Ghana is on the verge of attaining gender parity at the Senior High School (SHS) level in the country. This is because a Gender Parity Index (GPI) of 0.99 was attained in 2020/21. The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who made the announcement explained that this means the …
Read More »Afrobarometer Report : 87% of Ghanaians Says The Country Is Heading In Wrong Direction; Only 11% See Things Going In Right Direction
Data from a recent survey has concluded that a majority of Ghanaians have a negative outlook on the country’s current trajectory. A new Afrobarometer report indicates that nearly 87% of the citizenry does not see the country in the right direction. Per the study, “only 11% see things going in …
Read More »All You Need To Know About Marburg Virus Disease (MVD)
Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg virus disease (MVD), a disease with a case fatality ratio of up to 88%, but can be much lower with good patient care. Marburg virus disease was initially detected in 1967 after simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany; and in Belgrade, …
Read More »Ghanaian Goalkeeper Crashed To Death While Chasing Ball During A Friendly Match
A 17-year-old goalkeeper, identified as Yaw Abedi, from Gomoa Nglesi, has been crashed to death during a friendly match at Odumasi. He was run over by a Sprinter Bus with registration number GW 9836-21, while chasing the ball which was kicked outside the pitch to the highway. Information …
Read More »Report: Ghana Ranked 2nd On The List Of Countries With Highest Debt Default Risk In 2022
A Bloomberg study has ranked Ghana 2nd among countries with the highest debt default risk in 2022. The country closely follows El Salvador (ranked number one) in the Sovereign Debt Vulnerability Ranking. Ghana’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to Bloomberg, is estimated at 84.6% by the end …
Read More »Nursing Trainees Ditch Clinical Practicum Due To Non-Payment Of Allowances
Due to financial difficulties, several nursing trainees continue to forego their clinical practice at hospitals, which hinders the effective training of nurses and midwives. For eleven months, the government has defaulted on the payment of allowances to continuing students. According to the Ghana Nursing and Midwives Trainees Association, over a …
Read More »Justin Frimpong Kodua : I Have Forgiven All 15 NPP Regional Chairmen Who Campaigned Against Me
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua says he holds no grudges against anyone who openly campaigned against him at the party’s National Delegates’ conference. According to JFK as he is popularly called, he did not expect all the delegates including regional chairmen to support him …
Read More »“I Look Forward To Working With You” – Dr. Bawumia Tells New NPP Executives
The Vice President of the Republic , Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to work with the newly elected National Executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party to form a united front to enable the party to break the 8 jinx in the next election. The Vice President who is …
Read More »Adwoa Safo States How She Protected A Female NPP MP Who Had To Be In London For 2yrs For Family Issues
Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo has stated that when she was the Deputy Majority Leader and also Leader of the Women’s Caucus in the 7th Parliament, together with the Leadership of the Majority, they did their best to protect a colleague female Member of Parliament who had to …
Read More »Adwoa Safo To Akufo-Addo: I’m Eternally Grateful To You
The Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya , Sarah Adwoa Safo has thanked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the support she enjoyed from him in her career. She said she is grateful to the President. In a Facebook post to congratulate the newly-elected executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), …
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