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 …
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 …
Parliament has recommended further investigation and possible prosecution of three top police officers for perjury and professional misconduct. They are Commissioner of Police (rtd) George Alex Mensah, Supt.George Asare and Supt. Eric Gyebi, who were heard plotting the removal of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, in a leaked tape. The …
The Accra High Court yesterday awarded costs of GH¢3,000 against the convener of #FixThe Country Movement, Mr Oliver Barker-Vormawor, for failing to file his defence in the GH¢10 million defamation case against him. The court subsequently granted him additional one week to file his defence and adjourned hearing to January 24. The Minister of National …
Dozens of people converged on the Modern City hotel in Tamale yesterday to applaud the Guinness World Record (GWR) contender, Failatu Abdul-Razak, as she ended her 227 hours cooking marathon. She turned off her stove at 10:00 a.m. having prepared 156 local and continental dishes which were distributed to spectators, street children and homeless people …
A 53-year-old gardener, who sexually abused his daughter at Teiman, near Madina, Accra, has been sentenced to 24 years imprisonment by the Adentan Circuit Court. Adotey Kpakpo Moffart, who defiled his daughter when she was 12 years until she attained the age of 15, pleaded guilty to a charge of incest. The court heard that …
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday opened the 75th Annual New Year School and Conference of the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra. The three-day event organised by the School of Continuing and Distance Education is in partnership with the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) on the theme; ‘Nurturing Reliance: Adopting Technology and Embracing Humanism …
The Accra Circuit Court has remanded Michael Sumnaya Adedina, an Accountant with Medeena Consult Limited, in police custody for illegally collecting tax of GH¢2,495,778.00 on behalf of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The accused was also charged with forgery of official document and fraudulent breach of trust. Adedina pleaded not guilty to all the charges …
Two persons were shot dead during Christmas and New Year festivities, in the Nkwanta-South Municipality of the Oti Region. Mr Denis Gowugade, a national service person, and Mr Papa Kente, a farmer, lost their lives on the farm at Odomi in the Challa Traditional Area, and Kromase, near Shiare, in the Akyode Traditional Area, in …
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to the development of sports in the country. He said the construction of sports facilities across the country was a testament of the delivery of promises made by government. Vice President Dr Bawumia (second from left),and other dignitaries at the inauguration of the GreeTurf Dr …
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