Pulse News On The Go - 22nd June, 2016

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is asking President John Mahama to comment on the controversy surrounding a Ford Expedition car gift given to him by a Burkinabe contractor which some have described as a bribe. Speaking at a press conference in Accra today, Mr Blay said the president’s long silence is rather worrying since he ordinarily would have responded to other issues at the slightest opportunity. He believed the president must come clean on the matter since the contractor in question has already “confessed”. The Supreme Court has ordered the Attorney General to produce the agreement between Ghana and the United States regarding the two Gitmo detainees in Ghana. In the ruling, the court indicated the agreement will only be seen in-camera and not in open court. Two Ghanaians, Henry Boakye and Margaret Bamful, want the court to determine that the president acted unconstitutionally by agreeing with the United States government to host the two former detainees in Ghana. Over 31,000 persons who benefited from the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) have defaulted in the payment of their loans. According to the Trust Fund (SLTF), some of the named individuals have defaulted for almost ten years. The Trust has therefore warned that it will publish the names of the defaulters in the national dailies if they refuse to pay back their loans. Statistics from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has shown a sharp increase in the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems, also known as drones for commercial and private purposes. This has prompted the Authority to roll out new guidelines for the use of drones, because of the threats they pose to humans, property and other aircrafts. According to the Authority, no person shall operate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems without a license issued by the Authority.