A 47-year-old pastor, who allegedly collected $32,084 and GH¢13,760 from five persons under the pretext of securing United States of America (USA) Visas for them, but failed, has appeared before the Accra Circuit Court in Accra. Bismark Quaoo Yankey, charged with five counts of defrauding by false pretences, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over …
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said despite challenges associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI), there was the urgent need to harness the facility towards the country’s socio-economic development. He said the country should consider investing in AI to be able to take advantage of the emerging AI revolution, currently sweeping across the …
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has ordered owners of structures sited on the Adentan-Dodowa road reservation to remove them by January 23, this year, otherwise the authority will be compelled to remove them. The directive was to pave way for work to begin on the dualisation of the 22-Kilometre road project. The project to be …
Reigning champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Teranga Lions of Senegal, opened their title defence campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win over the Scorpions of The Gambia at Yamoussoukro’s Stade Charles Konan Banny, thanks to a Pape Gueye early strike that was accompanied by a Lamine Camara second half brace. The Scorpions, …
The Head Coach of the Black Stars, Chris Hughton, says his side has no choice but to get a favourable result against Egypt to make an impact at the ongoing AFCON 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire. This follows the Stars 2-1 defeat to the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. …
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reassured Ghanaians that the recent power outages, which have brought back memories of the 2015 “Dumsor” crisis, will not be a recurring issue. The party said that ‘Dumsor’ was a thing of the past and that it was committed to preventing such widespread power shortages from happening again, as …
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, has stated that he is being measured in his promises ahead of the 2024 general elections. That, he said was because the current state of the country’s economy limits him from making grand promises as the public purse had been depleted by …
Effective January 1, 2024, Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs), Cybersecurity Establishments (CEs), and Cybersecurity Professionals (CPs) without a licence or accreditation are barred from operating in Ghana, the Cybersecurity Authority (CSA) has said. This follows the December 31, 2023, deadline issued by the Authority to CSPs, CEs, and CPs to obtain a licence or accreditation to …
The convoy of the Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia was involved in a fatal motor accident on Saturday leading to the death of one person at Ohene-Nkwanta near Nobewam on the Kumasi-Accra Highway. The deceased, Mr FuseiniMumuni of the Closed Protection Unit, was the body guard of the second Lady who had worked with the …
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government has initiated a number of policies aimed at reducing the general cost of doing business to promote investor confidence in the country. “Our focus has therefore, been on improving infrastructure and service delivery through road network rehabilitation and expansion, railway rehabilitation and re-development, modernisation of our various …
Quick Credit and Investment Micro Limited, a leading microcredit firm in the country, has reiterated its commitment to continue to serve its customers better this year for them to achieve their business goals. Quick Credit and Investment Micro Limited last year disbursed a sum of GH¢1.7 billion to its customers, compared to GH¢980 million in …
The government hasannounced that it has reached an agreement with its Official Creditors under the G20 Common Framework on a comprehensive Debt Treatment under Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The agreement with the Official Creditors paves way for the IMF Executive Board to approve the first review of the …
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has called on member states to implement its judgments on cases brought before it. According to the court, many of its judgments were not being enforced by member states due to the lack of political will. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday, the Head of Legal Services and …
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie, has reaffirmed the Catholic Church in Ghana’s position on gay marriage, stressing that “Marriage remains a union between man and woman, and not man and man or woman and woman”. He explained that recent brouhaha over Pope Francis’s call for the church to offer blessings …
Not many Ghanaians expected the country to be ushered into a somewhat stable social and political environment in 2024. Many were those, including some journalists, who loudly proclaimed doom and agitated for political destabilisation in Ghana. My assumptions – together with evil wishes of some political and economic naysayers – come on the heels of […] The post Development
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana remains firm in its advocacy for sweeping reforms in the United Nations (UN) to enable it to address the numerous challenges confronting the global community. “We belong to the side that are advocating radical reforms, especially of the United Nations and, of course, of the global financial institutions …
A total of 2,276 people died and 15,409 others suffered injuries as a result of 14,135 road crashes across the country, last year. Compared with 2022, there were14,960 road crashes, which accounted for 4.49 per cent reduction with 2,373 deaths and 15,690 injuries in that year. Last year, the deceased included 1,806 males and 470 …
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased pension benefit by fifteen per cent for pensioners on the scheme. With the new increment, the minimum monthly pension for existing pensioners has been increased to GH¢409.10 in 2024 from GH¢300.00 in 2023. • Dr Ofori-Tenkorang speaking at the programme The Director-General of SSNIT, Dr …
Starting tomorrow, Africa will be vibrating to the rhythm of the 34th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. It will assemble the crème de la crème of the Africa game, both stationed on the continent or outside. CAFonline.com presents a Top 10 list of players to watch at the …
With just a day to go before Cote d’Ivoire kicks of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023, Ivorian football icon, Didier Drogba, has expressed his pride of seeing his nation host the 34th edition of Africa’s biggest event. Cote d’Ivoire hosts the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON 2023 on January 13 – February …
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