The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has outdoored 87 River Wardens to work with the Navy to patrol the River Ankobra and Bonsa in the Western Region amid the activities of illegal miners to ensure sustainable mining in Ghana. Speaking at the initiation event in Takoradi, Mr. Duker said this […] The post Lands Ministry deploys
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for inclusiveness among African countries to help fight the current economic and global challenges. Speaking during the launch of the Centre for African Diplomacy and Global Engagement, Alban Bagbin, said the current world challenges due to the Russia-Ukraine war and Covid-19 are a clear indication that countries […] The post Let’s
The Member of Parliament for the Bolgatanga Central constituency, Isaac Adongo, has in a bizarre manner mocked the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, comparing him to popular Manchester United defender, Harry Maguire who is known for his gaffes. Addressing Members of Parliament, Mr Adongo began by praising the Black Stars for their victory over South […] The post ‘Bawumia
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Selorm Branttie has questioned the rationale behind the government’s decision to deactivate over nine million unregistered SIM cards. Government has been on a biometric SIM card re-registration drive since 2021 to create unique Identities for individuals and strengthen the country’s digital economy. Several extensions have been given owing to the […] The post SIM
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum for the National Security to immediately release a social media commentator by name, Seth Osei Asiedu popularly known as Kweku Rafik. The party says Rafik was arrested by officers from the Bureau of National Security Council and the Ghana Police Service at about 3:30 am […] The post National
The High Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour has rejected a settlement deal between state prosecutors and embattled founder of now-defunct Capital Bank, Ato Essien. According to the settlement arrangement submitted on Wednesday to the court, a day before the advertised judgement day, Ato Essien had agreed to change his plea to guilty […] The post Capital
We are hours before our match with Uruguay. The nation’s heartbeat is at breaking point. It’s the same Suarez, the same Uruguay, on the same Friday. Twelve years ago in South Africa, the gentleman handled a ball virtually in the Uruguay net, and got a sleeping referee whistling for a penalty instead of an outright […] The post Prof. Kwesi Yankah writes: Sending
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has disclosed that illegal mining is a major factor in the increase of HIV/AIDS infections in the country. The commission claims that illegal mining activities popularly known as galamsey have propelled a lot of indiscriminate sex activities, which in the long run increases the number of HIV/AIDS in the country. […] The post Galamsey
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has threatened to resist the approval of budget estimates for ministers that fail to move the motion themselves in the House. The Minority complained of the ministers of the various ministries not taking the business of the House seriously and warned that going forward, they will resist the approval of […] The post Minority
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has confirmed that some Ghanaian football fans in Qatar have been arrested and processed for court for selling world cup match tickets. The Minister made this known in Doha, during a visit to the Ghanaian contingent, who are in Qatar to support the Black stars. In his […] The post World Cup: Ghanaian fans arrested
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Tuesday, 22 November 2022 intercepted 5 brown Ghana Post branded boxes on suspicion of containing narcotic drugs at the Central Post office, in Accra. The boxes, which were all destined for the United Arab Emirates, were discovered to contain a total of 150 packets of coffee labelled “Café Naijar […] The post NACOC
The Supreme Court, will on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, deliver its judgement in the case challenging the payment of monthly allowance to spouses of the President and the Vice President. Parliament voted mid-last year on an amendment to the Prof. Ntiamoah-Baidu Committee to pay wives of the President and Vice-President almost $47,000 during the tenure […] The post Supreme
The leadership of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has directed its members at the Manhyia District Hospital in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, to lay down their tools from Friday, 2nd December 2022 if the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS) is not dismissed. Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah who has been suspended by […] The post Manhyia
The High court was unable to deliver judgment on the case against founder of now-defunct Capital Bank, Ato Essien and two others as a result of an agreement between the Republic and the first accused person to refund some of the money allegedly stolen. The three persons have been on trial for the past three […] The post State agrees for Ato Essien to
A tax analyst, Geoffrey Ocansey has described as regressive, the new tax measures announced by the Finance Minister in the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show Thursday, Mr Ocansey said the increase in VAT by 2.5 percent will widen the poverty gap and heap more pressure on people already […] The post ‘Regressive’
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Council has hosted the results online and candidates who so desire may access their results at the Council’s website, www.waecgh.org. WAEC made this known in a statement issued today, Thursday, December 1, 2022. […] The post WAEC
The leading name in quick commerce, messaging, and payments in Ghana, Hubtel, has spread its tentacles to the Northern Region of Ghana. Hubtel has doubled down on efforts to take digital inclusion to every corner of the nation. Earlier this year, the company launched operations in Cape Coast and followed it up with a community […] The post Hubtel extends operations to Northern Region
The leading name in quick commerce, messaging, and payments in Ghana, Hubtel, has spread its tentacles to the Northern Region of Ghana. Hubtel has doubled down on efforts to take digital inclusion to every corner of the nation. Earlier this year, the company launched operations in Cape Coast and followed it up with a community […] The post Hubtel extends operations to Tamale,
In line with the Government’s directive to link all SIM cards to National Identification Card (Ghana Card), all SIM cards that are not fully registered on the AirtelTigo network as of 30th November 2022, will be blocked from accessing all services. In effect, all partially registered SIM cards i.e, customers who have successfully linked their SIM […] The post AirtelTigo
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has sent a word of caution to the general public to be wary of an online site – www.locanto.com.gh purporting to carry out the auction of vehicles for and on behalf of the Customs Division of GRA. GRA in a statement clarified that it had not contracted any third party […] The post GRA cautions general public against auction scam appeared
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