

The Chiefs and people of Old Ankasa in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region have made a passionate appeal to telecommunication companies to as a matter of urgency extend their services to them. The Ankasa Conservation Area is an area in south-western Ghana, about 365 kilometers west of Accra near the border with C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire. The park is approximately 500 square kilometers, and consists largely of tropical evergreen rain forest. The surrounding commun ...

The Vice Chairman of the Greater Accra branch of Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), Geoffrey Ocawsey wants Government to make compulsory the inclusion of sanitary pads in the prospectus for all adolescent girls of school going age. According to him, this will assist the girls practice good menstrual hygiene whenever they have their periods while in school. He made this call while addressing the pupils of Dzorwulu Junior High School on Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019 in ...

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced to the general public that it will soon open the Weija Dam to let out excess water, which may cause flooding in certain areas. According to the GWCL, the exercise is part of routine measures to protect the dam from bursting and is necessary due to the recent heavy rains. The management of GWCL said the level of the water is rising and getting close to the maximum threshold of 47ft, hence the need to spill excess water. T ...

A teacher of Apostle Safo School of Arts and Sciences, Kojo Sarfo aka Soldier has torn the back of his student apart. The incident has left the second-year student with multiple marks on his back and ribs. Sources tell the portal that the victim was beaten because his hair is bushy after the teacher conducted an inspection. Students who were found guilty were canned by the teacher the next day but the said student was heavy, attracting a lot condemnations from the public. ...