The Auditor-General has disclosed that the government spent ¢10 billion of monies mobilised for Covid-19 activities on budget support. According to the A-G, a total of ¢21,844,189,185.24 was mobilised for the fight against the pandemic. However, out of this amount, only ¢11,750,683,059.11 was spent on curbing the spread of the virus. The A-G said the rest, per its records, was ...

The Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asokore in the Ashanti Region has been closed down. This is a directive of the Ghana TVET Service after some students went on a rampage on Sunday morning, protesting the poor results of their predecessors in their final examination. About 40 of them have been arrested for causing damage to school property. ...

The Auditor-General has cited Makro Structures Limited for abandoning a Covid-19 isolation and treatment centre project in Nalerigu of the North East Region. According to the Audit Service, the contractor was awarded the ¢15 million project by government on May 11, 2020, and was charged to complete it in October 2022. It was subsequently paid GH¢4.5 million which constitutes 30 ...

The Vice President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, has lambasted government over its handling of the debt exchange programme. Kofi Bentil said government has been arrogant in its approach to the exercise and must be called out. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Mr Bentil said the bondholders have a right to their monies and must be respected. According ...

Western Region Chairman of Parents Teacher Association (PTA) Isaac Cobbina has disclosed that senior high school (SHS) students are now compelled to buy sugar and bread to complement the raw beverages served in the dining halls of some their schools. Speaking in an interview with Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, the host of Connect FM’s Omanbapa morning show, he indicated that ...

The Individual bondholders resisting government’s Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE) programme are optimistic that the Joint Technical Committee set up by the Finance Minister to find solutions to the current stand-off between government and the group will successfully deliver on its mandate. The Individual bondholders have been asking government to completely exempt them from the programme and find money in the ...

The Appiate Disaster Relief Committee will today, Friday, January 20, 2023, hold a series of activities in remembrance of victims of the mining explosion and mark their one-year anniversary. Public Relations Officer of the Appiate Disaster Relief Committee, Thywill Quarshie, says a one-minute silence and prayers will be observed at midday today at the site of the Appiate Explosive Disaster. ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that it will release the results for the 2022 BECE for School and Private Candidates on January 2023. A statement from the Council entreated the general public to disregard reports that the results had been released. “The Council urges the public to disregard all information circulating on social media indicating that the ...

Rapper Sarkodie is starting 2023 with a bang. The celebrated rapper has landed an international collaboration with legendary Reggae musician, Bob Marley. Although the Jamaican star is late, his team made a decision to release a posthumous version of his smash hit ‘Stir It Up’ with The Wailers. Featured in this remix is Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie. Bob Marley’s team made ...

The price of premix fuel has been increased by GH¢15 from the initial GH¢10 and a gallon is now expected to be sold at GH¢25 per gallon across the various landing beaches in the country. The increase according to the government has been necessitated by the increases in the price of crude on the international market. Nana Abrokwa Asare who ...