Lecturers and non-teaching staff of the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies have protested against management of the school. They want their 13-month salary arrears paid. They have given management of the school a one-week ultimatum to respond to their demands. The University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies at Bunso is a private […]
One of the most patronized community football parks in the Greater Accra Region, the Bukom Park, has been given a facelift. The pitch, which has hosted many inter-community football games over the years, has served as a breeding ground for talents. Despite being a conveyor of talents, it barely received any major renovation works over […]
After months of anticipation, it has been confirmed that Ghana youngster Mohammed Salisu has signed for Southampton for £10.9 million from Real Valladolid. The deal will keep the 21-year-old at the club for four years. The news was confirmed on the Saints website. Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl believes Salisu will be a great asset to […]
In 2019, the banking industry reported a total number of 2,295 fraud cases as compared to 2,175 fraud cases reported in 2018, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced on Wednesday August 12. According to the central bank, the marginal increase in the number of fraud cases reported may partly be attributed to the improved […]
The Bureau of Public Safety has expressed concerns over recent reports of military grade grenade explosion at South La Beach in Accra. The Bureau is calling on all the other security agencies to aid the government and the police to carry out thorough investigation into the explosion. “We are indeed worried over this development and […]
Three Ghanaian citizens have petitioned the United Nations (UN) over what they say are threats to Ghana’s peace ahead of the December 7 elections. The three – Elikem Kotoko, Stephen Kwabena Attuh and Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese – submitted their petition to the office of the Resident Coordinator of the UN earlier on Wednesday,August 12, […]
The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, says the future for the Ghanaian youth is miserable due to the poor economic management by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Cleaning of the banking sector by government, according to Mr Opare Addo, has malformed and collapsed businesses, making lives excruciating […]
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said on Wednesday August 12 that the national year-on-year inflation rate was 11.4% in July 2020, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than last month. Month-on-month inflation between June 2020 and July 2020 was 0.5%. This is lower than the 1.0% recorded between May and June, the 1.7% recorded […]
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has said there are minors, foreigners and other ineligible voters on the new voters register. According to the chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensah, such persons who have found their names on the register during the just-ended exercise would have their names expunged. “We are aware that there are […]
The Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has announced Wednesday August 12 that the EC registered a total of 16,963,306 persons onto the new register. She however said an exercise is ongoing to remove duplicated names from the register. “The process of deduplication and adjudication, which are currently going will flag multiple registrations […]
Some Ghanaians stranded abroad due to COVID-19 restrictions may not be able to vote during the 2020 elections if the measures to halt the spread of the disease remains. The Electoral Commission (EC) chair, Jean Mensa said at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday August 12 that it has been unable to travel to […]
Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy who was scheduled to perform alongside rapper Sarkodie on the “Black Love” virtual concert will no longer be on the stage following a confusion at the final rehearsal and per-recording session. News of Stonebwoy’s exclusion comes after reports of a scuffle between the artiste and the manager of Sarkodie. Stonebwoy is […]
The Chef Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Mr John Kuma, has claimed that the government has permanently employed between 30 to 40 per cent of the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) recruits. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise show on 3 92.7FM Wednesday August 12 that the government was determined […]
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress ( NDC), John Dramani Mahama, together with his running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has congratulated the youth of Ghana on the occasion of International Youth Day, which is being observed today, August 12. In Facebook post, the former president urged the youth to “continue to be innovative […]
The Coalition of Election Observers (CODEO) has rated the compilation of the new voters roll by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana 80 per cent. The registration exercise started on June 30 and officially ended on August 6, in 33,367 polling stations. The EC further carried out a mop-up exercise which ended on Sunday August […]
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Micro Finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Stephen Amoah, has noted that a potential vice president more often than not has economics background in order to be able to manage the economy well. He explained that the Vice President is the head of the Economic Management Team (EMT) therefore, […]
The Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology has described as “stinky” the assertion by the government that it is 85 per cent through to making Accra the cleanest city in Africa. Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi said a walk through almost every part of the capital city reveals it is engulfed […]
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has noted in a paper that women are at risk of suffering more than men from the trade disruption generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the reasons for this is that a larger share of women work in sectors and types of firms that have been particularly hard-hit by […]
Even with an economist as the vice president, the present Akufo-Addo administration has performed badly in the management of the Ghanaian economy compared to the administration of former President John Agyekum Kufuor who had a contractor as his vice president, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, a former Member of Parliament for Nandon, has said. He told Johnnie […]
The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) has proposed an amendment to Article 62 (b) and other relevant constitutional provisions to reduce the age limit to at least 35 years to qualify to run for the position of a presidentin Ghana. According to Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, a person shall not […]
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