The Yilo Krobo Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) is appealing to church leaders in the municipality to use their pulpit to educate congregants on the need and essence of the ongoing prepaid meter installation by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). According to MUSEC, it has become necessary to engage all stakeholders, including the clergy, to […] The post Educate

The Ghana International Bank (GHIB) says it has reached a settlement agreement with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its investigation into GHIB’s unsatisfactory anti-money laundering (AML) controls. The FCA had earlier fined the bank 5.8 million pounds after discovering some deficiencies in its anti-money laundering systems. Between January 2012 and December 2016, the […] The post Ghana

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has emphasised the need for challenges with the national school feeding programme to be quickly resolved. In recent times, there has been a running battle between caterers of the programme and authorities over the cost of feeding per student. In a bid to resolve the challenge, the Speaker paid […] The post We’ll

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed that Monkeypox cases in the country have increased from 12 to 18. According to the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick, 72 suspected cases were tested and 18 came out positive. Addressing the media at a meet-the-press session, he said the infected persons are between the […] The post Monkeypox cases in Ghana rise to 18 appeared

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Ghana International Bank (GHIB) 5.8 million pounds ($7.1 million) for failings in its anti-money laundering controls. The FCA said the bank provided correspondent banking services to other lenders, allowing them to provide products and payment services they would otherwise be unable to provide. Between January 2012 and December […] The post UK

Lynx Entertainment has signed a new musician, St. Lennon, to its label. Born Cudjoe Godfred Lino, St. Lennon is a Ghanaian Afrobeats and Highlife singer and songwriter. He has released his first single, ‘Holy Father’ under the record label. The song was produced by Beat Vampire. The video was shot and directed by Tigon Creative […] The post Holy

The High Court has ordered political commentator Listowell Nana Kusi-Poku to pay GH¢10 million as damages to Edward Akufo-Addo in a defamation suit. Mr. Edward Akufo-Addo who is the Managing Director of Amaadi Cold Stores Limited and a brother of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo sued the Class Media group, Kwabena Bobbie Ansah Mensah Thompson, […] The post Political

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the President of the Greater Accra School Feeding Caterers Association, Juliana Cudjoe as a member of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. A letter dated June 17, 2022, signed by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, noted that “H.E. the President…has revoked your appointment as a […] The post School

The Ghana Immigration Service wants the public to be on alert over fake offers of recruitment into the service by some unscrupulous persons on Facebook. The Service in a statement said the activities of one of such fraudsters, using a Facebook account with the name Kwame Asuah Takyi with phone number 0559248677 have come to […] The post Immigration

Cardiologist and Senior Physician Specialist, Dr Aba Folson, has explained that not all heart attacks come with classic signs such as severe chest pain. She noted that some patients who experience heart attacks may not recognise it until after a physical examination by a health practitioner. According to her, even though silent heart attacks may […] The post Vodafone

Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital says it regrets the recent flooding incident at its Endoscopy Unit. It says such a situation will not be experienced by both patients and staff again, since contractors have begun work to fix the problem. In a statement issued today, June 23, 2022, management blamed the flooding on […] The post Korle Bu apologizes over flooding

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has not endorsed any flagbearer aspirant in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), his office has said. A statement, signed by Dr. Kwabena Osei-Adubofour, Senior Aide and Spokesperson to former President Kufuor, said Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s presence at a Father’s Day event at Peduase with Mr. Kufuor was misconstrued. […] The post Kufuor

It was with joy that Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin welcomed a high-powered delegation from the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to the Ofori Panin Fie. This was on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022, when the newly appointed NHIA Chief Executive, the Board Chair, a Board Member, and Executive Management visited the Ofori Panin Fie, in […] The post Okoe-Boye is a

A teenage girl has been found dead in a drain at Ablekuma Manhean in the Ga West Municipality. According to a resident, Hawa Usman, she saw the deceased, whose hands had been tied, at about 6 am on Thursday. The situation has left many within the Ablekuma Manhean community in a state of shock. Speaking […] The post Girl found dead in drain at Ablekuma Manhean appeared first

Residents of Kubori in the Yagiba Kubori District in the North East Region on Wednesday poured onto the streets to demonstrate against what they say is the continuous police brutalities in the community. According to the Residents, the police invaded the Kubori community at 2 am on the 18th of June and arrested about 25 […] The post Yagiba Kubori:

Ghana’s leading telecommunication company, MTN swept the highest honours at the 2022 Health Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) Awards, taking awards for Company of the Year; Team of the Year; Management of Driving Safety (MODS) Excellence; Most Outstanding Contribution for Sustainable Development; Employee Empowerment Excellence Award; Health and Safety Management Practices; and Customer Safety and […] The post MTN,

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame has assured chiefs and people of Manya and Yilo Krobo that he will use his good office to ensure a fair treatment in the raging impasse between residents of Krobo land and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over the installation of prepaid meters. The recent […] The post Godfred

Since its introduction into Africa by Portuguese explorers in the 16th century, cashew has spread across the entire continent, especially in tropical West Africa. However, from being grown to stop desertification and erosion decades ago, cashew has now become an important economic commodity. Today, the cashew industry is contributing significantly to the economic growth of […] The post Hostile

Twitter is trialling a new feature allowing users to share “notes” as long as 2,500 words. The social media platform normally limits posts to 280 characters. Twitter said the move was a response to seeing people use the platform to post pictures of longer announcements and steer followers to outside newsletters. The test will run […] The post Twitter tests ‘notes’

The Head Office of the Births and Deaths Registry has been relocated from its previous site in the Accra Metropolitan area near the Law Courts Complex. The office has moved to Shiashie for official business, according to a statement issued by the National Office of the Registry. Specifically, persons who want to seek the services […] The post Head office of Births & Deaths Registry