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The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated government’s resolve to deal forcefully and decisively with the issue of illegal bunkering and the smuggling of petroleum products by sea into Ghana. Government, he said, is in the process of formulating policies aimed at nipping the situation in the bud once and for all. Dr Bawumia gave the assurance when he paid a working visit to the Western Naval Command at Sekondi on Thursday February 15, 2018. According to the Vice President, the visit was to enable him understand at first hand the issues surrounding illegal bunkering and the smuggling…

Policy Analyst, Dr. Steve Manteaw, says the discretionary powers given to the Minister for Energy not to enter into a Petroleum Agreement after a bidding round, exposes the minister to corruption. He observed such allocated powers to the minister place him as a target for investors seeking opportunities in the upstream petroleum sector. “So much power has been allocated to the Minister and this makes it easy for him to be influenced by investors seeking opportunity in the upstream petroleum. They will head straight to the minister’s house and try to compromise him to exercise that power”. Section 10 (3)…

Tutors of the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College who exposed alleged financial and procurement malfeasances by the principal of the college say they will now remain spectators as they have had to learn their lessons the hard way. The tutors in October 2017 alleged the principal, Mr. Bawa Awula, and the accountant of the college were among other things, engaged in financial malfeasance and noncompliance with procurement procedures. They locked up the office of the principal to demand he stepped aside for investigations to be conducted into the matter. They also boycotted lectures to press home their demands, a situation that…

A lawyer representing 14 persons indicted for the murder of military officer, Major Maxwell Mahama, has given up on some of the accused persons at the eleventh hour, leaving them in limbo as trial is set to start on March 5. Lawyer George Bernard Shaw, who had been representing all the 14 accused persons in the preliminary stage of the case since June 2017, announced his withdrawal for nine of them Thursday morning when the case came up at the High Court for the first time after their committal. Mr. Shaw informed the Court that he had reached a decision…

Dr. Ahmed Jinapor says former Attorney General Martin Amidu who has been vetted to head the country’s Office of the Special Prosecutor does not know everything as he has portrayed himself to the people of Ghana. In his view, Mr. Amidu who was subjected to a rigorous seven-hour vetting Tuesday by the Appointment’s Committee of Parliament, is egoistic. Although he admitted Mr. Amidu is a confident man who has a pedigree of knowledge in law coupled with extensive experience, he advised him not take his ego to his new job if his nomination is approved by parliament. “I’d wish he…

Ghana is a broke country, but the government has failed to disclose to Ghanaians, the true state of the finances, Energy Expert Ishmeal Agyekumhene has claimed Reacting to issues regarding government’s proposal for a 2 per cent reduction in the Special Petroleum Tax on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show Thursday, Mr. Agyakumhene explained government lacks the finances to run the county, hence the introduction of such taxes to generate revenue. “What I know is that this country is broke and that is something they are not telling us. I am almost certain that if the 15% is so easy for them…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the urgent responsibility facing leaders on the continent is to make Africa attractive so African youths see the continent as a place of opportunities. With the continent having the youngest population, President Akufo-Addo noted that “our youth who bear the brunt of the suffering now resort to desperate measures to get out.” He bemoaned the fact that African youths “brave the Sahara desert on foot, and, those who survive the ravages of the desert, risk being sold in slave markets in Libya, or risk journeys across the Mediterranean sea on rickety boats, all in…

Mentally ill persons have taken over the streets of Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis in the Western Region, raising concerns about the safety of pedestrians and road users. Residents say one is likely to find a lunatic roaming the streets within every 100-metre interval, noting the activities of these mentally deranged persons had become a nuisance to them, and have thus called on city authorities to act swiftly. Aside littering the streets with all sorts of waste, these lunatics who roam the streets daily, are said to be crossing roads haphazardly to the extent that some run after vehicles.Checks by Takoradi-based Connect FM…

Non-governmental organisation, Arocha Ghana has asked the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to stop the denying that there is water rationing across the country. Water supply to some parts of the country have for the past week been erratic raising suspicion of water rationing but the GWCL announced in a statement that the company was experiencing some challenges with water supply in Accra and most parts of the country. It thus cautioned consumers to be measured in their consumption of water while the company addresses the challenges. However, a statement signed by Arocha Ghana’s National Deputy Director, Daryl Bosu, says…

At least 17 people are dead after a 19-year-old man opened fire at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida, police have said. The suspect has been named as Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the school who had been expelled. As the attack unfolded students were forced to hide as police swooped in on the building. It is the deadliest school shooting since 26 people were killed at Connecticut school Sandy Hook in 2012. It is the sixth school shooting incident in 2018 that has either wounded or killed students Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters Mr Cruz…