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President Akufo-Addo has revealed his government will resort to “proceeds from natural resources” to fund the free Senior High School policy. The policy is to ensure that every student eligible to enter second cycle institution gains admission with free meal and tuition. “To ensure that no child is denied access to secondary education, we are removing one of the biggest ...

President and Chairman of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in the 2016 election has cautioned government against over politicisation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. According to Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, this is to ensure the sustainability of the programme after the exit of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. More than eight years after it was publicised ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the decision to implement the Free SHS policy was not influenced by a desire to score political points, but by the need to offer opportunities for Ghanaians, especially the deprived and marginalised. “The Free Senior High School policy continues to be controversial; some people are determined to make politics out of it. “For me, it is ...

The Police Criminal Investigative Department has interrogated Joy News’ Manasseh Azure Awuni, the architect behind robbing the Assemblies investigations. He was interrogated not as a complainant or suspect. He was just to assist the police with information on details of an investigation that has grabbed major news headlines Accompanied by a team of lawyers and some colleagues, Manasseh Azure Awuni ...

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is taunting the minority in parliament over their attacks on the government’s education policy –Free SHS – which will be launched today by the President. The minority has said the funding mechanism for the program is not sustainable. They are also demanding a blueprint for the policy, which was a major campaign message for President Akufo-Addo ...

Caterers in the Upper East Region say they will resist any attempt by the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection to impose on them rice that cost GH¢180 per bag for the school feeding programme. At an orientation workshop for caterers in Upper East Region held in Bolgatanga, a nutritionist with the Ghana School Feeding Programme, Louisa Adda, hinted ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on members of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) to support the fight against corruption and illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. Addressing the National Conference of the GBA in Sunyani on the theme: “Saving the Future Generation from the Scourge of Corruption and Environmental Hazards – The Role of the Legal Profession”, President ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Diaspora Supporters Union, has commended the Unity Project of the party which successfully organised the “Unity Walk” at the Northern regional capital Tamale on Saturday. This was contained in a press release issued by the union and signed by its Organizing secretary, Mr. Prince Baafi on Monday 11th September 2017. According to the statement, indeed, ...

Small scale miners in the Ashanti region are hitting the streets today, September 12, to demonstrate against the ban on their operations. In April this year, the Lands and Natural Resources Minister John Peter Amewu imposed a six- month ban on small scale mining in a bid to fight illegal mining. But the small scale miners in the Ashanti Region ...

The Deputy Sports Minister Enam Pius Hadzedi has exclusively told Starr FM Sports that officials of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) will be probed over the 84, 000 Dollar budget for this year’s IAAF championships. The sports ministry through the national sports authority gave out 84,000 dollars to the Ghana Athletics Association to cater for their participation which included accommodation, ...