The Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has registered his disappointment in how highly rated Senior High Schools in the Central Region do not admit public Junior High School leavers who are from the Region. He has lamented the trend is a threat to the human resource development of the Region because, in his words, “the ... The post Top SHSs don’t admit enough

The Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has registered his disappointment in how highly rated Senior High Schools in the Central Region do not admit public Junior High School leavers who are from the Region. He has lamented the trend is a threat to the human resource development of the Region because, in his words, “the ... The post Top SHSs don’t admit public

The Chief of Adamrobe in the Eastern Region, Nana Agyei Nyarko I has appealed to the Inspector General of Police to construct a police post in the area to address the increasing spate of crime in the area. According to him, fast sprawling development of settlements and commercial properties in the area has opened it ... The post Adamrobe Chief appeals for Police Post appeared first on

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament has condemned the attack on the residence of the Member of Parliament for the Asunafo South Constituency, Eric Opoku, as the latest act of political vigilantism. The Minority in a statement said the attack was one of many “designed to intimidate, harass and silence vocal and outspoken ... The post Minority

The UN children’s fund says the scale of attacks on children in the world’s conflict zones reached “shocking” levels in 2017. In a new report, Unicef said there was widespread and blatant disregard for international laws designed to protect the most vulnerable. Unicef director Manuel Fontaine said children were being targeted in their homes, schools ... The post Scale

The Miss America group is seeking the help of former pageant winners and directors, after a scandal over vulgar emails disparaging contestants. In the emails, published by the Huffington Post, pageant officials made degrading remarks about past winners’ appearance, intellect, and sex lives. Executive director Sam Haskell, president Josh Randle, and other board members resigned over ... The post Miss

At least 40 people have been killed and 30 wounded in a suicide attack at a Shia cultural and religious organisation in a western area of the Afghan capital, Kabul. The interior ministry told the BBC the suicide blast was followed by another two explosions in the area. No-one has yet said they were behind ... The post Afghanistan suicide attack: Dozens killed as Shia

Counsel for the police officer who was accused of shooting a GSTS final year student to death has said his client is innocent of the charges brought against him. Earlier reports indicated that, Corporal Adjei Shaibu opened fire on five students when he came across them on their way to a rap concert at Shama Junction, ... The post Police officer ‘didn’t kill GSTS student’

The case involving a final year GSTS student who was shot dead on Friday December 22 at Nyanikrom in the Shama District of the Western Region has been adjourned to January 12, 2018 by the Takoradi District Court. The suspect, Detective Corporal Adjei Shaibu has also been taken into police custody at Sekondi. State Prosecutor ... The post GSTS student shooting: Case adjourned to Jan.

The Minority in Parliament wants the House to investigate allegations that levies were collected by the Ministry of Trade and Industry from expatriates in order for them to be allocated certain seats at the recent Ghana Expatriates Business Awards in Accra. The Minority, in a memo sent to the Speaker of Parliament and sighted by ... The post Minority calls for

A senior UN official says he fears children waiting to be evacuated from a besieged rebel-held area of the Syrian capital, Damascus, are being used as bargaining chips. UN special envoy to Syria Jan Egeland told the BBC he understood that rebels had agreed to release government workers in exchange for the children. Another 12 ... The post Syria child evacuees may be used

Instagram’s feed will now show users recommended posts – a change that earlier this month was spotted while in testing, and has since quietly gone live. The feature, described here in the company’s Help documentation, will suggest posts for you based on those that have been liked by other accounts you follow. The new section, “Recommended for You,” ... The post Instagram

Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk will join Liverpool when the transfer window re-opens on 1 January in a world record £75m deal. The Netherlands international had been expected to join the Reds last summer after he handed in a transfer request. But a move fell through when Liverpool apologised for making an alleged illegal approach for the 26-year-old. ... The post Liverpool

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has urged government to work to revamp the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) in order to reduce the country’s over dependence on imported fuel. The IES argues that the development has dire implications should there be threats of cuts in supply. The comments come on the back of shortage of fuel ... The post Revamp TOR to reduce petroleum imports – IES