President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his determination to steer the economy back on the path of growth. He has, however, called on the clergy to pray with him in this challenging period to enable him to execute that mandate. The President, who stood in front of the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of […]
Samuel Nuamah Donkor, a former Managing Director of Intercity STC Coaches Limited, has passed on at age 63. He died on Sunday. Mr Nuamah Donkor served as Minister of Health in the Rawlings administration and later as the Ashanti Regional Minister until the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost Election 2000. He became Managing Director of […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured Ghanaians that it has no intention to use the Ghana Card as a source of identification for the 2024 general elections. It said it would continue to issue the voters identification cards which would be used for the elections. Misconception The Deputy Chairman of the EC, Dr Eric Bossman […]
The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has given the Editor of The Herald, Larry Alans Dogbey, a 24 hour ultimatum to retract a publication accusing her of corruption at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST). Lawyer for the Chief of Staff, Gary Nimako Marfo of Marfo & Associates, in […]
The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Colonel Kwadwo Damoah, (retired) has reacted to report by the Special Prosecutor that stated that a member of the Council of State had used her position to get a favourable decision from the Customs Division of GRA, which led to a reduction in the […]
The boom in digital payment platforms and digital banking systems have come with its own risks and cost to the financial industry. Latest figures from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) indicates that the global financial industry loses about US$67 billion to fraud related activities annually. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Deputy Director of Communication at the Presidency, Kofi Baah Agyepong as the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). A letter dated August 9, 2022, and signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante said Mr Agyepong’s appointment takes effect from August 10, […]
The Ada Traditional Council has justified the decision to bar journalists from community radio station Radio Ada from covering the just-ended Asafotufiami festival. The Asafotufiami Festival Planning Committee in an August 1 letter to the management of Radio Ada said the station was barred from mounting a stage at the festival grounds (Ada Asafotufiami Park) […]
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what she said is his exemplary contribution to peace and security in West Africa, as well as Ghana’s role on the UN Security Council. “I have come to express our gratitude to Ghana for your leadership here in […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has uncovered over 1,000 illegalities carried out by some customers during the first week of meter auditing in Accra. This is in spite of the six-week grace period the company gave to customers to report anomalies for rectification. The illegalities identified included meter tampering and bypass, self-reconnection and unauthorised […]
The Appiatse Support Fund had accrued GH¢45 million as of yesterday, August 8, 2022. The amount is, however, GH¢25 million short of the GH¢70 million estimated for the rebuilding of the community. The Chairperson of the Appiatse Support Fund Committee, Rev. Dr Joyce Rosalind Aryee, who made this known, said the remaining amount must be […]
Effective October, this year, all drivers under the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), will be required to subscribe to a mandatory vehicle towing system for the prompt removal of their disabled vehicles from the road. The new towing system, which is being rolled out by the GPRTU in partnership with the Road Safety Management […]
