A Police officer who allegedly collected GH₵ 70,000 from a Chinese national under the pretext of dropping a case being investigated by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (ECEO) has appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra. Cyril Lumor Frank who was dismissed from the Ghana Police Service for misconduct …
Read More »Inter-City State Transport to expand operations to sub-region – Nana Akomea
Mr Nana Akomea, Managing Director of the Inter-City State Transport Company (ISTC) said plans were advanced to extend its operations to Nigeria and some other populous African countries. He said the company was already plying the route to Togo, Benin and Cote d’Ivoire, and would be ventured into the Nigeria …
Read More »Marketing could have helped avoid the banking challenges
Mr Kofi Safo Akyea, a Corporate Executive in Residence (CEiR) has said the banking challenges have laid bare serious issues in the field of financial services marketing, especially with regards to customer and retail banking. He said challenges provided an opportunity to re-imagine retail banking in the country, harnessing the …
Read More »Bank manager in court for embezzling GH¢732,000
A 39-year-old employee of Group Nduom (GN) Bank now a savings and loan company has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly misappropriating cash in the sum of GH¢732,000. Eric Holon, charged with stealing and six counts of fraudulent electronic fund transfer, pleaded not guilty. Police investigations has …
Read More »Prof. Gatsi calls for education to restore confidence in Ghanaian banks
Professor John Gatsi, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast has called for adequate education among the banked population as a key measure of restoring confidence in the banking sector. Restoring confidence in the sector according to him would allow savers and investors to continue working with the …
Read More »Kuga-Na calls for the review of Dagbon kingship constitution
Kuga Na Abdulai Adam II has called on the Dagbon Traditional Council to review the 1930 Constitution of Dagbon Kingship that deals with Traditional Customs of the Dagbon Kingship. He said, although some parts of the constitution were amended some years ago, other parts still needed to be reviewed. Kuga-Na …
Read More »President will publicly present Constitutional Instruments on new regions
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will from Tuesday, February 12, 2019 publicly present Constitutional Instruments (CIs) to give effect to the creation of the six new regions. The following are the schedules for presentation; Tuesday, February 12, North East and Savannah Regions; Wednesday, February 13, Bono East and Ahafo Regions; …
Read More »NGOs unwilling to operate in Biakoye – DCE
Madam Comfort Attah, the District Chief Executive of Biakoye in the Volta Region has expressed worry at the reluctance of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to extend their services to communities in the District. She said the organizations had marked the area as a security zone due …
Read More »African American Association launches Black History Month in Ghana
The African American Association of Ghana (AAAG) on Saturday launched this year’s Black History Month as part of the commemoration and celebration of the global African resilience in the African Diaspora. The celebration dubbed “Black Migration: Exploring Our Roots and Beyond” focused on the 400 years anniversary of the arrival …
Read More »German Company Knauf opens centre to train Ghanaians
Knauf, a market leader in design of living spaces, will open a new training centre in Ghana on Monday to offer theoretical and practical knowledge, skills training for architects, civil engineers and crafts men on building sites. The centre will be opened by the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and …
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