The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has hinted that it will soon publish sanctions for financial institutions who do not comply with the provisions of anti-money laundering Acts. This it believes will level the fight against money laundering in the financial institutions. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) earlier pushed for the amendment of legislations on money laundering and financial ...
World Bank Vice President, Makhtar Diop will arrive in Ghana on Tuesday, April 4, 2016 as part of a two-day mission, after which he will also visit Benin and Togo. In Ghana, Makhtar Diop will pay a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to discuss development challenges and opportunities in Education, Energy, Agriculture, ...
Over 3,600 out-of-school children in 32 communities where schools do not exist in the East Gonja District of the Northern Region have gained access to education following their enrolment into the Christmas Calendar Wing Schools Project (CCP). Wing Schools are lower primary schools of kindergarten to primary three – opened in communities where schools do ...
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, believes it should not matter whether his apology to the Speaker of Parliament after being charged with contempt by the Joe Ghartey committee was from his heart or not. “Whether that [the apology] was from the bottom of my heart, whether I agree with the grounds ...
The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, believes it should not matter whether his apology to the Speaker of Parliament after being charged with contempt by the Joe Ghartey committee was from his heart or not. “Whether that [The Apology] was from the bottom of my heart, whether I agree with the grounds ...
A sharp rise in US pedestrian deaths has been partly blamed on people using their smartphones while driving or crossing the road. The US Governors Highway Safety Association estimates that there were 6,000 pedestrian deaths in 2016, the highest number in more than 20 years. In the last six years, fatalities have grown at four ...
Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country’s congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let the president seek re-election. The head of the main opposition party said an activist had been shot dead. The country’s 1992 constitution, introduced after 35 years of dictatorship, limits the president to a single five-year term. ...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, wants the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, to apologize for his claims that he [Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh], called the Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini “a fool” thus escalating tensions in Parliament to near-fisticuffs. This was after the Joe Ghartey committee found the Bawku ...
Manchester United’s injury problems have worsened, with midfielder Juan Mata joining defenders Chris Smalling and Phil Jones on the sidelines. United announced on Friday that Mata, 28, has had surgery on a groin problem. Jones, 25, injured a toe in an innocuous training-ground tackle, with reports claiming it involved Smalling. Smalling, 27, has been pictured ...
Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, has rubbished suggestions that President Nana Akufo-Addo’s three-day tour of the Ashanti Region is connected to recent troubles within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in that part of the country. Mr. Hamid maintained that, the President’s trip to the NPP stronghold in the wake of recent tensions was merely coincidental. Addressing a ...
The Swiss Red Cross (SRC), a Swiss Humanitarian Foundation, has provided financial support to the Central Region Red Cross of the Ghana Red Cross Society, to help embark on cholera prevention campaigns in the region. Consequently, one hundred volunteers have been trained as part of measures to prevent a possible outbreak of cholera in the ...
A middle-aged man claiming to be an illegal miner, has warned President Akufo-Addo not to initiate moves to stop illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey in the country. The man, who is seen in a viral social media boasting about being an illegal miner, said the President must think of how any such move will ...
President Akufo-Addo, who is known for his sharp suits seems to have developed new love for African prints and making waves with his new shirts. There has been a surge in the wearing of African prints by Ghanaians, possibly sparked by the the Kufour government’s Friday wear initiative, which sought to promote Made in Ghana ...
The Deputy Minister Designate for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay has pledged his utmost commitment to his new role to attain set targets. He has also assured Ghanaians of his readiness to face all possible challenges in his line of duty under the NPP administration. Mr. Lindsay gave the assurances during questioning by lawmakers on ...
Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Rachel Appoh, has accused some National Security operatives and three women at the Flagstaff House of assaulting her. According to her, she visited the seat of government hoping to address some issues regarding her ex gratia package, when she was verbally assaulted and even ...
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