Новости за 23.10.2019

Health Advocate Madam, Madam Freda Agyemang Sarpong, has revealed that licking of the vagina and the sucking of the penis can cause throat cancer. According to her, Ghanaians should desist from the licking of private parts during sexual intercourse because of the risk involved. She said, her research shows that youths are engaging in licking of private parts at increasingly young ages, compared to past generations which have led to the consistent increase in throat cancer, rdquo; Fr ...

A former Chief Executive of the Ghana National Petroleum Authority, Alex Mould has predicted that Ghana may lose over GHS10billion assistance from the US government should the NPP government neglect the advise given by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). What we lose by cancelling the PDS contract and not working a solution with MCC is not just $190million but nearly $1.7billion, he disclosed. The finance and energy Expert listed 400million for the Regional Compact, ...

The government of Ghana has officially announced the termination of Power Distribution Services (PDS) deal today, Wednesday. The government of Ghana rsquo;s decision follows the recent brouhaha surrounding the agreement breaches on the part of PDS. Speaking at the Ministers press briefing, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah stated that, rdquo; The contract has been canceled by the government after thorough investigations and advised into the matter. rdquo; He no ...

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has expressed worry over recent comments which seek to politicize the termination of the controversial PDS agreement. According to the veteran politician, Ghanaians should desist from politicizing the PDS deal and focus on contributing issues that will help in nation-building. He believes engaging the various stakeholders will cure the controversy over the deal. ldquo;We need to t ...

Member of Parliament for Yapei Constituency, Hon. John Jinapor is demanding that government brief parliament on the state of the Electricity of Ghana (ECG) and Power Distribution Service (PDS). According to him, the way forward for PDS demands that government briefs parliament immediately. As part of it, all licenses and agreement be revoked. ldquo;Immediately, before the end of the week, parliament must be briefed fully, parliament must be feed with the fact. rdquo; In an interview mo ...

The Gomoa East District Environmental Office has ordered five persons to distil drains on the Kasoa-Cape Coast road for open defecation. The five recalcitrants were arrested at Gomoa Budumburam in the Central Region. According to the assembly, it embarked on the exercise as part of moves to minimize open defecation in the Gomoa East Assembly. District Environmental Officer for Gomoa East Lawrence Ansah Brew, in an interview with journalists disclosed that, it received several complaints of ...

The Vice Chancellor of Takoradi Technical University (TTU) Rev. Professor John Frank Eshun, has declared an unwavering commitment to making research an integral part of its academic exercise in the University. He says the new dream of the University would focus on three pillars i.e. educate, enrich through applied research. The Vice Chancellor made this known when he joined three other management members of the University to go through an induction ceremony over the weekend. The ...

The Head of Programmes for Civic Response, Albert Katako says they are pushing the Civil Society agenda of ensuring that community rights are respected through the collection of information to determine how the implementation of Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) is going to affect the livelihoods of communities and other stakeholders. Speaking at the Project Inception Workshop on October 22, 2019 at Miklin Hotel, Accra, he indicated that, ldquo;When we collect those informati ...

A group calling its self, the Election Community of Practice and Learning (ECOPL) says Government should officially declare the status of implementation of recommendations of the Constitution Review Commission (CRC) and the current members of CRIC. According to the group, President Akufo-Addo must ensure that the Constitution is amended holistically, inclusively and transparently in accordance with the aspirations of Ghana. Addressing the media in Accra, Convener of the group, ...

Member of Parliament for Yapei Constituency and former Minister for Energy, Hon. John Jinapor has stated that government losing the $190million from the American partners is a result of lost of confidence. The Hon. Member said, the cancellation of the second tranche indicates the US government has lost confidence in the Akuffo-led government. The American government through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in a response letter to Ghana government withdrawn a second t ...