Former Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has identified vocational and technical educational as the solution to the unemployment problem in the country. According to him, if the youth are trained and their skills sharpened, they will be able to create their own jobs and thereby reduce the unemployment rate. Speaking on the State of Affairs on GHOne ...
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No one will turn into a stone, even ‘death prophets’ will die – Lawrence Tetteh
Dr. Lawrence Tetteh has been in the news recently since the death of the late dancehall diva, Ebony Reigns. The renowned evangelist was the officiating minister of the funeral and burial ceremony of Ebony Reigns, and during his sermon, he made so many outbursts. Among the many outbursts, Dr. Lawrence Tetteh said all the prophets prophesying deaths for celebrities will ...
Read More »SHS student, driver die in gory accident at Berekum West
A female final year student of Jinijini Senior High School in the Berekum West District of the Brong Ahafo Region and a taxi driver have been crushed to death in an accident. The accident occurred when the taxi the late student was travelling in with others collided with a tipper truck on the Berekum-Jinijini Highway. The injured passengers who were ...
Read More »Flagstaff House renaming a ‘cheap diversionary tactic’ – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has described the decision to change the name of the seat of government from Flagstaff House to Jubilee House as a diversionary tactic from the Akufo-Addo administration. The NDC, in a statement, urged Ghanaians not to lose sight of the fight against the ratification of the controversial defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and the US. ...
Read More »Don’t bill WASSCE candidates full term fees; GES directs SHS heads
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has instructed heads of Senior High Schools (SHS) to waive some fees on final year students when schools reopen for the third term of the academic year. The GES notes that the final year students will spend approximately seven weeks instead of the normal 14 weeks in a term in school, before they sit for ...
Read More »Supreme Court to hear $2.25bn case against Ken Ofori Atta with or without CHRAJ
The Supreme Court has ordered the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to file a response within 14 days in a case in which the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has been sued over the $2.25 billion bond issue. The Supreme Court noted that it will commence hearing the case if CHRAJ fails to file a response. This ...
Read More »Akufo-Addo Seeking Unmerited Glory – Kofi Adams
The National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress Kofi Adams has stated that the President is seeking glory despite no achievement in his 15 months in office. According to him, the decision to change the name of the Flagstaff House to Jubilee House on his 74th birthday is a clear indication that the President is not interested in the issues ...
Read More »Don’t underestimate distraction – Policy Analyst tells Akufo-Addo
Dr. Daniel Ato Aidoo, a Policy Analyst, Kra Consult, has opined that the government of Ghana should not underestimate distraction as it could suppress its good works. In a Facebook post titled “Ogyakrom Diary: Good news, bad news, and Intelligence”, Dr. Aidoo referenced how “The Ghanaian government has announced a fifty percent reduction in school fees for third-year Senior High ...
Read More »Microsoft rewards ICT teacher’s innovative impartation
The passionate efforts of a teacher, who improvised with chalk-drawn sketches to bring to life his Information and Communication Technology lessons, has paid off with Microsoft, extending a helping hand to make sure that his Betenase Municipal Assembly Junior High School students graduate with a success story. Mr Richard Appiah Akoto gained popularity when the media learned about his unique ...
Read More »UPDATE: BNI Director Sacked
The director of Bureau of National Investigations William Akwasi Appiah has been re-assigned, the Minister of National Security Albert Kan Dapaah has confirmed to Starrfmonline.com. He has been replaced by the Director General at the Research Department responsible for External Intelligence and also Ambassador-at-large Rashid Inusah. Mr. Appiah has been moved to the Ministry of National Security. “Yes, there has ...
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