The Technical University Workers Association of Ghana (TUWAG), has served notice that it will soon join the sit-down strike embarked on by the Technical University Teachers Association (TUTAG) last week. TUTAG, last Wednesday declared an indefinite strike, vowing to only return to their lecture halls when their demands for migration onto the conditions of service enjoyed by their counterparts in […]

A Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 25- year old unemployed man to 10 years imprisonment for defiling and impregnating a 14-year old girl at Teshie. Samuel Adjetey Ayi, charged with defilement, was found guilty by the court presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku at the end of the trial. Ayi is said to have committed the act […]

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said postponing the re-opening date of Senior High Schools as has been suggested by some teacher unions is not an option. “GES has issued out the resumption date or the date for the commencement of the first year students of the double track students, and we have not changed it. It remains so,” the […]

Teenage pregnant mothers stand a higher risk of depression, that is part of the findings from a study by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences. The investigation led by Dr. Reiko Matilda Kpesese found 71 per cent depression prevalence among mothers below 18 years. According to a 2006 study, depression affects about 20% of women […]

The woes of commuters on the Eastern Corridor road in the Northern Region are far from over as contractors have abandoned the road over lack of funds. Motorists who use the road have had to go through lots of challenges over the years. Currently, the two main bridges left in the middle of the road at Lepusi present the biggest […]

Ghana may soon join the likes of Argentina, Austria and Mexico to issue the rare 100-year bonds to finance national projects. President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced this at a ceremony in Beijing to sign some eight Ghana-China co-operation agreements. “The Ministry of Finance and the economists in Ghana are looking at floating a $50 billion Century Bond. This will provide […]

Deputy Minister for Information, Pius Enam Hadzide has said the idea of a National Cathedral for the republic of Ghana is to Akufo-Addo’s credit. He was speaking on Citi news programme, The Big Issue on Saturday. Mr Hadzide also added that those who oppose the cathedral project are in the minority and that majority of Ghanaians support it. He however […]

The former finance minister, Prof Kwesi Botchwey has denied reports that he has picked forms to contest the National Chairmanship position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Whilst denying ever instructing anyone of picking a chairmanship form, Prof Botchwey gave a hint of his intention to contest a leadership position which would possibly return the NDC to power in 2020. […]

Dr. Daniel Asare has disclosed that his appointment as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) would bring a lot of transformation to the facility in the coming days. Dr. Asare, who was selected based on his competence and experience, takes over from the Acting CEO of the KBTH, Dr. Samuel Asiamah. Speaking in an interview […]

The Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has apologised to the High Court judges who will be evicted from their official accommodations following the impending construction of the National Cathedral in Accra. Government has earmarked the Ridge Roundabout area in Accra where the judges live for the construction of the 5000-seater capacity church which is being supported by the clergy in the […]