Business

Exempt vehicle insurance funds from Domestic Debt Exchange Programme – Government told

February 2, 2023

Government has been told to exempt vehicle insurance funds from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) despite reaching an agreement with insurance firms on the DDEP. According to Young Africans for Opportunities, exempting vehicle insurance would not significantly impact the government’s Continue Reading

HEALTH

Akufo-Addo commissions Joseph Siaw Agyepong Young Soldiers Block at 37 military Hospital

February 2, 2023

President Akufo-Addo has commissioned a 300-bed accommodation facility for young soldiers at the 37 Military Hospital. The facility, christened Joseph Siaw Agyepong Young Soldiers Block was financed and built by the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC). Commissioning the facility at a colorful ceremony on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, President Akufo-Addo reiterated his Continue Reading

ENTERTAINMENT

I have admired your works from a distance – IGP tells Kojo Antwi

February 2, 2023

The office of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, is steadily becoming a safe space for members of the creative arts industry. The IGP opened his doors to entertainers after he showcased his interest in the sector with the ‘IGP and celebrities discussion’. Thereon, multiple artistes have paid courtesy visits to the IGP. […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

‘I am a fixer, not a talker’ – Dr Osei Adutwum tells critics

February 2, 2023

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated his commitment to improving the education system in Ghana. According to him, his zeal to facilitate an improved sector during his tenure goes beyond mere rhetorics. The Minister has come under criticism recently for some public comments regarding Ghana’s approach to educating its populace. But speaking […]Continue Reading

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Angry Gwira Traditional Council Bans Okobeng Mines

February 2, 2023

The Gwira Traditional Council in the Western Region has petitioned the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to probe the activities of Okobeng Mining Company Limited on their lands,and uphold the council’s decision to ban the mining firm from undertaking any mining activities in their area. According to the council, the traditional leaders have resolved […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Stop Publishing Falsehoods

February 2, 2023

The AkwraboyeDoku Family of the Atrekor We of Teshie, a suburb of Accra, is fighting off media accusation that some of its family members and close associates are land guards. This follows recent publicationsin the media, captioned “Trouble Looms At Otanor Over Demolition Of Properties By Land Guards,” which mentioned a certain Michael Adjei, a […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Clement Apaak, Others Grill Education Minister Today

February 2, 2023

Members on Education Committee of Ghana’s Parliament will today, Thursday, February 2, 2023grill the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, to provide answers on allegations of corruption in the school placement exercise in 2022, following an investigative expose by a whistle-blower website, The Fourth Estate. But even before the minister could appear before Continue Reading

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Mahama Rules Out Duffuor As President

January 31, 2023

Former President John Dramani Mahama is subtly shooting down the possibility of a former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, becoming president in his life-time because age is not on his side Mr. Mahama explained that, with the African population largely youthful, the aged have no business staying or becoming presidents. Speaking at a forum at […]Continue Reading

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Small-Scale Mining Shoots Up Gold Export By 30%

January 31, 2023

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has disclosed that Ghana’s gold export has significantly increased by 30 percent, because of increased volumes from small scale mining in the country. Addressing a press conference during the 110th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in Accra on Monday, January 30, Dr. Ernest Addison said, “Gold export increased […]Continue Reading

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SHS Placement Fraud: Education Minister, Myself Must Take The Blame

January 31, 2023

The immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has said allegations of fraud in the 2022 Computerised Selection School Placement System (CSSPS)exercise should be blamed solely on the Education Minister and himself. According to the former GES boss, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum and himself were the only ones given access Continue Reading