The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has proposed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to adopt a system that will electronically transmit election results directly from the polling stations to its website in the 2024 elections. Rev Dr Fred Deegbe, a representative of the Centre, said such a system would help to check the irregularities…
More than half of the 23 banks operating in Ghana would not require recapitalisation. According to the World Bank, within one year, most banks met more than two-thirds of the required recapitalization expected to be completed in three years. The Bank of Ghana expects that early completion of recapitalisation efforts will lead to more resilience…
Bolgatanga Upper East Regional Office of NPA Honoured Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid for Effective and Efficient leadership. The staff of the National Petroleum Authority, NPA, in the Upper East Region, has Honoured the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Dr. Mustapha Abdul Hamid for his effective and good leadership in putting the Authority…
The first Post-Harvest Mechanization Training Programme has been launched at the Ohawu Agricultural College. The programme, which will span six weeks, aims to train 500 graduates with a background in agriculture. Over 7,000 trainees across the country are expected to participate in the programme, which will continue until 2026. Ohawu Agricultural College welcomed 250 trainees…
The Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research at the Cape Coast Technical University(CCTU), Surv. Professor Emmanuel Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei has debunked the erroneous impression that the Oguaa(Cape Coast) Koto(Crab) symbol signifies “pull him down”. He explained that the nature of crabs talks about unity and not ‘pulling him down ‘as claimed and called…
The United States Embassy in Accra has announced a change in its visa services operations. Effective August 26, 2024, the Embassy will transition to a new visa services provider which will be made known on the US Embassy website. Consequently, access to the current visa service provider’s website and services will cease on August 16,…
The Graduate Unemployed Nurse and Midwives Association has welcomed the latest decision by the government to recruit over 15,000 new health professionals. In a statement released on Friday, July 26, 2024, the Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the recruitment of 15, 200 nurses and midwives, effective Monday, August 5, 2024. The MoH confirmed that the…
The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has urged ECOWAS breakaway countries to collaborate with the regional bloc in combating terrorism. According to the Minister, the surge in extremist attacks and terrorism in West Africa is deeply concerning, necessitating a collective effort to address this challenge. In an interview with Citi News at the…
The Inspector General (IG) of the Liberian National Police, IGP. Hon. Gregory O. W. Coleman has commended the transformation of the Ghana Police Service under the leadership of Dr. George Akuffo Dampare describing him as an inspiration to his peers on the continent. According to him, the leadership values exhibited by the Ghanaian IGP since…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned China-aided Phase Two of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho. The $60 million project is designed to house the Central Administration of the University and the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SONAM), which is the largest in Africa. The project also includes classrooms, a…
