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03 Jul

Chief Shoots Niece During Coronation At Amosima In Central Region

Wontumi2NewsChief shoots niece

The Safohen of Amosima in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region is in the grips of the police for shooting his niece, a 40-year-old during the coronation of Ebusuapanin at Amosima The suspect chief as tradition demands during such events fired the gun but mistakenly shot his niece who had come to witness the ceremony on Saturday, July 1, 2023, afternoon. According to information gathered by Kasapa News Yaw Boagyan, the victim, known as Maame, was hit in the leg with the bullet creating a deep hole. The unfortunate incident caused a suspension of the event as…

03 Jul

GRA Confiscates 12,000 Cartons Of Unstamped Drinks From Importers

Wontumi2NewsGRA

Officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have seized 12,000 cartons of drinks with no tax stamps from importers. This was made known to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) when the Excise Unit of GRA embarked on a check operation at the GRA Customs Laboratory Facility at Airport City in Accra, where the confiscated products were stored. During the operation, GNA noted that some trucks were stocked with drinks without tax stamps while there were some with stamps on them. In an interview with GNA, Mr Kwaben Apau, Head of Excise Unit of GRA, said any item imported or manufactured…

03 Jul

Alban Bagbin Enskinned Chief In Nadowli Kaleo

Wontumi2NewsALBAN BAGBIN

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has been enskinned in Takpo as Naa Sunoyong Maalo Bagbin I, Tinmaali Naa of Takpo Traditional Council in Nadowli Kaleo. The ceremony was witnessed by Traditional Authority, family, friends, and members of the community. Born on September 24, 1957, in Sombo in the Upper West Region, Hon. Bagbin is a graduate of the University of Ghana (1977-1980) and the Ghana School of Law (1980 -1982). He holds an Executive master's in governance and leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). His parents were Sansunni Bagbin and Mrs. Margaret B. Bagbin…

03 Jul

GNPC, VRA And Other SOEs Owe $2.4 Billion – Deputy Energy Minister

Wontumi2NewsWilliam Owuraku Aidoo

Deputy Minister for Energy, William Owuraku Aidoo has revealed that Bulk Oil Storage And Transportation Co Ltd (BOST), Volta River Authority (VRA), Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO), Ghana Grid Company Limited – (GRIDCo), Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and the Bui Power Authority owe their creditors $2.4 billion dollars. According to the deputy minister, Deloitte publication in May 2023 indicates that as of December 2021, these State-Owned Enterprises owed their creditors who are mainly stakeholders, SOEs IPPs and fuel Suppliers in the power supply value Chain. The minister made this revelation on the floor of Parliament…

03 Jul

Screening Of NPP Presidential Candidates Begins Today, July 3

Wontumi2NewsNPP Presidential race

Beginning today Monday, July 3, 2023, the National Presidential Vetting Committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will begin vetting presidential hopefuls who have filed to run in the presidential primary. Evans Nimako, Secretary of the Vetting Committee, issued a statement on behalf of the party. Ten persons have filed to run in the election, and the party plans to have a special delegates conference in August to reduce the number to five. It will then hold a national conference to select the presidential candidate in November of this year. Former Trade Minister Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,…

03 Jul

41 Out Of 43 Ashanti MPs Have Endorsed Bawumia Because He’s An Asset- Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie

Wontumi2Featured, NewsDr. Nana Ayew Afriyie

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effiduase-Asokore, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie has disclosed that forty one out of forty-three Ashanti regional MP caucus have declared their support for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the next flagbearer for the NPP. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show on Movement TV/ Wontumi Radio, he explained that Dr. Bawumia is a great asset to the party and Ghana at large. "Dr. Bawumia has proven over the years that he's competent and the right choice to lead the party. He's shown that he's a coward Vice President. He has lived beyond expectations right…

03 Jul

Majority Chief Whip In Parliament Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh Is Advocating For Legislation To Drive The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Of Corporate Bodies In Ghana

Wontumi2NewsMr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh

Majority Chief Whip in Parliament Mr. Frank Annoh-Dompreh is advocating for legislation to drive the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of corporate bodies in Ghana. He noticed that despite the fact that CSR is characterized as a deliberate activity to coordinate social and ecological worries by corporate bodies in their business tasks, the setting of natural issues in this present reality requests a more dedicated come closer from all entertainers to guarantee supportability of economies, business activities and the planet. Mr. Annoh-Dompreh who is the MP for Nsawam/Adoagyiri additionally saw there is a predominance of unfamiliar Multi-National Companies (NMCs) on issues…

03 Jul

Ghana Would’ve Collapsed If NPP Shared Half Of What The NDC Have Done In Assin Nortn” – Kennedy Agyapong Worried About Opposition Deity Campaign

Wontumi2Featured, NewsKennedy Agyapong

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central and flagbearer hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has shockingly reveled how each Member of Parliament of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) paid to sponsor the Assin North by-election that emerged them victory. According to Kennedy Agyapong, the NPP was very shocked on the election day for seeing the crying opposition NDC engaged in vote buying by distributing money, wellington boots, sewing machines, hair dryers, fertilizers and other items to Assin North residents to vote for the NDC. Speaking on "State Of Ghana", a weekend political show on Wontumi Radio/TV…

03 Jul

A Weakened ECG To Rescue IPPs? – Terkper Asks

Wontumi1BusinessECG

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has indicated that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has been weakened. He was reacting to a meeting held with ECG on Friday, between the state power distributor and the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) which led to the suspension of the planned shutdown of power plants. Following the meeting, the managing director of the ECG Samuel Dubik Mahama explained that, per the agreement reached on the framework going forward with IPPs, ECG “agreed to stay current. So if I am current now, every month, you are okay.” He continued “We used interim in two forms.…

03 Jul

Cedi Depreciates 11.21% In Half-Year 2023; Classified Among ‘Worst Spot Returns’ In Africa – Bloomberg

Wontumi1BusinessIMF, US dollar

The Ghana cedi ended the first-half of this year with a better performance than the same period last year. According to Bloomberg, the cedi lost about 11.21% to the US dollar, yet was still classified among African currencies with ‘Worst Spot’ Returns’. On the interbank market, the Bank of Ghana put the year-to-date loss of the cedi to the dollar to about 20%. Presently, the Ghanaian currency is going for ¢11.68 to the dollar in the retail market. The Bank of Ghana is however quoting one dollar to ¢10.99. In the last three months, the cedi had performed well against…