Dr Herbert Gustav Yankson, Head of the Ghana Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Cyber crime Unit, has disclosed that as at August this year, Ghana had lost $90,168 to cyber crime. This compares to a loss of $22,692 in 2016 and $21,357 in 2017. Dr Yankson was speaking during a capacity building workshop on Mobile … The post Ghana loses over $90,000 to
The Auditor General is to embark on a Nation-wide Payroll and Personnel Verification Audit of Government of Ghana Payroll with effect from October 9, this year. The Nation-wide special audit is in line with section 16 of the Audit Service Act, 2000 (Act 584), a statement signed by Mr George Swanzy Winful, Deputy General, Deputy … The post Auditor-General
Government has ensured reliable, quality, affordable and adequate power supply over the last 21 months, placing Ghana as a net exporter of electricity in the West African economic bloc, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Speaking at the Financial Times Africa Summit, in London, on Monday, he said his government, over the same period, … The post Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday said Ghana’s economy was on the path of recovery and growth, in spite of the difficult economic circumstances inherited from the past administration. He said the economic policies being promoted by his government was fixing the fundamentals of the economy, which would enable the country to realise the vision … The post Economy
Excavator Tracking Taskforce of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining on Saturday arrested a Chinese and six Ghanaians at the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region for engaging in illegal mining. They were handed over to the Amansie West Police, however, the six Ghanaians surprisingly escaped from police custody. The Chinese suspect would be … The post One
Malaria parasites have evolved to be most infectious at the time of day when mosquitoes feed, to maximise the chances of spreading, research shows. The finding explains why people with the disease experience regular bouts of fever. These occur as the parasites that cause malaria replicate in the bloodstream of infected people or animals, in … The post Malaria
Domestic airline operations at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) will be handled from Terminal 2, effective today, October 8, 2018. Domestic operations has been moved from Terminal 1 of the KIA, where it was previously handled to Terminal 2, which was previously used for international operations. This follows the successful migration of all international operations … The post Domestic
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Monday welcomed foreign investments into government’s priority areas, promising a non-discriminatory policy to investors across the globe. “We will look east, west, north and south without prejudice, but there should be no surprise if we are more welcoming to those who are prepared to invest in our priority areas,” he … The post President
Mr Mustapha Ussif, the Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), said the Scheme intends to cultivate 5,000 acres of farmland at its Ejura farms in the Ashanti Region. This, he said, was to boost production to reduce the import of food by the country and create jobs for the people of Ejura and … The post National Service Scheme
Former President John Mahama has reiterated that his erstwhile administration’s focus was to expand health infrastructure amongst others to create jobs. He said “When we were in government, our concentration was on expanding the health facilities so that we could employ more health workers, because if you don’t create new opportunities by improving on infrastructure, … The post Our
As the number of refugees coming to Germany has fallen significantly since the high of 2015-16, so has the number of human-trafficking cases. The number of suspects and criminal acts relating to human-trafficking fell by one-third in 2017 compared to the 2016, the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (BKA) revealed on Monday. In 2017 there … The post Human-trafficking
Karmzah, a comic that portrays a person with cerebral palsy as a heroine was launched on Saturday, 6th October to coincide with the celebration of World CP Day worldwide. The Comic to be made available online on the Afrocomix App on Google Playstore is expected to change the negative perceptions about persons with disability as … The post Karmzah! The comic heroine
The three top brands in the world are Apple, Google and Amazon and they have a total value of $470 billion, according to the 2018 Best Global Brands Report, released last week by Interbrand. The 19th edition of the Report features two new entrants and three re-entrants: Spotify at number 92 worth $5.1 billion, Subaru at number … The post Apple,
Authorities of University for Development Studies (UDS) in the Wa Campus have warned students against practicing occultism on campus and taking tramadol or face the full rigors of the law. Vice Chancellor of UDS Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye gave the warning during the 26th matriculation of Wa Campus of the University for the 2018/2019 academic … The post UDS
The Nayorigo Primary School in the Bongo District lacks textbooks for both teachers and pupils to enhance academic work. A visit to the school by the Ghana News Agency saw that with the exception of Creative Arts and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) subject textbooks that were available for only primary two, three and four, … The post Nayorigo Primary School
Stakeholders in education at this year’s World Teachers’ Day Celebration in Bolgatanga have called on government to motivate teachers to enhance the quality delivery service. They said when the teachers are well catered for through revised policies that raise the standards of teachers in terms of receiving good salaries and other incentives, they would be … The post Teachers
Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament has spoken through his grief over the loss of young brother saying death has further given him a perspective on how life is nothing but vanity. He said the only thing man can do that death cannot win over is love and admonished human beings … The post Ghanaians should forgive one another – Bagbin
Mr Goosie Augustus Tanoh, a National Democratic Congress aspiring Presidential Candidate would on Wednesday, October 10 begin a nationwide tour to kick-start his campaign to share ideas with members of the Party and Ghanaians as a whole. Dubbed: “organising for Ghana”, the tour would also offer his team the opportunity to engage, listen and share … The post Goosie
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