Parliament approves US$ 86Million to purchase Armoured Vehicles
Parliament has approved a loan of Eighty-Six Million, One Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars (US$ 86, 120,000.00 Million) to purchase Armoured Vehicles for The Ghana Armed Forces. The loan is to enable Government of Ghana to secure funding to procure Armoured vehicle and ammunition for the Ghana Armed Forces. The Minister of Defence, […]
‘Ghana Election Watch’ project launched
A non-governmental organisation, Kandifo Institute, has launched a non-partisan project aimed at educating electorates about the history of elections in Ghana. The project, known as the “Ghana Election Watch” can be accessed on https://ghanaelectionswatch.com also seeks to provide essential election related information and news to electorates. Launching the website for the project in Accra, the […]
Israel seeks potential investment opportunities in Western Region
The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Libreria and Sierra Leone, Ms Shani Cooper, has embarked on a working visit to the Western Region of Ghana to ascertain potential investment opportunities in the Region. The Ambassador’s visit to the Region took her to the Takoradi Port, Takoradi Chamber of Commence, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and a meeting with […]
2020 Voter Registration Statistics
VIDEO: EC Press Briefing On Just Ended Voters Registration
Students Rioting & Indiscipline
NEWS COMMENTARY ON WAYS TO CURB OR MITIGATE STUDENTS RIOTING AND INDISCIPLINE Ghana has been experiencing student rioting and indiscipline in recent times. Reports of students misbehaving and causing damage to properties of the schools is not a welcoming news. Students pursue education to be well educated spiritually, physically, emotionally and socially in society. This […]
Security for 2020 election will be robust & decisive – Police
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP), Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba, Director of Operations, Ghana Police Service, says security for this year’s election will be “robust and decisive.” “Security for the 2020 election will be robust. It will be decisive, ruthless,” he said, urging the public to abide by rules and regulations governing the polls. DCOP Gariba […]
First degree now minimum qualification for teaching at Basic Schools – Minister
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister for Education, has stated the minimum qualification for teaching at any of the Basic Schools in Ghana is now a First Degree. He said the early years of a child’s education were extremely significant to their future development, and Government was embarking on teacher training reforms. “We have in […]
US Elections: Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate – the first black woman and Asian American in the role. Once a rival for the top job, the California senator of Indian-Jamaican heritage had long been considered the front-runner for the number two slot. The former California attorney general has […]
US announces spectrum auction to fuel 5G growth
The Trump administration on Monday unveiled plans to auction off 100 megahertz of midband spectrum previously dedicated to military purposes for commercial use starting in mid-2022, to ramp up fifth-generation network coverage in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission will be able to auction this spectrum to companies like Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T […]
Google turns Android phones into earthquake sensors
Google’s Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first rolling out in California. Japan, Mexico and California already use land-based sensors to generate warnings, aiming to cut injuries and property […]
New Africa Shipping line to be set up by November this year
Barring any hitch, an initiative to set up a shipping line to promote trade on the African continent will come on stream in November this year. The shipping line being championed by the African Union with support from the private sector on the African continent forms part of the strategy for the African Continental Free […]
GFA sets out modalities for league to resume
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Competitions Department has proposed modalities for the return of football in the 2020/21 season under strict protocols amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of measures for the start of the 2020/2021 league, the competitions department will identify television-friendly game centers for each competition. Each center must be good enough to […]
UEW Kumasi Campus now full autonomous university
Parliament on Monday passed the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development Bill that would give legal backing to the proposed conversion of the Kumasi Campus of the University of Education, Winneba, after late industrialist, Akenten Appiah-Menka. The suggestion to name the university after the late Appiah-Menka is because of his enormous contributions to industry […]
