June 2021

Professor Agnes Atia Apusigah, a Development Sociologist, says poverty in any form is a human rights abuse and infringes on the dignity of the people. Professor Apusigah who is also the Vice President of Regentropfen College of…

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), the institution mandated to combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, has urged stakeholders to help consolidate the gains the country made in the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) reforms.…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks and Specialized and Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) to desist from charging “Account Maintenance Fees” on savings accounts. The ban does not include charges for services provided by banks and…

Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, says only three per cent of workers in the informal sector contribute to structured social security schemes, thus 97 per cent are not guaranteed any formal pension…

Mr Sampson Akilgoh, Director, Financial Sector Division, Ministry of Finance, says it has become necessary for the Government to develop strategies to improve on remittance flows into the country. He said those strategies would also…

The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) is mourning the passing of Mr. Bill Marshall, its former Vice President, which occurred on June 2, 2021 in Accra. The National Executive Committee and the entire membership of the GAW expressed…

The Bono Regional Security Taskforce on illegal mining on Thursday set ablaze an illegal mining site at Sadik-Akuraa, near Banda-Ahenkro in the Banda District of the Region. The task force led by Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono…

A 42-year-old hit and run driver has been arrested by the Police for allegedly causing the death of a female teacher, aged 27. Emeka Adams was in charge of Hyundai saloon car with the registration number GB 2126-20 when he knocked down…

Two persons, who allegedly robbed a commercial motor rider of his motorcycle and mobile phone at Dansoman in Accra, have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. Mawuli Amegbo, a drinking bar operator and Sulley…

Mr John-Peter Amewu, Minister of Railways Development, has assured the 674 workers of the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL), who were retrenched in 2002 that their salaries will be paid. “I sympathize with the past workers. I…