NEWS

President Akufo-Addo, has stated that donor support to the budgets of the Ministries of Education, Health and Gender, Children and Social Protection, in 2016, is equal to the revenue allegedly diverted by some 19 customs officials who were arrested recently. It will be recalled that three (3) weeks ago, the country’s law enforcement agencies cracked allegedly a syndicate of 19 ...

Higher educational institutions have a duty to ensure that their products are well-equipped with employable skills, Professor Osei Darkwa, the President of Ghana Telecom University College, has said. He said successive governments have rolled out several models and initiatives aimed at job creation, however, those policies and programmes had yielded little or no impact. Prof. Darkwa said this at the ...

Compassion International Ghana, a non-profit making Christian Organisation, has commemorated this year’s Day of the African Child at Akropong in the Eastern Region with a call on Ghanaians to eliminate worst forms of child labour. Compassion International, a child-centered organisation, believes in holistic development of children from poor homes by seeking sponsorship from countries all over the world to cater ...

The outgoing UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has dismissed assertions that he spends a considerable amount of time on Twitter rather than working. “Contrary to what some people think, I don’t actually spend nearly as much time as people think on Twitter. It’s a small part of what we do. Public diplomacy is incredibly important,” he said during ...

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is expected to present its report on the Chief Justice nominee Sophia Akuffo to the House later today[Monday]. This follows its public vetting of the nominee last Friday [June 16]. The over five-hour long vetting process saw Justice Sophia Akuffo answer questions on the challenges within the country’s legal system, the regulations on touting, the ...

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bole, Hon Veronica Alele Herming says the people of Bole have had their joy stripped following the gruesome murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama who traces his roots to the area. She observed that her kinsmen have forgiven residents of Denkyira Obuasi especially those who took part in the dastardly act but one thing ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as laudable a judgment by the Supreme Court ordering the Auditor General to retrieve every penny siphoned from the state’s coffers. On Wednesday, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court ordered the Auditor General to immediately initiate procedures to retrieve all looted state cash. The panel headed by Ghana’s Chief Justice nominee, ...

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has stated categorically that the Regional Coordinating Council would not compromise the development of Kumasi for party interest. The minister who was appalled by the level of impunity by the people that has caused the Kumasi metropolis to lose its onetime glorious status as the Garden City said they will prioritise the development of ...

Three persons have sustained injuries at Pokuase Amanfrom in Accra as land guards clash with residents in a land dispute. One Mohammed Dani Baba is being accused of busing land guards to the town with some excavators to demolish buildings on a land he claims belongs to him. The locals have vowed to stop the intended demolition which has generated ...

The just ended Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) brings me a lot of fond memories. For me, like most people of my age, the examinations marked the end of a chapter. I remember the late night studies. I remember the revision classes. I remember the group discussions. I remember the anxiety and uncertainty that underlay the preparations for the exam. ...