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Ghana’s Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is upbeat the implementation of the Special Prosecutor Act, that was given a presidential assent on Tuesday, will bring discipline into governance. After going through  about 30 amendments, the Special Prosecutor Bill was passed into law in November 2017. It gives power to  an independent prosecutor who will be tasked with the responsibility of prosecuting past and present public officers deemed to have been corrupt. Dr. Bawumia on Thursday underscored that, “Signing of the Special Prosecutor Bill into law is a significant step in the president’s determination to fight corruption in the public…

A former Director General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, William Ampem-Darko has attacked the National Media Commission (NMC), calling it a “retrogressive” institution. The Commission was set up with the mandate of registering, regulating and monitoring the activities of media houses in Ghana. According to him, the NMC is not a progressive institution that can effectively run any public service system in the country, recalling that whilst he was at the helm of affairs at the state broadcaster, the NMC failed on several occasions to assist them when they needed help. Mr. William Ampem-Darko was speaking on a wide range of…

Employees join companies but leave managers. A Gallup poll of more 1 million employed U.S. workers concluded that the No. 1 reason people quit their jobs is a bad boss or immediate supervisor. 75% of workers who voluntarily left their jobs did so because of their bosses and not the position itself. In spite of how good a job may be, people will quit if the reporting relationship is not healthy. “People leave managers not companies…in the end, turnover is mostly a manager issue.” Here are the four types of bad bosses that make employees want to quit companies: 1)…

A Former Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), William Ampem Darko, says he stopped the collection of TV license fees from the public because it was not adequate to fund the state broadcaster. He said he preferred using internally generated funds to run the state firm instead of taking Ghp30 as TV license to fund GBC. Speaking on 3FM’s morning show Sunrise on Thursday on the debate over the TV license, Mr. Ampem Darko explained that “the GBC problems are marketing and financing”. READ: Arrest Sam George, A-Plus on TV license – Ex-GBC boss He said “even though…

Former Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) William Ampem Darko has called for the arrest and prosecution of the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Sam George. The former DG also called for the arrest of musician Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, for inciting the public against the payment of TV license. There have been controversies over the payment of the licenses following the constitution of a court by the CHief Justice to have defaulters jailed. A-Plus in a Facebook post said he would be the first to go to jail over the issue because he…

A senior lecturer at Accra Technical University, Dr. Ibrahim Zuberu has called on the executive and the legislature to take a second look at the Television Licence Act. According to him, the Act at its current state will unnecessarily burden the poor and send many to jail. He therefore wants the law reviewed so that households are made to pay instead of individuals owning television, explaining that “it will lessen the pressure on Ghanaians who are complaining of harsh economic living conditions” “When I was in Britain, their system is different and flexible and many of our government officials know…

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it will review the terms of the $126 million desalination plant indefinitely shut down on New Year’s Day. “We can’t tell for now because there is going to be renegotiation between us, government and the owners of the plant; when we are done with the negotiations then will implement the outcome,” Mr. Stanley Martey told 3news.com on Wednesday. GWCL shut down the Accra Desalination Plant due to some outstanding management issues. The plant serves Teshie, Nungua and surrounding communities, a GWCL statement signed by Stanley Martey, Head, PR /Communications said. “In our bid…

A 25-year old unemployed lady who threw a broken wine glass at his boyfriend’s left rib during a misunderstanding over another woman has been ordered to stay 100 meters away from him. She will in default of the order go to jail for 12 months. Bilasssa Mansah is also said to have pulled a cutlass on the complainant, destroyed his door and centre table and poured water into rice and stew prepared by the complainant. Passing the sentence, an Accra Circuit Court further ordered her to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for 24 months or in default…

A 25-year old unemployed lady who threw a broken wine glass at his boyfriend’s left rib during a misunderstanding over another woman has been ordered to stay 100 meters away from him. She will in default of the order go to jail for 12 months. Bilasssa Mansah is also said to have pulled a cutlass on the complainant, destroyed his door and centre table and poured water into rice and stew prepared by the complainant. Passing the sentence, an Accra Circuit Court further ordered her to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for 24 months or in default…

Twenty companies in the energy sector have expressed interest to invest in a waste-to-energy conversion project under the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA). Chief Executive of KMA, Osei Assibey Antwi, in an interview with 3news.com, said all prospective investors are expected to submit detailed plans of investment, including proof of funding as well as terms and conditions under which the project will be implemented and managed. A decade ago, former President Kufour cut sod to commence the construction of a $1.35million waste-to-energy plant for the KMA. The project was under a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) agreement for the recycling of solid…