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A Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, William Agyapong Quaito, says the ministry has not thought of any compensation for farmers whose crops have been affected by the invasion of army worms. The Deputy Minister said what the government is doing now is to assess the damage caused. More than 18,000 hectares of maize farms across the country have been destroyed by the fall army worms. This has compelled some stakeholders to call on the government to put in place adequate compensation package for farmers whose crops have been affected. But speaking on the issue on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene on…

Government’s promise of setting up an office dedicated to dealing with issues of corruption and judgment debt would come to fruition from July 2017. In view of this, government is to lay the bill on that creation of the office before parliament when it reconvenes from Tuesday May 30, 2017 for the processes to commence. Speaking about the president’s commitment to fighting corruption and riding the country of corruption, presidential spokesperson, Eugene Arhin said “we expect that in this next session of parliament the bill will be laid and passed and God willing, from the second part of this year,…

Residents of Yilo krobo municipal capital, Somanya have attacked the district police command, vandalised the charge office and burnt down the only patrol vehicle serving the whole district. The attack follows the arrest of the Assembly Member for the Sarweh electoral area, Ebenezer Adamatey Jones Dendenden by the regional police command in Koforidua for questioning. Meanwhile, six others have also been arrested. Last Friday, the assemblyman allegedly led a group of residents to demonstrate against the high electricity bills, which resulted in the destruction of ECG property. See photos here Today, Monday May 29, the aggrieved citizens mostly youth clad in…

Government has been able to pay only 60 million cedis out of the 130 million cedis monthly payment it promised service providers of the National Health Insurance Scheme across the country. The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) owes service providers 1.2 billion Ghana Cedis but promised to give the service providers a monthly payment of 130 million cedi. However, 3FM’s checks have revealed that only sixty million cedis of the first trench has been released and shared among the providers. Some hospitals across the country have already reverted to the cash and carry system due to government indebtedness. In an…

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reminded Ministers and heads of government department and agencies that they will have to account to Ghanaians for every action they take or fail to take while in office. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a six day Special Training Session on Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as Amended and Public Financial Management reforms for ministers and heads of agencies on Monday, Vice President Bawumia said the high offices they hold come with a responsibility to manage the public purse judiciously. Emphasising the importance of public procurement in any growing economy, Dr Bawumia…

Residents of Sumbrungu including the chiefs in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East region have advised the Aviation Minister to continue the abandoned airport project in Sumbrungu or face their wrath. Their demand follows a proposal by the sector minister, recommending a new project site within the same municipality when she visited the region last week. The Upper East regional airport project was started in the late 1980s spanning through several political administration and in the youth’s assessment it is about 60% complete, TV3’s Upper East regional correspondent Tanko Mohammed Rabiu reports. Site plans were developed for the site…

Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the early hours of Monday morning. The former world No 1 was pulled over by police on Military Trail South of Indian Creek Parkway near his home at 3am (EDT) in Jupiter Island, Florida, and booked into Palm Beach County Jail at 7.18am. Woods was released from custody at 10:50am. The 14-time major winner has dropped to 876th in the world rankings after years of injury problems and has not played competitive golf since withdrawing from the Dubai Desert Classic at the start of February with back spasms.…

Vehicle owners will from July this year pay a mandatory towing fee during the registering of their vehicles or renewal of roadworthy certificates at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority. The move is to ensure prompt removal of broken down vehicles from the roads, which officials say, contributes 25 per cent of total road accidents in the country. Under the National Towing Project, owners of motorcylce will pay GHC10 per year, cars with engines capacity less than 2,000CC (less than 2.0) will pay GHC40, buses and passenger commercial vehicles will pay GHC80 while articulated trucks will pay between GHC80 and…

The Shoprite supermarket at the Accra Mall has become an apparent deathtrap to hundreds of customers following the mounting of scaffolds for an ongoing renovation work inside the shop. Scaffolds have within the last month been erected inside part of the shopping area without the necessary and adequate safety precautions, thus raising concerns over a seeming tragedy as customers leisurely go on with their shopping without safety gears. The groceries and electronic section of the supermarket where the scaffolds are mounted, have not been cordoned off or restricted to shoppers as is required by safety standards, though caution signs have…

The Minister of State responsible for Public Procurement, Sarah Adwoa Safo has issued warning to ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to stop terminating government contracts without recourse to her office. She expressed “grave concern” about the increasing reports in the media regarding abrogation of government contracts by MDAs as well as municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs). In a statement issued on May 26, the Minister directed the MDAs and MMDAs “to refer all such questionable contracts to her office for expert and legal advice”. Adwoa Safoa noted that the advice will prevent any “unnecessary legal battles” between government and contractors…