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A US economist, Professor Brian Dwight Baugus, has urged Ghana to be vigilant when signing agreements with China. According to him, though Ghana is better placed in terms of signing agreements with China compared to other African countries, some of those agreements with China have become a liability adding that it is imperative for government to do due diligence in ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency  ( YEA) Justin Kodua Frimpong has called on Ghana’s envoys abroad to be deliberate about seeking job opportunities for Ghanaian youth in their respective host countries. According to him, Ghana must be conscious about sending professionals to countries in need in areas that the nation has competitive advantage. “France is in ...

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Kwame Zu has relieved his female Personal Assistant of her position after the latter is said to have sold nomination forms to supporters of one Mabarick Masawudu, seeking to contest the sitting Member of Parliament (MP), in the party’s internal elections. “I am relieving her of her position ...

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) will soon announce a short code for the general public to detect unapproved textbooks on the market. The short code system is part of measures to clampdown on ‘unwholesome’ textbooks in the system. “What we want to do is to avoid a situation where we have unapproved textbooks in the system,” the Executive Secretary ...

Pollster Ben Ephson has said commended the executive secretary of the IGP who has resigned his post to contest in the ongoing NDC primaries. Superintendent Peter Lanchene Tuubo is challenging veteran politician Joseph Yieleh Chireh for the slot. The former Police officer became famous following a viral video in which he was seen chastising drivers for willingly offering bribes to ...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalization Committee has reportedly written to FIFA requesting for another extension of time to complete their mandate. The interim body was handed a six-month extension by FIFA which is expected to end on September 30 after their initial mandate expired in March. When FootballMadeInGhana.com contacted the spokesperson of the committee, Dan Kwaku Yeboah for comments, ...

Fifty suspected illegal miners in the Western and Eastern regions have been arrested in various operations conducted over the past week, according to Operation Vanguard. On Saturday, 13 July 2019, Op VANGUARD personnel in the Western region apprehended 16 suspected Chinese illegal miners in Enchi Kwahu in the Aowin District together with five excavators they have been using in their operations. ...

A lecturer with Planning Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Stephen Takyi has suggested that not every Junior High School (JHS) graduate shoul be allowed to benefit from the government’s flagship program, free Senior High School (SHS). “Children whose parents honour their tax obligation to the government must be allowed to enjoy free education”, ...

Editor of online news portal, Modern Ghana, Emmanuel Ajarfor has sued the National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh; the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Appeatu; and the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo. The suit, which has been filed at the Human Rights Division of the High Court avers that Mr. Ajarfor’s rights to personal liberty, a fair trial and human dignity ...

An Accra High Court has ordered lawyers for Minister of Education, Martin Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo to serve the Communications office of the opposition NDC, Sammy Gyamfi through substituted service. According to the court, the plaintiff can go ahead and publish his defamation suit against the defendant in the Daily Graphic newspaper as well post it on the ...