NEWS

IGP to speak on policing at KNUST lecture today

August 11, 2022

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare will today deliver a lecture on policing at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi. The IGP will be speaking on the theme ‘The changing face of policing in Ghana: expectations and the role of the university community”. Dr. Dampare is expected to take […]Continue Reading

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Office accommodating Law Reform Commission small, unfit for attainment of its objects – Akufo-Addo

August 11, 2022

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bemoaned the small nature of the office accommodating the Law Reform Commission. The President said the office has literally become unfit for the attainment of the objects of the Office. Mr Akufo-Addo said these while speaking at the launch of the Law Reform Commission Fund and the Legal Aid […]Continue Reading

Business

Absa Bank plants 10k trees in support of Climate Change

August 11, 2022

Absa Bank Ghana’s commitment to the environment remains one of the strengths of the company’s strategy in the country. Beyond establishing an undisputed leadership in financial performance and sustainability, the bank’s dedication to addressing key environmental, health and education issues is an example of what a modern bank must stand for. Bank colleagues from various Continue Reading

Foreign

Kenyan MP who shot dead rival’s aide wins re-election

August 11, 2022

A Kenyan MP who is wanted by police as a suspect in the killing of his rival’s bodyguard has won re-election in his Kimilili constituency, following Tuesday’s voting. Police say Didmus Barasa has been on the run after being linked to the deadly shooting that happened at a polling station on voting day. A government […]Continue Reading

Business

Prices of foodstuff will not go down despite harvest season – GSS

August 11, 2022

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) doubts the country’s inflation will witness a decline anytime soon as figures peg the inflation rate at 31.7 per cent in July. In an interview with JoyNews, the Service’s Head of Price Statistics, John Forster Agyaho warned that prices of goods and services may continue to rise on the market despite […]Continue Reading

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Mahama consoles family of late A.B. Crenstil

August 11, 2022

Former President John Dramani Mahama has consoled the family of the late highlife legend, A.B. Crenstil. Speaking to the family during a visit to announce the burial and funeral arrangements for the late singer, Mr. Mahama said: “it is God who gives, and it is He who takes.” He assured the family of his continued […]Continue Reading

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Akufo-Addo AppointsKofi Agyepong As YEA Boss

August 11, 2022

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed journalist and former Deputy Director of Communications of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Youth Employment Agency (YEA). Kofi BaahAgyepong who worked with the Daily Statesman and co-managed the Publisher newspaper, replaces the immediate-past CEO and lawyer, Justin Frimpong Kodua, Continue Reading

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We have created a President who is unresponsive to the needs of the citizens – Prof. Agyeman-Duah

August 11, 2022

The Chief Executive Officer of The John A. Kufuor Foundation, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, says the extensive powers bestowed on the President by the constitution have made him unresponsive to the demands of the citizenry. According to him, calls for a reshuffling of the President’s ministerial appointees will yield little results as long as reforms are […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION NEWS

Economist and Entrepreneur Joins Calls For Review of Free SHS Policy

August 10, 2022

An economist and entrepreneur, Alex Agbesi Dzata-Aborge, has joined calls on President Akufo-Addo government to consider a review of its flagship programme, the Free Senior High School policy, as a matter of urgency. Mr. Dzata-Aborge, who is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Economist (ACCE), believes that, the current economic challenges have given […]Continue Reading

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Yilo Krobo Assembly fears it may not meet revenue target due to power crisis

August 10, 2022

The Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly says it might not be able to meet its internal revenue target for the year due to the ongoing power crisis in the Krobo enclave. Residents of Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities in the Eastern Region have been without power for almost 2 weeks due to security concerns raised by […]Continue Reading