Parliament unanimously passes Education Regulatory Bodies Bill 2019
Parliament has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies Bill 2019, to effectively and efficiently regulate the Education sector. The Act will restructure and merge the existing National Council for Tertiary Education and the National Accreditation Board into one institution to be known as the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission. It is also expected to merge the Council […]
Saglemi Housing Project: $160 million misappropriated
Government is carrying out a value for money audit into the Saglemi affordable housing project. Initial assessments showed that the contractor has misappropriated almost 160 million dollars out of the total contract sum of 200 million dollars. Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea said the former sector minister, Collins Dauda and a former […]
Legacies of June 4 Uprising
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE 41ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUNE 4 UPRISING UNDER THE THEME: STRENGTHENING THE SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM, RESILIENCE AND INTEGRITY IN DIFFICULT TIMES. Thursday, June 4, 2020, marks the 41st anniversary of the 1979 June 4 Uprising, which was led by Flt. Flt. Jerry John Rawlings after being freed from military custody for […]
Minister cautions against dumping of waste into gutters
The Ministry of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea espoused that drastic efforts are underway in some parts of the country to mitigate perennial flooding. He explained that, the government has also put in place “result oriented measures to attract investment into the drainage and sewage sub-sectors of the country in order to address the […]
“Debate surrounding new register must be examined”- Former President Rawlings
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to thoroughly examine the debate surrounding the voters register. This should be done before a firm decision is taken. Former President Jerry John Rawlings said this is necessary in order not to undermine the values of election in this country. Speaking at the 41st […]
Supreme Court orders EC to file further legal basis for excluding existing voters card for new register
A seven member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to file further legal basis why the existing voters identification card cannot be used for the compilation of the new register by Monday, the 8th of this month. It subsequently adjourned the case to the […]
Campaign using arts to raise awareness about Covid-19 started in Bono Region
The Centre for National Culture in the Bono Region has started a campaign using the Arts to promote safety in this era of Covid-19. The campaign which is sponsored by the Bono Regional Coordinating will see the Center taking it to rural communities to educate them about the pandemic if it gets the necessary support. […]
Ghana records 337 new coronavirus cases, 57 recoveries
Ghana has recorded an increase of 337 new coronavirus infections, the Ghana Health Service has reported. Total confirmed Covid-19 cases now stand at 8,885. According to the Service, 57 more people have recovered taking the total number of recoveries to 3,189. No new death has been recorded. Greater Accra remains the epicentre for coronavirus in Ghana […]
Police officers face stigma over Covid-19 in Koforidua
Police officers in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital are being stigmatised following rumours in the media that a 55-year-old Police officer in the town has died of COVID-19. Even though the Eastern Regional Health Directorate has refuted claims that the said police officer died of the disease, food vendors in Koforidua are reportedly refusing to […]
Wa: GES provides 85 motorbikes to circuit supervisors to improve education
Government has through the Ghana Education Service (GES) provided 85 motorbikes to circuit supervisors in the Upper West Region. The motorbikes to be distributed across the region are expected to assist the circuit supervisors execute their duties of monitoring teaching and learning activities effectively. Speaking at a brief handing over ceremony at Wa, the Acting […]
Premier League: Five substitutes approved for rest of 2019-20 season
Premier League teams will be able to make five substitutions, rather than three, in each match to the end of the season after clubs approved new rules. Teams will also be able to name nine substitutes instead of the usual seven. Football’s international law-makers gave competitions the option of increasing substitutes to protect player welfare […]
Do not pay any fee for stimulus package registration – NBSSI
Mrs Kosi Yankey Ayeh, the Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), said the application process for the COVID-19 Alleviation Programme (CAP) is free hence no one should pay any fee for it. The caution comes on the back of reports that some of the applicants were being charged between GH¢50 […]
Arctic Circle oil spill prompts Putin to declare state of emergency
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday. The power plant’s director Vyacheslav Starostin has been taken into custody […]
University of Ghana starts exams on June 8
The Management of the University of Ghana has fixed June 8 to July 3 for the commencement of examinations for all students, including final year students. A statement from the University, copied to Ghana News Agency in Accra on Thursday, said arrangements were being made to receive registered final year students who may wish to […]
