Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday launched a one-stop “Job Centre” expected to complement government’s efforts at reducing youth unemployment in the country. The centre, spearheaded by the Youth Employment Agency
The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong- Boanuh, has directed the immediate interdiction of two policemen of the Railways Police Station at Koforidua in the Eastern Region for alleged torture of a suspect. The two, General Lance Corporal Isaac Marfo
Some heads of basic schools in Accra have urged Ghanaians not to be distressed over the sex education their wards are receiving in schools because they do not include lessons, which support the agenda of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Gender (LGBT) advocates. In an interview
The hierarchy of the Ahlussunna Wal Jama’a and the Supreme Council for Islamic Call & Research has rejected any attempt to introduce unlawful sexuality orientation to children so early in their lives. “Morality and shyness are part of our noble identity as Ghanaians and Africans. We therefore urge our education authorities to protect our values … The post Don’t
Justice Emile Short, a former Commissioner of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has admonished the leadership of political parties, the two major political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to take steps to deal with vote-buying in
THE Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Professor John Owusu Gyapong, has chastised about 100 fresh students for turning up late for the 2019/2020 matriculation ceremony held on the main campus in Ho last Saturday. “You cannot be successful if you cannot manage your time”, he told the late … The post Vice Chancellor
A NEW addition to Ghana’s political parties, Ghana Union Movement (GUM) has been outdoored ahead of the 2020 general election. Given its provisional licence by the Electoral Commission in Accra last week, the leadership of GUM indicated that it was poised to cause a stir in next
Hajia Mariam Iddrisu, the Municipal Chief Executive for Sagnarigu in the Northern Region, has appealed to metropolitan municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) to adequately engage and resource women aspiring to participate in the District Level Elections. “Financial constraints
Dr Oduro Osae, the Technical Advisor, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, has urged the citizenry to vote massively in favour of the election of metropolitan municipal and district chief executives (MMDCE) during the December 17 referendum. “The election of MMDCEs will mean that Ghanaians
Traditional authorities have been urged to encourage and throw their weight behind competent and capable individuals in their communities to avail themselves for the position of assembly members. This is necessary because assembly members as development agents in the communities must work in tandem with them especially in undertaking developmental projects in their communities. Ellen … The post Chiefs
Former President Jerry Rawlings has taken on some New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) appointees stating that they should not be in office when serious corruption allegations have been made against them. He mentioned the Board Chairman of the Ghana Water Company who is still in office at
Ghana will host the fifth West African Organic Conference (WAOC), at the University of Ghana in Accra on the theme “Organic Agriculture Life for All (Human, Plant and Environment).” The conference which is scheduled between
The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD) has donated books to the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr K. A. Busia’s assumption of office. The book
The 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China was “one of Hong Kong’s most violent and chaotic days”, the city’s police chief has said. An 18-year-old protester was shot in the
A vigil has been held in Istanbul for Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered there one year ago today. Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi Arabia’s government, was killed inside the kingdom’s consulate in the
Residents in the French city of Rouen have been protesting against what they say is a cover up following a massive fire at a chemical storage facility. Huge clouds of black smoke spewed into the air across north-western France
At least 25 Malian soldiers are dead and 60 more are missing after militants attacked two army outposts, the government said. Camps in the towns of Boulkessy and Mondoro near the border with Burkina Faso came under attack on Monday. The government
proofread Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party will transfer ownership of the palatial home in which the late former President Robert Mugabe lived in the capital, Harare, to his family, the state-owned Herald newspaper has quoted a party official as saying. The “clarification”
An 18th Century Ethiopian crown will finally be returned home after being hidden in a Dutch flat for 21 years. Ethiopian Sirak Asfaw, who fled to the Netherlands in the late 1970s, discovered the crown in the suitcase of a visitor and
Cybercrime and Cyber Security Incident Reporting Points of Contact (CSIRPC) has been launched in Accra. This is to provide an effective mechanism for citizens to report suspected and identified cybercrime and cyber security happenings
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