Two days after the torrential rains that hit parts of the Northern Region rendering many communities flooded, the Nanumba North and South districts still remain inaccessible with vehicles and passengers are unable to access or exit the Bimbilla township. All the major roads leading to the town have been cut off as a result of ...
The agreement between Ghana and the United States on the resettlement of the two former Gitmo detainees in Ghana has been laid before Parliament. The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, subsequently referred the agreement to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs committee for consideration. The two detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby, ...
President Akufo-Addo has said that the government is committed to finding solutions to illegal migration, to facilitate the safe return and re-integration of Ghanaians caught in the migrant crisis in Europe and other parts of the world. He said the government is leveraging on Ghana’s relations with its European allies to minimize the impact of the ...
Students held back during their secondary education for non-performance will not be catered for in their extra year of study under the Free Senior High School education policy. This was revealed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, during a press conference on Thursday. Responding to a question on the status of students ...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected accusations the party is scheming to remove the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei for their political advantage. President Akufo-Addo On Wednesday referred the petition demanding Madam Osei’s removal, to the Chief Justice. The NDC had stated previously that the NPP was behind the petition but speaking ...
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected accusations the party is scheming to remove the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei for their political advantage. President Akufo-Addo On Wednesday referred the petition demanding Madam Osei’s removal, to the Chief Justice. The NDC had stated previously that the NPP was behind the petition but speaking to Citi News’ ...
Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, on Wednesday inaugurated the National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NACCA). The 21- member Council is chaired by Professor Kwame Osei Kwarteng. Dr Prempeh reminded the council members, that they had the onerous duty of ensuring quality education in the country. He said free SHS was not only about ...
A new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) shows that majority of Ghanaians voters want Members of Parliament who have tertiary education. According to the voters, the education level of their parliamentarians of great priority to them. The report was based on a survey conducted by the Institute between November and December 2015 ...
Some of the human interest stories that have been making the rounds (or in social media parlance, trending) over the last week must certainly be about two videos: Rashida Black Beauty showing her wearing her birthday suit and showing her “goods” to the world and a bridegroom sucking the soul out of his bride at ...
Ghana’s economic strains will not prevent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government from effectively implementing its Free Senior High School education policy, the Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has asserted. Speaking at the press conference on Thursday, the Education Minister said the commitment to the Free SHS policy, earmarked to start in the 2017/2018 ...
The Network Of Women In Growth (NEWIG), has trained twenty young (20) women in professional driving, fire prevention, basic self-defense and first aid administration in Accra. This is to enable them to compete favorably in those fields which are largely male-dominated. They were taken through 3-month of intensive technical and non-technical training and underwent a ...
Management of the electricity company of Ghana has come to an agreement with the Yilo and Manya Krobo traditional leaders to resume work after several months of closure. The assumption of work by the workers of the electricity company of Ghana today comes after residents of Somanya besieged the premises of the Somanya office attacked and vandalized properties ...
A familiar WhatsApp scam has reappeared in order to try and trick people into supplying their bank details to cyber criminals. The scam takes the form of an official-looking message that warns people their “trial service” of the popular instant messaging app is coming to an end. “Our records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding ...
Muslim leaders have lifted a boycott of a key holy site in East Jerusalem after Israel removed the last of security measures which had led to uproar. They urged Palestinians to re-enter the compound on Thursday for the first time since the crisis erupted two weeks ago. The last remnants of Israel’s recently installed security ...
The vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, led a high powered government team on a fact finding mission to some communities affected by a recent flood disaster in the Tamale Metropolitan Area. The team assessed the magnitude of the disaster which recorded two deaths while several properties were destroyed in ...
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has suggested that the MP for Adansi Asokwa, K.T. Hammond may have to resort to the law courts to address the reservations he has with the AMERI deal, for which he recently filed a motion for government to reverse. Mr. Iddrisu found Mr. Hammond’s u-turn on the AMERI deal bizarre ...
The Ghana Export and Promotion Authority (GEPA) has begun a nationwide engagement to increase exports revenue by ten billion dollars within the next four years. As a result, the Authority has met with some Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the Upper East Region to prioritize one product or service each, that will be ...
Importers and business associations are demanding an overhaul of the revenue collection systems at the various ports in the country. They argue that they are over burdened with taxes which impede the efficient revenue collection and general activities at the ports. The business operators have also threatened to boycott business related activities at the ports ...
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