Among the various types of fraudulent activities recorded in banks in Ghana in 2023, five stood out and came atop. They were; cash theft, cyber/email fraud, fraudulent withdrawals from accounts, forgery and manipulation of documents, and cheque fraud. Of the five, cash theft emerged as the topmost fraud recording a loss value of GH¢14.8 million […]
Ghana has lost more than a third of its 2023/24 cocoa output to smuggling, a top official from the cocoa marketing board (Cocobod) told Reuters, as low local prices and payment delays push some farmers to sell to increasingly sophisticated trafficking rings. Poor harvests in Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world’s second-largest and largest producers, […]
A Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for its planned nationwide protest against the Electoral Commission (EC) today, September 17. He labelled the protest the “most useless exercise” he had ever witnessed, questioning its potential to achieve any meaningful change. In an […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold a nationwide demonstration today, Tuesday, September 17, in protest against the Electoral Commission (EC). The NDC accuses the EC of refusing to allow for a forensic audit of the voters register ahead of the December elections, after it alleged a number of anomalies, including illegal but mass transfer […]
Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started reducing prices of petroleum products at the pumps from today, September 16, 2024. Star Oil Ghana is selling a litre of petrol at GH₵12.55, indicating a one cedi drop. This represents a 7.9 percent decline. The company is also selling a litre of diesel at GH₵13.27. This represents […]
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called on political parties, especially the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to show their commitment to combating illegal mining (galamsey) by signing a “binding national anti-Galamsey pact.” He urged religious leaders, particularly the church, to spearhead the process of bringing […]
Ghana’s small watercraft industry is limited to small wooden fishing crafts crafted by local artisans. However, a well-developed and promoted small watercraft industry holds a transformative potential, especially by offering impetus to our cabotage regime when passed into law. With our extensive coastline, lakes, rivers, and growing maritime industries, a well-structured and tailored policy framework […]
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, […]
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has defended the party’s decision to protest against the Electoral Commission (EC). The protest is in response to concerns raised by the NDC about the accuracy of the voters’ register, which they believe could impact the fairness of the upcoming December 7 elections. Mr Mahama, […]
The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched four programmes to help improve women and girls’ access to basic social services, particularly in the areas of education and health. The four programmes which are under the EGDC’s flagship programme: “Human Capital Development and […]
Twelve presidential aspirants standing on the ticket of political parties and 12 others who are standing as independent entities have filed their nominations with the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest the presidential slot in the December 7 general election. Although 39 people picked up passcodes to enable them to fill and file the presidential nomination […]
