POLITICS

Former environment minister, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has lamented the developmental challenges that Ghana continues to face decades after independence. The revered medic and academician traces the challenges Ghana faces back to 1966 when the First Republican Constitution was overthrown. “Ghana has not done as well as it should have done …

Prior to the delegate conference on November 4, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) held balloting for its flagbearer hopefuls. Kennedy Agyapong chose the top position at the conclusion of the balloting which took place in Accra on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia picked the second position. In …

It is more difficult for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to lose the forthcoming general election in 2024 than to win it, according to Joseph Yamin, the party’s national organizer. He claims that if they lose the upcoming election, Ghanaians won’t forgive the party. He consequently asked party members …

Five thousand (5,000) young people have undergone a skill work training program organized by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Akyem Swedru constituency in the Eastern region, Hon. Kennedy Nyarko Osei. The initiative aimed to empower the youngsters with self-sufficiency so they could transform their lives and have an …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today, Thursday, September 14, 2023.     The Daily Searchlight         Daily Guide     The Clarion             The Business Analyst     The New …

A parliamentary hopeful of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Nyamah, has bemoaned the excessive rate of corruption in Ghana. Speaking in an interview on 3FM on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, Nyamah said that almost every Ghanaian engages in corrupt activities to get out of difficult situations. He added …

The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has committed GH₵1,000,000.00 to support the Mumbies Foundation, a health non-governmental organization, to help deal with the menace of hepatitis B. In a press release by the Mumbies Foundation and signed by its Project Manager, Israel Adorbley, the initiative, HepaGuard Project, …

The Computerised School Selection and Placement System process for the selection of Junior High School graduates transitioning to Senior High Schools has been tedious for both parents and prospective students every academic year. As a measure to ease the frustration and fatigue that characterise the process, the Computerised School Selection …

It was all applause for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia when he joined the leadership and members of the Methodist Church of Ghana (MCG) to commission its newly constructed head office complex in Accra yesterday. This was when he literally turned his speech into a mini sermon, indicating that his …

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has lashed out at former President John Dramani Mahama for criticizing the government’s decision to increase the price of a bag of cocoa to GH₵1,300. Mahama had described the government as “insensitive” to the plight of farmers, saying that the increase was not enough. In …