Kwasi Kwarteng, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education has rubbished claims that the Free Senior High School programme and the double-track system have adversely affected education in the country.       Kwarteng said contrary to claims that the two programmes have reduced the quality of education, records at …

The 2021 edition of the Ghana Tertiary Prestigious Awards(GTPA) will be held on 13th November,2021. 2021, the organisers have announced. Ghana Tertiary Prestigious Awards(GTP-Awards) is an annual award scheme aimed at encouraging, recognizing, rewarding, promoting and appreciating the invaluable contributions of students who have made impact to their tertiary institution …

As the country celebrates the birthday of its first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, many people both young and old have taken to social media to celebrate him with the hashtag Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day. Today’s statutory public holiday followed the passage of the Public Holiday Amendment Bill into law in March …

Josephine Panyin Mensah, the nine-month-old pregnant woman who went missing in Takoradi on September 16, has been found around Axim in  the Nzema East Municipality of the  Western Region.   The victim, Josephine Panyin Mensah  went on a morning walk from the Amanoo road to the Paa Grant Roundabout as …

A group calling itself Coalition Against Leadership of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and Organized Labour has taken to the streets in Tamale to demonstrate against the four and seven percent salary increments for 2021 and 2022 respectively.   Sometime this year, the TUC agreed on the said base pay …

A military coup d’etat attempt failed in Sudan on Tuesday and most of the involved officers were arrested, according to three senior government and military sources. Sudanese authorities have reported a failed attempt to overthrow the country’s transitional government, blaming “military officers and civilians” from the former government of deposed …

A former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, has reacted to the appointment of the New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Secretary, Sam Pyne, as the new mayor. The Minister for Local Government and Decentralisation, Dan Botwe, on Sunday, announced Mr Pyne as the Mayor of Kumasi subject to the approval of …

A #FixTheCountry protester in Sekondi in the Western says they joined the demonstration to drum home to present and past governments that Ghanaians deserve better.       “We want the leadership to know that we are tired of substandard governance and leadership, governments that have no plan and directionless …

Former Hearts of Oak defender, Charles Vardis, has been reported dead. Reports indicate Mr Vardis, who is also a former Ghana U23 player, died on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Tema in the Greater Accra Region. This was after a few weeks of illness. He was 35. He joined Hearts …

Since becoming fully operational about one-and-a-half months ago, the Police Traffic Monitoring and Surveillance Center at the Police Headquarters in Accra has captured over 2,000 cases. This police say will help them prosecute offenders.   Some of the offences range from basic traffic infractions like jumping red lights to day …