Two remand prisoners at the Navrongo Central Prison in the Upper East Region, have been freed under the Justice for All Programme (JFAP). Dantani Bugri, 32, was arrested and thrown into jail in 2016 after he was found in the room of a friend accused of robbing a woman, while Ajampana Ali, had allegedly been … The post Two remand prisoners freed under
Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs Directorate, at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA),Oswald Essuah-Mensah, has said, the Authority’s new mobile renewal system for clients will help reduce fraud in the operations of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The NHIS mobile renewal gives opportunity to clients of the Scheme to renew their membership through mobile phones, … The post NHIS
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo arrived in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Monday to take part in the High Level Africa-Europe Forum 2018, under the theme: “Taking Cooperation to the Digital Age”. The Forum which opens today Tuesday, December 18, 2018, brings together European and African leaders, together with chief executive officers of major global … The post President
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Obed Boamah Akwa, has called on all ranks of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), to stay away from illicit drugs and drug abuse, describing it as a huge canker in society. “If there is one thing I wish, to caution all ranks to stay … The post Stay away from illicit drugs- Chief of Defence
German police shot and killed a 74-year-old man in the city of Bochum in a rare incident of German law enforcement officers using their firearms. The man suddenly pulled out an object as police instructed him to identify himself late Sunday, at which point an officer fired off several shots, fatally injuring the man, a … The post German police shoot dead 74-year-old man
The United Nations (UN) climate talks (COP24) in the Polish city of Katowice, has agreed on the way forward for the Paris Agreement. The close to 200 countries, that attended, adopted a set of rules for implementation of the landmark 2015 climate agreement in Paris. This rulebook would promote international cooperation and greater ambition to … The post COP24
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Madam Christine Madeiline Odette Lagarde, has asked Sub-Saharan African countries to enhance their domestic tax mobilisation to sustain their economies and help them to remain sovereign. Addressing key stakeholders at the Future of Work in Sub-Saharan Africa Conference in Accra on Monday, Ms Lagarde said African … The post IMF
An Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of the alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Mahama to Tuesday January 15 2019, for the state to present its fifth prosecution witness in the trial. The Court adjourned the case on the instance of the Prosecution, led by Mrs Evelyn Keelson, Chief State Attorney. She … The post Major Mahama murder
An Accra High Court has further directed the Deputy Director, Legal at COCOBOD to furnish the court with invoices and other attachments to letters required by the court from Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG). At the last adjourned date, the court directed the Executive Director of CRIG to furnish the court with some letters … The post Court directs
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated Government’s commitment to leverage on technology to formalise the Ghanaian economy and ensure greater technological integration in every aspect of life. He noted that technology was leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution and it was important the country prepared herself to take advantage of it or be left … The post Ghana
The government says the biggest electronic waste scrap yard at Agbogbloshie, Old Fadama in Accra, is a treasure that would be mined and transformed into a world-class biggest electronic waste recycling centre. Currently, Ghana together with its development partners including the Germany Government had identified challenges and was working on a comprehensive solution to address … The post Ghana
Ms Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Monday, urged sub-Saharan African (SSA) governments to develop deliberate policy measures in education and digital connectivity to harness the benefits of new technologies that would ensure an ‘Africa Arisen’. According to her, achieving an ‘Africa Arisen’, one of three scenarios of the ‘Future of Work’ in sub-Saharan … The post Prioritise
A businessman, who allegedly took GH¢35,000.00 from an Accountant under the pretext of securing him a Canadian visa, was Monday granted a bail in the sum of GH¢50,000.00 with two sureties by an Accra Circuit Court. The sureties, the Court requested, should be gainfully employed, Adam Alifa, however, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and defrauding by … The post Court
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has contracted a $50 million loan for rehabilitation works on rundown infrastructure of many of the country’s missions abroad, the President, Nana Akufo-Addo hads said. The President Monday also stated that Ghana’s image and pride of place amongst the comity of nations has been greatly enhanced and … The post Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has performed the ceremony for construction works to start on the Pullman Accra Airport City Project. The project is set to become Ghana’s largest and most distinguished hospitality facility. President Akufo-Addo said the project was “in line with my government’s vision of using an appropriate mix of public policy, and … The post President
An association of former staff of Menzgold, says management of the company is withholding information from clients whose investments have been stalled, following a shutdown of Menzgold’s operations. “We want to tell clients that all information rests with management, and their inability to disclose it to staff makes us oblivious to their motives.” A release … The post Menzgold
Mr Alban Sumani Bagbin, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Professor Joshua Alabi, Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), on Monday filed nomination papers to contest for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential primaries. As part of the requirement for contesting, the two presented a GH¢300,000.00 cheque to Mr Johnson Asiedu … The post NDC
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