Physically challenged BECE candidate appeals for support
By: Bawanke David The 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which saw 602,457 candidates writing the examinations nationwide, ends today. In the Oti region,11,832 candidates were registered for the exams with 6,385 being boys and 5,477 being girls writing at 46 centres in the region. In the Krachi Nchumuru District,1078 candidates were registered. Of the […]
Node Eight commences youth leadership and advocacy training in Ho
By: Tilda Acorlor As part of efforts to get more youth involved in Local Governance, Node Eight, a digital innovation hub and its partners have commenced its Youth Leadership and Advocacy Training for young people in the Ho Municipality. This is aimed at empowering young leaders with skills to mobilize and engage with duty-bearers and […]
Court adjourns NLC, Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited case indefinitely
An Accra High Court has adjourned sine die (indefinitely) the hearing of a motion on notice to enforce the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) decision in a complaint filed by the Ghana Mineworkers Union against Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited. This is after Ms Afiba Amihere, counsel for the National Labour Commission (NLC), informed the court that the […]
Rohingya: At least 23 dead, 30 missing after boat sinks
The bodies of 23 Rohingyas who were fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state have been recovered after their boat sank. Thirty others are still missing, while eight people are reported to have survived the mishap. The survivors said they were trying to reach Malaysia when their boat carrying more than 50 passengers foundered and was abandoned by […]
DVLA interdicts 13, sacks 3 others
Thirteen staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) have been interdicted and three others have had their appointments terminated due to staff indiscipline, the Board Chairman of the authority, Frank Davies, has disclosed. He said the board would not shield anyone who breached the authority’s disciplinary code, and urged staff to live above […]
2023 BECE ends today nationwide
This year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for schools and Private candidates ends today nationwide. A total of 600,714 candidates, comprising 300,323 males and 300,391 females from 18,993 participating schools registered for the school examination. Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) John Kapi, said the number of candidates that registered […]
Prosper Kwasi Appiah Bediako beats deadline to file nomination in Krachi Nchumuru
Prosper Kwasi Appiah Bediako has filed his nomination, beating the deadline day to contest in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP), Parliamentary Elections in Krachi Nchumuru of the Oti region. Hon. Prosper Bediako appealed to delegates to support him because he is the best option to help win the seat for the NPP in the […]
Female journalists urged to promote peace building
By: Joyce Kantam Kolamong Female journalists have been urged to integrate a gender lens into their reporting on peace and conflict issues, and raise awareness of the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Team Leader for NORPREVSEC, Rev. Fr. Clement Aapengnuo, speaking to Female Journalists at a workshop in Tamale, said this will contribute to shifting the perception of […]
Volta: Portions of highway at Sovie posing threat to human lives
By: Jones Anlimah Portions of the Accra to the North Highway road that passes through Sovie in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region is gradually becoming a death trap. Activities of erosion is gradually washing away portions of the road and thereby making it very dangerous for use especially at night. In view of […]
Speaker Bagbin advocates national language Policy for Ghanaians
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for a concerted effort among stakeholders to formulate a National Policy to adopt a local language as the country’s official language. He described Ghana’s current official language English as another man’s language, saying; “no society develops with the language of another”. Mr Bagbin said for example, the […]
