957The attention of the Ministry of Education has been drawn to recent media discussions concerning a purported ongoing review of the Free SHS policy by the Ghana Education Service (GES). For purposes of clarity, the Ministry states unequivocally, that the FREE SHS POLICY is NOT under review. In September of 2017, the Government of Ghana […]
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Use Decent Speech On Radio —Kumasi Mayor Appeals To Show Hosts, Residents
1,152 The Mayor of Kumasi, Hon Samuel Pyne has appealed to residents in the metropolis to learn to use decent language in getting their complaints and concerns across to authorities. He noted that it is the best way of doing things rather than the use of insults and hate speech. Speaking to this reporter from […]
UK will collaborate more with GDCL—–High commissioner assures
888 Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana has paid a working visit to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Digital Centers Limited (GDCL), Hon Kwadwo Baah Agyemang. The visit by the Commissioner was to learn at first hand the workings and activities at the GDCL and the subsidiaries under the same. Speaking […]
Textbooks distribution to schools underway-Rev. Ntim Fordjour
1,332 The Deputy Minister for Education, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, has announced that the distribution of textbooks to all Basic Schools in the country is ongoing. He explained that with the current state of affairs if all the printers comply with the timelines assigned to them, all regions and districts in the country would have […]
Who is Killing Ghana?
1,363 The blame for what Ghana has become falls on you and me. Not Rawlings, not Kuffour , not Mahama and definitely not the civil and human rights advocate Akufo-Addo. Our wickedness stinks to the high heavens as we go about our daily lives, pulling down everyone and everything to become rich. We import substandard […]
World Youth Skills Day 2022 marked
801 The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has marked the 2022 edition of the world youth skills day with various activities. Some of the activities undertaken to commemorate the day include panel discussions on challenges confronting the youth in the acquisition of employable skills and an exhibition of works by some […]
Strive to be globally competitive- Dr Adutwum urges the banking sector
1,134 The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has challenged the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana (CIBG) to strive to ensure that the country’s banking sector becomes globally competitive in its pursuit of higher banking services in the country. “You need to put in place prudent strategies and measures to […]
Who Bewitched Lawyer Martin Kpebu to Start Acting Unintelligently, Unethically & Unprofessionally?: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
1,145Martin Kpebu speaking on Joynews’ Newsfile Programme on Saturday, July 23, 2022, accused President Akufo-Addo of being ‘abysmal failure’ as far as the fight against corruption is concerned. He went on to state that and I quote, “Akufo-Addo is part of the criminal syndicate at the Jubilee House. The President is definitely part. This corruption […]
EDITORIAL: Charles Brafo-Anakwah Asks—Why Now?
956 I think the aggrieved Ashanti caucus MPs who are now raising issues about their Region’s “poor state of affairs” have acted rather too late…..The problem is with the MPs themselves….They’ve lost touch with their constituents. These aggrieved MPs should learn lessons from their colleagues in the other Regions who are doing so well in […]
Afrobarometer & Global Info Analytics Reports Only Confirms the Sufferings of Global Economies and its Impact on Ghanaians; Nothing New Under the Sun: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
949 According to the Afrobarometer Report, most Ghanaians believe that the Country is heading in a wrong direction. Per the Sample Size of the survey, 2,400 Ghanaians were interviewed with a margin of error +/-2 percentage at a 95% confidence level. According to the Afrobarometer Report released 2022: 1. Almost 9 out of 10 Ghanaians(87%) […]