An Accra High Court has sentenced the four young men who kidnapped two Canadian ladies in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital in 2020, to a total of 40 years’ imprisonment in hard labour. This was after the court found them guilty of the four charges of conspiracy and kidnapping contrary …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Special Group Of Companies, Dr. Ofori Sarpong has been honored by the Head of State Award Scheme. The businessman was honored with a Life Icons award at the event which was held at the Jubilee House in Accra. The award was personally presented by …

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for North Tongu, Divine Osborne Fenu has lamented the sad loss of innocent residents of Battor in the Volta Region during the recent clash between two factions resulting from the injunction on the Hogbetsotsoza festival. According to Mr Fenu, his life is being threatened by some …

Registration for trained teachers to be enrolled for the mandatory one-year national service begins today, Tuesday, 20 December 2022. This was announced by the National Service Scheme (NSS) when it released PIN codes for trained teachers to be enrolled for the mandatory 1-year national service. A total of 28,976 PIN …

A Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Mr Peter Nortsu-Kotoe says the National Teaching Council (NTC) will review the 2023 teacher licensure examination to make it subject based. “With the review, for instance, if you go to the university and you study geography or basic education, the licensure …

The Minority members on the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee of Parliament have won by a majority decision to reject the GH¢80 million additional budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture for the National Cathedral of Ghana. The allocation was contained in the Appropriations Bill of the …

The new look of banknotes featuring the image of King Charles has been unveiled by the Bank of England. The portrait will be the only change to existing designs of £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes and will start to enter circulation from mid-2024. New notes will feature the King’s …

The newly elected General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has served notice to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the new NDC leadership is in to expose the government over issues of corruption and incompetence. Kwetey was elected along with other executives including Chairman …

In 2017, the new government based on campaign promises reduced or abolished 18 taxes that were bringing in revenue. It was dubbed the nuisance tax. This brought a massive reduction in government revenue. To make up for the revenue shortfall, the government adopted borrowing. This increased Ghana’s bond market activities …

The Association of Passengers has said it expected the reduction in transport fares to go beyond the current 15.3 per cent that has been agreed on by transport operators. According to the association, since fuel prices continue to fall daily, the transport operators should have reduced fares further. Despite not …