The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced an increase in the number of booklets and introduction of microchips into the Ghanaian passport as parts of an agenda to improve security features and service delivery for passport applicants in Ghana and abroad. Scores of citizens have often complained about the inability of the sector ministry to deal with ...

It has now been confirmed that the Electoral Commission would compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 General elections. According to the commission, the need for the new voters’ register was necessitated by several factors which included the need to replace the outmoded biometric machines. Speaking in an interview with Radio Ghana in Kumasi, the Director of Electoral Services ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed reports that the Authority is seeking to exclude a section of Ghanaians in the ongoing registration of nationals. The response comes on the back of accusations by the NDC that the NIA is deliberately sabotaging the registration exercise in the Volta Region, a stronghold of the opposition party, to cut down on the ...

General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has called on Ghanaians to exercise patience as the Akufo-Addo government brings finality to the PDS Concession saga. According to him, the Akufo-Addo government does not intend to resurrect ‘dumsor’ which was inflicted on Ghanaians and their businesses by the NDC Administration, hence, the decision to suspend the operation ...

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has cautioned the general public against wrongly interpreting the jurisdiction and mandate of his office. In an article, Mr. Amidu said such misrepresentations could skew the expectations of his office by the public. He also said the “deliberate misperception about the jurisdiction of the Office is one sure way those who fear anti-corruption activism can ...

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has cautioned the general public against wrongly interpreting the jurisdiction and mandate of his office. In an article, Mr. Amidu said such misrepresentations could skew the expectations of his office by the public. He also said the “deliberate misperception about the jurisdiction of the Office is one sure way those who fear anti-corruption activism can ...

The special prosecutor Martin Amidu has said his office does not have the mandate to investigate financial and economic crimes. The Good Governance Advocacy Group Ghana (GGAGG) has served notice it will petition the Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Power Distribution Service saga after the Ghana government suspended the deal over some breaches. However, Mr. Amidu has ...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has warned all social media marketing agencies advertising sales of all kinds of unregistered medical devices, food and products, whether imported or locally manufactured to desist from the practice. It noted that the act contravened the Public Health Act 2012, (Act 851) which empowered the Authority to test and approve drug, food, medical devices, ...

The attempt by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to do propaganda with the public registration for Ghana Card in the Volta Region has been exposed by the National Identification Authority (NIA). The NDC, led by its Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, alongside the party’s Volta Regional executives, held a news conference in Ho yesterday accusing the government of deliberately ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed concern over what he described as a breakdown of the social sense of responsibility among the citizenry, leading to a rise in indiscipline and lawlessness in the country. He said unlike in the past where laws were strictly enforced to compel people to be responsible for their own actions, robust structures to instil ...