Institutions are being urged to use Direct Credit payment for bulk disbursement of funds such as salaries. This is because it enables funds meant for different sets of people to be disbursed quickly and with ease. According to a Ghana News Agency report, Archie Hesse, Chief Executive of Officer of Ghana Interbank Payment Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), explained that the Direct [...] The post Use

The total number of mobile voice subscriptions recorded at the end of April 2017 was 35,984,280, according to the National Communications Authority (NCA). This, the NCA said, represented a percentage increase of 0.57 per cent from March 2017’s figure of 35,780,667. “The total penetration rate for the month under review was 127.06 per cent,” the communications regulator said. The NCA [...] The post Mobile

The General Manager of iFS Capital Management Limited, Manfred K. Bressey has called for a law to make it obligatory for big companies in the country to list on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). That, he said, would make the Accra bourse very liquid and bring some vibrancy to the market. Mr. Bressey, who made the suggestion in  an interview [...] The post ‘Enact law to compel big

Officials for Match day 26 of the Ghana Premier League have been announced. At the Accra Sports Stadium where Accra Hearts of Oak host Aduana Stars in the battle for top places, referee Prince Amoah will take charge of the big game with Adams Badiu and B.A. Crentsil as assistants and Sylvester Adjoku as fourth referee and Andrew Tamakloe as [...] The post Officials named for GPL match day 26

Deputy Sports Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide has said government was committed to fulfilling their promise of completing the University of Ghana stadium. He revealed to Joy Sports that a whopping 10 million Ghana cedis has been released for the completion of the 30,000 capacity structure. Construction of the multi-million dollar stadium was started in 2004 by CONSAR Limited under the [...] The post Gov’t

League leaders, Aduana Stars are edging closer to their dream of annexing the 2016/17 Ghana Premier League after upstaging previous leaders, WAFA after the weekend’s round of games. Aduana became major beneficiaries of Tema Youth’s 1-0 upset of the fearsome Academy side and have their destiny in their own hands with five games to go. This afternoon at the Accra [...] The post Aduana aim at Hearts double

Government is to reactivate the Boankra Inland Port project in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region, after more than 16 years of neglect. A consultant has been engaged to collaborate with the Ghana Shippers’ Authority and other bodies to assess the current state of the project as part of efforts to fully execute the project to serve its intended [...] The post Govt to

Head Coach of the Black Stars, Kwesi Appiah is limiting the number of outdoor or social activities of the team with two days to their FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 qualifier against Congo Brazzaville at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday. The move, according to the GFA Communication Director, Saanie Daara, was to get the team to prepare well [...] The post Appiah

The Ministry of Transport has submitted a proposal to cabinet seeking to empower the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), to enforce road safety regulations. According to Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister of Transport the road safety situation in the country was worsening partly due to the fact that the Commission currently lacked the capacity to enforce the laws. Inaugurating a [...] The post 20-member

Mr Aboagye Tandoh, a circuit court judge, on Monday lamented over the use of Okada (motor) in the Accra metropolis, noting that the Okada business if not checked may breed negative effects in the society. According to the Judge, the Police who were to check these motor riders rather patronise the business. He noted that some patrons of the Okada [...] The post Judge fumes at ‘Okada’ business

Religious bodies have been asked to put child development and growth at the heart of their thinking and activities. Dr. George Oppong, Executive Director of Defence for Children International (DCI), an NGO, said the physical, moral and education development of children needed to engage their optimum attention. He made the call at a community durbar held in Kumasi to create [...] The post Religious

An Egyptian criminal court yesterday put 56 Muslim Brotherhood defendants on the terrorist list for three years, official news agency MENA reported. The court said these defendants were found guilty of leading the outlawed Brotherhood, being its members, providing the group with funds, or harming national economy and public security. The verdict also includes a travel ban, assets freeze, loss [...] The post Egypt

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) defined money laundering as the method by which criminals disguise the illegal origins of their wealth and protect their asset basis, so as to avoid the suspicion of law enforcement agencies and prevent leaving a trail of incriminating. Such wealth may originate from the illicit sale of merchandise which throws nations, [...] The post COMBATING

Ghana’s  fight against corruption will be a perpetual mirage if Parliament is not strengthened to independently hold the executive accountable, the Majority Leader, Osei Kye-Mensah-Bonsu has stated. He said in most countries, the ultimate control of the national kitty rests with the legislature but “regrettably” it is not so in Ghana’s case as it is not involved in the stages [...] The post Strengthen

A Phone repairer who allegedly hacked into the whatsApp account of a woman has been arrested by personnel of the Cyber Fraud Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department in Accra. David Sam Essandoh was said to have hacked into his victim’s whatsApp and monitored her conversation through to his laptop. The Director of the Unit, Dr Superintendent Gustav Yankson told [...] The post WhatsApp fraudster,