The Foreign Affairs Minister of Denmark, Anders Samuelsen, has attributed the Scandinavian nation’s ability to ensure free education all the way to the tertiary level to the willingness of the citizens to pay high taxes. According to him, the education of the youth is a “core value” of Danish culture, with the state willing to support ...

Over 50 students of the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASS) at Koforidua in the Eastern Region, are receiving treatment at the St. Joseph’s Hospital following a suspected food poisoning. The students; both male and female, were rushed to the hospital on Monday after they complained of stomach aches after eating ‘waakye’ from the school’s canteen ...

Renowned legal practitioner, H Kwasi Prempeh believes it is wrong for anyone to defend the thought of Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng that creating jobs and prosperity for Ghanaians must be limited to members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) alone. “I find it curious that the youth who have a ...

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi Boateng, has issued an unqualified apology and retracted his much-criticized comments in which he pledged to prioritize New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in his dealings. The apology and retraction was contained in a letter signed by the diplomat and dated November 1, 2017. “ I have upon ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has accused former President John Mahama of influencing the construction of an “unnecessary guest house” using funds belonging to COCOBOD. According to him, the guest house was built in John Mahama’s hometown, Bole for his personal comfort while in office. Speaking at a ...

Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Dr. Valerie Sawyerr, has taken Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to the cleaners, following some utterances the second gentleman made prior to the launch of the country’s digital address system also known as Ghana Post GPS. Dr. Sawyerr believes the Vice President deceived Ghanaians when he said the $2.5 million ...

Ghana’s Ambassador to Denmark, Her Excellency Mrs. Amerley Ollenu Awua-Asamoa, has appealed to skilled Ghanaians in Denmark to return home as often as possible, to support Ghana’s development Agenda. Speaking to Citi Business News in Copenhagen, at a reception by her office to welcome four Ghanaian journalists on a press trip at the invitation of ...

Ghana’s Christian Atsu and Thomas Partey have been named in the 30-man shortlist for the Confederation of African (CAF)’s 2017 Player of the Year Award. The two players featured for the Black Stars in the 2017 AFCON tournament in Gabon where Ghana finished 4th. At club level, they helped their clubs across the 2016/ 2017 ...

The Minority Spokesperson on Mines and Energy, Adams Mutawakilu, says his side feels vindicated, over what seems to be government’s decision to abandon an earlier position adopted by the Adansi Asokwa MP, K.T. Hammond on the AMERI deal. This he says, is evident in the submissions of the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, which he says ...

An Accra High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to with immediate effect cease any disciplinary proceedings against former East Legon District Commander, DSP Emmanuel Basintale and four others, alleged to be involved in a gold scam. The order follows a judgment of the court exonerating the senior Police officer from complicity ...

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has inaugurated sanitation committees for the Kantamanto Market, Abuja (CMB) Market and Tema Station. The committees, which comprises representatives from the various markets, public health and waste management officers from AMA, and representatives of accredited waste management companies for the areas the markets are located, have been tasked to generate ...

Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will not return to Spain to answer charges including rebellion, his Belgian lawyer has said. Speaking to the Associated Press, Paul Bekaert suggested Mr Puigdemont should instead be questioned in Belgium where he has been since Monday. He has been summoned to court in Madrid on Thursday, alongside 13 deputies. ...

The home of Nollywood and Ghanaian movies, and Africa’s leading digital entertainment company, IROKOtv is set to be launched in Ghana this week. IROKOtv will bring the best movies and original TV series to Ghanaian fans. Some of the most recent movies and TV series include Stalemate, Ghana Must Go and Black and White. Launched by ...

Ghana’s ‘dancehall king,’ Shatta Wale paid a visit to President Akufo-Addo today at the Flagstaff House. This comes on the heels of a recent birthday wish the President sent to the dance hall artiste via twitter. In the tweet, the President asked Shatta Wale to pay him a visit at the Flagstaff House. This relationship ...

The Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has directed all Judges to with immediate effect begin the wearing of the symbolic wigs during court sittings. The directive by the Chief justice also instructed judges to ensure they are fully attired in robes alongside the wigs. According to an internal memo from the judicial secretary to all judges, ...

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has launched an insurance package for all national service personnel. The launch, which was held at the premises of the scheme’s headquarters, had NSS Board Members and National Service Personnel Association executives and other stakeholders in attendance. This compulsory insurance package spearheaded by various insurance companies, is expected to pay ...

Suspended General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong, is breathing fire on the neck of the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, demanding an apology for some comments the latter made on public radio against him [Agyepong]. Chairman Wontumi reportedly accused Mr. Agyepong of being ...

Some Ghanaians in Denmark have blamed the high cost of visas for their inability to come home often to contribute their quota to national development. Kwame Owusu Danquah, an IT Consultant in Denmark, one of such persons who complained, has thus called on the government to ease the cost of acquiring visas for people of ...

A Neurologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. Fred Stephen Sarfo, has called on government to make the fight against stroke and other non-communicable diseases an urgent priority. He said more should be done to efficiently manage stroke cases and save many from dying from the disease. The referral facility, in 2017, saw in ...

Some seven supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), suspected to have played various roles in disturbances in the Sissala West District, have been remanded into police custody after appearing before a Wa Magistrate Court. The seven, according to the police, are among over 100 persons who are currently on the run. They have been charged with rioting.The ...