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The management of the Universal Merchant Bank has earmarked 100 million dollars to support government’s one district, one factory initiative. The Board of Directors of UMB Bank led by its Board Chairperson, Mrs. Betty Zormelo, disclosed this when they paid a courtesy call on the President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House in Accra on Thursday. The 2017 Budget Statement and Economic Policy sets various bold agenda for the transformation of the economy of Ghana, through industrialisation. One of the flagship concepts under this transformation agenda is the “One District, One Factory” concept, under which the government plans to support…

The Majority Leader in Parliament has revealed a deep-seated mistrust among commissioners at the Electoral Commission (EC), which he says is negatively affecting its operations. Presenting the 2017 budget of the Electoral Commission for the approval of the house Thursday, Chairman of the Special Budget Committee and Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu recommended to the Chairperson and her commission to be more open and transparent to each other. He is confident this will eradicate the “existing mistrust” and also win the confidence of one another for a harmonious working relationship in the interest of the country. “Mr. Speaker a general observation from…

Following the huge storm that greeted news of the salary of the CEO of COCOBOD, Deputy Chief Executive of the company has told TV3 that he does not mind taking a pay cut to help the company thrive. Speaking exclusively in an interview, Dr. Adu Amponsah said “I’ve only been employed for only two months and I’ve not received anything. It is a sacrifice, it is service to the nation and I don’t see why we cannot sacrifice.” Asked if he would take a pay cut, Dr. Adu Amponsah answered and said “why not.” After being sworn in as chairman…

Leader of the Minority in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has called on Ghanaians to push for “deeper electoral reforms” as parliament approves budgetary allocation to the Electoral Commission on Thursday. Requesting the Finance Minister to consider increasing the amount estimation for the Commission, Mr. Iddrisu pointed out that what was allocated to the EC in 2017 is “inadequate” to improve the electoral landscape of Ghana. The Tamale South MP suggested to colleague legislators that the first step in the reforms would be for the EC to improve its data collection system. The country, he said, should also build a consensus demanding…

The Ashanti regional police command says it is in the process of building the docket of 14 suspects of pro-NPP vigilante group, Delta Force, alleged to have assaulted the regional security coordinator, George Agyei. The police initially arrested five suspects, including leader of the group, Kwadwo Fosu, alias Bamba. But regional police public relations officer, ASP Nketia Yeboah, tells3news.com nine additional suspects have been arrested in the Greater Accra region but granted bail. He says dockets of all suspects will be forwarded to the Attorney-General’s office for advice. A fortnight ago, members of Delta Force allegedly drove Mr. Agyei out of…

A local government expert has downplayed concerns that the law suit on the allocation of the district assembly common fund, will negatively affect the operations of the district assemblies. There have been growing concerns over the suit by two students of law at the University of Cape Coast, John Ndebugri Awuni and Richard Kwadwo Nyarko, seeking to disallow MPs and Regional Coordinating Councils as beneficiaries of the District Assemblies Common Fund. The plaintiffs claim such allocations contravene Article 252 of the constitution. Many have argued that the suit might affect the smooth running of the district assemblies especially if it…

The Dean, School of Graduate Studies at University of Professional Studies, Dr Kweku Mawutor Mensah says it is populist, a decision by the new Board Chairman of COCOBOD to slash the salary of the Chief Executive Officer into half. According to Dr Mensah, the decision by Hackman Owusu Agyeman, a former Foreign Affairs Minister, will rather serve as disincentive if not discourage people from aspiring to that position. The Board Chairman had recently revealed in a radio interview that he will ensure huge reduction in the salaries of top management at COCOBOD, explaining that the salaries being paid to former…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

A contract worth GH¢255 million awarded by the John Dramani Mahama administration for the supply of farm inputs to cocoa farmers has been cancelled by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo upon the advice of the newly inaugurated Board of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). The name of the contractor is immediately not known. However, the company was contracted to supply pesticides, weedicides, fungicides, insecticides and fertilizers to Cocobod under Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni for onward distribution to cocoa farmers throughout the country. Dr Opuni, who was earning a salary of about GH¢75,000 as Chief Executive of COCOBOD, is currently under investigation for…

The woman who was accused of inserting an artificial penis into a co-tenant’s vagina after making her drunk, has been acquitted and discharged by an Accra Circuit Court. Queenie Akuffo, a student, was charged of unnatural carnal knowledge but the court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku after full trial, held she ought to have rather been charged with indecent assault. According to the court, the video evidence produced in court showed that the victim was conscious and could have resisted the act, adding, what happened between the two was consensual and as such, was unable to convict the…