POLITICS

The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) says Ghana’s democracy, peace and stability are “highly at risk” if the controversies brewing from the nomination of Jean Mensa are not managed properly. President Akufo-Addo on July 19 announced Mrs Mensa who is the Executive Director of the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) as the chairperson-nominee of the EC. She is to ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Assin South Constituency, Rev. Ntim Fordjour, has rejected claims by fellow MP, for Tamale North Constituency, Alhaji Suhuyini Alhassan, that the newly adopted double-intake system for the Free SHS programme is the same as a shift system. Rev. Ntim Fordjour said the Dual-Intake system is not in any way the same as the ...

Government has come under pressure barely 18 months into its implementation of free SHS as cracks surface over a policy preached for eight years whilst in opposition. After a rare admission by the Finance minister welcoming a debate over the viability of the president’s flagship policy, former Education minister has in an even rarer interview told the government it was ...

A former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson and four others, have been charged with willfully causing financial loss to the state. This is in relation to the over 140 million dollar Operating Business Suite (OBS) contract entered into and executed during his tenure as head of SSNIT. The former Director General of SSNIT ...

President of the republic, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, has appointed the executive director of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Mrs. Jean Mensa, as the electoral commissioner of Ghana. This was confirmed in a press release by the head of communications at the presidency, Eugene Arhin. The coming on board of Mrs. Mensa comes in the wake of the controversial sacking ...

Some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have stated that the NDC must elect a tough flagbearer who can stand up to President Akufo-Addo and wrestle power from the ruling party. The ‘NDC Youth for victory’, led by its General Secretary, Kingsley Ohene, has pointed out that the ouster of the Electoral Commissioner, Madam Charlotte Osei by President ...

Government is finalising steps to start the double-track or semester system to boost enrollment under its flagship free Senior High School (SHS) education programme. Education Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, made the revelation at a sensitisation programme organised for education directors of, heads of senior high school and public relation officers in the education sector on Saturday, July 21. What ...

The minister of interior and the inspector general of the Ghana police service must be blamed for the gross misconduct of the Ghana police officers. Due to ignorance they are unable to organise platforms to educate the police officers on how they are bind or obliged to relate to civilians and also liaise with the national Commission on civic education ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named the boss of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) as the new chairperson of the Electoral Commission. Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensa is currently the Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), and Co-ordinator of the Ghana Political Parties Programme. She is a lawyer by profession, and has carved a niche for ...

President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe says the recommendation for double intake within the various senior high schools known as multi-track system will promote “deviancy.” “I do not necessarily buy the idea of multi-track system. That encourages some deviancy along the way,” he said. There’re reports that government has agreed to implement proposals for a “multi-track calendar ...