Controller and Accountant-General, Mr. Kwasi Agyei, has reiterated plans to migrate government institutions to secure electronic payment systems by the first quarter of 2026. He said the move would strengthen integrity, efficiency, and transparency in public financial management. Mr. Agyei disclosed this at a consultative meeting in Accra with Managing Directors of Commercial Banks on […]
A forty-four-year-old driver who is accused of defrauding a Police officer and a teacher of GH¢58,000 has been remanded by the Achimota Court. Benjamin Osei Sarpong is said to have collected GH¢30,000 from the officer and GH¢28,000 from the teacher under the pretext of securing them Canadian visas, but failed. Sarpong claimed he gave the […]
Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, says the rollout of the Ghana Secondary Learning Improvement Programme (GSLIP), a two-year World Bank-supported project valued at US$180 million, will end the double-track system in secondary education. The Minister said a total of GH₵1.1 billion has been allocated under the GSLIP to execute infrastructure expansion and quality improvement in 2026. […]
Director at the Institute of Health Research at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Prof. Alexander Manu, has revealed that three major factors – breathing difficulties, prematurity, and infections—are responsible for a majority of newborn deaths in Ghana and across the continent. Speaking during the JoyNews National Dialogue on Investment in Newborn Health: Giving […]
Accra’s Detty December celebrations get an early comic spark as Nigerian-Ghanaian stand-up act Jacinta Asi Ocansey, known as Heiress Jacinta, headlines “Jacinta the 4Runner”, her fourth annual special. The show is set for December 7 at De-Icon Event Center, East Legon, with doors open at 6pm. What started as an audacious debut in 2022 has […]
Ghanaian musician Dada Hafco has revealed that his collaboration with Fameye was inspired by a dream. Speaking on Prime Morning’s Throwback Thursday segment, he shared how an unexpected vision convinced him to feature the award winning singer on his song. According to Hafco, the moment came the night he recorded the track. “The very day I recorded the […]
Asante Kotoko head coach Karim Zito has revealed he is in talks with defender Samba O’Neil to switch nationality to Ghana. The Congolese centre-back has been one of the Porcupine Warriors’ top performers this season. He scored the decisive goal that gave Kotoko the win over Young Apostles at the Baba Yara Stadium on Wednesday, […]
Wales will host Bosnia-Herzegovina while Northern Ireland travel to Italy in the World Cup play-off semi-finals. The winners will meet in the final for a place at next year’s World Cup, with the winners of Wales’ match at home. The Republic of Ireland travel to the Czech Republic – with a potential home final against […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka Ghana has called on Kimberley Process member states to take decisive but measured action to reform the diamond trade, emphasizing the need to strengthen the moral and practical foundations of the global certification scheme. The appeal came from Mr. Sammy Gyamfi (Esq), Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), […]
The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) is warning that the government’s new Value Added Tax (VAT) reforms will hit small and medium enterprises hard and distort competition across the country’s markets. The Association says the sudden shift from the 4% flat rate to a 20% VAT for many traders will be devastating. In a […]