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The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has warned internet users against clicking two malicious links in circulation which purport to provide access to a monetary grant from a former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama. In a public alert, the CSA said the links were mainly being distributed through social media platforms including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and Telegram. The webpages displayed after the links are clicked come with the message: “Former President JOHN MAHAMA on Feb 1st 2023. Offer a New Grants of 2,000 GHS to individuals to support all Citizens and Empower the Youths. My idea for the introduction…
There has been a marginal increase in the number of Ghanaians who travelled and settled outside Ghana in 2021. The figure increased to 269,531 from 250,624 which was recorded in 2010 with Europe, the Americas (North, South and Caribbean) and African countries outside of ECOWAS being their most favoured destinations. This was contained in the 2021 Population and Housing Census Thematic Report released by the Ghana Statistical Service today in Accra (Mar 9, 2023). According to the report, more than half (53.7 per cent) of emigrants originated from the Greater Accra (26.9 per cent) and the Ashanti (26.8 per cent)…
A 35-year-old man who allegedly abused his 15-year-old daughter sexually and claims the act “is a tradition” has been put before a Gender Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters in Accra. Bless Gatogo, alleged to have abused his daughter on three occasions at Okushiebiade, near Amasaman in the Greater Accra Region, has been charged with incest and defilement. The accused person has denied the charges. The court presided over by Mrs Dora Eshun has admitted Gatogo to bail in the sum of GHC20,000 with two sureties who are to be known by the Police. The court has adjourned the…
Ghana and the European Union (EU) have committed to deepening cooperation at the 2023 Session of the Ghana-EU Political Dialogue held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. This year’s session is an opportunity for Ghana and the EU to assess the progress made on the implementation of the outcome of the previous year’s Dialogue. It also highlights the joint visions of the two sides and explores opportunities for cooperation in the thematic areas outlined in the agenda for the Dialogue. Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who chaired the occasion commended the…
The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has once again failed to provide exact timelines for the arrival of essential childhood vaccines. The Minister addressing Parliament on Thursday, March 9, reiterated his promise that efforts are underway to ensure that vaccines are procured for children in the next few weeks. “Mr Speaker, we are expecting to receive vaccines within two to three weeks. We have done all the necessary arrangements and within two to three weeks we should get vaccines. We have done everything to ensure that we get these vaccines earlier, but it will be very difficult for me to…
President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that his government is putting some measures in place to ensure that Ghana’s per capita GDP is almost doubled.He told parliament in his state of the nation address on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 that the “government recognises that sustained growth must be deliberate, especially in a global landscape marked by forces of technology, trade, and intense competition.”It requires a combination of leadership, social cohesion, and deep investments in core capabilities of people, firms, and institutions to harness our opportunities”.“This is why”, he explained, “together with our private sector counterparts, we are anchoring Ghana’s medium-term growth…
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said his government is “making progress on the external debt negotiations” with its development partners “since the Government announced an external debt service suspension on 19th December 2022 for certain categories of external debt, to ensure an orderly restructuring”.The suspension, the president told parliament in his state of the nation address on Wednesday, 8 March 2023, “is an interim emergency measure toward a comprehensive external debt operation which will contribute to the restoration of our debt sustainability in line with our request for a debt treatment under the G20 Common Framework”.“I want to express our appreciation…
An economist, Godfred Bokpin, has stated that the government used the COVID-19 pandemic as an avenue to overspend, therefore resulting in the aftershocks being experienced in the economy currently.According to him, when pandemics and natural occurrences like this happen, they test the country’s fundamentals and the policies it is running on.He explained that a country’s inability to withstand shocks exposes its shortcomings.“It’s as though you are majoring in the minor, and the reason we are saying [this] is that Russia-Ukraine is a global issue, and the impact is pervasive. COVID-19 is a pandemic; the impact is pervasive; you also see…
Ghana’s Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu has made a revelation about a crucial decision she took in the early stages of her life.In an open letter to her 25-year-old self, the minister who now doubles as the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency in a vide mentioned that she abandoned an opportunity to further her education at the prestigious Yale University to marry the man of her dreams.Yale University founded in 1701 is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, considered one of the best institutions in the world.Although she never regretted her actions,…
The Member of Parliament for Ketu South Constituency, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has described the imposition of taxes on sanitary pads as insensitive to girls and women.Speaking on the Class Morning Show’s edition of March 8th, 2023 with Korku Lumor on the occasion of International Women’s Day, Abla Dzifa Gomashie indicated that women are beset with a lot of barriers, including the biological process of menstruation.According to her, the imposition of taxes on their basic need such as sanitary pads is repressive to their growth.“Policies and societal, cultural inhibitions, cow many women from achieving their full potential.“Women are beset by varied…
