The Board of Cal Bank Ghana PLC has approved a GHS 600 million renounceable rights issue to be sourced through private placement of ordinary and preference shares to new investors. The issuance comprises 1,872,461,736 ordinary shares of no-par value, priced at GHS 0.29 pesewas per share, and 196,503,781 preference shares of no-par value, also priced […] The post CAL
“Men were sending me photos of their private parts with inappropriate messages. Some would call you at odd hours of the day and all these made me very uncomfortable so I was forced to close my Facebook account,” says 30-year-old banker Ama Asante. As far as she remembers, she only actively made posts about trending […] The post Ghana needs an anti-harassment
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department MTTD of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five drivers at Bunso junction on the Accra Kumasi Highway for driving without a license. According to the NRSA, about 60 per cent of road crashes recorded in the country are as […] The post Road
John Abdulai Jinapor, ranking member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, has asserted that the next NDC government, under the leadership of John Dramani Mahama, will inherit a weakened and anemic energy sector. He said this when he appeared on TV3’s Hot Issues programme on Sunday, March 24. According to the former deputy energy minister, […] The post Mahama
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Yapei-Kusawgu constituency and Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, John Abdulai Jinapor, has characterised President Akufo-Addo’s letter to Parliament as “disrespectful and insulting”. He said the President could have communicated his position in a more decorous manner rather than seeking to instruct Parliament to “desist […] The post Anti-gay
By Buertey Francis BORYOR The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has called for a review of the Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocation framework. The SDRs is an international reserve asset created by the IMF to supplement the official reserves of its member countries. ISSER proposed that allocations under SDRs, an international […] The post
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has disclosed that road crashes for the first two months of January and February 2024 saw a slight increase. The Director-General of the NRSA, Ing. David Osafo Adonteng, at the launch of the 2024 Road Safety Easter Campaign, disclosed that 2,260 road crashes were reported involving 3,910 vehicles, with […] The post 369
Daniel Yao Domelevo, former Auditor-General, has attributed the surge in corruption and corruption-related offenses in the country to less punitive measures and weaknesses in the system to apprehend perpetrators. He said that when there is no control mechanism to track the activities of citizens, people are likely to take advantage of the situation. The former […] The post Less
The Human Rights division of the High Court has adjourned the case involving the office of the Special Prosecutor and Charles Bissue to April 17, 2024. This delay stems from the fact that the case has yet to be assigned to a new judge following the retirement of Justice Nicholas Abodakpi, who previously presided over […] The post Court adjourns Special
Fidelity Bank Ghana, the nation’s largest privately-owned bank, has successfully constructed a mechanized borehole for the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS) at Pwalugu in the Upper East Region, providing a sustainable and reliable source of clean water for the officers and the entire community. For more than a decade, the PPSTS has grappled with […] The post Fidelity
Road accidents continue to be a public health issue in the country as more people continue to die from the canker than from terminal diseases. As Ghana gears up for the 2024 General Elections on December 7, the country is buzzing with political rhetoric and discourse, promises, and electoral fervour. While the spotlight is often […] The post Election
Impact Amplifier, with the financial support of Google.org, has launched its African Online Safety Platform (AOSP). The Africa Online Safety Platform is an Africa-wide project and part of Impact Amplifier’s broader intention to address African Online Safety at a systemic level. The platform provides a rich repository of research, education content, funding opportunities and ways […] The post
The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has asked the public to take precautions in their road usage to prevent crashes. This follows the current change in the weather condition pattern across the country, which is often characterized by the blow of dry and dusty winds. The Authority, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said visibility […] The post Take
Albert Antwi-Boasiako, CSA Director General Ghana is set to mark the annual celebration of the Africa Safer Internet Day (ASID) under the theme “Empowering Minds, Protecting Rights: Creating a Read More... The post CSA Calls For Stakeholder
The National Road Safety Authority has begun a process to register road transport service providers as part of its mandate to regulate the road transport sector with a special focus on road transport service providers. Beginning in March 2024, road transport service providers including transport companies, unions, transport departments of all State Agencies, school bus […] The post NRSA
Charles Bissue Charles Bissue, a former Western Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), won the party’s parliamentary primaries in the Essikado-Ketan Constituency of the Western Region on Read More... The post Charles Bissue Wins In Essikado-Ketan appeared
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo, an alleged coup plotter has disclosed what he suspects to be the motivation behind his arrest, detention and subsequent acquittal of charges against him. The retired senior police officer said the whole case brought against him by the state stems from a statement he made to […] The post My trial was
Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr. Benjamin Agordzo, has revealed he slept well on his first night of detention at the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI), now the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), due to his conviction that the state has no case against him. Dr. Benjamin Agordzo was detained for the offence of abetment […] The post ‘I slept like
Alhaji Collins Dauda, former minster for Works and Housing, according to a Prosecution Witness, Rev. Stephen Yaw Osei, did not issue an interim payment certificate, regarding the Saglemi Housing Project. He said this in court last week during cross examination. Mr Collins Dauda and others have been accused of causing financial loss to the state […] The post Colins Dauda Did Not Issue Interim
Charles Bissue’s judicial review application seeking to quash an arrest warrant obtained by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against him has been unsuccessful. Lawyers for the former secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) are seeking to stop the court’s directive to have him cross-examined. In their application, his lawyers claimed […] The post Charles
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