GENERAL NEWS

The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa is still wondering why his party was able to squander the overwhelming majority it controlled in the 7th Parliament to now be on the same level with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 8th Parliament after …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has given indication to Parliament that the Electronic Transaction Levy Bill may be withdrawn by Friday 11 February. The bill is expected to be reintroduced on Tuesday 15 February 2022 for consideration, official communication from Parliament said. According to the business committee of Parliament, the …

The president, Nana Akufo-Addo has suspended the Metropolitan Chief Executive for Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul Mumin Issah. His suspension follows allegations of verbally assaulting a police officer and offensive conduct. The Local Government Minister, Dan Botwe announced the suspension in a statement on Friday, February 4, 2022.   “One the instructions of …

After 14 years of presenting only one Ghanaian Speller to represent the country in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the USA, The Spelling Bee-Gh will now be sending 3 Spellers to the US finals of the famed global spelling competition. According to the organisers, Young Educators Foundation, “We have …

A group calling itself the Art Teachers’ Association of Ghana(ATAG), wants the government to reconsider introducing STEAM education instead of STEM education, which is being facilitated by the Education Ministry. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education has become one very important areas the government wants to focus on to …

ire has gutted a large house behind the East Cantonments Pharmacy, close to the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra. The fire started around 7am on Friday, prompting emergency response from some residents. At least two fire tenders have been deployed to help fight the fire. The cause of the fire …

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The former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday February 3, 2022. Two leaders spoke on the role digitalisation can play in Ghana and Africa as a whole to accelerate the process of recovery and transformation.       …

Mohammed Mustapha Yussif, who was sentenced to fifteen years in prison with three others has been arranged before the Tamale Circuit Court in connection with another alleged car snatching incident in Tamale in the Northern region.   The accused person has been accused of stealing a Toyota Camry Spider with …

President Joe Biden was on Wednesday, February 2, introduced by the son of Ghanaian politician and businessman, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom to relaunch the ‘Cancer Moonshot’ project he oversaw during the Obama administration. Dr. Edjah Nduom, an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine, …