President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment to focus on technical and vocational education in the country. According to him, a confident educative workforce helps to compete in the global economy. Nana Akufo-Addo who was speaking at the President’s Independence Day Awards which saw various students being awarded for excelling in the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) […]

The Ghana Health Service is upbeat about the tremendous benefits that will accrue to the country with the disinfection of imports and exports at the seaports, airport and the various points of entry and exit. The Service is of the view that the country stands to make substantial savings in terms of combating infectious diseases that may enter the country. […]

Some soldiers and police officers in the Upper East region flexed muscles Sunday in a row over a military uniform. Tension mounted to an alarming peak where the police received strong orders amid war songs to unlock their arms depot in the regional capital, Bolgatanga, to open fire on a peacekeeping military detachment who, as a bloody showdown loomed heavily […]

The Koforidua branch of the Technical University Teachers Association (TUTAG) has served noticed to begin a full scale sit-down strike Thursday, 8 March 2018, if government fails to withdraw proposed amendment to the Technical University Bill 2017. The bill seeks to transfer power from the governing council of Technical Universities to the National Council for Tertiary Education. According to them, […]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says based on his personal experiences and observations, he believes two five-year terms should be enough for Presidents serving under a constitutional democracy. He added that in most four-year terms, the first year is used in getting acclimatized to the office and the last year turns into a political crusade of campaigns, leaving but a […]

More businesses which are affected by the excise tax stamp policy are to shut down their operations in the coming weeks over high cost of operation. The situation is expected to lead to possible shortages and eventual increase in prices, if authorities fail to step in. The warning is the latest from the Food and Beverage Manufacturers’ Association of Ghana. […]

The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Hon Osei Assibey Antwi has warned that the Assembly will rigorously enforce its sanitation by-laws to deal with people who indiscriminately dispose of waste in the city. He said the Assembly will do its best to keep the city clean by performing their duties of making sure the city is devoid […]

Minority in parliament has alleged that members of Pro-NPP vigilante groups could be the people behind the recent armed robbery attacks in the country. This week alone has seen a number of robbery incidents in the Accra, and other parts of the country. According to the minority spokesperson on security, James Agalga,  mercenaries from South Africa who were brought into the […]

Security Analyst Dr Kwesi Aning has said the inability of the Police to deal effectively with crime in the country is down to political interference in their work. According to him, there are “good men and women in the Police service” but out of fear or victimisation by the political class, they are unable to deal with crime. Dr Aning […]

A security expert has brushed off a suggestion by the Minority in Parliament for soldiers to be deployed to support the police in the combat of robbery. Cautioning against any attempt to domesticate the military, Adam Bonaa said the nature of crimes carried out in the country is not the type that the police are not capable of handling. He […]