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The controversy that erupted when Afriwave Telecom Ghana Limited was awarded a 10-year contract to build and operate an Interconnect Clearing House contract (ICH) seem to be resurfacing as industry players are calling on the National Communication Authority to with immediate effect, review the contract and if possible abrogate since “it is a needless enterprise”. “Apart from the flat rate ...

The lawyer for the plaintiff who is challenging the legitimacy of the University of Education Winneba (UEW)’s council says the court order issued Tuesday did not amount to the closure of the school. Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin says he does not understand the link between the order of the court and the closure of the university. “I can say on good ...

A Post-UK election analysis by the Financial Times suggests that better educated people tend to vote for leftwing or centrist causes, while those who never went to university are more likely to vote for rightwing or populist parties. It concludes that Tories made heavy forays into working class territories previously considered the exclusive domain of the Labour Party, even though, ...

One-time flag bearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has said he is committed to the restructuring of the party for the moment despite his perceived interest in leading the party into the 2020 general election. He said it was only when the party was fixed again following its removal from power at the 2016 general ...

The government of Ghana has revealed plans to establish a foundation which will cater for the families of all security officers who die in the line of duty. Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, who revealed this at a press conference on Wednesday, June 14 said: “We already have a strategic plan going. There is a memorial that is going ...

Ranking member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has commended Arab countries for cutting ties with Qatar for the latter’s alleged role in funding terrorism. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is asking other countries to follow suit to help combat the global menace. He said this when delivering a statement on the floor of parliament on global terrorism, Wednesday. His commendation drew reactions from Defence ...

The Vice Chancellor of the Takoradi Technical University formerly Takoradi Polytechnic together with some management members are under pressure to explain why they invested the university’s money in a private financial institution which is reportedly experiencing cash flow problems. The university invested a whooping GH¢2,550,000.00 of school fees, the management claimed did not want to use in the interim, in ...

The National Chairman of the Ghana Muslim Mission, (GMM) has called on Ghanaians especially Muslims to desist from taking the law into their owns hands and engaging in mob justice. Dr Sheikh Amen Bonsu said justice was only to be administered by the law enforcement agencies and not individuals, condemning the act, especially when the Holy Quran preached against taking ...

A number of officers of the Ghana Education Service (GES) who have attained the compulsory retirement age are still at their respective duty posts, the Service has revealed. A statement issued by the GES dated June 5 and sighted by 3News, said it was concerned about “the rate at which officers who are supposed to go on compulsory retirement are ...

The Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has supported calls for the study of civic education to be reintroduced into the school curriculum. Speaking at a National Dialogue on restoring Ghanaian Identity, he said Ghanaians had lost their identifiable values which needed to be restored. The forum which was organised by National Commission for Civic Education was on the theme “Restoring ...