Banks have expressed their readiness to comply with a Bank of Ghana (BoG) directive that mandates them to use only the Ghana Card in identifying their customers before transacting business with them. The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) said the July 1 deadline was favourable and they would take the necessary steps to enable them […]
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Double-track system not abolished – Rev. Ntim Fordjour
A Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has reiterated that the nation’s education sector has seen a massive boost in diverse ways within the past five years. He explained that the massive infrastructural development by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government had led to easing the pressure on accommodation in Senior High Schools […]
2022 Academic calendar out: Basic schools reopen January 18, SHSs on February 7
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that all public basic schools will begin the 2022 academic year on January 18, 2022. The first semester from KG to JHS will begin from January 18 until June 9, 2022, with a mid-semester break from April 12 to 18, 2022, while the second semester will begin from […]
Ghana removed from EU money laundering list
Following a successful evaluation of Ghana’s regime against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed the country from its list of non-compliant jurisdictions. The European Commission on January 7, 2022, removed Ghana from the EU Blacklist by acknowledging that it no longer has strategic deficiencies in its […]
Head office for Police Professional and Standards Bureau inaugurated
A two-storey building to serve as the headquarters of the Police Professional and Standards Bureau (PPSB) has been inaugurated in Accra. The construction and furnishing of the building, valued at about GH¢3.9 million, was financed by the Executive Chairman of the Tobinco Group of Companies, Mr. Samuel Amo Tobbin. It is located on the compound […]
Preserve country’s unity – Asantehene charges media
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has appealed to the media to help protect and preserve the unity of the country. He said in the face of turmoil in the world, the Ghanaian media stood tall because they could point to their country with pride in its stability and increasing success. “That knowledge should inspire […]
Students plead with govt to address UTAG concerns
Students in public universities have called on the government to address the concerns of lecturers to enable them to return to the lecture rooms. That, they said, would prevent the academic calendar from being disrupted. They made the call in separate interviews with the Daily Graphic yesterday as the strike declared by the University Teachers […]
Allegations over presidential jet: Armed Forces report ASEPA boss to IGP
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have referred the Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mr Mensah Thompson, to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for further investigations over an allegation that the presidential aircraft was used by relatives of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for a shopping trip to […]
SIM card registration: Telcos beef up logistics
The mobile telecommunications companies have ramped up technical logistics to improve their services towards the ongoing SIM card registration exercise. As part of the improved logistics, the mobile network operators (MNOs) will, from today, use an updated version of the app being used for the registration, increase the number of smart phones being used for […]
COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa new EOCO boss
A former Director-General of the Police Professional and Standards Bureau (PPSB), Commissioner of Police (COP) Mrs Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has been appointed Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO). A certified fraud examiner, COP Addo-Danquah replaces Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo, who was appointed Director-General of EOCO on July 9, 2021. A letter […]
Ghana assumes UN Security Council seat
The country has assumed its membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. In line with that, a flag raising ceremony was held at the UN to signify the official admission of Ghana and four other countries that were elected last June to start their tenure. They will serve on the security council from January […]
Base pay up for public workers
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has announced that public sector workers will this year receive a seven per cent salary increment, three per cent more than what was paid in 2021. According to the minister, the increment was to help cushion workers from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) […]