Новости за 07.11.2019

The prosecution of former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Kwesi Nyantakyi is expected to start in a fortnight, the Attorney-General has told Parliament. Gloria Akuffo told the MPs preparations to prosecute Kwesi Nyantakyi was ldquo;unavoidably stalled rdquo; by the murder of a principal witness Ahmed Suale in January this year. Mr Nyantakyi has been charged with defrauding by false pretence and money laundering after he allegedly used the name of the Preside ...

A group calling itself Movement for Upper East Region Development has given government a-14-day ultimatum to commence work on the bad Bolga-Bawku road and the Bolgatanga township roads or risk series of demonstrations. According to them, the roads are full of potholes, and their bumpy nature contributes to accidents. The group identified the entire Bolgatanga-Bawku road, Taxi rank-Zuarungu road, Tindonsobligo and Tindonmoligo road, Zaare-Nyariga and the Sumbrungu-Zorko road as ...

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over the non-operationalization of the newly inaugurated Ga East Municipal Hospital. According to Ranking Member on the Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, beyond the fanfare of inaugurating the facility, the requisite framework must be put in place to ensure that the hospital delivers healthcare to residents. ldquo;We have seen it before. At occasions like these, the President goes to commission hospitals which are ...

About 980 girls from 14 districts in the Central region have been trained in basic ICT knowledge for the second edition of the Girls in ICT 2019. The Communications Minister, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, said the initiative was part of measures to bridge the gender gap existing in ICT. ldquo;We will continue to champion the celebration of Girls-in-ICT initiative to whip up the interest of our daughters to enable them acquire ICT skills to enhance their opportunities as they develop c ...

Kulu Mallangah the Chief Executive Officer of iNEAT print popularly known as Mr iNeat, is cautioning young Northern women to desist from Tv3 39;s Ghana Most Beautiful (GMB) pageantry. According to him, the organisers of Ghana Most Beautiful have not been fair to contestants representing the Northern region part of Ghana. In an interview, he explained that, ldquo;I wish our northern sisters could stay away from this GHANA MOST BEAUTIFUL thing. Huge Sum of money spent on voting but ...

The former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho has criticized the opposition NDC and NPP and the NPP government for not engaging in the argument of national importance but rather on family and friends governance. He stated that there are more vital issues that the country is being challenged with but instead of both parties working in finding solutions to those problems, they have rather reduced the argument. The NDC and NPP have engaged in an exchange of words and al ...

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako affectionately called lsquo;Wontumi rsquo; has said all is set for the rehabilitation of deplorable roads in Kumasi and other parts of the Ashanti Region. He noted that the timely completion of these road projects will not only enhance the status of Kumasi as Ghana rsquo;s second-largest city but also, establish it as a major and strategic business destination in West Africa. Speaking in an ...

Agriculture Minister, Afriyie Akoto Owusu has promised to produce the tape containing an alleged derogatory comment on northerners to the Overload of Gonja Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I. The minister assured the Overlord of Gonjaland that, he will send him a copy of the tape containing the interview regarding the said comments. Pressure is been mounted on the Agricultural Minister, to apologize to northerners over an alleged derogatory comments made against them but has relucta ...

General Secretary Convention Peoples Party (CPP) James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr. supports active political party participation in the elections of Municipal Metropolitan and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). He said, electing MMDCEs on partisan base will improve decentralization. Government announced the roadmap on elections of Chief Executives across the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the country, as part of efforts aimed at deepening the democ ...

University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) put up a gutsy performance to trounce Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) for a place at the grand finale in the ongoing Newsroom competition. In a tension-packed three-round clash, GIJ who were defending champions, took a 10-point lead in the first round, setting the stage for an adrenaline-popping encounter. UPSA closed the gap by 8 marks in the second round, making the third round, a do-or-die affair. With flair, panache, bre ...

The chiefs and people of Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East in the Central region are full of praise for one of their very own Anthony Mathews after commissioning a reproductive and child Health Unit for Gomoa Ojobi Health Center. At a short but colourful ceremony on Friday, the Omanhene of Gomoa Ojobi, Nana Atta Kakra IX could not hide his joy seeing the new facility, saying it is a great source of relief for his people. He was also full of praise and commendation for Lawyer Anthony Mat ...