General News

Support gov’t regularize and promote artisanal small scale mining sector-Mireku Duker to LMBA officials

1,565    The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Mining, Hon. George Mireku Duker has reiterated the openness and commitment of government to collaborate with any country, organization or person to help combat the illegal mining menace which will become the platform that will spur the perfect execution of government’s flagship mining […]

Politics

Next NDC govt will reverse ban on importation of used cars – Mahama

1,398  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, has said the next NDC government will reverse the ban on importation of used vehicles. He said this decision aims to generate more employment opportunities for the youth within the automobile industry. In 2020, the government announced plans to prohibit the importation of used vehicles […]

Education

Abolishing teacher licensure exams – a step towards ensuring quality education for all

1,359  By Stan Xoese Dogbe. In what some practicing teachers and education watchers have described as a remarkable move towards promoting quality education in Ghana, former President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have re-echoed their 2020 manifesto promise to stop the mandatory writing of licensure exams by teachers every four years, which […]

Health

We’re forced to refer renal patients to private facilities – KATH CEO

1,409  The Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Professor Okyere Addea Mensah, has disclosed that the hospital occasionally refers kidney patients to private facilities for treatment. According to him, due to the limited capacity, with just two dialysis machines at the facility, the intake of patients is restricted. Professor Addea Mensah […]

Social

Present yourself as an agent of change –students told

1,843  In line with activities to mark the 30 years of consolidating constitutional democracy and building national cohesion to deepen civic awareness, the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged students at the various schools to present themselves as an agent of change and take their basic responsibilities seriously within the Akuapem South municipality […]