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Don’t be ashamed; we did well – Mahama to NDC appointeesDespite a painful defeat in the 2016 general elections, former President John Dramani Mahama believes the National Democratic Congress (NDC) effectively delivered its mandate while in office. Many, including some members of the governing NDC, have attributed the party’s loss to the incompetence of the President’s team, corruption in government and impunity, among others. In spite of these criticisms, the President asked the former appointees to hold themselves high in light of what he calls the “monumental achievements” that the party chalked while in power. |
Citi FM Wed, Apr 12, 2017 |
Wed, Apr 12, 2017 | |
Don’t panic; keep doing business with rural banks – BoGThe Bank of Ghana has denied social media rumours that its intended clean-up of the rural and community banks sector will cause depositors to lose their funds. In a statement, the central bank said its attention “has been drawn to malicious messages circulating on social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook that an intended ‘clean up’ of the Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) sub-sector would negatively affect depositors fund with RCBs, urging them to move their funds to other institutions”. |
Class FM Online Fri, Jun 7, 2019 |
Sat, Jun 8, 2019 | |
Double salary: Blame Ghana’s financial management architecture – Prof BawoleA public policy expert is blaming the lack of a database for public servants as the reason some John Mahama appointees received double salaries. Prof. Justice Bawole believes the existence of a system which captures data of all government workers, would easily detect such payments once the details appear in multiples. |
myjoyonline.com Wed, Apr 18, 2018 |
Wed, Apr 18, 2018 | |
Double-track removes pressure to secure GH¢1bn for infrastructure dev't – Education MinisterThe Minister of Education, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, says the double-track system, which government intends to roll out in September this year at the Senior High School (SHS) level, will save the nation at least a billion Ghana cedis. He suggests that although the government will eventually spend money to expand infrastructure to deal with the challenges brought on by the free SHS policy, the double-track system will, for instance, remove the pressure to rush through obtaining the funds and putting up school buildings. Time, he said, is not on government's side. |
myjoyonline.comWed, Aug 8, 2018 |
Wed, Aug 8, 2018 | |
Dr. Mary Grant passes on at 88A former member of the erstwhile Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC); and former member of the Council of State , Dr. Mrs. Mary Grant, has passed away at age of 88. Family sources say she died on Sunday afternoon September 18, at the 37 Military Hospital. She left behind two of her own children, and four adopted ones. President John Dramani tweeted about her death, describing her as a “great woman of our modern era. ”Adieu Dr. Mary Grant. A great woman of our modern era. Rest in Peace, mummy". |
Citi FMMon, Sep 19, 2016 |
Mon, Sep 19, 2016 | |
Dumsor over, 'my honour restored' – HarunaThe end to the protracted power crisis, according to the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, has restored his honour. |
Class FM OnlineThu, Mar 3, 2016 |
Thu, Mar 3, 2016 | |
EC is resolute to deliver credible polls - Madam OseiAccra, Nov. 5, GNA - The Electoral Commission (EC) is resolute in doing everything to deliver lawful, as well as credible, fair, transparent and inclusive polls on December 7. Mrs Charlotte Osei, the EC Chairperson, said: "I am confident we will succeed. We have history with us; we have a reputation for delivery in Africa." "I am convinced that our recent innovation and reforms have strengthened us, and have modernized us as an institution." |
Ghana News Agency Sun, Nov 6, 2016 |
Sun, Nov 6, 2016 | |
EC releases updated Electoral CalendarAccra, Sept. 12, GNA - The Electoral Commission (EC), has released an updated version of its electoral calendar with a plan to recruit election officials from next week. On the calendar, the EC would be accepting nominations from presidential and parliamentary candidates on September 29 - September, 30. The Presidential candidates are to pay as GH₵ 50,000 filing fee while GH₵ 10,000 is to be paid by parliamentary aspirants as filing fees. |
Ghana News AgencyMon, Sep 12, 2016 |
Mon, Sep 12, 2016 | |
EC sets July 18 for re-registration of deleted NHIS registrantsThe Electoral Commission has set Monday, July 18 for the re-registration of National Health Insurance (NHIS) registrants whose names have been deleted from the register. The Director of Electoral Services at the Commission says the exercise will last for ten days. The EC on Tuesday announced it has deleted 56,772 names of persons who registered with the NHIS cards from the voters’ register in compliance with a Supreme Court order. |
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EC to consider review of ‘exorbitant’ filing feesThe Electoral Commission (EC) has said it will soon meet to consider whether or not to review amounts it announced for filing fees for both presidential and parliamentary candidates for December’s elections. This follows the wave of bashing it received from some political parties for pegging presidential and parliamentary filing fees at GHc50, 000 and GHc10, 000 respectively; an amount they complain is too high. |
Citi FMTue, Sep 13, 2016 |
Tue, Sep 13, 2016 | |
EC to declare results of December elections 72 hours after close of pollsResults of presidential and parliamentary elections would be announced within three days of casting of the ballot, the EC has announced. EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, is confident the use of manual and electronic transmission of results will enable the Commission collate and declare results within 72 hours. The Commission has been evaluating documents of telecom companies bidding for Virtual Private Network. The secured network will enable results to be transmitted from 275 Collation Centers to the head office of the Electoral Commission. |
myjoyonline.comThu, Oct 27, 2016 |
Thu, Oct 27, 2016 | |
EC to publish plan to delete 56,000 NHIS votersThe Electoral Commission has said it will outline how it plans to delete the names of the 56,000 voters whose names were captured on the voters’ register, using the National Health Insurance Scheme card as proof of Ghanaian citizenship. “The Commission is taking the appropriate steps to comply with the Court’s directives and would make same public in the coming week,” a statement signed by Georgina Opoku Amankwaa, Deputy Chairperson at the EC said. |
Citi FMFri, Jul 8, 2016 |
Sun, Jul 10, 2016 | |
EC to recruit electoral officers with higher educationStarting this year, anyone desiring to serve the Electoral Commission (EC) in the capacity of an electoral officer must have a higher educational background. EC Chairman, Charlotte Osei, says this measure is aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the electoral process which has been a subject of debate in the country. According to her, such persons would be made to take an oath before a magistrate so that in the event they foul the law, they would be punished. |
myjoyonline.comTue, Aug 23, 2016 |
Tue, Aug 23, 2016 | |
EC To Subject Electoral Officials To Oath SwearingMr. Opoku-Mensah said this at a capacity-building workshop for media practitioners in Takoradi to enhance their knowledge of election reportage. The event, which was organized by the EC and funded by the European Union, also provided a platform for the Commission to highlight some salient issues in the C.I 94, the legislation guiding this year’s elections. Mr Opoku-Mensah said the Commission had learnt lessons from the 2012 general election during which some temporary election officials behaved unprofessionally. |
News Ghana Tue, Oct 25, 2016 |
Tue, Oct 25, 2016 | |
ECG concession will protect workers for 5 years- MiDAThe Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has insisted that the concession of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Power Compact II will not lead to a retrenchment exercise. According to MiDA, the agreement has a clause that bars the concessionaire from undertaking a retrenchment exercise in the next five years. The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has kicked against the concession, stating that ECG workers will be laid off once the process is completed. |
Citi FMThu, Sep 15, 2016 |
Thu, Sep 15, 2016 | |
ECG disconnects Accra Sports StadiumThe Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has cut power supply to the Accra Sports Stadium as part of a mass disconnection exercise of defaulters in Accra. The Accra Sports Stadium in 2015 owed the ECG bills worth GH¢240,000 and were placed on a payment plan of GH¢24,000 per month to enable them clear the debt. |
Graphic Online Thu, Jul 7, 2016 |
Thu, Jul 7, 2016 | |
ECG privatisation: Court to hear injunction suit todayAn Accra High Court will today [Wednesday] hear an interlocutory injunction case filed against the government on its plans to cede part of the operations of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to a private company. A group known as the Coalition against the concession of ECG, contends that the proposed plan by government is not in the best interest of the nation and must not be allowed to go through. |
Citi FMWed, Oct 12, 2016 |
Wed, Oct 12, 2016 | |
ECG wants 38% increase in power tariffsThe Electricity Company of Ghana wants Parliament to approve an increase in end user tariffs of at least 37.6 percent to cover the losses it is making on electricity sales under the current tariff structure which has been in effect since April this year. This year’s edition of the annual major review of electricity tariffs is currently ongoing, under the supervision of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission PURC, although a firm decision on the applicable tariffs for 2019 is not expected until December 9. |
myjoyonline.comTue, Nov 13, 2018 |
Wed, Nov 14, 2018 | |
Economic needs make me date a married man – Moesha BoduongActress Moesha Boduong has stirred controversy on social media after admitting to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that her desire to date a married man is due to the economic challenges in the country. According to her, “In Ghana, our economy is such in a way that you just need someone to take care of you and a single person you can’t make enough money as a woman here,” Moesha said in the interview for the programme, "Sex & Love Around the World" which airs on Saturdays on CNN. |
Graphic OnlineThu, Apr 12, 2018 |
Thu, Apr 12, 2018 | |
Edward Snowden seeks pardon from Barack Obama, arguing leaks were 'vital' and 'moral'Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked thousands of highly classified documents which revealed the scale of US and British surveillance, has made an 11th hour pitch to Barack Obama to grant him a presidential pardon before leaving office. Snowden, whose disclosures included the revelation that the US National Security Agency was collecting "metadata" on Americans' phone calls, is living in exile in Moscow, and would face up to 30 years in prison for alleged violations of the Espionage Act if he returned to the US. |
The Telegraph Tue, Sep 13, 2016 |
Tue, Sep 13, 2016 |
