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ACCRA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Ghana has made progress after talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the West African commodities exporter could receive the next disbursement under its $918 million aid deal next month, three sources close to the talks told Reuters on Friday.

The IMF staff evaluation mission, led by Joel Toujas-Bernate, is leaving the capital Accra broadly satisfied that Ghana remains on track with agreed fiscal and institutional reforms aimed at restoring economic stability by the end of the three-year programme, they said.

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has vowed not to quash the award given to investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas as Overall Best Journalist of the Year 2015 in the just ended GJA awards.

Lawyer for Justice Paul Dery, one of the High Court Judges who were caught allegedly taking bribes in Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ corruption expose’ in Ghana’s judiciary has said the GJA is in contempt of Court for adjudging Anas best journalist of the year for that piece on judges.
Anas in that story captured 34 judges on video allegedly taking bribes to compromise justice.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports is seriously cash strapped, the sector Minister, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye has stated.

As a result, he said the ministry has been “struggling to respond to the demands of the GFA [Ghana Football Association]” and that it cannot pay the bonuses of the Black Stars' foreign based players.

The immediate past Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey has revealed that some politicians attempted to bribe him with $100, 000 to prevent him from making negative comments on national issues.

Prof. Martey, who failed to mention whether the politicians were NDC or NPP members alleged that the politicians also promised to give him a mansion at Trasaaco and a V8 vehicle if he remained silent on national issues.

A new national carrier for Ghana is expected to be flying by October this year, the Transport Minister Fifi Kwetey has announced.

Mr. Kwetey said his outfit has had extensive deliberation with key stakeholders to ensure reliable and efficient services.

The A new national carrier for Ghana is expected to be flying by October this year, the Transport Minister Fifi Kwetey has announced.

Mr. Kwetey said his outfit has had extensive deliberation with key stakeholders to ensure reliable and efficient services.

Sunyani, Aug. 24, GNA - Regional Ministers have been tasked to highlight government’s achievements by the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) as the country approaches the 2016 general election.

Mr Ato Sarpong, the Deputy Minister of Communication, said this is the surest way to push the electorate to make informed choices and vote to retain the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in the December 7 polls.

Accra, Aug. 25, GNA - Government has secured funding from the World Bank to construct a bituminous double surface dressing road from Tatale to Zabzugu to Yendi in the Northern Region, President Mahama has said.

He said proposals had been approved and now going through the tendering process for work to begin on the 80-kilometre road up to Natchamba which shared boundary with the Republic of Togo.

President Mahama said this when he addressed party supporters at Tatale in the Tatale-Sangule District as part of his four-day campaign tour of the Northern Region.

ACCRA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Ghana's producer price inflation (PPI) rose to 10.3 percent year-on-year in July from 7.6 percent the month before, driven by rising gold prices, the statistics office said on Wednesday.

PPI is a major component of consumer inflation, which has for years remained above government targets. The West African commodity exporter is implementing a three-year aid deal with the International Monetary Fund to restore fiscal balance.

The Ministry of Health has set up a committee to investigate the demands by the striking Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GABMLS).

The members of GABMLS laid down their tools on August 22, to highlight their displeasure with government’s non-implementation of the National Health Laboratory policy which they say will help raise the quality of laboratory science practice in the country.

GABMLS has said the Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia, should be blamed for the consequences of the strike, including lives that would be lost as a result.