An Examination Supervisor for the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), Ms Cherie Yayra Kuwornu, has pleaded for additional time for maths and science papers to enable the candidates perform well in the subjects. Ms Kuwornu of the Saint Bernadette Soubirous School Centre blamed the abysmal performances Ghana continues to record in the two subjects […]

Policemen have shot a man at the Notre Dame Cathedral after he attacked French officers on duty with a hammer. The suspect was shot in the chest and has since been rushed to the hospital. Tourists fled for cover at the sound of the gunshots. Since the incident occurred, police cars marked the perimeter and are advising revelers and citizens […]

Six pregnant girls failed to write this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Asante-Akim Central Municipality. A total of 1,406 candidates, made up of 726 boys and 680 girls, from both public and private schools, registered to sit for the examination at five centres in the area. Mr. Daniel Akwasi Adarkwa, the Municipal […]

Thousands of rats have descended on villages on an island in southern Myanmar, a local official said on Tuesday, in what some have taken to be an ill omen of impending disaster. Residents of Haingyi island, one of the larger islands in the Irrawaddy Delta, have been battling the plague of rodents since the critters […]

APC Youths Renaissance has observed that the logo of the newly registered political party, the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance was stolen from Star Lager Beer, one of the popular brands owned by the Nigerian Breweries PLC. The group wondered why a political party that seeks to take over the reign of government at the centre […]

OVER the last four decades, one legislation which has withstood the test of time and the numerous sector ministerial changes for the development and promotion of sports in Ghana is the SMCD 54. This decree was signed into law in 1976 by the then Chairman of the Supreme Military Council (SMC) and Head of State […]

With new-generation services starting today in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda, Konnect Africa is confirming its bold ambitions for Sub-Saharan Africa. The company’s innovative service offerings and products, included packaged offers inspired by ‘pay as you go’ models and Wi-Fi hotspots schemes, have already convinced a number of local […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing procedures and structures to support Government’s priority initiatives, such as the Planting for Food and Jobs; and the One District One Factory, to embrace sustainable environmental practices. Mr John A. Pwamang, the Acting Executive Director of the Agency, who announced this at a durbar to mark the World […]

The African Development Programme (ADP) in partnership with Holt International Children’s Services have met stakeholders in Accra to discuss in detail the implementation of two (2) projects that would contribute to addressing the identified problems of women (single mothers) and vulnerable children in the country. This was necessitated by the Holt Mission to Ghana on […]

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Apple’s WWDC 2017 keynote just wrapped, where key executives Craig Federighi, Phil Schiller, and, of course, Tim Cook, took the stage to announce updates headed to iPhones, MacBooks, Apple TV, and more. The rumors for this year’s WWDC came in the final hours leading up to the event, with hints of new hardware and, of […]

Celebrated Ghanaian broadcaster Nathan Kwabena Anokye Adisi, a.k.a Bola Ray, is set to ignite the pursuit of personal and entrepreneurial passions with the upcoming release of his official biography. It is Possible, the Bola Ray Story, penned by fellow Ghanaian Journalist, Obed Boafo, is a 320-page account of Bola Ray’s media industry rise over the […]

German football giants, Borussia Dortmund has announced that Peter Bosz will be the new manager of the club. The club announced the appointment, that will last till 2019, in a tweet via their official Twitter handle with a promise to give further details in a press conference to be held later in the day. The former Ajax boss […]

Note: This paper was prepared and presented in part for a panel at the Left Forum held at John Jay College of the City University of New York (CUNY) on Sat. June 3, 2017. The panel was hosted by the United National Antiwar Coalition where the author serves as an administrative committee member. Other panelists […]

On behalf of H.E. Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, the Former President of the Republic of Ghana, the Central Planning Committee of the Maiden Revolutionary Lecture Series, and June 4 38th Anniversary Celebration, takes the opportunity to thank all who have contributed to making the two programmes a success. Of special mention is the immediate […]

Arsense Wenger has made his first signing of the window as Arsenal finalised the deal for Bosnian Saeed Kolasinac to move to North London on a two-year deal. The move ends months of speculation that Arsene Wenger was interested in the big left back who turns 24 on June 20. Kolasinac arrives from Schalke in the Bundesliga, where […]

With over 160 speakers from the corporate and public sphere, this year’s event promises a programme designed around industry solutions that set the standard for adjusting business models to new demands  ITE is pleased to host the 2017 edition of the globally recognised Africa Oil Week, the world’s longest running oil and gas conference on […]

My name is Lieutenant Commander Yankey, I was commissioned into the Armed Forces in the year 2000 after undergoing the Standard Military Course and Regular Career Course at the Ghana Military Academy. The terrific issue at hand has prompted me to tell my story as a Detachment Commander. I was in 2003 posted to take […]

May the soul of late Capt. Maxwell Mahama Rest in Perfect Peace. I join other Ghanaians to condemn the mob justice and I equally add my voice to the call for Justice for late Capt. Maxwell Mahama. Ghana has witnessed several incidences of mob justice over the years. I recalled, the famous incident involving the […]

The annual congress, which is organized by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is a forum which brings together more than 1000 newspaper publishers and chief editors from over 80 countrie President Jacob Zuma will on Wednesday, 07 June 2017, address the Opening Ceremony of the 69th World News Media Congress which […]