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The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) is calling for the resurrection of cold corruption cases that appear to be dying a natural death. At a press conference in Accra, Tuesday, the anti-corruption institution cited eight corruption cases including the double salary allegations, the MMT scandal, the robbing the assemblies scandal, which they suspect have been abandoned by duty bearers. Programmes Manager ...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Monday, said the Akufo-Addo-led administration would soon pass the Fiscal Responsibility Law to ensure fiscal and debt sustainability. He said the legislation would cap the fiscal deficit and debt to the gross domestic product (GDP) ratio to give assurance to investors and ensure fiscal discipline, no matter the political party in government. He ...

Friends of the Earth- Ghana (FoE) a pro- environment Non -Governmental Organization is  urging government to take a tougher stance on cocoa led- deforestation by equipping the Forestry Commission to increase its forest monitoring activities to prevent reserve encroachment before it happens. The Organisation also emphasised the need for collaboration between the Forestry Commission and Cocobod to sensitize farmers on ...

Touted as the engine of economic growth, the private sector has been admonished to help fight corruption by reporting suspicious business transactions to the security agencies for action to be taken against them. The sector has also been advised to ensure due diligence in complying with their tax obligations to avoid security official coming after them.   Mr K.K. Amoah, ...

Persons parading themselves as prophets in the Ashanti Region will soon incur the wrath of the Kumasi Council of Christian Churches (KCCC). The council has expressed worry about the rising incidence of quacks duping people. They are crooks who present themselves as prophets, according to the council. The council is spearheading a campaign to rid the region of the crooks. ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Africans to rededicate themselves to the attainment of the twin goals of guaranteeing the liberties and freedoms of the people and eradicating mass poverty. He explained that the African freedom fight against colonial rule was also dedicated to the rapid enhancement of the quality of life of the people and the need to ...

Two people have been killed and two others injured in a renewed chieftaincy clash between two factions in Bole in the Northern Region. The incident which happened early Monday morning has also led to the burning of several houses. Reports suggest many people have fled the town. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command, DSP Mohammed ...

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has launched two documents to promote the welfare of persons with disabilities (PWDs). The documents, known as the “Framework and strategies for disability mainstreaming in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)” and “Ghana’s first report on its implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,” provide guidelines ...

Ghana has begun the export of plantain to Burkina Faso and other countries in the West African sub-region. The bumper harvest of plantain, the number three food crop in Ghana, after yam and cassava, has resulted in the export of the produce from Agogo and its environs to Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and Cote d’Ivoire. A visit by the Daily ...

Parliament has approved a US$210m facility that will help synchronise traffic flow and traffic information systems in the capital. The system will also provide real-time information to guide drivers on the status of traffic on the various roads, especially during peak hours. This was contained in a Finance Committee report on the fourth subsidiary agreement between government and China Development ...