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Chaos in Parliament over Ayariga's bribery report

It was a near brawl between the Majority and Minority members in Parliament on Thursday evening following the release of the report of the Joe Ghartey committee that investigated bribery allegation made against the chairman and some members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament.

Dr Ernest Addison appointed Governor of BoG
Dr Ernest Addison appointed Governor of BoG

Dr Ernest Addison appointed Governor of BoG

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as Governor of the Bank of Ghana effective April 1, 2017.

He takes over from Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku who announced his resignation on Wednesday.

A statement signed and issued on Thursday by the Director of Communications at the Flagstaff House, Mr Eugene Arhin, said the appointment was made in accordance with Article 183 (4) (a) of the Constitution subject to consultation with the Council of State.

Mahama Ayariga guilty of contempt; asked to apologise to Parliament

The Joe Ghartey Committee, set up to investigate the recent bribery allegations in Parliament has recommended that the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga should be sanctioned.

This was after the committee established a case of contempt against him.

Prof. Thomas Akabzaa launching the Bulk Road Vehicle (BRV) Tracking Scheme and Handbook on LPG Installations
Prof. Thomas Akabzaa launching the Bulk Road Vehicle (BRV) Tracking Scheme and Handbook on LPG Installations

NPA launches vehicle tracking system

Ghana lost an estimated GH¢43 million in 2014 as a result of fraudulent practices in the petroleum sector, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr Alhassan Tampuli, has disclosed.

According to him, the lost revenues, which were about 12 per cent of annual freight paid to the NPA, was largely due to the lack of a system to track the movement of heavy duty vehicles which transported petroleum products across the country.

Cape Coast Hospital gives encroachers quit notice

The management of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital has issued a 21-day ultimatum to encroachers on the hospital’s lands to vacate.

In line with that, officials of the hospital, acting on the advice of the Attorney-General’s office in the Central Region, with protection from armed policemen, last Tuesday posted notices on the encroached lands asking those concerned to vacate.

 Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications, interacting with Mr Matteo Lucchett and Mrs  Maria Luisa Troncoso, members of the EU delegation in Ghana. Also in the picture is Joe Anokye, Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA) Picture: EBOW HANSON
Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications, interacting with Mr Matteo Lucchett and Mrs Maria Luisa Troncoso, members of the EU delegation in Ghana. Also in the picture is Joe Anokye, Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA) Picture: EBOW HANSON

Ghana to set up national cyber security council

Ghana is to establish a national cyber security council to tackle the increasing rate of cyber crime in the country. The initiative is part of the government’s effort to build a comprehensive cyber security governance arrangement involving all key public and private sector stakeholders.

Government restores increased NSS ‘allawa’ but says effective April 1

The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) says the government has approved an upward adjustment of national service personnel allowances from GH¢350.00 to GH¢559.04 monthly with effect from 1st April, 2017.

 Mr Kyerematen (right), Professor George Gyan-Baffour (middle) and Dr Afriyie Akoto, during the forum. Behind them are Nana Osei Bonsu (left), Chief Executive Officer of PEF and Dr Samuel Nii-Noi Ashong a Member of PEF
Mr Kyerematen (right), Professor George Gyan-Baffour (middle) and Dr Afriyie Akoto, during the forum. Behind them are Nana Osei Bonsu (left), Chief Executive Officer of PEF and Dr Samuel Nii-Noi Ashong a Member of PEF

Over 100 businesses profiled to kick-start district factory policy

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has identified more than 100 commercially viable businesses profiled to kick-start the One District, One Factory (ODOF) policy of the government.

Issahaku's resignation not surprising; it was expected - Akoto Osei
Issahaku's resignation not surprising; it was expected - Akoto Osei

Issahaku's resignation not surprising; it was expected - Akoto Osei

The Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has said that the Bank of Ghana Governor’s resignation was expected.

To him, Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku’s resignation after only 12 months in office and following the change in government was not surprising since he shares a different ideology from that of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

A heap of ‘Kufuor gallons’ and water pipes used by the contemporary artist to assist in demonstration
A heap of ‘Kufuor gallons’ and water pipes used by the contemporary artist to assist in demonstration

Plastic waste menace must be addressed

An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Ocran, has urged the government and environmental agencies in the country to urgently come up with strategies aimed at restoring damaged rivers and other water sources in the country.

According to him, this has become necessary in order that the country is taken out of the ‘water stress’ it is currently experiencing.

Kafui Dey appointed ambassador for Accra Psychiatric Hospital

The neglect of mental health and related issues has made it difficult to get data on mental health, including suicide, the Director of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Dr Pinaman Appau, has indicated.

