Finance Minister Charges New Board
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has urged the management and board of directors of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to act in the interest of contributors to the...
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NIC Demands Dismissal of Boss
Employees of the National Insurance Commission (NIC) are demanding the immediate removal of their boss, Madam Lydia Bawa. A three-page petition to the President, signed by the employees, who...
Australian Trots Hit By Fixing Scandal
Australia's harness racing industry, known as the trots, was Friday rocked by fixing allegations as police charged a trainer and flagged further arrests in what they described as a systemic practice....
Asantehene Pledges Deepening of Ties With UK Royal Family
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed strong desire to continue to work towards deepening ties with the British royal family. The long standing warm relationship, which had existed...
Task Force Chases Former Minister Over Tax Evasion
The National Vehicle Task Force, in collaboration with National Security operatives has uncovered yet another V8 Toyota Land Cruiser at the residence of the former Deputy Minister for Local...
Post-Conflict Analysis Inimical To Promoting Peace
A Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Isaac Olawale Albert, has said the situation where African leaders wait until conflicts occur for them to do...
Australia Warns of Anzac Day Terror Threat In Turkey
Many Australians and New Zealanders visit Turkey to mark Anzac Day The Australian government has warned that terrorists may seek to target Anzac Day commemorations in Turkey later this month. The...
CHRAJ Steps Up Fight Against Corruption
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has stepped up the fight against corruption through execution of the tenets of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP). Mr...
Vigilantes Can Turn Terrorists – Nigerian Professor Cautions
A Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Isaac Olawale Albert, has advised African countries to disband political vigilante groups as they could grow and turn...
Division Among Commissioners Does Not Actually Exist At the Office
The Majority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu on the floor of the House Tuesday April 4, 2017 revealed-a high level of mistrust among the Commissioners of the Electoral...
Your Work For Humanity Is Admirable
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has described Princess Anne’s visit to Ghana as a move that enforces the bond between Ghana and the United Kingdom. The Otumfuo, who spoke highly of the daughter of...
‘Unusual Diplomat’ Jon Benjamin Reminisces Time In Ghana
He has contributed to Ghanaian discourse, sometimes raising eyebrows about how he casually touches on some sensitive national issues. As British High Commissioner, Jon Benjamin prepares to leave...
Government Must Rethinks Tax Retention Policy
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) officials have met with the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to seek a review of the tax retention policy captured in the 2017 budget and economic policy...
NIC Workers Want Director Fired For Mismanagement
Employees of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), are demanding the immediate removal of their boss, Lydia Bawa. A three paged petition to the President signed by the employees, who described...
EC Commissioners Not At War – Ayuba
The Assistant Head of Communications at the Electoral Commission, Alhassan Ayuba has dismissed claims that the commissioners of the Electoral Commission are at loggerheads and do not trust each...
RBS Plan Faces European Commission Investigation
Plans for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are to be scrutinised in an "in-depth investigation" by the European Commission. The bank has set out plans to abandon the requirement placed on it by the...
India Pledges Support For Maths, Science Education In Ghana
India had been assisting Ghana in areas such as rural electrification, agro processing among others The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Birender Singh, on Monday paid a courtesy call on the...
CHRAJ Undecided On Re-Investigating Parliamentary Bribery Scandal
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says it will take a look at the Joe Ghartey Committee report in arriving at the decision on whether to launch another investigation...
Tony Lithur, COP Oppong-Boanuh Fight Over Land
Counsel for former President John Dramani Mahama, Mr Tony Lithur, has sued a Commissioner of Police (COP) for trespassing on his land with the aid of armed policemen. Mr Lithur and another, Mr Addo...
CHRAJ Dealt With 8,500 Human Rights Cases Last Year
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) received and dealt with 8,500 human rights cases nation-wide last year. Three hundred and forty-one administrative justice issues...