Crime

Bono East police arrest six hardened armed robbers

July 18, 2022

The Police, through an intelligence-led operation on Sunday July 17, 2022, arrested six suspects who are a part of a gang of robbers terrorizing people. According to the Police, victim, who was robbed on July 17, 2022, at Nkwaeso on Sunyani Road identified one of the suspects, Issa Mohammed, to be among the people who […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

Akufo-Addo shouldn’t apologize for going to IMF – Charles Bissue

July 14, 2022

There is nothing to apologize for going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Akufo-Addo administration although the government had said earlier that it was not going to the Fund, a former Western Region Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles Bissue, has said. He explained that the country is faced with two […]Continue Reading

Business

Majority of Ghanaians believe e-levy is a bad idea – Afrobarometer survey

July 14, 2022

Majority of Ghanaians are not in favour of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy), a new Afrobarometer study shows. The government introduced the e-levy on May 1, 2022, in a bid to widen the tax net. However, a large majority of Ghanaians think it is a bad idea and will mean a greater tax burden on […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

Worldreader, Compassion International Ghana to promote digital inclusion in Ghana

July 14, 2022

Worldreader and Compassion International Ghana (CIGH) have announced a new partnership that will promote digital inclusion and support the reading and educational needs of 30 thousand children across Ghana. Worldreader believes that readers build a better world. Supporting children in 100+ countries, the nonprofit has distributed over 70 million digital books to more than Continue Reading

NEWS

Free SHS not in danger of being cancelled under IMF programme – Country rep

July 14, 2022

The International Monetary Fund has no intention of compelling the Government of Ghana to cancel the Free Senior High School policy which has been criticised for being a massive burden on the country’s purse. “It is important to say that Free SHS is a revolutionary policy, so why cancel it?” said the IMF’s Resident Representative […]Continue Reading

Opinion

Gov’t must set good example to ease labour unrest – Kwabena Donkor

July 14, 2022

The Ranking Member on the Employment, Labour and Social Welfare Committee of Parliament, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, believes expenditure cuts by the government will be a show of good faith towards striking labour unions. This comes on the back of the increasing demand for the 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) by organised labour, which […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

Eastern Region CHASS considers school closures over food shortages

July 14, 2022

The Eastern Region Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) is now considering the closure of schools in the region because of the shortage of food items. In a statement, it said there have been food shortages for the past two years, as well as struggles with reduced weight of food items supplied. “Suppliers […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

Bosome Freho: Police hunt for 4 persons following chaos at assembly

July 14, 2022

Police in the Ashanti Region have declared four persons wanted after a riot at Asiwa which resulted in the destruction of Bosome Freho District Assembly property. The assembly had met to pass a vote of no confidence on the District Chief Executive for the area, Yaw Danso. The four suspects are Amoako Mensah of the […]Continue Reading

TOP STORIES

Hungry SHS Students Breaking Into Chop-Boxes For Food

July 14, 2022

It is now becoming a story of survival of the fittest in some of the Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country, as the widely reported food shortage crisis continues to bite extremely hard. The latest on the situation is that while the Education Ministry struggles to transport food to the various public Senior High […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Auditor-General Accused of Enhancing Corruption –Apaak Says It’s A Shame

July 14, 2022

A member of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, is accusing the Auditor-General of enhancing corruption to triumph in the public sector under his watch, for refusing to surcharge persons found culpable for misusing of state resources. Dr. Apaak, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South noted that, […]Continue Reading