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Speaker of Parliament pondering over declaring Fomena Constituency seat vacant

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Ocquare has stated that the decision to declare the Fomena Constituency seat vacant after the New Patriotic Party expelled Andrews Amoako Asiamah is still under consideration. Andrews Amoako Asiamah was the former Member of Parliament for Fomena constituency under the ticket of the NPP but was expelled for filing […]

RTI: implementation to start in 2020

Information Ministry updates Chief Directors on RTI Operationalization strategy The Ministry of Information has held a day’s workshop in Accra for Chief Directors on the operationalization strategy for the Right to Information (RTI) Law ahead of its implementation in January 2020. The one day meeting was also to enable the Chiefs share ideas on the […]

Court remands 18 suspected Western Togoland separatists arrested in Bimbilla

The eighteen persons believed to be part of the Western Togoland Separatist movement who were arrested in Bimbilla have been remanded into prison custody by a Circuit court in Yendi. They are to reappear in court on January 9, 2020. This is to give the persecutors the opportunity to properly charge the suspects. The court […]

GRIDCo cuts power to VALCO over US$30m debt

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) on Monday, 30 December 2019, disconnected power supply to the Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO), following the failure of the aluminium smelter to settle over US$30 million outstanding debt to the power transmitter.  The decision was made by the management of GRIDCo after several attempts to get VALCO to […]

GJA mourns Peace FM reporter

The Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regional Chapter of the Ghana Journalist Association(GJA) has expressed regret over the sudden demise of Oheneba Kennedy who was a media practitioner and a correspondent for Peace FM. The Association in a statement copied to Dinpafm.com said: ”The demise of our colleague is a big blow to the Association […]

Controller announces dates for paying civil servants in 2020

The  Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has published the dates for payment of salaries for civil servants for the year 2020. Per the schedule, the earliest date for the payment of salaries is December 18 while the latest payment date is May 27. CAGD in a statement announced that: Notice is hereby given that […]

Ghana to “soon” use ECO instead of Cedi – Presidency

Ghana’s Presidency has said the country would “soon” join eight West African countries who have adopted the ECO as legal tender. They are Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. A statement signed by Mr Eugene Arhin, Director of Communication at the Jubilee House, said: “The government of Ghana has […]

Penkwaase low cost finally gets Assembly Member

Residents of Penkwaase Low cost electoral area, a suburb of Sunyani in the Bono region has today settled on Isaac Donkor as their newly elected Assembly member. The incumbent, Isaac Donkor and his close contender Joe Appiah both polled 166 votes in the elections held on Tuesday December 17 leading to a round off. The […]