The Chief Justice (CJ) has directed that a virtual link be created for the live streaming of Court proceedings in the ongoing ambulance case. Following the directive from the Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, the presiding judge, Justice Afia Asare-Botwe has said those present in the Courtroom can leave if they want to. Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has begun ...

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced a nationwide strike starting Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The Association expressed frustration over the government’s failure to implement the new salary structure approved by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, despite a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) being reached one and a half years ago. Speaking to the media, ...

The Minority in Parliament has announced that its members will not participate in the vetting of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry. This decision, revealed in a press statement on Tuesday, 2 July 2024, is driven by the Caucus’s frustration with the current size of the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government and its ...

The National Executive Committee (NEC) and the National Council (NC) of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be holding separate emergency meetings on Thursday, July 4, the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Kodua Frimpong has said.  The meetings will be held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra. It is unclear what the agenda of the two meetings will ...

In a scathing critique of the current administration’s financial stewardship, Eric Opoku, the Member of Parliament for Asunafo South, has highlighted the unprecedented financial aid recommendation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as evidence of Ghana’s dire economic straits under President Akufo-Addo’s leadership. According to the politician, Ghana first approached the IMF for assistance three months after the overthrow of ...

Deep cracks are emerging among members of a special committee instituted by Parliament to investigate the contents of a leaked audio tape on which some senior police officers are heard allegedly plotting with a former New Patriotic Party regional chairman to remove the Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare from office. These cracks follow the presentation of the ...

The Minister of Finance Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has issued a strong caution against speculation surrounding the cedi’s current challenges, urging the public to refrain from actions that could further destabilise the currency. This warning comes in response to comments made by Isaac Adongo, Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, who recently advised businesses to purchase dollars despite the Minister’s ...

A recent study has revealed that ChatGPT and similar large language models (LLMs) are highly effective in launching cyberattacks, raising significant concerns in the cybersecurity field. Researchers Richard Fang, Rohan Bindu, Akul Gupta, and Daniel Kang tested ChatGPT-4 against 15 real-life ‘one-day’ vulnerabilities, finding that it could exploit these vulnerabilities 87% of the time. These vulnerabilities included websites issues, container management software, and Python ...

If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed a new character pop up answering search queries or eagerly offering tidbits of information in your feeds, with varying degrees of accuracy. It’s Meta AI, and it’s here to help, at least according to Meta Platforms’ CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who calls it “the most intelligent AI assistant that you can ...

Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you’re doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next. The software giant on Monday revealed a new class of AI-imbued personal computers as it confronts heightened competition from Big Tech rivals in pitching generative AI technology ...