Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Deputy Majority Leader has informed Parliament that the Minister for Communications and officials of the National Identification Authority (NIA) have been invited to update members on the ongoing registration of citizens for the “Ghana Card”. He explained that the NIA officials would engage the House during the Committee of the Whole meeting on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. ...

Veteran Journalist and Pollster, Benjamin Emmanuel Ephson, popularly known as Ben Ephson, has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to allow the NPP government to pass the controversial E-Levy so they solely bear the so-called electoral consequences. According to him, the NPP government has about two years to either retain power or leave and so they should be allowed to implement ...

Ghana signs up to ICAO Public Key Directory platform Government celebrates Ghana Card being used as e-Passport ICAO says it has no power to make Ghana Card an e-passport Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has spoken for the first time about the Ghana Card – e-Passport issue that has become topical in recent weeks. While stressing the importance of the ...

Judges lodge formal complaint of Sosu’s ‘political judge’ statement to General Legal Council Judges say Francis Sosu’s statement an attempt to scandalise Judiciary Sosu’s comments were unfortunate, reckless and misguided – AMJG We would fish out ‘political judges when we come to power – Sosu The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) have said the “political judges” statement ...

The Management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has written to all airports and airlines to allow persons holding valid Ghana Card to board flights to Ghana without the need for visa. A statement issued by the GACL on Saturday February 12 said “Following a key ceremony at the Headquarters of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal ...

Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen says the government has so far facilitated the establishment of a total of 278 companies and projects under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative. According to the Minister, 106 companies out of the 278 are currently in operation, 148 are under construction whilst 24 of the projects are at the mobilisation stage. This ...

An aide at the vice president’s office Dr. Gideon Boako has said the claim that the Ghana Card is now equivalent to an e-passport still holds true. Responding to attention put out by ICAO seeking to explain the recent announcement it made on the subject matter, Boako in a Facebook post said the former’s statement lends credence to the claim ...

Immigration officers are undergoing training for the use of card-readable machines used to authenticate e-passports that have been installed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The training, according to AviationGhana sources at the airport, is expected to be completed by the end of February for the roll-out of the Ghana Card e-Passport programme. For now, the Ghana Card e-Passport will ...

The ‘self-residential obligation’, whereby home buyers in Amsterdam are not allowed to rent out their home, but must live in it themselves for the first four years, will come into effect on 1 April. The council announced this today. Domestic editors 03-02-22, 10:28 Last update: 03-02-22, 13:20 The new rule should ensure that fewer homes are bought by investors and rented out for high ...

A man in Amsterdam-Zuidoost has probably been lying dead in a house for years. The man was found by a bailiff. The Parool 10-02-22, 17:16 Last update: 10-02-22, 17:54 The body was discovered this week in a house at Nieuwlandhof. Police had previously received reports, but were unable to enter the home because nothing suspicious was seen. Local residents tell  city ​​broadcaster AT5  that they have also ...