The first batch of drugs for the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is expected to leave the Tema Port by the close of the week. In all, 12 bills of lading of the pharmaceutical products donated by the Global Fund which have been locked up at the Tema Port since May last year will […]
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NSS pays January allowance of personnel
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the disbursement of allowances of service personnel for January 2024. According to the NSS, these payments have been made exclusively to eligible service personnel. In a press release issued on Friday, April 5 and signed by Armstrong Essah, the Director of Corporate Affairs, the Secretariat emphasised that eligible […]
GTEC directs universities to cease SHS satellite campus operations
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has ordered universities to cease operating satellite campuses in senior high schools (SHSs) and on unapproved premises. The Director-General of GTEC, Professor Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, said the proliferation of satellite campuses of most universities with charters was negatively affecting the growth and development of technical universities. “It is of […]
Complain to CHRAJ when institutions treat you wrongly – Deputy Commissioner to citizenry
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has urged people who are denied public services or have difficulty accessing such services to file a complaint at CHRAJ for redress. According to CHRAJ, it had the legal mandate to receive complaints of such nature, investigate and take remedial actions. A Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Mercy […]
New York-based Ghanaian couple found guilty of fatally beating 5-year-old son
A New York-based Ghanaian couple Valerie Owusu and Emmanuel Addae have been found guilty of murder in the second degree after a jury trial for the tragic beating to death of Valerie’s five-year-old son, King Owusu. District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced the verdict, highlighting the brutality of the crime and the extensive suffering endured […]
Eastwood Anaba inaugurates centre at Damolg-Tindong
As a way of giving back to society, the Eastwood Anaba Ministries (EAM), a non-denominational organisation, has inaugurated a multipurpose spiritual centre at Damolg-Tindong in the Nabdam District in the Upper East Region. The first phase of the facility is made up of an 800-seater auditorium, four syndicate rooms, a three-bedroom residence, a baptismal pond […]
Ban on drumming, noise-making begins May 6
In anticipation of the annual Homowo festival, the Ga Traditional Council has announced the commencement of a noise-making ban starting on Monday, May 6, and ending on Thursday, June 6. A statement released by Ga Mantse and President of the Ga Traditional Council, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, specified that the ban encompasses all forms […]
Vice President Bawumia fulfils promise to Trinity Theological Seminary ; cuts sod for hostel facility
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia today [April 3, 2024] cut the sod for the construction of a four-storey, 200-bed hostel for the Trinity Theological Seminary in Accra. The facility, which is being funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND), is in fulfillment of a pledge Dr Bawumia made to the Seminary, following a request […]
Power outages: Akufo-Addo has ordered for the suspension of electricity export – Atta Akyea reveals
President Akufo-Addo has issued a directive to curtail the export of electricity to neighbouring countries in response to the ongoing intermittent power outages popularly known as ‘dumsor’. Chairman of the Energy Committee of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea, made this revelation on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday. Speaking on the show, Mr Atta Akyea indicated that the directive […]
I have reached my pinnacle in sports – Nyantakyi
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 […]
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 […]