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The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, will visit Ghana from 1-4 August 2017 as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation. The President’s visit to Ghana will provide an opportunity to engage with the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, key cabinet members and other development partners on the Bank’s partnership with the country, and visit key projects financed by the Bank. AfDB’s portfolio in Ghana as at June 2017 is composed of 22 operations with an overall commitment of UA 683.34 million (about US$ 950,319,370) The Bank is finalizing a new Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Ghana for the period 2017-2021. The Strategy will support…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has handed over two more petitions against two commissioners at the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, for action. This is in accordance with Article 146(3) of the 1992 Constitution. The petitions against Georgina Opoku-Amankwaah and Dr Amadu Sulley were filed by Emmanuel Korsi Senyo, a “Concerned Citizen of Ghana”, on Tuesday. He is demanding the impeachment of the two commissioners. This comes in the wake of an earlier petition filed by Concerned Workers of the Electoral Commission, demanding the removal of Charlotte Osei as Chair of the Commission. READ: Charlotte…

The fate of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees (GITMO-2), whether or not to send them away, has squarely been placed at the doorstep of Parliament after government sent agreement to the house for ratification. Mamud Umar Muhammed Bin  Atef and Khalid Muhammed Salih Aldhuby originally from Yemen were controversially brought to Ghana by the US government under the country’s former leader, John Mahama early 2016. But the Supreme Court in a majority decision ruled that the circumstance under which the two were brought into the country was unconstitutional. It subsequently ordered the government to send the agreement to Parliament for…

The General Legal Council (GLC) has slapped a four-year suspension on lawyer Kwasi Afrifa for professional infractions. Announcing the punitive action on Friday, the Council said the Kumasi-based lawyer was formally charged with two counts under Rule 5(10) of the Legal Profession Rules of 1969. But he was convicted on three counts. In the first count, lawyer Afrifa is accused of bringing legal action against one Dr Emelia Timpo on behalf of her brother Nana Kwamina Apreh Ackah, in a case he had interest in as a lawyer. The second count also finds him guilty of bringing legal action to…

The management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced the closure of the presidential bypass of the Kotoka International Airport to traffic. The bypass will be closed beginning Tuesday, August 1. This, according to management, is necessary to “enable the contractor on the Terminal 3 Project commence work on the construction of a road network and car park”. Sod was cut for the project in 2016 by Former President John Dramani Mahama. It is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2018. GACL apologised for the inconvenience the closure of the bypass may cause the public.…

Member of Parliament for Banda and Deputy Minority Chief Whip of Parliament Ahmed Ibrahim has accused the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, of “controlling and misleading” the Speaker of Parliament, Aaron Mike Oquaye. This is in response to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs’ earlier claim that the Minority in Parliament are being micro-managed by the former Speaker, Edward Doe Adjaho. The Minority in Parliament on Thursday – led by their Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak – threatened to impeach the Speaker of Parliament for what they say is bias against them in discharge of his duties. The Minority complained that the Speaker…

Incensed former Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor wants government to employ a more “humane” way in dealing with issues surrounding the controversial Ameri power deal. His house was raided by armed police personnel Friday morning as government gives strong indication of its resolve to investigate the numerous energy deals signed by the previous government. Mr. John Jinapor who is also the Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu said the security operatives told him specifically that they were “looking for documents related to the Ameri deal”. But the former Deputy Minister told Joy News in the afternoon that police officers with…

US Ambassador Robert Porter Jackson joined officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry at a validation workshop on Ghana’s African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Strategy. The meeting brought producers, processors and exporters together with customs and government officials to discuss the implementation of Ghana’s AGOA Strategy, which aims to helps Ghanaian companies take advantage of AGOA, a trade preference provided by the U.S. government to African countries allowing duty-free access to certain goods. Ghana began developing the AGOA Strategy last year, following the renewal of AGOA for a 10-year period (2015 to 2025) by the U.S. Congress. The…

It was something that one of the world’s renowned scientists tried looking at. Yes, so I think. But he greatly failed finding answers. It’s elusive. In his own words, Isaac Newton opined that, “I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.” Indeed, at the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) Annex, opposite the El-Wak Sports Stadium in the Greater Accra Region, was an exhibition of madness by some security personnel― that which Isaac Newton certainly could never have calculated! Reports had it that on Monday, July 24, 2017, some graduates had queued up for registration…

The “Get Into Rugby” (GIR) Development Officers at Kanda Estate Cluster of Schools organised the end of the third term break touch rugby games for the schools. Four schools participated in the World Rugby “Get Into Rugby” games. The girl’s games ended with Kanda Estate ‘1’ Basic emerging 1st, Islamic Training Institute 2nd, Al-Waleed Comprehensive Islamic Basic School 3rd and Kanda Estate 3&5 JHS 4th position. The boy’s games ended with Kanda Estate ‘1’ Basic emerging as winners while Al-waleed Comprehensive Islamic Basic School came second. Kanda 3&5 JHS achieved the third position while Islamic Training Institute ended fourth. The…