The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Ad­do, yesterday, inaugurated the refurbished Inde­pendence Avenue Cluster of Schools in the Accra, to boost teaching and learning in the 118-year-old educational facility. She was assisted by the Ga Man­tse, Nii Tackie Tsuru II, former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest … The post First

 More than 600,000 tree seedlings have been plant­ed across 13 communities in the transitional zones of the Bono East and Ashanti Regions in the last four years to restore degraded forest areas. The afforestation drive is a $5 million initiative funded by the European Union, the Landscape and Environmental Agility Across the Nation (LEAN) project. … The post 600,000

 The case of the man ac­cused of vandalising the ‘Big Six’ monument at the Airport Roundabout in Accra has been adjourned to October 4 by the Kwabenya Circuit in Accra, yesterday. Appearing before Mr Em­manuel Kumi, the presiding judge, the prosecutor, Chief Inspector Gershon Achondo, told the court that the report of the psychiatric examination … The post Court adjourns

Visa, a global leader in digital payment, has organised a workshop in Accra to discuss payments through acceptance and the role of contactless payments in optimizing the payments ecosystem. The event themed “Securing the Future of Payments through Acceptance” was to advance financial inclusion and map the future of digital commerce in Ghana. The new … The post Adopt

 Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, has joined calls for the speedy enforcement of the law on building accessibility by Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) 18 years after its passage. According to him, it was high time that the government gave impetus to the law “to make it work” in order to ensure that PWDs had equal … The post Enforce law on building accessibility for PWDs

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOW­AS) under its Regional Food Security Reserve yesterday handed over 500 tonnes of cereals to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA). The cereals, which is made up of 4,327 bags of maize, 2,015 bags of sorghum, 200 bags of millet and 3,458 bags of rice, is to … The post ECOWAS presents 500-tonne food grant to MoFA appeared first on Ghanaian

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to join other high-profile personalities to pay their last respects to the late broadcasting gem, Mr Joachim Awuley Lartey, on Friday at the forecourt of the State House in Accra. Other guests expected to hon­our the memory of the legendary football commentator include the Minister of Youth … The post Pres Akufo-Addo, others

 The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS), National Sports Authority (NSA) and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) are racing against time to put the Accra Sports Stadium in shape to host the Morocco AFCON 2025 qualifier against Sudan. This has led to several en­gagements among the MoYS and the two other agencies on what measures … The post Accra Sports Stadium to undergo

Vision FC recorded their first victory in the Premier League after a 2-0 win against Accra Lions FC at the Accra Sports Stadium to conclude matchweek-2 of the Ghanaian top-flight on Monday, September 16. A goal in each half propelled the ‘Eewo’ lads to their first win in their debut campaign in the domestic elite … The post Vision FC record first topflight win appeared first on Ghanaian

 Ecobank Ghana Plc has reiterated its com­mitment to deepen its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in order to en­sure community development. To demonstrate this, the bank’s Employee Volunteer­ism Programme has decided to support some health facilities in the country. This year’s initiative, the sec­ond edition, focused on ‘Mother and Child and was simultaneously held at … The post ‘Ecobank

 More than 700 fraud cases were recorded in the financial sector in 2023, depriving the sector of substantial amount of revenue, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) fraud report has revealed. The report titled Annual Fraud Report by the BoG which seeks to create aware­ness of fraud occurrences and trends identified within 2023 with the view … The post Financial sector records 700 fraud cases last

The Winneba District Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a student of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), to 13 months’ imprisonment for defrauding woman by false pretences. Frank Anderson Junior, 30, pleaded guilty and appealed to the court to give him time to refund the money. However, the Court presided over by Madam Josephine Fosua Appiah, … The post Student jailed 13 months for

 A 39-year-old driver, who allegedly de­frauded a busi­nessman of GH¢120,000, has been remanded in police by the Adentan Circuit Court. Paul Kwabena Duku, alleged­ly collected the amount from his victim under the pretext of selling a Kia Rhino truck to him, but failed to honour his promise. Charged with defrauding by false pretences, Duku in … The post Driver remanded for swindling

Speakers at a two-day National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on the contri­butions of the forest sector to the economic development of Ghana have called on the government to put measures in place to formalise the activities in the forestry sector. The speakers explained the sector should be formalised through the registration of all the players in … The post Time to formalise activities

The number of people in Myanmar who have died in the wake of Typhoon Yagi rose to more than 220, with nearly 80 others still missing, the military government said. The storm swept through northern Vietnam, Laos, Thai­land and Myanmar in early Sep­tember and has killed more than 500 people across the region so far, … The post Floods, mudslides kill more than 200 in Myanmar appeared first on

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has entreated the Electoral Commission (EC) to live by its tenets of transparency and integrity to ensure that the December polls are free, trans­parent and credible. The party in a petition to the EC in Accra yesterday after a mammoth demonstration said the commission must conduct itself in line … The post Live

The Coalition of Domestic Elec­tion Observers (CODEO) has called on polit­ical parties and aspirants to use the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) to resolve grievances ahead of the general elections. It stated that IPAC had always offered a good platform to resolve matters, hence parties should strengthen their collabora­tions with the Electoral Commis­sion (EC) for credible, … The post Use IPAC to

INTRODUCTION In the wake of the galamsey menace, there have been many sug­gestions to be adopted to help in its fight. Some people have suggested what they termed “shoot to kill”. That is, security officers who have been deployed to combat the menace should shoot and kill people engaging in galamsey. However, I do not … The post Fighting the galamsey menace: My opinion (I) appeared first on

 Visa, a global leader in digital payment, has organised a workshop in Accra to discuss payments through acceptance and the role of contactless payments in optimising the payments ecosystem. The event themed “Securing the future of payments through acceptance” was to advance financial inclusion and map the future of digital commerce in Ghana. The new … The post Adopt

A total of GH¢1.98 million was lost to fraud­sters through 149 online investment scams between January and August, this year, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has revealed. According to the Authority, the figure shows a sharp rise in online investment scams when compared to the GH¢421,621 lost the whole of last year through 63 reported … The post GH¢1.98m