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The National Association of Graduate Teachers(NAGRAT) has described as unacceptable the Education Minister’s claim that teachers were not being promoted on merits. Education Minister Dr. Opoku Prempeh has recently stated that teachers in public schools ought to endeavor to live up to their responsibilities and the teaching standards in their profession. Speaking at the 5th graduation of the Jackson College ...

The announcement by the Attorney-General and cousin of President Akufo-Addo that, she may drag former President John Mahama’s brother to court, if investigations into tax underpayment by two of his companies are concluded, has stirred trouble within the government, with experts asking who miscalculated the tax paid by Ibrahim Mahama in April, this year. It has also led to revelations ...

Controversial dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has warned Ghanaians not to put pressure on President Akufo-Addo to deliver on his campaign promises. The ‘taking over’ hitmaker has, in a Facebook video, advised the President to take a vacation in the United States, if he feels pressured by Ghanaians. “You (Ghanaians) want ‘one-dam, one-district’, you think it is easy? nonsense; do you ...

Recently, Osafo Maafo, Senior Minister of the Republic of Ghana stated that a 10 billion dollar facility Ghana arranged with China could generate about 100,000 jobs. I found it both reassuring and thought provoking. Unemployment is one of the greatest challenges in our country today. The youth sit on edge and can explode anytime out of frustration. Such is the ...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Mrs Charlotte Osei has been summoned to appear before Parliament next week. She will be there to respond to questions about how much the Commission raised from monies it collected from journalists during the 2016 elections. She will also be answering questions about how much the Commission expended on the replacement of lost Voters ID ...

A member of the Conventions People’s Party (CPP), Kwame Janutuah has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for making pedestrian comments at its press conference Thursday and failing to present itself as a government in waiting. Mr. Jantuah said the NDC missed an obvious opportunity to speak to recent happenings in the Akufo-Addo government but the opposition party rather chose ...

The chairman of the National Peace Council, Most Rev. Emmanuel Asante, has cautioned against actions that could mar the independence of the Electoral Commission. His call follows a petition by some unknown staff of the Commission, demanding the removal of their chairperson Charlotte Osei, claiming she lacks the managerial skills needed to lead the commission. Also, they alleged that she ...

A former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh has dismissed claims by an NPP presidential staffer that the Chairperson of Electoral Commission Mrs. Charlotte Osei attended Cabinet meetings under the John Mahama administration. Ibrahim Adjei, who is a presidential staffer made the allegation on Morning Starr Friday. Despite efforts by the host Francis Abban to get Mr. Adjei to retract until ...

Ten Chinese suspected to be illegal miners have been arrested at Efuanta, a suburb in Tarkwa, in the Western region. The Tarkwa Police command made the arrests in collaboration with a taskforce of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. According to the leader of the anti-galamsey taskforce Richard Addo, the Chinese were arrested upon a tip-off. He said upon ...

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) must stop defending the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) as far as a petition filed with the president for her removal is concerned, founder and leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has said. The 2016 flag bearer of the APC also said the NDC must leave President Nana Akufo-Addo ...