The Ghana Scandals Index

Indexing government scandals one at a time

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PMMC board adjusts allowances upwards

There has been an upward adjustments in allowances for the chairman and the board members of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) Limited. In one instance, the increase was over 700 per cen…

Oct. 10, 2018

Ghana travels with largest delegation to UN conference

Ghana seems to have chalked a rather negative record feat at the United Nations Assembly after presenting a twenty two-man delegation led by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the world body’s Tr…

Oct. 10, 2018

Gov’t engages Singaporean master-planner to ‘redevelop Accra’

The government’s plan to engage a foreign national to design a master redevelopment plan for the nation’s capital, Accra has angered key professionals who have described the move as an insult to thei…

Oct. 7, 2018

Gov’t accused of giving expired food products to flood victims

It has emerged that some food items recently supplied by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to flood victims in the Upper West Region had expired, resulting in some beneficiaries becoming ill after …

Sept. 25, 2018

Ghana ranked among countries with worst government integrity

Ghana has been ranked among countries with the lowest government integrity. According to the 2018 Index of Economic Freedom released by the Heritage Foundation, loose fiscal policy and political favo…

Sept. 21, 2018

Government to yield DTT to China's StarTimes

Ghana’s attempt to transition from analogue to digital is set to meet another major snag. This is because the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has rolled up its sleeves to resist …

Sept. 18, 2018

Asuogyaman DCE buys GHC1,850 printer for GHC16,000

The Asuogyaman district assembly in the Eastern region has been hit with a massive price inflation scandal that has angered residents of the district. Documents sighted by Starr News reveal prices…

Sept. 18, 2018

Over 600,000 litres of BOST’s contaminated fuel disappears

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) is in the news again, this time over the disappearance of about 600,000 litres of its contaminated fuel. A five-member committee set up by the current M…

Sept. 14, 2018

Board Chairman of Auditor-General department violating procurement processes

Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to stop the “manipulation” of procurement processes in his office. Mr Domelevo is accusing his Board Chairman, Prof. Edward …

Sept. 12, 2018

Ghana Hires McKinsey to Boost Tax Take

Ghana’s tax agency has hired McKinsey & Co. to help boost collections after missing the revenue target for the year trough August by 1.8 billion cedis ($367 million). The move to increase income c…

Sept. 12, 2018

Over 10,000 hectares of farmlands under Planting for Food & Jobs destroyed

Government’s flagship agriculture programme, Planting for Food and Jobs has suffered a major setback following the destruction of over 10,000 hectares of farmland in the Upper East Region. The spi…

Sept. 11, 2018

Sawla DCE awarding contracts to himself

Executives of the New Patriotic Party in Sawla in the Northern Region are demanding the removal of their District Chief Executive, Lawal Tamimu. At a press briefing in Sawla, the party executives …

Sept. 5, 2018

Mass dismissals hit the economy

The Centre for Socioeconomic Studies (CSS) has said over one million Ghanaians have lost their jobs since 2017. “The CSS, from its study of the situation, found that over a million individuals who…

Aug. 31, 2018

GNPC buys $7.5m property from CEO's former company

Documents available to Joy FM indicate the Chief Executive of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) last year ordered an urgent transfer of $7.5 million to a company he once worked for. The am…

Aug. 28, 2018

Government destroying bungalows for Judges to build National Cathedral

Plans are underway to clear Judges from their Ridge Roundabout residence to make way for the construction of the 5000-seater National Cathedral. About ten six-bedroom bungalows that would be demolish…

Aug. 24, 2018

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