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The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), an independent statutory body established under Section 51 of the Petroleum Revenue Management (PRMA) Act, 2011 (Act 815), says it has observed a loophole in allowing the Minister for Finance to place a cap on the Ghana Stabilisation Fund (GSF). PIAC said there is no established criteria for the determination of the cap and use of proceeds for any official to place a cap on how much can be accrued to the Fund, hence can be subjected to abuse. GSF is a fund into which portions of the petroleum proceeds are deposited, at…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted that countries with aging populations are less likely to secure stimulus to support their economies, compared to economies with younger populations. The Bretton Woods institution noted that in the midst of the current Covid-19 pandemic, policymakers around the world are undertaking fiscal stimulus—a combination of spending increases and tax reductions—to support their economies. Even before the present crisis, the IMF said the importance of fiscal policy has been increasing, with monetary policy constrained by near-zero interest rates. it said in an analysis published by two of its staff, Jiro Honda and Hiroaki Miyamoto,…

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has apologized to Angel Town, manager of his fellow musician Sarkodie, over a misunderstanding that resulted in an alleged assault on the artiste manager this week. In a short video posted on his Twitter page Friday, August 14, Stonebwoy denied reports that his team pulled a gun during the confrontation. He said: “A few days ago at the recording of my own brother’s event, The Black Love Concert with Sarkodie, we all went out there to show love. We were all in high spirit to make sure we achieve greatness. There was a little misunderstanding with…

A video available to 3news.com shows that the 90-year-old woman, Akua Denteh, who was lynched at Kafaba in the Gonja East Municipality of the Savannah Region was tortured to confess to being a witch the night before her death. In the video, the old woman, now deceased, is heard pleading innocent to accusations by her assailants that was a witch who killed people in the area. A lady who appeared to be a fetish priestess is seen whipping the old lady while asking her name those she killed. Akua Denteh, in her plea for mercy said she was innocent and…

Executive Secretary of the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) Patrick Apoya has said he cannot be sure if the government is 85 per cent through to making the capital city the cleanest in Africa as the Minister of Sanitation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, is claiming. He, however, said on the Community Connect programme on 3FM Friday, August 14, that the government has taken prudent steps to achieve the target of the president to make the city the cleanest in Africa. He explained that one of the measures being implemented aggressively is the recycling of wastes instead of dumping.…

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampam Constituency, Samuel Nartey George, has taken on the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, saying he cannot take credit for the viability of mobile money and digital money transactions in Ghana. According to the lawmaker, the growth of digital money transactions, especially mobile money, commenced in 2009 at a time Dr Bawumia was nowhere close to the corridors of political power to even initiate any policy for the country. Sam George’s comments come after the Vice President had said 15 million Ghanaians now have bank accounts following the surge in mobile money transaction under the…

The Medical Walking Egg Center, a health facility, has set up an association of ‘Childless Couples’ to help address the issue of childlessness and stigma against infertility. The association is expected to help people have access to In-vitro Fertilization (IVF) at an affordable cost, and also assist women who at a point in time cannot have children, to adopt children. An official at the Medical Walking Egg Center, Nana Yaw Osei, explained that women are mostly stigmatized with infertility especially from in-laws, colleagues and friends. Speaking in an interview on 3FM’s Sunrise programme Friday, August 14, Mr Osei revealed that…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Monday, August 17, hand over the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat in Accra to the African Union Commission (AUC), a statement has said. The ceremony will be attended by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the newly-elected Secretary General of AfCFTA, the speaker of Parliament, Chairman of the Council of State, Senior Government Official and members of the Diplomatic Corps. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a limited number of other guests from the private sector and other public sector organizations have been invited to witness the ceremony. The statement released…

Fifty-three assembly members of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) in the Western Region have confirmed Abdul-Mumin Issah as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE). He was confirmed on Friday, August 14. During his investiture, he assured that he will see to the development of the Municipality with good measures. “I believe my ancestors are smiling upon me especially my late brother. Thank you all once again for the support and honour that you gave to me. Long live STMA, Long live Ghana.” Abdul-Mumin was nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after the death of the MCE for the area, Anthony…

Parts of one of the offices of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), located at Sapeiman in the Ga West Municipality, have been gutted by fire. The incident happened in the early hours of Friday, August 14. The office at Sapeiman serves as the Regional Office of the election management body. The inferno, which started around 2.30am, according to reports, destroyed several property belonging to the Commission. Personnel of the Fire Service quickly intervened to douse the inferno. The cause is not yet known but investigations have already been launched into the incident. By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana