The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, has taken steps to reduce the traffic congestion between Bunso Junction to Nkawkaw on the main Accra-Kumasi Highway. Last week, Friday, commuters who used the Accra-Kumasi Highway suffered a massive gridlock that lasted for several hours from Friday evening towards Saturday. The Director-General […] The post MTTD
Ghana’s 2021 Spelling Bee National Champion, Naa Koshie Manyo-Plange, will compete, virtually, with 208 other Spellers across the world, vying for the 2021 Scripps Spelling Bee Championship trophy. On Saturday 12th June, the 11-year-old will make her first appearance at the biggest spelling competition in the world— the Scripps National Spelling Bee. At The Spelling […] The post Naa
Undoubtedly, the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) program, is the biggest and most successful pro-poor policy ever implemented by any government in the educational sector of this country. It remains by far the most effective and the most highly applauded policy intervention of President Akufo-Addo’s administration. The promise itself came with lots of controversies […] The post Vincent
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Techiman South constituency, Mr. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah says measures have been put in place to secure justice for persons who suffered brutalities in the area during the 2020 general elections. The Techiman South legislator, who has been nominated by President Nana Akufo-Addo as Deputy Minister for the Local […] The post Election
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Techiman South constituency, Mr. Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, says some measures are being taken to secure justice for persons who suffered brutalities in the area during the 2020 general elections. The Techiman South legislator, who has been nominated by President Nana Akufo-Addo as Deputy Minister for the Local Government […] The post Election
The Director of the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies at the University of Ghana, Professor Chris Gordon, has said one of the factors that may threaten the trees being planted across the country under the ‘Green Ghana Project’ is the phenomenon of stray animals in Ghana. The government intends to plant five million trees […] The post Stray
“Should I shout and show ‘passion’, or stay quiet and appear ‘calculated’? Will I echo the feeling of the fans or stay aligned with the views of the board? Am I a suit-and-tie manager or a tracksuit and boots coach?” These decisions may appear trivial, but the impression a football manager or coach makes on […] The post Euro 2020: how football managers
Officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) have assured residents of Ketu South of their commitment to pushing for the extension of the sea defence wall in the municipality. Over the past few weeks, residents of Adina, Agavedzi and Amitsunu have been displaced by tidal waves which destroyed about 100 households. Municipal Chief Executive […] The post Ketu
Engage Now Africa (ENA) in partnership with End Modern Slavery (EMS) has held a meeting to dialogue on a roadmap to help fight against all forms of modern slavery in the Ada East district and its surrounding areas. The meeting was held on Thursday, June 10, 2021, with the Ada East District Assembly, National Commission […] The post Engage Now Africa in dialogue
The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum has called on faith-based organizations running schools to introduce universal principles and practices that will benefit students of all faiths. He made the call when the Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah paid a courtesy call on him. The meeting was to discuss some pertinent issues […] The post Implement
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has called on all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to report to its outfit, the construction of illegal speed ramps in their areas. According to the MTTD and the Ghana Highways Authority, it has noticed that illegal speed bumps, which are normally constructed […] The post Report
The Ghana Highways Authority (GHA), has held a training workshop for over 70 quantity surveyors from the 16 regions in the country. The three-day workshop, according to the Authority, is to sharpen the skills of the quantity surveyors, equip them with modern technologies to better manage, negotiate, supply, and execute all contracts of the Authority […] The post Ghana
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has charged Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies in the region to submit a report on the status of trees planted in their jurisdictions in three months’ time. This follows the planting of 450,000 trees in the region as part of the Green Ghana project on Friday, June 11, […] The post Greater
A Deputy Minister-nominee for Education, Gifty Twum-Ampofo, has stressed the need to re-integrate teenage mothers back into society after they have delivered successfully. Statistics indicate that teenage pregnancy cases have shot up significantly across the country. Taking her turn before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Thursday, June 10, 2021, Madam Gifty Twum-Ampofo, indicated that the move […] The post Don’t
The Motor Traffic and Transport Department’s (MTTD) Commander of the Ghana Police Service for Konongo Odumasi in the Ashanti Region, DSP Stephen Yeboah is calling on the government to create a bypass in the area to help reduce the heavy vehicular traffic in the area, especially on weekends. Konongo, the capital of the Asante Akim […] The post Create
The Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says the Minister for Health, Kweku Agyemang Manu will be dragged before Parliament’s Health Committee following the government’s procurement of Sputnik V vaccines at an expensive price. Mr. Akandoh who is also the Ranking Member on the Health Committee said the action will be taken because […] The post We’ll
The Chairman of the bi-partisan parliamentary committee probing the collapse of UT Bank and uniBank, Joe Osei Owusu, says a response it received from the Bank of Ghana with regard to the case will be carefully considered as the committee continues with its work. He said the Bank of Ghana’s response does not necessarily mean […] The post We’ll
The alliance between the US and the UK should be known as the “indestructible relationship”, Boris Johnson has told the BBC after meeting US President Joe Biden for the first time. He said he had “terrific” talks with Mr Biden, who has travelled to Cornwall for the G7 summit of world leaders. The summit begins […] The post G7: UK and US have an
The 2021 edition of Citi FM’s Literacy Challenge is gradually taking shape. On June 10, 2021, Citi FM’s Literacy Challenge crew visited the Crown Prince Academy and Ah-Vee Montessori in Accra as part of its Junior High School tour. This is part of the team’s efforts to interact with students and encourage them to partake […] The post #LiteracyChallenge:
The Ghana Education Service has blamed the mass failure of teachers in the recently held promotional aptitude test on some technological challenges. Three teacher unions earlier this week threatened to embark on strike over the manner in which the results of the aptitude test conducted by the Ghana Education Service were released to the participants. […] The post Technological
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