CHRAJ Confirms Receipt of Petition
The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has confirmed it has received a petition to investigate the recent $2.25billion bond issued by the government of Ghana. Speaking to...
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National Migration Policy Not Implemented One Year After Launch
The National Migration Policy (NMP) of Ghana which was launched by government in April 2016 with pledges to ensure its implementation, has not been implemented, laments research and education think...
Salaries Will Be Paid After SSNIT Biometric Registration – Gov’t To Public Workers
Government workers who are not on the SNNIT biometric registration, will have their salaries withheld until after registration a statement released by the Finance Ministry has said. The statement...
Stanbic Bank Boss Told To Shut Up
Financial Analyst and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bolgatanga Central Constituency, has lashed out the Managing Director of Stanbic Bank and President of the Ghana Bankers Association, Alhassan...
Deadline For 26,000 ‘ghost Workers’ Extended By Three Days
The Ministry of Finance has extended the deadline for some 26,000 public workers who were likely to miss their salaries for this month, to May 3, 2017. It follows for an extension of the...
Demonstrating Jobless Nurses ‘ignorant’
Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, the minister for health has denied claims by the unemployed nurses that have camped at the premises of the Ministry of Health, that they have been bonded with the government...
Pension Funds Lick Wounds After Missing Out On US$2.25bn Bond Deal
The country missed a novel opportunity to invest portions of its pension funds in medium to long term instruments, the Managing Director of FirstBanC Financial Services, Mr Amenyo Setordzie, has...
Is There Really A Conflict of Interest Situation In Ghana’s US$2.25 Billion Bond Issue?
The Ministry of Finance, through the book building process, recently issued 7- and 15-year bonds at a coupon rate of 19.75%. The bonds were oversubscribed with international investment firm Franklin...
Akufo-Addo Forms Akan Government
Contrary to President Akufo-Addo’s pledge to “preserve, protect and defend the constitution” and to “do right to all manner of persons” regardless of their ethnic or religious background,...
Persecution Of Ibrahim Mahama – GRA Denies Wrongdoing
What was supposed to be an inquisition by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) into alleged dud cheques issued by two of Mr Ibrahim Mahama’s companies to the Customs Division of the Ghana...
What Is External Borrowing In Context of Issuance of $2.5bn Bond
The Minority in Parliament accused the government of three violations: 1. Conflict of interest 2. Borrowing without Cabinet Approval 3. Borrowing without Parliamentary approval The government of...
Explain Processes Leading To Issuance of $2.25 Billion Bond —Minority Demands
Parliament has asked the Ministry of Finance to explain the processes leading to the issuance of the $2.25 billion bond and allegations of conflict of interest arising out of the transaction. A...
Kweku Baako Lands Government Defense Job Again
It appears to be another cocoa season again for the Editor in chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Kweku Baako Jnr, and he has mounted platforms with guns blazing in defense of the Akufo-Addo...
NAGRAT To Sue Gov’t Over Withholding Salaries of 26,000 Teachers
Graduate Teachers say they will take action against the government if it goes ahead to withhold the salaries of over 26,000 members yet to register on a biometric platform. President of the National...
Go Home! Police To Picketing Nurses
Police have urged over 150 unemployed diploma nurses who picketed the Ministry of Health (MoH) demanding their immediate posting to leave the premises of the Ministry and avoid sleeping there as they...
NAGRAT Threatens Demo Over SSNIT Biometric Registration
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), is threatening to demonstrate if government goes ahead to withhold the salaries of workers without SSNIT biometric registration. According to...
NAGRAT Threatens Demo Over SSNIT Biometric Registration
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), is threatening to demonstrate if government goes ahead to withhold the salaries of workers without SSNIT biometric registration. According to...
Let’s Be Circumspect In Discussing $2bn Bond — FirstBanc MD
The Managing Director of FirstBanC Financial Services, Mr Amenyo Setordzie, has asked for circumspection on the discussion around the US$2.25 billion bond issued earlier this month. That, he said,...
Attacking Templeton Unhealthy, Could Cost Ghana
The Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, and President of the Ghana Bankers Association, Alhassan Andani has lashed out at critics of the 2.25 billion dollar bond issued by government some weeks back....
Attacking Templeton Unhealthy, Could Cost Ghana- Alhassan Andani
The Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, and President of the Ghana Bankers Association, Alhassan Andani has lashed out at critics of the 2.25 billion dollar bond issued by government some weeks back....