Education General News

BOST, Ministry of Education to offer Scholarships to 50 Students

353  The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited ( BOST) and the Ministry of Education have partnered to provide scholarships for 50 needy brilliant students to pursue Engineering and Computer Science programmes in seven universities in the country. The sponsorship package valued at GHC 1.5 million, includes accommodation, tuition, a laptop and stipend to […]

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Amnesty International says Human Rights Situation in Ghana worrying

476  Amnesty international (AI) says despite the significant strides in the fight against human rights violations, the situation in Ghana is worrying. Ghana prides itself as a beacon of democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa.How’re, the human rights situation today is concerning,” it said, asserting that lip service was being paid to issues of human rights in […]

General News Politics

It will be scandalous for Akufo-Addo to interfere in galamsey fight – Lands Minister

396  The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has debunked claims of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s interference in the fight against illegal mining and that it would be scandalous for him to do that. “The President will not countenance interference in the galamsey fight,” he stressed. He stated this during an […]

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Struggling Ghana loses access to Eurobond market, faces depleting reserves

399S In June 2022, when Ghana approached the IMF for a $3 billion bailout package, it was because the country’s gross international reserves had begun to deplete so rapidly that it placed enormous pressure on the cedi, making it extremely difficult to meet its import bills. According to the 2023 International Monetary Fund Regional Economic […]

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Abu Jinapor defends Oppong Nkrumah over Prof. Frimpong-Boateng’s report

716  Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor has defended Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah against allegations that he attempted to sabotage Professor Frimpong-Boateng while serving as Chairman of the now-defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). Kojo Oppong Nkrumah was accused of gathering media to write unfavourable stories regarding Prof. Frimpong-Boateng’s work as […]

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Galamsey: Jubilee House now a crime scene – Sammy Gyamfi

460  The National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the Jubilee House as a crime scene. According to Sammy Gyamfi, the seat of government, is a place for illegalities in the country. Mr Gyamfi said Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng’s galamsey report is a testament to his claim. Speaking on Metro TV […]

Agriculture General News

I’II soon update Ghanaians on state of forest reserves – Abu Jinapor

473  Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor says he will update Ghanaians on the state of the country’s forest reserves on May 2. Speaking to the media at the National Youth Conference on natural resources and environmental governance, Mr. Jinapor advised that, government and stakeholders need to remain focused despite the setbacks […]

Agriculture General News

Ghana’s cocoa sector alive and kicking-COCOBOD Declares

456  The attention of the Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been drawn to publications on certain media platforms citing statements made by former President John Dramani Mahama, alluding to a collapse of Ghana’s cocoa sector. The Former President made these statements while touring the Western North Region, claiming the producer price and mismanagement […]

General News Politics

Time to Turn the Rhetoric into Action: GII calls on President, Anti-Corruption State Institutions to swiftly act on Prof Frimpong-Boateng’s Report

736    The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has followed with keen interest the discourse on the leaked report on the work of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) dated 19th March 2021 and authored by Professor Frimpong-Boateng, former Chairman of the IMCIM. The report makes a plethora of allegations that GII demands an urgent […]