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The Vice-Chair of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) wants government agencies to see the recent ruling on the maritime boundary dispute as a new chapter in how the country’s oil cash should be used. Kwame Jantuah is also suggesting that henceforth agencies that misapply revenues from oil should …

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has received a certificate of unionisation from the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) after decades of attempts to get one.This was revealed by GJA President Affail Monney at a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 22. He added that his office will begin a …

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government will not make any pronouncements on the yet to be delivered judgment on the maritime border dispute between Ghana and Ivory Coast. Akufo-Addo maintains that a lot of work is ongoing on how best to handle the outcome of the three year dispute. The …

President Nana Akufo-Addo is urging members of the international community to assist continental and regional organisations in Africa to deal with conflicts rather than engaging in activities to subvert their efforts.He was of the view that the conflicts that continue to plague African countries in Libya, South Sudan, DR Congo …

Madame Giselle Yazji, who became popular in Ghana during President John Agyekum Kufuor’s tenure in office as President of Ghana has popped up in international news with questions on her credibility. Describing herself as a one-time Economic Adviser to President John Agyekum Kufuor, she made headlines in Ghana around 2004 and 2005, as the …

The Africa – America Institute (AAI) has awarded President Nana Akufo-Addo with the institute’s National Achievement Award for the year 2017. The award which is also for the people of Ghana was bestowed on the president on Tuesday in New York at the institute’s 33rd Annual Awards Gala. The award …

The founder and Chairman of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr. Charles Mensa says the government should consider relinquishing its control of state-owned enterprises if it wants them to be run profitably. According to Dr. Mensa, most enterprises owned by the state are under-performing because of interference by politicians. …

When you owe the government don’t expect much sleep. That was the body language of valuation officers and security operatives on Tuesday when they stormed the residence of the businessman, Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, at Kokomlemle in Accra. The officers were at the residence to value the businessman’s property as …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) scheme will not be sustainable by 2030 if the dynamics of the scheme or the contribution rate does not change, a former Managing Director (MD) of SIC Insurance Company (SIC), Mr Peter Osei Duah, has said. Currently, the old population that receives …

Indian President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, has received a letter of credence from Ghana’s High Commissioner to India, Michael Aaron Nii Nortey Oquaye Jnr.President Kovind also received three new envoys accredited to India at a short ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 19 September, 2017.They are Tanzania High Commissioner, Baraka …