The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Power Distribution Services (PDS) have both agreed on some modalities to ensure that there is no disruptions in power supply and service delivery in the country. As part of the modalities, both companies have agreed to allow PDS to carry on with “all activities related to electricity retail […] The post ECG,

Monday, August 12 will be marked as a public holiday to commemorate Eid-ul-Adha, the Interior Ministry has announced. The Interior Ministry in a statement said the President made the declaration by an Executive Instrument. The 2019 Eid-ul-Adha, known as the festival of sacrifice for Muslims, falls on Sunday, August 11, necessitating the shift to Monday. […] The post Monday, August 12 declared

In recent times, the Financial Sector in Ghana has come under strict scrutiny from its regulators. The Central Bank of Ghana (BOG) for instance, has been very stern in whipping both Financial and Non-Bank Financial Institutions into shape. The result of this exercise has led to the collapse and revocation of the license of seven […] The post Carl Odame-Gyenti

Monday, August 12 will be marked as a public holiday to commemorate Eid-ul-Adha, the Interior Ministry has announced. The Interior Ministry in a statement said the President made the declaration by an Executive Instrument. The 2019 Eid-ul-Adha, known as the festival of sacrifice for Muslims, falls on Sunday, August 11, necessitating the shift to Monday. […] The post Monday, August 12

The Canadian Minister, Mr. Christian Tardif has announced their readiness to invest in Ghana’s mining sector to help achieve government’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda. Mr. Tardif, explained that, Canada is ready to build on existing partnership with Ghana. He made the remark when he paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Lands and Natural […] The post Canada

The Canadian Minister, Mr. Christian Tardif has announced their readiness to invest in Ghana’s mining sector to help achieve government’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda. Mr. Tardif, explained that, Canada is ready to build on existing partnership with Ghana. He made the remark when he paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Lands and Natural […] The post Canada

The Canadian Minister, Mr. Christian Tardif has announced their readiness to invest in Ghana’s mining sector to help achieve government’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” agenda. Mr. Tardif, explained that, Canada is ready to build on existing partnership with Ghana. He made the remark when he paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Lands and Natural […] The post Canada to

The Electoral Commission (EC) has discovered over 24,000 cases of multiple registration of voters in the recently held limited voter registration exercise. This follows the EC’s review of the entire process, a month after the registration exercise ended. The limited registration exercise was conducted to offer Ghanaians who have attained 18 years since the last […] The post Limited

The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz bin Salih has announced that the newly constructed Upper West Regional hospital will be commissioned on August 18, 2019. The Minister announced this at Issa during Daffiama Busie Issa district’s turn of the “meet the press” series. He said the opening of the facility will be done by […] The post Akufo-Addo

The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz bin Salih has announced that the newly constructed Upper West regional hospital will be commissioned on August 18, 2019. The Minister announced this at Isssa during Daffiama Busie Issa district’s turn of the “meet the press” series. He said the opening of the facility will be done by […] The post President to commission

Amnesty International has cautioned persons intending to travel to the United States of America to exercise caution and have an emergency contingency plan when travelling throughout the USA. The caution is being issued in light of the ongoing high levels of gun violence in the country. Amnesty International said persons planning to travel to the […] The post Amnesty

The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), has welcomed investigations into the Power Distribution Services concession fiasco. Describing the issue as an “unfortunate setback” MiDA in a statement explained that, “each step of the ECG PSP transaction process, prior to the handover of ECG’s distribution business and assets to PDS, was subjected to careful scrutiny and various […] The post PDS

The wife of one of the six persons picked up by National Security operatives in Kumasi is demanding to know her husband’s whereabouts. The National Security Office in the Ashanti Region has confirmed that officers from Accra carried out the operation and that the suspects are in Accra. The six include four Indian businessmen who […] The post National Security

Investigations into the Power Distribution Services concession debacle is not within the jurisdiction of the Office of the Special Prosecutor. In an article, Mr. Martin Amidu, the Special Prosecutor explained that “section 79 of Act 959 severely restricts the jurisdiction of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to fight corruption and corruption-related offences in Ghana […] The post Probing

A total of 20 Nigerian sex workers in the Ashanti Region have been repatriated since the beginning of 2019. About 50 foreign nationals engaging in illegal and suspicious business activities within areas in the region have also been sent back to their countries. The Assistant Commissioner of the Ghana Immigration Service in the Ashanti Region, […] The post A/R:

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for a 2-day official visit to the Republic of Angola, at the invitation of President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. The visit, the first by a Ghanaian President, is aimed at deepening and strengthening the ties that exist between the two countries, as well as exploring possible areas […] The post Nana Addo leaves for

A Mental Health Focal Person believes a lot more planning is needed if Ghana is to consider legalising marijuana. The Sunyani Municipal Mental Health Focal Person, George Gemadzie, explained to Citi News at the Sunyani Municipal Half-year Performance Review Meeting of the Health Directorate, that all countries which have legalised marijuana put systems in place […] The post More

A Ghanaian based in Togo, Mr John Adama, has developed new voting systems that will eliminate the high number of spoilt or rejected ballot papers recorded in elections. The new systems, called the “Jak Makavo systems”, has three different dimensions where a voter will not be required to use ink when voting for their preferred […] The post Ghanaian develops voting

The Scholarship Secretariat has justified arrangements set out to receive the over 200 Cuba-trained Ghanaian doctors who are expected in the country over the weekend. According to the Registrar of the Secretariat, Kingsley Agyeman, the decision to hold on to the certificates of the doctors is standard practice for students who are trained on government […] The post Cuba-trained

The Eastern Regional Police Command has begun investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of a Chief, Nana Ofori Bediako, at his residence in Akyem Osenase. The 68-year-old man is believed to have been stabbed at his home on Monday by unknown assailants. The body of the deceased has since been deposited at […] The post Police probe Akyem Osenase chief’s murder