She said the situation had also led to inadequate mental health personnel, lack of funding and the non-passage of a legislative instrument to back the Mental Health Act, Act 846, which was passed in 2012.

Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Tove Degnbol ( left), in an interaction with the sector Minister, Hajia Alima Mahama
Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Tove Degnbol ( left), in an interaction with the sector Minister, Hajia Alima Mahama

Danish govt to help improve Ghana’s decentralisation process

The Danish government will, this year, come up with a number of programmes to help Ghana improve its decentralisation process.

According to the Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Tove Degnbol, the programmes will be in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.

Prof. Kwesi Yankah
Prof. Kwesi Yankah

Appointments Committee vets Prof. Yankah, others

The Minister of State-designate in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has defended the four-year Senior High School (SHS) curriculum, saying students who went through that system performed better than their counterparts who went through the three-year course.

He, however, proposed a window to be opened for well-endowed schools that could complete the three-year system with the hope of posting good performance without restrictions.

Prof. Yankah shared his views on the matter when he appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament last Monday.

Rotarian Lamtiig Apanga (2nd right) presenting the wheelchairs to Brig. Gen. E. C. Saka Jnr
Rotarian Lamtiig Apanga (2nd right) presenting the wheelchairs to Brig. Gen. E. C. Saka Jnr

Rotary Club presents wheelchairs to 37 Military Hospital

The Rotary Club of Accra-Labone has presented 30 wheelchairs to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra as part of the club's Wheels for Hope project.

The project aims to donate over 100 wheelchairs to health facilities across the country.

‘Deal with Chinese who breach the law’

The Chinese government says it fully supports Ghana’s efforts to deal with Chinese nationals who breach the laws of the country in their quest to pursue benefits through illegal mining.

It, therefore, called for stronger collaboration with Ghana in its determination to fight the menace of illegal mining involving Chinese in the country.

Ghana-India relations to deepen

‘India Business Day’ seminar has been held in Accra with a call for the two countries to deepen their economic cooperation and collaboration for mutual benefits.

The business interaction event which was organised by the World Trade Centre, Accra and brought together high-profile business executives from both countries was on the theme: ‘Promoting India-Ghana Business Relations through Trade and Investment’. It was aimed at showcasing the various programmes and initiatives of the government of India for the benefit of the private sector in Ghana.

The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Birender Singh, explained that the partnership with the country would not only deepen the friendly relations between the two countries but would also deepen economic co-operation and collaboration.

30 UCC graduate students benefit from research fund

The President of the Presbyterian University College, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Adow Obeng, has challenged universities to have a balance between what he called ‘academic and professional degrees’.

He observed that most professional degrees in science, technology, health and business normally had a positive influence on the socio-economic development of the nation.

Participants in the Building Stronger Universities (BSU) project
Participants in the Building Stronger Universities (BSU) project

Government urged to invest more in research

The Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso, has urged the government to invest more in research to build credible data to accelerate the country’s development.

‘No country can develop without credible data,’ he told funders, academics, researchers, educators and policy makers in Kumasi last Tuesday at the second ‘Building Stronger Universities (BSU)’ project under a bi-partnership between KNUST and the University of Copenhagen-led consortium.

 Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo (right), Senior Minister, receiving a plaque on behalf of Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia from the Outgoing President of the GhIE, Ing Kwame Boakye. Pictures: EMMANUEL ADU-Gyamerah
Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo (right), Senior Minister, receiving a plaque on behalf of Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia from the Outgoing President of the GhIE, Ing Kwame Boakye. Pictures: EMMANUEL ADU-Gyamerah

‘Onslaught on galamsey in the offing’. Govt to outline action soon - Veep

The Vice-President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that a number of key national institutions are currently working together to deal with the menace of illegal mining (galamsey). “The whole country will soon see a massive change in this direction,” he assured the nation.

 Mr Kobby Asmah (arrowed) the Political Editor of the Daily Graphic, asking  Mr Tony Blair, a former UK Prime Minister questions during a media encounter at the IEA in Accra
Mr Kobby Asmah (arrowed) the Political Editor of the Daily Graphic, asking Mr Tony Blair, a former UK Prime Minister questions during a media encounter at the IEA in Accra

Take advantage of global goodwill -Tony Blair urges Ghana

A former British Prime Minister (PM), Mr Tony Blair, has urged Ghana to take advantage of the tremendous goodwill it is currently enjoying globally to spur accelerated growth and development.

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