Business General News

Ashanti Car Dealers Spit Fire

2,196    THE EXECUTIVE Car Dealers Association in Ashanti Region, have complained bitterly about what they termed as “exorbitant import duties on cars at the port”. The Chairman of the irate group, Prince Kumi aka ‘Maxi the Car Dealer’, lamented that their businesses are on the brink of collapsing due to the ‘ killer’ duty […]

Education General News

GHANASCO headmaster asked to step aside as GES investigates use of ‘toilet cubicles’ for accommodation

1,693  Ghana Education Service (GES) says it is investigating a video on social media in which some students at Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale, are using toilet cubicles as dormitories. According to a statement issued dated April 16, the Regional Director of Education has asked both the head and senior housemaster to step […]

Education General News

Teacher reforms in Ghana, now a model for many African countries- Dr Addai-Poku

1,905  The Registrar of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Dr Christian Addai-Poku, has hinted that teacher reforms in Ghana have now become a model for many African countries. This, according to him is proven by the visitors it has been receiving from other countries to study what the NTC has been doing. Dr Addai-Poku announced […]

General News Politics

You’ll be disappointed if you go into politics because of money – NPP National Youth Organiser

1,700  The New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s National Youth Organiser, has cautioned the youth not to go into politics for material gains. Salam Mustapha who took his turn on Joy FM’s Personality Profile on Thursday told the host Lexis Bill that “politics is hard work.” “If you go into politics because you want to make money, […]

Business General News

Telcos directed to delink disconnected SIMs from registration database by Monday

1,667  Telecommunication companies have up to Monday, April 17 to see to it that all SIM cards disconnected during the re-registration exercise are removed from the database. That is a directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA). “All SIMs registered after the limit of ten (10) must be removed from SIM registration databases and deactivated, […]

Business Politics

Financing assurance from external creditors only pre-condition left for Ghana’s programme to be approved – IMF Africa boss

1,565    IMF Director of the Africa Department Abebe Aemro Selassie has disclosed that Ghana has met all the pre-conditions needed for its programme request to be approved by the executive board except financing assurance from the external Creditors. He maintained that “we are now comfortable that all of the measures required for us to […]

General News Social

Youth calls for sanctions against Akropong, Dwenewoho chiefs for galamsey operations

1,927  The youth of Dwenewoho  in the Ahafo Ano South West District of Ashanti Region have called for the intervention of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to stop  Nana Sarfo Kantanka Appiah, the chief of Akropong in the Nwabiagya South District. They have also called for sanctions against Nana Twumase Ampofo, the odikro of […]