Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi says there is no need to go back to football because he has achieved everything he wanted. Nyanktakyi served as the president of the football governing body in Ghana beginning in 2005 until the Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ expose in 2018 taking the Black Stars to their first […]
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Passport application fees hiked; Expedited service now at ¢800, standard service at ¢644
Starting today, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has adjusted the fees for passport applications, raising them from GH¢100 to ¢500 for the 32-page booklet and to ¢644 for the 48-page booklet under the standard service. For those who want expedited service, they will pay ¢700 for a 32-page booklet and ¢800 for a 48-page booklet. In […]
Stop impounding vehicles for minor offences – Attorney-General to IGP
The Attorney General’s Office has issued a directive to the Ghana Police Service to refrain from impounding and prohibiting the use of motor vehicles deemed to have violated minor road traffic regulations. The directive, signed by the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, dated February 9, 2024, was addressed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr […]
Review feeding grant for prisoners – Prisons Service
The Ghana Prisons Service has reiterated an upward adjustment in the feeding fee from GH¢1.80 pesewas a day per prisoner to enable the Service to give inmates balanced and nutritious meals. The Service indicated that given the current economic situation in the country, which had led to escalating food prices, the GH¢1.80 per prisoner per […]
Weather conditions affecting Ghana’s cocoa production – Fiifi Boafo
The Public Affairs Manager of COCOBOD, Fiifi Boafo, has attributed the decrease in production of cocoa beans to adverse weather conditions. According to him, heavy rainfall at the beginning of the cocoa season had a significant impact on cocoa cultivation, affecting the fruiting process and ultimately reducing the expected harvest. While acknowledging the importance of […]
ECG points to GRIDCo for power outages in parts of Tema, Eastern Region
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has reduced its power supply to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), impacting electricity supply to consumers in parts of Tema, Kpone, Kpong and some areas in the Eastern Region. The amount of megawatts and the reasons for the reduction are, however, unclear. The ECG in two separate statements issued […]
Teacher unions engage in heated exchanges with FWSC CEO over nationwide strike
The President of the National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, and the Vice President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) Jacob Anaba, on Monday, March 25, took on the Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) over the ongoing nationwide strike by public school teachers. While appearing […]
Avoid non-essential trips to conflict countries – Foreign Affairs Ministry warns
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has cautioned Ghanaians against non-essential travels to conflict-prone countries. Also, the Ministry has advised citizens to be vigilant regarding intermediaries who claim to offer enticing opportunities such as employment, residency, and citizenship permits. This alert follows the ongoing wars in various countries. In a statement, the Ministry […]
Finance Minister charges GRA Customs to reduce leakages
The Minister of Finance, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has charged the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to put in more efforts to reduce revenue leakages at the entry points. He stated that notwithstanding the successes chalked up by the Customs Division, with the Tema Collection alone mobilising 95.03 per cent of its […]
Ex gratia unfair, unjust: Scrap Article 71 – Participants
Participants in a stakeholders conference on the Emoluments and Privileges of Article 71 Office Holders have called for an end to the “class system” that the concept has created in the country. The proponents, drawn from state and non-state institutions and groups such as the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), […]
Vandalised pylons causing power outages in Ashanti region – ECG
The Ashanti Regional office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed power outages in some parts of the region to the vandalisation of the company’s pylons at Ejisu. A number of communities in the region, including Bekwai, Awiankwanta, Kumawu, Antoakrom, Manso Nkwanta, Jacobu Samfo-Aduam, Onwe, Besease, Asotwe, Abankro, Baworo, and its surrounding areas […]
Military helicopter crash-landing incident won’t affect our operations – Ghana Gas
The Ghana Gas Company says the emergency landing of Ghana Air Force helicopter with registration number GHF 696 on Tuesday, March 19, at Bonsukrom in the Western Region will not affect their operations. The company has therefore urged residents of Bonsukrom and the operational staff of the company to remain calm. “While assuring members of […]