Final year SHS students will henceforth write the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in April. Speaking today [Tuesday] at a seminar for journalists, Head of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Rev. Samuel Ollennu said the move will guarantee that the nine terms allocated to teaching and learning in second cycle schools ... The post WAEC
Businesses have expressed mixed reactions to the new Tax Amnesty policy being implemented by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Some have cast doubt over the policy’s ability to reduce tax evasion while others believe the policy could increase tax compliance. The concerns were raised at a session on the relevance of the Tax Amnesty Law ... The post Businesses divided over success of
The Student’s Representative Council [SRC] of the Ghana School of Law, has called for the school’s Independent Examinations Board to be scrapped, describing it as a threat to legal education in Ghana, after only 91 of the over 500 students passed the May exams in 2017. Protocol dictates that these students re-sit the exams, but ... The post Law School SRC angry after over 80% fail
Government has told graduate nurses to stop picketing at the Health Ministry as plans are far advanced to employ them this year, 2018. Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid, at a news conference on today [Tuesday], said the Finance Ministry has given clearance for them to be employed. He however did not state specifically which month they ... The post Stop picketing; we’ll
Every day is literally a warfare for commercial pineapple plantation firm Golden Exotics, a Ghanaian subsidiary of French fresh fruit producing company, Compagnie Fuitier. At night, three separate groups, comprising real estate companies, land guards and sand winners reportedly invade the 1000 acre pineapple plantation located at Obuom, a low lying valley under a mountain ... The post Pineapple
The Accra Regional Police Command has announced a temporary closure of some roads in Accra ahead of the 5th Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Presidential Task-force meeting. The Presidential Task-force meeting on a single currency for the West African sub-region, will be hosted in Ghana and chaired by President Akufo-Addo. It will be held at ... The post Roads
The Accra Regional Police Command has announced a temporary closure of some roads in Accra ahead of the 5th Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Presidential Task-force meeting. The Presidential Task-force meeting on a single currency for the West African sub-region, will be hosted in Ghana and chaired by President Akufo-Addo. It will be held at ... The post Temporary
The current buzz surrounding Marvel Studio’s superhero film, ‘Black Panther,’ has prodded Ghanaian playwright Chief Moomen to tighten his appeal for support for his yet-to-be-staged play, ‘Mansa Musa.’ According to Chief Moomen, the acceptance of ‘Black Panther’ is an indication that people are tired of negative stories about the black race and he believes his ... The post Help
President Nana Akufo-Addo has launched a 10-year cashew development plan with a promise to give the country’s agric sector a further boost. The President said this plan seeks to improve research methods, introduce appropriate production and processing technologies, as well as develop marketing strategies along the cashew production value chain. The production of cashew in Ghana is ... The post Nana
The case involving the Republic vrs Nana Afua Nketia Obuo II and twelve others at the Koforidua High Court, has been adjourned. One of the factions in the Akuapem chieftaincy dispute is facing a contempt of court suit for defying a court injunction which was restraining both factions from engaging in any chieftaincy activities. Presiding ... The post Koforidua court
Apple has tackled a bug that causes its devices to freeze if they encounter a specific character from the Telugu alphabet – a language native to India. Following the glitch’s discovery, pranksters had used the symbol on social media, private messages and even Uber’s app to cause problems. Apple has now issued a software update for its iPhones, ... The post Apple pushes
Kenyan officials have allowed two opposition supporters to fly to Zimbabwe after detaining them at an airport overnight. Senator James Orengo and financier Jimi Wanjigi planned to attend opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s burial. But officials said the pair failed to present a court order overturning an existing suspension of their passports. Both men support Kenyan ... The post Kenya
Board Chairman of the National Sports Authority, Kojo Baah Agyemang, wants the Ghana Football Association to enforce its laid down rule of expelling members who drag the Federation to court. “Every year we hear of an injunction being placed on the league. “I believe that the GFA should enforce regulations that will halt its members ... The post NSA Board Chair unhappy with
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Gloria Akuffo, has defended the approval of Martin Amidu as the country’s first Special Prosecutor despite a suit at the Supreme Court challenging his eligibility over his age. “Parliament has not been injuncted. The mere initiation of a suit does not serve as an injunction. In the absence of ... The post ‘Parliament
The Coalition of opposition political parties in Togo says it has suspended all forms of protests and demonstrations aimed at forcing President Faure Gnassingbe to step down. This was contained in a communique issued after a meeting between Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo and the Coalition, as well as representatives of the government. The Coalition, consisting ... The post Protests
Power supply to parts of the country was cut on Tuesday for a brief period, after a loss in generating capacity from the Aksombo and Kpong dams. The Ghana Grid Company Limited’s (GRIDCo) Public Relations Officer, Albert Quainoo, told Citi News his outfit was working to restore the power, and that has since been done. ... The post Hitches at Akosombo, Kpong caused brief
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) on Monday, February 19, 2018 began public hearings of reports of the Auditor-General on the financial expenses of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), Technical Universities and Pre-University institutions in the Brong Ahafo Region, with a stern warning to managers and heads of institutions to provide accurate and ... The post We
An Accra High court has set the 2nd of March to deliver its ruling on the fate of some 1,700 workers of Goldfields Ghana who have been laid off by the company. The Judge, Laurenda Owusu said she will rely on the relevant provisions in civil procedure rules, CI 47 and all the processes filed to deliver ... The post Court to rule on Goldfields workers’ case on March 2 appeared first
Parliament has approved Martin Amidu as the country’s first Special Prosecutor to tackle corruption cases in the country. Prior to that, Deputy Minority Ranking Member on Constitutional Affairs, Dr. Dominic Ayine, asked Parliament to put the approval on hold, as his suit against Mr. Amidu’s nomination is still pending at the Supreme Court. Drawing on ... The post Parliament
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Samuel Annor, has called for tougher punishments for persons who steal monies belonging to the Authority. According to him, imprisoning the perpetrators, regardless of the amounts involved will serve as a deterrent to persons who indulge in such acts. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast ... The post Jail NHIS
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