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Ghana, together with Lesotho, Malawi and Tanzania have been shortlisted to partake in the First Member States/Regional Economic Communities Training on migration governance. The event which aims at prioritizing migration governance is scheduled to take place from Monday, December 9 to Friday, December 13, 2019 in Accra. The week intensive training is a response to a capacity building needs assessment ...

Hundreds of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) staff have hit the streets Tuesday to protest huge debts owed the company by power transmitters. The agitated staff of GRIDCo massed up at the Black Star Square on Morning Tuesday to begin the protest march to the Finance Ministry and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). GRIDCO leadership has been pushing for millions ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has granted Ghanaian citizenship to 126 Africans in the Diaspora who have arrived in the country as part of the Year of Return campaign. The 126 swore the oath of allegiance to Ghana after receiving Ghanaian passports at a ceremony at the Jubilee House in Accra. President Akufo-Addo charged the new Ghanaian citizens to abide by the ...

SEND Ghana, a Policy Research and Advocacy Civil Society Organization has put out an in-depth analysis of the 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy which was presented by the Minister of Finance on November 13, 2019. The Organization’s   post budget analysis which was presented to the media last Wednesday by Dr Emmanuel Ayifah, Deputy Country Director, draws government’s attention to ...

The African Development Bank is committed to working with its partners to improve governance in land administration as part of efforts to boost agriculture production. African countries must act faster to purge corruption in the land sector by harnessing technology and innovation, African Development Bank Senior Vice President Charles Boamah urged on Monday. Boamah, who was speaking to policymakers and stakeholders ...

The Prime Minister (PM) of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, has told African nations to build strong economic ties with black nations outside Africa and people of African descent for their mutual benefit and eliminate the mentality that white mind is superior to the black mind. She said it was the most insidious insult for black people to see themselves as ...

The Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, insists that a “Yes” vote in the upcoming national referendum will enhance Ghana’s democracy. He has, therefore, called on all stakeholders, particularly the political parties and institutions that are against the “Yes” vote, to reconsider their position and see the overall benefits of supporting the referendum. Speaking ...

The Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has issued new practice directives to judges and magistrates in trial courts across the country to be used in determining bail conditions and consequential orders. Per the directive which took effect from November 1, 2019, persons standing surety for accused persons will bear the cost of transportation to inspect their place of residence. It said ...

The Mpraeso District Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers believed to be part of a notorious gang terrorizing commuters at Kwahu Tafo enclave in the Eastern Region. The suspects -Osumanu Abubakari, 23, and Osumanu Omaru, 22, were arrested upon intelligence that connected them to a recent robbery attack on Adawso to Kotoso road which occurred October 29, 2019. ...

The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has stated that the introduction of the Common Platform (CP) monitoring in the telecommunications sector has resulted in a savings of US $1.1 million monthly over the previous contracts. This, the Minister said will result in a total of US$66 million over the 5 year contract period. Additionally, she says unlike the previous ...