The Affirmative Action (Gender Equity) Bill 2024, which had been in and out of the Parliament since 2011, and was was finally passed unanimously by Parliament on July 30, 2024, has been assented to by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. With the assent out of the way now, what is left is the implementation. The […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has issued notice for passport applicants who paid for their applications before April 1, 2024. Applicants who have not yet completed their biometric capture are now required to visit their designated Passport Application Centres (PACs) to finalise the process by October 18, 2024. This directive, detailed in […]
Organised Labour has reaffirmed its call for an immediate end to illegal mining activities, commonly referred to as galamsey, throughout Ghana. The group emphasised its position during a meeting held on September 17, 2024, with the ad-hoc inter-ministerial committee established by the President to tackle the illegal mining crisis. The committee was set up to […]
The Minerals Commission has opened a new office complex at Bibiani as part of ongoing efforts to decentralise the services of the mining and minerals regulator. The office will provide a more congenial ambience for the officers and staff of the commission in the region, a departure from the rented chamber-and-hall office space they had […]
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has officially terminated the mining leases of FGR Bogoso Prestea Mining Limited. This decision, announced in a press statement on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, was based on recommendations from the Minerals Commission and the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. The Ministry stated that the move […]
The government has launched the Ghana Knowledge and Skills Bank (GKSB), a comprehensive digital educational hub that gives students access to educational materials, online tutoring and a platform for students to interact and study. Apart from the enormous resource and learning materials, including past questions, the free-access platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has options […]
The FBI said it “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination” of Donald Trump at his Florida golf club. Trump was not harmed in the incident. The Secret Service had spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of a fence and agents fired at a man who was in the bushes along the perimeter, […]
The Forestry Commission’s Rapid Response team has raided an illegal mining aka galamsey camp in the Subri Forest Reserve near Benso in the Western Region, arresting four armed miners. The suspects, all Ghanaians, were found mining in a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area of the forest. During the operation, the team seized five pump action guns, […]
A former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan says the judiciary must sift through election petitions and introduce punitive actions against persons who bring frivolous cases. Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan described some election petitions as improbable, and the courts should be able to determine which ones have no chance of success. Addressing the […]
The Ghana Police Service has announced a GH¢50,000 bounty for anyone who provides information for the arrest of a suspect who threatened to harm some public officers. This was contained in a statement by the Police which declared the male suspect wanted. The suspect, who addressed himself as Kanawu, in a viral video according to […]
A crew of four private astronauts on Tuesday launched into space for a risky SpaceX mission to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk using the company’s new spacesuits and a redesigned spacecraft. The mission is being bankrolled by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who is mission commander He is joined by Scott Poteet, a retired US Air Force […]
Historian Allan Lichtman, who has an almost perfect record in predicting US election results, has said that Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris will win the November poll. The American University professor has correctly predicted the results of all but one US presidential election since 1984. Forget the polls, ditch the data and stop […]
