Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has suspended sitting for thirty minutes over what he describes as procedural irregularities on the part of the Minority in Parliament over their application submitted to Speaker to probe allegations of extortion on the part of Ministry of Trade from expatriate companies.  It would...
The B&FT can authoritatively report that, the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson P. Asiama, has resigned from his position barely two years after being appointed to the position. Information available to the B&FT indicates that, the now former governor of the central bank tendered in...
Maternal death is becoming alarming in recent times that one would wonder if getting pregnant is important because of some complications during child birth. Some circles have attributed maternal death to witch craft whilst others attribute it to the negligence of some health practitioners during delivery. Child birth is important in...
Customers across seven regions in the country have benefited from gifts of appreciation from the ‘Aseda tour’ embarked on by Total Petroleum Ghana, a leading Oil Marketing Company in the country. Speaking at the closing event on 21st December 2017, The Sales and Marketing Manager, Mr. Abdul-Rahim Siddique stated the...
The Porcupine Warriors because of their past achievements in Africa and the Ghanaian league remain one of the best clubs in the history of Ghana whose name is all over the world. The hopes and aspiration of Kotoko supporters was raised high when their God- fearing bankroller in the person...
In its bid to resolve the challenges with the Accra Desalination Plant that serves Teshie, Nungua and surrounding communities, the Management of GWCL took a decision to put the plant out of operation beginning 1st January, 2018. Management has as a result made alternative arrangements to serve the supply area...
Norwegian major Statoil is the latest addition to a Joint Industry Project (JIP) for subsea boosting pumps. Ask an equipment manufacturer for cheap, light, and strong, and most will tell you it can’t be done. Fuglesangs Subsea, project manager for the JIP, will tell you otherwise. “We think we’ve cracked the...
A passenger train has caught fire in South Africa after colliding with a truck, killing at least 14 people and injuring 268, rescue workers say. Some of the bodies are "burnt beyond recognition", Free State Health Department spokesman Mondli Mvambi told South African news site Times Live. Video footage showed a...
Lawyers for US President Donald Trump are seeking to stop the release of a book containing damaging allegations about his administration. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House is due for release on Tuesday. It cites former top aide Steve Bannon as describing a meeting with a group of Russians...
Almost nowhere on earth is football followed as passionately as in Africa. It is loved by Africans from all walks of life across the continent. This week, I am giving the opening address at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards in Accra, Ghana. This has afforded me a good...