We Will ‘sparingly’ Sole-Source
The government of Nana Addo Dakwa Akufo-Addo will engage in sole-sourcing in the award of contracts but will only do so under strict conditions if the conditions spelt out under the Act are strictly...
Day: March 27, 2017
NPP’s Delta Forces and the IGP’s First Political Test
Every country gets the police service it deserves. You doubt that? In 2015, I wrote an article in the aftermath of the Anas Expose on the Judiciary and said that every country gets the judiciary it...
We Will Resolve the Row Over Delta Forces
Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah says a regional Security Council meeting would be held in connection to the row over the appointment of George Adjei as the regional security coordinator....
My Appointment Was Politically Terminated – Offei-Palm Recounts
The reinstated President of Korle Bu Senior Staff Association (KOSSA) Charles Offei-Palm has alleged that his interdiction and subsequent termination of appointment was politically motivated....
Israel President Refuses To Pardon Jailed Former PM
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday rejected a request for clemency by jailed ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, who is serving a 27-month prison sentence for corruption, his office said. Olmert,...
BoG Reduces Policy Rate To 23.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has reduced the policy rate to 23.5 percent. This represents a 200 basis point reduction from the previous figure; 25.5 percent. Governor of the...
Japan Loans Manila Military Planes For South China Sea
The Philippines Monday took delivery of two Japanese military surveillance aircraft to help it patrol vital sea lanes in the South China Sea, despite Manila's increasingly conciliatory stance to...
What Speaker Mike Oquaye Says About Seemingly Distorted Ghana History
The debate; Nkrumah not Ghana’s founder, has continued to remain in the media’s agenda for discussion… Like a few other politicians, Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has...
140MILLION-Year-Old Dinosaur Tracks Found
Australia's own Jurassic Park has been discovered on a remote stretch of coastline with scientists unearthing an unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks. Palaeontologists made the...
Syria Force Halts Push On IS-Held Dam For Repairs
US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday paused their offensive for a key dam held by the Islamic State group to allow a technical team to enter the complex, a spokeswoman said. There have been fears...
Pakistan Building Border Fence With Afghanistan
Pakistan has begun building a fence along its border with Afghanistan to curtail the movement of militants, its army said, in a move criticised by its eastern neighbour for dividing communities. The...
India’s First FIFA Tournament To Be Staged In Delhi
The Under-17 World Cup will kick off in New Delhi, marking India's first-ever FIFA tournament, world football's governing body said Monday despite initial concern over air quality in the world's most...
Israel Arrests Sex Suspects ‘shielded By Ultra-Orthodox’
Israeli police on Monday arrested more than 20 Jewish ultra-Orthodox suspected sex offenders whose alleged crimes were known to their insular communities but concealed from the authorities. The...
AG Fails To Respond To Suit By Dismissed NSS Recruits
A labour division of the High Court has adjourned the hearing of an application seeking to place an injunction on the management of the National Service Scheme (NSS), from going ahead to dismiss...
I Made My Marriage Private Because I Am A Christian -Trigmatic
Musician/on-air-personality, Trigmatic, is not the first celebrity to keep his marriage on a very low key and without any public participation, but his reasoning behind the move is quite astounding....
Industry Upbeat About A Drop In Policy Rate
Industry players are upbeat about a possible reduction in the policy rate to be announced by the Bank of Ghana later today. Their hopes are largely built on the declining inflation as well as drop in...
Mahama’s ‘greedy’ Friends Caused NDC Defeat – Group
A group calling itself NDC Action Movement has blamed the party’s horrendous performance in last year’s presidential and parliamentary elections to the greedy nature of the people close to former...
Tourism Industry Needs Repositioning For Maximum Returns – Abeiku Santana
Radio Personality and Tourism Ambassador, Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey popularly called ‘Abeiku Santana’ is calling for the revamping of the tourism industry in order to reap fully the enormous benefits...
Shea Butter Produced In Upper West Not Contaminated
The Upper West regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has stated that Shea butter from the region is not contaminated as reported in the media circles. The comment from the FDA comes...
I Have My Reports For Kwesi Botcwey Committee
Former Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon Nii Amassa Namoale has finally revealed that his defeat was caused by his regional executives. According to the man who is lasing his boots to contest...