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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reaffirmed that the reporting date for first-year students remains December 4, 2023. This is despite concerns from wards and stakeholders that this does not provide ample time for students to prepare for the academic year. This confirmation follows a request from Parliament for the …

Starting on Friday, December 1, Mobile Money (MoMo) agents across Ghana will enforce a temporary measure restricting cash withdrawals to a maximum of GH¢1,000 per transaction. This decision is outlined in a joint statement issued by four MoMo associations: the Northern MoMo Agents Association of Ghana (NOMAAG), the Mobile Money …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has hinted at a possible rise in passport application fees. Production costs and higher fees charged by other countries in the sub-region are the reasons for the imminent increment. This was disclosed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, …

The chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences, Cardinal Peter Turkson, has said that there is no need to criminalize homosexuality. He said people with gay and lesbian tendencies have committed no crime. “LGBT people may not be criminalized because they’ve committed no crime. To criminalize anybody, you need to …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor  (OSP) has described, as inimical to the fight against corruption, a ruling by an Accra High Court that cleared two former officials of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority of any wrongdoing.  In a press release dated November 27, 2023, the OSP said, “The decision …

An Accra High Court  has cleared the former Commissioner of Customs Division at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Colonel Kwadwo Damoah (Rtd), and a former Deputy Commissioner of the Division, Joseph Adu Kyei, of any wrongdoing over the Labianca report. The court also awarded GH₵10,000.00 in costs against the OSP. The two …

Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwifery Association (GRNMA) has bemoaned governments decision to waive tax exemptions on imported vehicles to only members of the Ghana Medical Association. The Minister of Finance, said during the presentation of the 2024 budget statement in parliament that ”Government will engage the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) …

Media General Ghana Ltd., Ghana’s leading media conglomerate, has raised concerns about a letter from the National Media Commission (NMC) that was wrongly directed to the board chairman of the company and published on social media platforms.   Media General pointed out that it was inappropriate for the Commission to …

We have become aware of a publication on Ghanaweb dated November 22, 2023, titled “Onua FM given Nov. 24 deadline to apologize…” We would like to state that this story is fake, as neither ONUA TV/FM nor Media General have been served with any such letter. As such, the general …

The United States of America Embassy in Ghana has opened the second American Corner in Asokwa Municipality, Greater Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region, aside from the Greater Accra Region Corner. According to the 2023 Open Doors Report on the embassy website, “a total of 6,468 Ghanaians studied in the United …