The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will today address the country’s teeming youth at the Springboard-Ghana Cares Youth Dialogue programme which will take place at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). The programme, which will be held on the theme: “Opportunities for Ghana’s youth under the Ghana-CARES Programme”, will bring together tertiary students, […]
The Ghana Police Service has introduced shuttle services for its personnel. The intervention is meant to facilitate the movement of personnel to and from their places of residence to various duty points. The programme which has been implemented in fifteen (15) out of the eighteen (18) Police Operational Regions is intended to ease the burden […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has completed building its verification platform, to enable all financial institutions to accept the Ghana Card for transactions. Already Calbank, Stanbic and UBA have started accepting the Ghana Card as a form of verification for banking transactions. This follows the successful onboarding of the three banks’ verification systems to the […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) saved the country $90 million in the conduct of the 2020 Election, the Chairperson of the commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, has disclosed. That, she said, was achieved through a reduction of the cost of the election from $13 per person in 2016 to $7.7 in 2020. Moreover, it also cut down […]
The senior national team, the Black Stars have arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe ahead of the second leg world cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars on Tuesday, October 12. The Stars defeated the Harambee Stars 3-1 in the second leg last Saturday and arrived on Sunday evening in Harare courtesy, Asky Airlines. The team is expected […]
The Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, has dropped all charges against Bawku Central MP, Mr Mahama Ayariga, in connection with an alleged tax evasion over some purchase of vehicles. Mr Agyebeng filed a nolle prosequi at the Accra High Court Monday [October 11] morning to discontinue the case. He told the court, presided over by […]
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is assisting Ghana and five other riparian countries along the Volta Basin to develop a web-based flood and drought alert system. The other beneficiary countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Togo. This is being done in collaboration with the Volta Basin Authority (VBA) and the Global Water […]
Elizabeth Sackey has received a unanimous endorsement as the Mayor of Accra, making her the first female to occupy the enviable position of Metropolitan Chief Executive in Accra. All 33 assembly members who were present at the confirmation on Thursday (October 7, 2021) voted YES in her favour. Elizabeth Sackey who is a former Member […]
The government has signed an agreement with Spain to facilitate the training of more than 120,000 people in the tourism sector. As part of the agreement, the Spanish government, through Incyde Foundation, the umbrella body of Chambers of Commerce in Spain, will build a hi-tech smart tourist incubator hub to support the development of tourism […]
The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said the ministry is working with the Ministry of Finance to suspend some levies that contribute to fuel prices in order to cushion patrons against the ever-increasing price hikes. He said that decision was necessary because the most important task of the ministry was to keep […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is to review its regulations to make examination malpractice unattractive in the country. The Chairman of the council, Prof. Ato Essuman, said the current regulations on examination malpractice were “too lenient” and, therefore, needed to be reviewed to safeguard the integrity of the council’s examinations at all levels. “Some […]
If you are fully vaccinated in Ghana you are now ok to enter the United Kingdom (UK) without the hassle Ghanaians have gotten used to under Covid-19. It means Ghanaians travelling to the UK will no longer have to do day 8 test or be quarantined for 10 days. This follows the removal of 47 countries and […]
