POLITICS

UK PM Boris Johnson announces resignation

July 7, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced his resignation from role as Tory leader. This will mean a new Prime Minister for the UK would have to be appointed. Prime Minister Johnson will, however, be in office until a new leader is appointed. “Being prime minister is an education in itself – I’ve travelled to […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

Asiedu Nketia leads NDC delegation for Socialist International meeting in Geneva

July 7, 2022

A high-powered delegation of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) left Accra last night for Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the Council Meeting of The Socialist International. The meeting, which comes off from the 7th to the 8th July 2022, will discuss among other subjects the following: Working for peace and International security based on shared principles and rules. Continue Reading

POLITICS

We feel disrespected by Adwoa Safo’s conduct – Privileges Cttee

July 7, 2022

The Privileges Committee of Parliament has declared Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo a missing person after she failed to appear before the them. Three New Patriotic Party MPs , Kennedy Agyapong, Henry Quartey and Adwoa Safo were hauled before parliaments privileges committee for failing to attend to the business of the house for […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

Nearly 7m students affected by strike by teachers – Apaak

July 7, 2022

Builsa South Member of Parliament, Dr Clement Apaak has said that closed to seven million school children – from Kindergarten to Senor High school – have been affected by the industrial action by teacher unions in the country. He blamed the government for refusing to be proactive in resolving the issues of the teachers to […]Continue Reading

Crime

Arise Ghana leaders appalled by persistent threats by police; say they remain unfazed

July 7, 2022

Leaders of pressure group Arise Ghana say they are “unfazed” and “unshakable” by attempts the Akufo-Addo-led government to use the Dampare-led Ghana Police Service to put them in bad light. This comes after the police – within the context of last Tuesday’s violent demonstration by Arise Ghana – announced an intention to educate the public […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

Appointed Time Printing Delivers 1st Batch Of Textbooks

July 7, 2022

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has heaped loads of praise on Ghanaian printing company, Appointed Time Printing (ATP) Limited, a subsidiary of the Jopsong Group of Companies (JGC), following its production of first batch of science textbooks for basic schools across the country. He said the government awarded ATP a contract to […]Continue Reading

Business

Bibiani: Angry youth fight Mensin Gold for jobs

July 7, 2022

Angry youth at Bibiani in the Western North Region on Wednesday besieged the premises of Mensin Gold Limited, demanding immediate employment from authorities. Connect FM’s Western North correspondent Kwamena Fynn reported to Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, the host of Omanbapa morning show, that the angry youth have given the company a one-week ultimatum to start employing Continue Reading

Business

Discriminatory policies needed for local businesses but AGI rejected reversal of benchmark value – Oppong Nkrumah

July 7, 2022

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that discriminatory policies are required to help grow local industries. It is part of this reason that the government introduced the reversal of the 50 per cent benchmark value in order to assist local producers. However, he said, the Association of Industries (AGI) rejected that move because in […]Continue Reading

SPORTS

Inaki Williams, other foreign-based Ghanaian-born players eligible to play for Ghana

July 6, 2022

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that Inaki Williams of Athletic Bilbao, Tariq Lamptey of Brighton and Hove Albion; and Stephen Ambrosius (Hamburger SV), are now available for selection by the Black Stars technical team. Other foreign-based Ghanaian born players eligble are Ransford-Yeboah Koningsdorffer (Hamburger SV) AND Patric Pfeiffer (SV Damstadt Continue Reading

ENTERTAINMENT

Intangible cultural heritage for sustainable dev’t project launched

July 6, 2022

The Chief Director of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr John Yao Agbeko, has stated that there is a need for Ghana to explore the intangible cultural heritage assets that the country has, since there has not been substantive investigations into them within the context of the country. He made this statement during […]Continue Reading