Monday, 18 July 2016

Today's front pages: Tuesday, July 19, 2016


        DAILY GUIDE


WE NEED MORE CASH SAYS EC

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, has insisted that the commission would need GHc1.2 billion for the 2016 general elections, although the government had approved an amount of GHc822 million in this year's budget for its operations.

NDC DROPS CANDIDATE FOR VICTOR SMITH

Daily Guide learnt yesterday that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had asked Anthony Gyimah, the party's parliamentary candidate for the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, to withdraw from this year's parliamentary race.

SLOW START OF VOTER EXHIBITION

The exhibition of the biometric voter register started smoothly across the country, but at a slow pace.

I WAS POSSESSED

The hearing of the contempt case against the host and two panelists of Accra-based Montie FM, took a dramatic turn yesterday as Alistair Tairo Nelson, one of the contemnors, said he was possessed by "kpokpogbligbli" to make those utterances attributed to him.

ZANETOR CLEARED FOR KLOTTEY KORLE SEAT

The Supreme Court yesterday with a four-one majority decision, gave the green light to Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Klottey Korle Constituency, to contest for the seat on the ticket of the party.

         THE FINDER

450MW POWER BARGE COMING
State-owned electricity distributor, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Karpower Ghana Limited have reached advanced stages of negotiations to increase Karpower's generation capacity to 675 megawatts (MW) before the end of this year as part of steps to resolve the power crisis permanently.

COMPANIES IN TROUBLE

The Registrar-General's Department has given companies that have failed to re-register and also file their annual returns up to December 31, 2016 to do so or have their names struck out.

PETROLEUM MINISTER APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF WAGP

Petroleum Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has been named Chairman of the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP).

USAID AND NASA USING TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVT IN WEST AFRICA

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have announced a five-year programme titled SERVER West Africa.

ENSIGN COLLEGE LAUNCHES HEALTH2GO PROJECT IN GHANA

A healthcare initiative aimed at reducing child mortality and morbidity has been launched at Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region.

FOREST DEGRADATION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND LIVELIHOOD OF FOREST DEPENDENT WOMEN

Ghana's forest cover continues to shrink every day. At the beginning of the 21st century, the nation was ranked among countries blessed with natural tropical forest cover.

       DAILY HERITAGE

I HAD 'KPOKPOGBLI GBLI' - HUMBLED 'CARELESS TALKER' TELLS SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court has described as "disgusting" the attitude of the followers of the four persons who were found guilty of contempt for threatening to kill the judges who sat on the Voters Register case.

RAWLINGS FACES ADDISON - AFTER CROSSING LEGAL HURDLE

The controversy surrounding the eligibility of the National Democratic Congress' parliamentary candidate-elect for the Klottey Korle Constituency of the Greater Accra Region has been put to rest with a ruling by the Supreme Court in favour of Dr Zanetor Rawlings.

REJECT NPP FOR DISRESPECTING YOU

Ahead of 2016 general election, the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling on the people of Volta Region to vote massively against the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) because the party does not respect their voting rights.

I SETTLED SHATTA WALE AND PRODIGAL'S FIGHT - REGGIE ROCKSTONE

One member of the music trio, VVIP, Reggie Rockstone has urged fans to discard the notion that, he was unperturbed about the feud between his member, Prodigal and Shatta Wale.

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