The Minister for Special Development Initiatives Mrs Hawa Koomson explained that 70 percent of the $1 million dollars will be spent on government’s priority projects such as the One district-one factory, one village one dam, warehouses for planting for food and jobs among others.

Tensions began at a student forum held on June 1, when Conde ranted at a booing section of young attendees.

So one of good signs he’s your soul mate is that you trust 100% him. You know he’s never going to betray you and break your heart. It’s an intuition, a feeling, and you know it isn’t wrong.

The police have identified Yaw Amankwa, alias Bulla, as the key suspect said to have fired at Major Maxwell Mahama

Sudanese security forces, who have stepped up their patrols along the 600-kilometre (370-mile) frontier.

From first class flights and Champagne showers to Porsche collections and luxury hotels.

Lions Boxing Promotions has announced that the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Middleweight World Title Eliminator between Obodai Sai and Walter Kautondokwa, undefeated Africa Middleweight Champion will take place at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Friday 16th of June 2017.

Two welders died on the spot and five others sustained various injuries on Sunday, when a fuel tank exploded while they were welding a new fuel circulation pump to it at the Pioneer Food Cannery (PFC) in Tema. However one of them escaped unhurt because he had gone to buy an item outside the premises. It is suspected that the [...] The post Fuel tank explosion kills 2, injures 5 appeared first

About 2.3 million unregistered arms are currently in circulation in the country, a report by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has revealed. This represents an increase of about 850 per cent from a baseline study that estimated that about 240,000 illicit arms existed in the country in 2004. Speaking at a press conference in Accra yesterday [...] The post 2.3 m illicit arms

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Mr Alexander Buadi, Volta Regional Director of Ghana Education Service (GES) has advised candidates who wrote this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to prepare for the next stage of education. He cautioned them against forced marriage and teenage pregnancy, saying, they must look beyond the basic level. A total of 30,385 pupils from 1,173 schools sat for the 2017 [...] The post ‘BECE

A study to measure the basic literacy and numeracy competency  levels of children from six to 15 years has shown that more pupils from primary (P) three to P6 can do a P2 level division as against a few who can read a P2 level story . The study was conducted at 20 enumeration areas in the Kpandai District of the [...] The post More children better at mathematics than reading

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has introduced a number of programmes at the undergraduate and graduate level. The programmes which are under its sandwich mode of education to meet new demands and challenges of contemporary society include Bachelor of Science (Health Information Management), Master of Education (Art Education), Master of Education (Economics Education), Master of Education (Accounting Education), and [...] The post UCC

The Sheffield Star understands that there are reports linking Barnsley defender Andy Yiadom with a move away from Oakwell this summer. The Ghanaian international full back is said to be attracting the attentions of Burnley, Swansea City and Derby County. Tykes boss Paul Heckingbottom wont be shocked to see another member of his squad have suitors elsewhere who want to sign them. Unfortunately for them, their talent have left other the last few seasons after seemingly bigger clubs make their

Headteachers in public basic schools have been urged to learn to develop and implement School Performance Improvement Plan (SPIP) to enhance school activities. Mrs Patty Assan, the Ashaiman Municipal Director of Education, who made the call said the plan provided an opportunity for schools to identify priority activities that could be implemented for the purpose of improving performance. Mrs Assan [...] The post Headteachers

Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria has become a safe haven for persecuted albinos. Silenced by society, they are now finding community, and voices of their own.

Professor Edmund Delle, national chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has bemoaned the underdevelopment of the country, blaming successive governments for doing little. He said he did not understand why “we have been crowded with gross corruption, misappropriation and gross incompetence right down from the Executive to the very last person in government”. To commemorate the 68th anniversary of [...] The post CPP

“They have few lawyers who are only good at writing,” Mr. Alban SK Bagbin, the longest-serving career politician in Ghana’s Parliament, was reported to have told a gathering of visibly crestfallen members of the main-opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the party’s headquarters on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Rawlings-minted faux-revolutionary political […]

Stock market analysts are confident that the positive performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange will continue till the end of 2017. After recording negative growth for about two consecutive years, the market is said to be recording a positive turn at least as at the middle part of the year. The Managing Director of the ...

Swansea CityandBurnleyare reportedly locked in a two-way battle to signBarnsleydefenderAndy Yiadom. Both clubs are readying 1.5m bids for the Ghana international, according toThe Mirror. Championship outfit Barnsley are said to be willing to accept the cut-price sum for Yiadom since the full-back has entered the final 12 months of his contract. Yiadom is one of several players linked with the Oakwell exit this summer, with defenderMarc Robertsreportedly wanted by West Bromwich Albion.