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Source: 3news.com | Ghana

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision ruled that government’s re-alignment of the amount to be handed district assemblies is unconstitutional. The apex court has held that total revenue must be calculated to include Petroleum Revenue allotted as Annual Budget Support amount and non-tax revenue paid to Central Government. Ghana’s constitution (article 252(1)) requires parliament to make annual provision of not less than 5% of total revenue to assemblies for development. The Minority MPs in 2017 accused government of allocating an amount less than 5% (1.5 billion) of total revenue. Government maintained the minority misunderstood the formula used for…

Rwandans will no longer be used and discarded by any world powerhouse, President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has declared. He asserted that no matter how daunting the challenges confronting the country are, Rwandans are willing to work hard to transform the nation. Paul Kagame was addressing Rwandans, dignitaries, and well-wishers at a parade to celebrate 25 years after the genocide at the Amahoro Sports Stadium. The colourful event witnessed a military parade from the Rwanda Patriotic Army, cultural display, and poetry. The 25th Anniversary Celebration was under the theme, “Kwibohora”, which literally means “Together We Prosper”. “For decades…

There are questions about whether or not Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta was aware of the proposed 200 million dollar new chamber for Parliament.  According to a letter from the speaker of parliament sighted by your authoritative 3news.com, the minster was aware and had made allocation of funds but is is yet to be confirmed if the proposed allocation would be contained in the mid-year budget review or the 2020 budget statement. The chamber will replace the present 275-seater chamber refurbished in 2013. When completed, the 450-seater chamber would be ICT-compliant to accommodate future fibre-optics expansion, as well as prayer-rooms and…

Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum,[/caption] Nana Agyei Panin, the chief of Deduako near Kuntenase in the Bosomtwe district has highly commended Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe for his contributions to development in the district, Ashanti and Ghana. He described the MP who is also the deputy minister of education as a wonderful person whose dream has provided better education for the youth in Ghana, citing how his outfit has managed government’s flagship programme free Senior High School with its attendant double track system. Nana Agyei Panin said Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is the man Nana Akufo-Addo and Ghana need to develop the educational system and turn…

President Akufo-Addo[/caption] The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has gone hard on President Akufo-Addo for calling its views and that of others on Public Universities Bill disingenuous. The president of UTAG, Dr. Eric Opoku Mensah in a statement said president Akufo-Addo’s view on their stance was unfortunate. The Public Universities Bill which is expected to be sent to Parliament for consideration is being introduced by government to replace archaic laws at some public universities. The proposed law, being sponsored by the Ministry of Education, spells out the procedure for the establishment of Public Universities, the principles of management of…

A 29- year-old man who published nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend on social media platforms has been handed a three-year jail term by the Odumase Krobo Circuit Court in the Eastern Region. Though Prince Teye denied the charge of publication of obscene materials, he was found guilty after full trial on July 3 by the court presided over by Mr F.Y. Gbeddy. His accomplices, Bismark Amuzu and Raphael Lawer Raphael, both 21 years, who were charged with abetment of crime, were however acquitted and discharged. Prince was said to have had sexual intercourse with the 22-year-old victim (name withheld), a…

It has emerged in court that COCOBOD fast tracked the certification of Cocoa Nti fertilizer because the company “invested heavily” and was also the farmers’ preference though they had not used it on their farms before. Although a witness of the state, Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah who made the revelation in court on Tuesday did not explain what kind of investment the company made during the testing process to warrant the swift manner it was cleared, he said the “interest” shown by the company also influenced COCOBOD’s decision to give approval for the purchase of Cocoa Nti fertilizer in record time.…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday stated that his government had a clear vision on where it was taking the country, saying that by the end of his mandate, Ghana would have emerged a very prosperous nation. So far, his government, he said, had over the last two and half years made significant progress in all aspects of the economy and was working to put the country on the path of progress and prosperity. The President who made this known when he addressed participants at the 2nd Ghana Diaspora Homecoming Summit at the Accra International Conference Centre, said though…

“Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t improve it.”― H. James Harrington In recent times, some consumers have complained to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) about suspected cheating at the forecourts by some Oil Marketing Companies (OMC). Consumers deserve value for money and the NPA is desirous to empower consumers with information about the “10-litre standard measuring can” which must be available at all filling stations. Where doubt arises about…