Tourism Ministry projects to generate US$6 million by 2026 – Sector Minister
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), says it will work to widen the nation’s foreign exchange earnings, projecting to generate US$6 million through arrivals by 2026. Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, the Sector Minister, said in 2022, the one mi…
300 girls benefit from Stanbic/KNUST STEM boot camp
Three hundred girls from 23 senior high schools in the Ashanti, Bono Ahafo, and Western North regions have had the opportunity to learn and develop their skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to bridge the gender gap in the…
Osafo-Maafo advocates better conditions of service for Internal Auditors
Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Senior Presidential Advisor, has entreated the Ministry of Finance to consider improving and aligning the conditions of service of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) staff with their counterparts in the revenue and accounting class. D…
IoD-Gh launches implementation phase of National Corporate Governance Code
The Institute of Directors-Ghana (IoD-Gh) Thursday launched the implementation phase of the National Corporate Governance Code. The Code seeks to harmonise all existing governance codes for the public and private sectors, and to ensure ease of use, pr…
Trade Minister appoints Prof Alexander Nii Oto Dodoo as ‘Custodian of Weights and Measures’
The Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr Kobina Tahir Hammond, has appointed the Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Professor Alexander Nii Oto Dodoo, as the ‘Custodian of Weights and Measures’ in Ghana. The appointment, effective Septe…
Personal, family issues caused my extended absence from Parliament – Adwoa Safo
Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, has rendered an unqualified apology to President Nana Addo DankwaAkufo-Addo for her conduct in 2022. She also apologised to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and Vice Presiden…
Three grabbed over allegedly using ‘strangers’ Ghana cards for sim cards registration
Three mobile phone operators have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly selling pre-registered assorted sim cards to the public at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. The Police say all the pre-registered sim cards were registered with diffe…
56-year-old driver fined GH?6,000.00 for possession of narcotic drug
A 56-year-old driver, who unlawfully had in his possession 45 white and gold foil wraps of cocaine with a net weight of 1.410 grammes has been sentenced to pay a GH?6,000.00 fine by an Accra Circuit Court. Mr Emmanuel Mensah also had 19 foil wraps of …