GENERAL NEWS

The government could reduce the salaries of appointees by between 20% and 30%, Asaase radio understands from reliable sources. Our sources say discussions of the proposal are ongoing and the outcome will be made public after a cabinet meeting today (21 March). The move is to protect social interventions such …

At least 11 pupils of the Paga E/A primary school in the Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region have been left injured after the walls of two classrooms collapsed on them. A heavy rainstorm on Monday (21 March) swept through the town and ripped off roofs of buildings …

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has increased the policy rate – the rate at which it lends to commercial banks – by 2.5% per cent to 17%. This is the first time since November 2018 that the rate has gone up so high. The decision is …

Ghana has been ranked 111th in the just-released 2022 World Happiness Report, a UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network publication. This indicates a drop by 16 places from the 95th position last year, 2021. The ranking was based on variables such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom …

The former President of Ghana, Mr. John Dramani Mahama has said the Akufo-Addo administration has badly managed the economy. In his view, the country is facing economic and social hardship due to the poor governance of the current administration.   Mr Mahama said these while speaking at the launch of …

  All 16 flagship programs of the government including the Free Senior High School are up for review.     This is according to Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.   This is one of the many decisions taken at a 3-day crunch cabinet meeting, held at Peduase Lodge to proffer …

Mr. Samuel Boateng, A political activist has asked the government to exempt Category A or best-performed Senior High Schools (SHSs) from the Free Senior High School programme.   Speaking to Obuoba Ofori Amanfo on Ahenkan FM’s “Maakye Morning show monitored by MyGhanaMedia.com, Mr. Samuel said the government could use the …

“I didn’t think it was possible”, Dr.  Kwaswo Sarpong’s answer to my question about whether he saw himself becoming a resident Neurosurgeon at the prestigious Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States of America.       It has been a long journey. Not that he’s a man of …

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Two men have been captured on CCTV camera attacking a woman at gunpoint in a broad daylight robbery. The incident is said to happened at a location called Adenta SSNIT FLAT on Sunday, March 20, 2022. In the video which has gone viral on social media, a man wearing an …