Ghana Apprenticeship Programme launched: 50,000 To receive job skills

A comprehensive apprenticeship programme to provide competency-based training to about 50,000 individuals has been launched in Accra.

Poor internet connectivity has affected various transactions
Poor internet connectivity has affected various transactions

Life without Internet: Social media, e-banking. ride hailing services disrupted

What started as a mere internet interruption has turned out to be a full-scale crisis that has implications for financial transactions and even national security, with the full impact of the situation still being analysed.

Prof. Ken Attafuah

National Reconciliation Commission lived up to its mandate - Prof. Attafuah 

THE National Reconciliation Commission (NRC), set up by former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, to investigate human right violations and assuage the pain of victims, lived up to its mandate, the Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Ken Attafuah, has said.

Asamoah Boateng

Asamoah Boateng bemoans imposition of foreign cultures

The Caretaker Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has bemoaned the imposition of foreign cultures on citizens. He described the situation as unacceptable, and a sociological crime which needs to be frowned upon.

Dr Abdul Samed Muntaka

Muslim Group hails Anti-LGBTQI Bill

The Muslim Professionals Association has welcomed the passage of the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (Anti-LGBTI Bill) and commended Parliament for the laudable step.

Major General Richard Addo Gyane (3rd from right), Commandant of KAIPTC; Mochizuki Nisanobu (3rd from left), Japanese Ambassador to Ghana; Sukhrob Khoshmukhamedov, Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP, and some officials and participants
Major General Richard Addo Gyane (3rd from right), Commandant of KAIPTC; Mochizuki Nisanobu (3rd from left), Japanese Ambassador to Ghana; Sukhrob Khoshmukhamedov, Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP, and some officials and participants

Let’s remain committed to ensuring peace, security in sub-region - KAIPTC

THE Commandant at the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Major General Richard Addo Gyane, has entreated stakeholders working towards ensuring peace and security in the sahel to remain committed to the cause.

Ghana Police disclose whereabouts of Bongo Ideas

In response to circulating social media reports, the the Ministry of National Security and the Ghana Police Service have issued separate statements clarifying that Albert Nat Hyde, also known as BongoIdeas, has not been arrested.

Undersea Cable Disruptions: See which mobile networks are still operating data services

Following the recent disruption to data services caused by undersea cable cuts, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Ghana have swiftly taken action to minimize the impact on consumers.

Kenneth Ashigbey — CEO,  Chamber of Telecommunications
Kenneth Ashigbey — CEO, Chamber of Telecommunications

Internet shutdown disrupts businesses, networking

Most individuals, corporate entities and state agencies in the country that rely on internet for their services and operations were helpless following the destruction of multiple undersea cables for mobile and fixed data services nationwide.

Vice-president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (with a baby) after the launch of the Ghana Card at Birth at the Ga North Municipal Hospital in Accra. With him is Dr Victor Caesar (left), Medical Superintendent, Ga North Municipal Hospital. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO
Vice-president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (with a baby) after the launch of the Ghana Card at Birth at the Ga North Municipal Hospital in Accra. With him is Dr Victor Caesar (left), Medical Superintendent, Ga North Municipal Hospital. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO

Ghana Card at birth begins

The lack of integration between birth records and national identity platforms opens up a variety of potential problems and risks which impact national security, voter registration, social services delivery and overall governance, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has observed. 

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, •  Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum — Education Minister

Ministry of Education wins prestigious education award in United Arab Emirates

Ghana’s education reforms have received international recognition after one of its ongoing reform programmes “The Ghana Education Outcomes Project” (GEOP) was selected as the best in the Education Service Category by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government during the 2024 GOVTECH Prize, a distinguished highlight of the World Government Summit.

Undersea fibre optic disruptions affect internet service in Ghana

There is a nationwide internet disruption in Ghana and according to the National Communications Authority (NCA), it is due to outages on multiple submarine fibre optic cables that connect Ghana.

Angela Lusigi (middle seated), Resident Representative of UNDP Ghana, Audrey Abakah (seated left), Director for SME, Agency Banking and Partnership at Absa Bank Ghana, and Kofi Ansong, Chief Operating Officer of Empretec
Angela Lusigi (middle seated), Resident Representative of UNDP Ghana, Audrey Abakah (seated left), Director for SME, Agency Banking and Partnership at Absa Bank Ghana, and Kofi Ansong, Chief Operating Officer of Empretec

18 Enterprises receive support from UNDP

Eighteen micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in six districts in the country have received a $70,000 grant from the UNDP to scale up their businesses.

Dr Kwaku Afriyie (right), Minister of state at the presidency in charge of SIGA, speaking as the guest speaker at the Ministry of Energy maiden Africa Energy Technology Conference. Picture: CALEB VANDERPUYE
Dr Kwaku Afriyie (right), Minister of state at the presidency in charge of SIGA, speaking as the guest speaker at the Ministry of Energy maiden Africa Energy Technology Conference. Picture: CALEB VANDERPUYE

Energy transition investment plan necessary — Dr Bawumia

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stressed the need for the Ghana Energy Transition Investment Plan (GETIP) to be implemented.

Dr Fareed K. Arthur (left), National Coordinator, AfCFTA Office, interacting with Paula Gopee Scoon (right), Minister of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago, after the meeting.  Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO
Dr Fareed K. Arthur (left), National Coordinator, AfCFTA Office, interacting with Paula Gopee Scoon (right), Minister of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago, after the meeting. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO

AGI, Trinidad and Tobago counterpart to deepen relations

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and its Trinidad and Tobago counterpart have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen trade relations between the two countries. 

Francis Asenso-Boakye — Former Minister of Works and Housing
Francis Asenso-Boakye — Former Minister of Works and Housing

Saglemi Housing project uninhabitable for flood victims - Asenso-Boakye tells Parliament

The Saglemi Affordable Housing Project is currently not habitable to accommodate the victims affected by the recent spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, the former Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has told Parliament.

National Service pays outstanding November & December allowances to personnel
National Service pays outstanding November & December allowances to personnel

National Service pays outstanding November & December allowances to personnel

The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the disbursement of allowances for November and December 2023 to personnel.

Isaac Bedu (right), Registrar, Engineering Council, explaining a point to Rev. Stephen Yaw Osei (left), Chief Director, Ministry of Works and Housing, in the meeting. With them is Dr Kwame Boakye (2nd from right), Board Chair, Engineering Council, Ghana Picture: EDNA SALVO-KOTEY
Isaac Bedu (right), Registrar, Engineering Council, explaining a point to Rev. Stephen Yaw Osei (left), Chief Director, Ministry of Works and Housing, in the meeting. With them is Dr Kwame Boakye (2nd from right), Board Chair, Engineering Council, Ghana Picture: EDNA SALVO-KOTEY

Encourage partnerships to develop cutting-edge technologies - Oppong Nkrumah to engineers

The Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says stakeholders in the field of engineering must encourage partnerships that lead to the development of cutting-edge technologies and sustainable infrastructure.

Mansa Nettey, Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC
Mansa Nettey, Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC

Stanchart projects $1tn Africa exports by 2035

The Standard Chartered Bank has projected that Africa’s total exports would reach $1 trillion by 2035, with a potential 29 per cent increase after the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Dr Bryan Acheampong, Minister of Food and Agriculture, addressing journalists
Dr Bryan Acheampong, Minister of Food and Agriculture, addressing journalists

Agric ministry rolls out PFJ2.0 in SHSs

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has rolled out a comprehensive programme to assist senior high schools that are interested in farming.

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