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As part of measures to expand rural electricity infrastructure, 32 communities in the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern Region have benefited from an electric extension programme. Some of the beneficiary communities include Betenase, Bokor, Arkoh, Nkansah No.1, Amponsah, Sukuran, Pantinpa and Krofom. The rest are Yaw Nkran, Paawudu, Ayeboafo No.1 and No. 2, Wawase, Nii Quaye and Boatemaa, among others. The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency, , Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who is also the Minister for Information led a team made up of the District Chief Executive of Akyemansa, Paul Asamoah, NPP executives in the constituency as…

Minister of Regional Re-organization and Development, Daniel Kweku Botwe, says there is still more work to be done by his ministry despite the completion of the creation of the six new regions. Contrary to the view that the Ministry will be collapsed with the successful creation of the new regions, the Minister said that will not happen as their focus now be on ensuring the development of and the disbursement of the 20 million-cedi seed capital for each of the 6 regions. Gov’t sets aside GH₵120m for new regions President Nana Akufo-Addo in January 2017 created the Ministry of Regional…

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) board is yet to submit its report on investigations into the alleged conflict of interest and financial malfeasance made against its Director General, Kwame Owusu, who has since last week retired from office. Barely four months after the probe was ordered into the allegations, the Transport Minister Kwaku Ofori Asiamah said on Tuesday that he is yet to receive the findings of the board for the necessary action to be taken. Maritime Authority blows over GH₵10,000 on lunch for 8; conflict of interest looms At a news conference in Accra Tuesday, the Minister confirmed reports…

Ghana and Tunisia have signed two agreements and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The three documents were signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Tunisia on Monday 18th February, 2019, following bilateral talks between Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (MP) and her Tunisian counterpart, Khemaies Jhinaoui. The two agreements – the establishment of a Joint Commission and General Cooperation – will boost relationship between the governments of the two countries. The MOU on Political Consultations is aimed at strengthening engagements in…

The decision to site the regional capital of the newly created Savannah Region at Damongo was a consensus between the government and the chiefs in the area, Minister for Regional Re-organization and Development, Daniel Kweku Botwe has explained. “All the chiefs in the kingdom met, all the opinion leaders met, and they actually discussed their capital. They openly did it and there was consensus,” he said on TV3 magazine show, New Day, on Tuesday. Akufo-Addo names Damongo as capital of Savannah Region He was commenting on the burning of the New Patriotic Party constituency office at Salaga by some angry…

Gregory Afoko, one of the suspects in the murder of the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Adams Mahama, in 2015, has challenged the Attorney-General (A-G) for discontinuing his trial at the High Court. In his writ invoking the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, Afoko is seeking a declaration that the nolle prosequi filed by the A-G on January 28, 2019 is a violation of articles 23 and 296 of the 1992 Constitution and, therefore, “unconstitutional, null and void”. Article 23 imposes a duty on administrative bodies to “act fairly, reasonably and comply with…

A New Patriotic Party executive, Kwame Baffoe Abronye, is pushing for former Aids ambassador Joyce Dzidzor Mensah to be arrested and prosecuted for deceiving the public about her HIV/AIDs status. The controversial party man claims in a petition to the Police CID that Ms Mensah in August 2011 deceived officials of the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) into believing she was HIV/AIDs positive. “As an established fact devoid of ambiguity, Joyce Mensah is not an HIV patient but has through illegitimate means acquired and enjoyed privileges meant for persons suffering from the virus” he claimed. With that alleged false declaration, Abronye…

A New Patriotic Party executive, Kwame Baffoe Abronye, is pushing for former Aids ambassador Joyce Dzidzor Mensah to be arrested and prosecuted for deceiving the public about her HIV/AIDs status. The controversial party man claims in a petition to the Police CID that Ms Mensah in August 2011 deceived officials of the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) into believing she was HIV/AIDs positive. “As an established fact devoid of ambiguity, Joyce Mensah is not an HIV patient but has through illegitimate means acquired and enjoyed privileges meant for persons suffering from the virus” he claimed. With that alleged false declaration, Abronye…

The Police in the Ashanti Region have identified more suspects in the shooting incident at the Ashanti Regional headquarters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that left one person dead on Monday afternoon. Another person who was also shot is currently in a critical condition at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Four persons, which the Police claim are members of the pro-NDC militia group the Hawks, have since the incident been declared wanted by the Police for allegedly being responsible for the bloody act. One shot dead at NDC meeting in Kumasi Regional Police public relations officer, ASP…

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said his team played “confused football” as Manchester United won at Stamford Bridge to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals. The result throws Sarri’s reign deeper into crisis, while United delivered the perfect response to their first defeat under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to set up a last-eight tie against Wolves. Ander Herrera converted Paul Pogba’s perfect cross to give United a 31st-minute lead, and Pogba doubled the advantage right on half-time when he dived to head Marcus Rashford’s delivery past Kepa Arrizabalaga, who should have done better. As Chelsea slumped tamely to another damaging defeat, their fans…