Monday, 27 June 2016

Today's front pages: Tuesday, June 28, 2016

          THE FINDER

NO END TO DUMSOR VRA'S CONTINGENCY ANALYSIS REVEALS

Electricity supply bottlenecks are expected to persist throughout 2016 despite government's steps to resolve the power crisis.

GHC400BN LOOT: OCCUPYGHANA DRAGS AUDITOR-GENERAL TO COURT

OccupyGhana has filed a suit at the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the Auditor-General's omission, failure, refusal or neglect to issue any Disallowances and Surcharges to recover huge sums of money for the state violates the Constitution.

EC GETTING FUNDAMENTALS WRONG - GBA

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to execute its constitutional mandate with integrity for a transparent, credible and more acceptable polls on November 7.

GHANA LOSES $400M TO POST-HARVEST LOSSES

Ghana loses $400 million annually through post-harvest losses. Ironically, Ghana's food import bill hit $1.5 billion in 2015.

          DAILY GUIDE

MAHAMA 200 DAY SCHOOLS IN LIMBO

It is turning out that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government's promise to complete 200 day senior high schools cannot be fulfilled before the general election in November.

MINISTER GRILLED OVER GYEEDA CASH

A deputy minister of finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, was yesterday grilled by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament over the bloated budget of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) from Ghc20 million to Ghc199.3 million in 2012, which the minstry endorsed and provided funds for.

ECOBANK MANAGER KILLERS NABBED

The Kasoa Divisional Police Command in the Central Region has finally apprehended two suspected armed robbers who allegedly shot and killed the operations manager of Ecobank, Seth Akyea.

MILITARY PROBE ARMY CHIEF

A vehicle donation made to the Army for operational purposes has landed the Chief of Staff at the General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Sampson Adeti, in trouble.

       DAILY GRAPHIC

GYEEDA OVERSHOT BUDGET IN 2012 BUT DEPUTY MINISTER SAYS WAS DONE TO AVOID JUDGMENT DEBT

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament yesterday criticised the Ministry of Finance for releasing GHc199 million to the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) in 2012.

BLACKOUT NOT RETURN TO DUMSOR - JINAPOR

The deputy Minister of Power, Mr John Jinapor, has allayed the fears among power consumers that the recent power outages are a sign for load shedding, otherwise known as 'dumsor'.

MASTERMINDS OF ECOBANK MANAGER'S MURDUR ARRESTED

Two persons suspected to be the masterminds of the murdur of the Operations Manager of the Cantonments branch of Ecobank Ghana, Seth Kweku Akyea, during a robbery attack at his residence at Kasoa in 2015 have been arrested.

AFRICAN SUMMIT TO HONOUR KUFUOR, OTHERS

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor and other eminent personalities will be honoured at the African Summit for their contribution to the continent's development.

BUSSINESS AND FINANCIAL TIMES

BANKS FACE WORSENING FORTUNES - MOODY'S WARNS

Credit ratings agency Moody's has warned that the fortunes of Ghanaian banks could further decline on the back of increasing non-performing loans, which have already reached a 6-year high.

50% OF COCOBOD PROPERTIES UNREGISTERED

Less than 50 percent of Ghana Cocoa Board's properties nationwide are covered by proper land documentation, the director of Estates at COCOBOD Alex Asiedu has confirmed.

CAN NEW BOG RULES HALT SPECULATORS?

All things being equal, currency speculators will no longer be the determinants of the cedi's fate as the new Bank of Ghana (BoG) forex guidelines take effect next week.

REVIEW LABOUR LAW TO SUPPORT PORT PRODUCTIVITY - MDU BOSS

The re-elected General Secretary of the Maritime and Dockworkers Union (MDU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Daniel Owusu-Koranteng, has emphasised the need for a review of the current Labour Law to address gaps and weaknesses as regarding protection of the vulnerable Ghanaian worker.

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