The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, on Wednesday, presented some food items, a flat screen television and a decoder set to inmates of the Sekondi Prisons in the Western Region. The food items, which included 10 bags of rice
Ghana remains one of the robust economies in sub-Saharan Africa with a projected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 7.5 per cent this year. This was against the coverage growth among non-resource-intensive countries which were projected to edge down, reflecting the effects of tropical cyclones in Mozambique
THE impasse between the chiefs of Adaklu and the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Mr Phanuel Donkor Kadey, has deepened as the traditional rulers have announced their stance to withdraw their recognition for the DCE. The Adaklu Traditional Council has directed the chiefs of all the communities
Commercial drivers have given government, Koajay Company Limited and other stakeholders, a 14-day ultimatum to revamp the Achimota Bus Terminal. According to the drivers,
COMMERCIAL transport operators at Obra Spot, Circle, yesterday resisted a private developer from evicting them from the popular public transport park. The ‘land owners’ who came there with earth moving equipment to pull down the structures on the land to pave way
Mr Mohammed Ahmed also known as “Polo”, former player of the national football team, the Black Stars, has called on Ghanaians to take their personal hygiene seriously, and maintain a clean environment in order to stay healthy at all times. He said Ghanaians could stay
The National Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Advocacy Team has called on the government to ensure that free TVET covers all public TVET institutions under the various sector ministries and not only the 48 under the Ministry of Education (MoE). There are
The Africa World Airlines, under its foundation Haina-AWA, has presented ten Dell computers and accessories worth 20,000 cedis to the Lagos Town M/A Junior High School, a suburb of Takoradi, to facilitate ICT education. Ms Christabel Amegayibor, the Human Resource Manageress of the company, said ICT education moves the world and we are all dependent … The post AWA supports school with computers
Appianyinasehene of Juaben in the Ashanti Region, Nana Kwanin Kwanfo II, has yet again supported Junior High Schools in the Juaben Municipality with stationary materials. The items included sets of exercise books, packets of pens and pencils, boxes of mathematical set worth several thousands of cedis. The beneficiary schools were Nobewam LA, Nobewam Presby JHS, … The post Appianyinasehene
Some Civil Society Organisations in education, educationists and parents have proposed to government to double budgetary allocation to the educational sector to provide adequate dormitories and classroom blocks for senior high schools (SHS) in the country. They argued that it would help phase out the double-track system and reduce congestion in the classrooms and dormitories … The post CSOs
Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF), has advocated the reduction of the presidential age to promote youth participation and inclusive democratic governance. It explained that the youth formed almost half of country’s population, it was imperative for them to be well represented at decision
Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, the Convention People’s Party (CPP) 2016 presidential candidate, has observed that the party remains the best alternative to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) because their administrations have only served parochial interest rather than
Charles Ayamdo, the Director of Anti-Corruption at the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has cautioned authorities or individuals to desist from withholding information or disclosure by whistleblowers, as it can lead to severe sanctions and punishment of not less than a two-year jail
Alhaji Abdul Saani, the Northern Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged religious leaders and traditional authorities to encourage the citizenry to actively participate in the upcoming district level elections and referendum for constitutional amendment.
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has called for a combination of actions and radical measures from Ghanaians to help minimise the use of plastics.
The Director of the Institute for Educational Research and Innovation Studies (IERIS), Prof Jophus Anamuah-Mensah, has called for the development of innovative and pragmatic intervention to attract and retain young people into the teaching profession. He explained that, the high attrition
Heavy fighting is reported in northern Syria on the second day of a Turkish offensive into Kurdish-held areas. Turkey says it has seized a number of designated targets and killed dozens of Kurdish militants.
Joe Biden has made his first call for Donald Trump’s impeachment and told a rally the president has “already convicted himself”. The former US vice-president is one of the Democratic front-runners in the 2020 presidential race. His party has launched an impeachment inquiry over claims
The US State Department announced that it was offering two “up to $5 million” rewards for information leading to the capture of ISIS in the Greater Sahara militants that were responsible for the October 4, 2017, ambush in Niger that killed four American soldiers and sparked a lengthy
A Tunisian court has released a presidential candidate days before he is due to stand in Sunday’s second round of national elections. A Tunis appeals court annulled the detention order for Nabil Karoui, who was arrested last month
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