Discussants at the 50th Anniversary Lectures of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana have argued that but for greed and avarice, the country has all the laws required to combat the high level corruption at all levels. They have also deplored the situation where people get paid for virtually doing no work, while others on fixed salaries idle in offices waiting patiently for the end of the month to draw their salaries. Again official vehicles serve personal and private interests, while self-seeking

Government has denied reports that President John Mahama has condemned activities of the galamsey taskforce which he set up to fight the illegal activities. A media report quoted the President as saying; illegal miners are in business to make a living and must not be chased out by the Police and Military. Speaking in his ...

Are you planning on buying a new television set? Then you should be prepared to pay more upon purchase because the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) will from April 14 this year, re-introduce television licenses. The licensing regime will affect households with television sets but  GBC says the initial stages will be done at the point ...

The World Bank has begun funding a small town water system project at Kpabi, one of the largest communities in the East Gonja District (EGD) to provide potable water to residents

The Ghana Chapter of the United Muslim-Christian Forum (UMCF) has described Muslim marriages in Ghana as illegal since there was currently no legal recognition and licensing of any Islamic marriage

Richard Amakwah, a labourer on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for robbery, contrary to section 149 of the criminal code Act 29/60

A proto-type advocacy and awareness project to bring People With Disabilities (PWDs) into the local and national political fray is underway

Master Marvin Nii Lante Lamptey, has been awarded 1,000 Ghana cedis by the Bishop John Daly Anglican School governing board for being the best student in the 2013 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)

The Teacher Trainee Association of Ghana (TTAG) in the Eastern and Greater Accra sub sector has called on government to review the recent scrapping of teacher trainee allowance

An Accra Circuit Court on Thursday sentenced Mensah Mantey Maxwell, a ceiling Operator, to 12 months imprisonment for using narcotic drugs without authority

Mr Mahami Salifu, a former Upper East Regional Minister, has described the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as a party full of enthusiastic and committed people ready to use their expertise to rebuild the country’s economy

Ebusua Dwarfs’ forward, David Gomez insists the club has set her sight on winning the CAF Confederations Cup title and nothing will stand in their way

The Juaso District Hospital has taken delivery of assorted medical equipment costing about half-of-a-million cedis to improve the quality of healthcare services

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is  asking its members to be circumspect in their reportage to avoid court fines as  recent court rulings against media houses are a threat to free speech. The warning comes after an Accra High Court awarded a GHC 250,000 Ghana damages to the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson ...

The achievements of the government dominated the State of the Nation's Address delivered by President John Dramani Mahama to Parliament today.

At the start of the week, a percentage of the market was expecting European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi and company to be more proactive at the ECB's forthcoming policy meeting on March 6. Essentially, forex traders want to see the ECB get ...

Home-based Ghana goalkeeper Stephen Adams has been advised by national team goalkeepers’ trainer Nassamu Yakubu to aim at playing abroad

Xbox 360's Kinect camera was identified by British spy agency GCHQ as a possible tool for snooping on the public. As part of new documents revealing that webcam images of Yahoo users have been captured by governments, The Guardian also reveals that ...

The lawyer representing Reeva Steenkamp's father, Barry, on Friday denied reports he suffered a second stroke just days before her killer Oscar Pistorius goes on trial. Reports today quoted the family's advocate as saying that Steenkamp was recovering from ...

Within a short period of four months, the head pastor of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Pastor Mensa Otabil, continues to show love to the underprivileged and financially handicapped members of his congregation. Since the beginning of this month that the church has engaged in various programmes to commemorate the 30th anniversary celebration of Pastor Otabil’s entry into the ministry, he has yet extended another gesture to the genuinely needy members of his congregation by