2021

Uganda's Electoral Commission on Wednesday started dispatching electoral materials to different parts of the country ahead of the January 14 general elections. Justice Simon Byabakama, chairperson of the Electoral Commission, started the…

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday for Tokyo and its surrounding region. The declaration covers the capital and its three neighbouring prefectures – Chiba, Kanagawa…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at his re- inauguration following his re-election last December, has pledged to unify the nation for economic and social prosperity. In an address, the President rallied the country to get…

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in accordance with Section 80 of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Act 766), on Thursday said the indexed monthly pensions have been increased upwards by 10 per cent 2021. SSNIT…

The Volta Development Forum, (VDF), an apolitical organisation of the people of Volta descent, has announced a $1 billion financial package to support the development of the Region. Dr. Prince Kludjeson, President of the…

Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the immediate past Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has been sworn in as the Seventh Speaker of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic. This was after he beat Professor Aaron Mike Quaye, the…

Of all the disturbing elements of yesterday's attempted coup, perhaps the most distressing is how utterly unsurprising and predictable it was. “This is not who we are,” tweeted U.S Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) Donald Trump, Jr., the…

Government has designated the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) as the Competent Authority for the issuance of Rules of Origin Certificate under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Rules of origin are a…

Asante Kotoko says they will use all legitimate means to ensure that the right thing is done after seven players and five officials were alleged to have tested positive for Coronavirus, ahead of their abortive Confederation of Africa…

A businessman who allegedly swindled his colleague of GH¢620,000 under the pretext of supplying him two vehicles has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Frank Addai, 49, was in the dock with Sanni Mohammed a 59-year old businessman.…