The Director of Legal and Corporate Affairs for the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Joseph Yaw-Bernie, has clarified why the best-before date on the rice allegedly repackaged by Lamens Investment Africa and distributed to Senior High Schools was extended. Speaking on Joy FM‘s Middaynews on Thursday, November 21, Mr Yaw-Bernie explained that the date was revised […]
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Fisheries Commission and Ghana’s 66 Artillery Regiment to launch a youth training program focused on fish farming. This partnership aims to equip young Ghanaians with valuable aquaculture skills, contributing to economic growth and employment. Speaking at the signing event, YEA CEO […]
The overflow of the River Oti has brought education in the Kucha Electoral Area of the Saboba District of the Northern Region to a standstill, forcing fisherfolk to convert an abandoned school building into a workshop for mending nets. For three months, students from eight communities—Kucha, Butuin Upper, Butuin Lower, Moagbar, Kunjib, Kacheen, Kibonboni, and […]
The Accra High Court has rejected a petition filed by a university lecturer aimed at preventing COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno from executing his duties as Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP) for operations. The plaintiff, Emmanuel Felix Mantey, argued that both the Police Council and the Office of the President had overstepped their authority in […]
The Ghana Police Service is inviting all successful applicants in its 2024 recruitment process for medical screening. The medical examination for the candidates who have been invited through SMS messages will commence on Thursday, November 7-8, 2024. The medical screening will take place at six designated venues in Accra. The venues are as follow: a. […]
The government has called on all the people in the Bawku chieftaincy conflict to lay down their arms and cease firing at one another. The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, who made the call, reiterated the government’s commitment to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of the […]
The Ministry of Education has officially released the 2024/25 placement results for students entering Senior High Schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions. This release allows thousands of students to check their school placements and secure admission for the upcoming academic year. According to a statement by the Ministry, of the 563,339 […]
Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has been elected as the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. She was selected at the 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (#CHOGM2024) in Apia, the capital city of the Pacific Island nation of Samoa. Currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Ghana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey will take over from the […]
The Finance Minister has criticised Sunon Asogli Power for what he described as “bad faith” in the company’s decision to halt operations over a $259 million debt owed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Dr Mohammed Amin Adam explained that government was in the process of negotiating an agreement to clear the debts when […]
The Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces have assured the public of their commitment to restoring peace and stability in Bawku, its surrounding areas, and along the Bolgatanga-Walewale-Tamale highway. In a press release issued on Sunday, the security agencies stated that joint Police and Military teams have been deployed across these areas to […]
The road to glory at the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) erupted into a thrilling intellectual showdown as three powerhouse schools—Mfantsipim School, Prempeh College, and Swedru Secondary School—battled fiercely for a coveted spot in the semi-finals. The much-anticipated quarter-final clash took center stage on Thursday, October 24, at the SGS Auditorium in Cape […]
Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned. Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries, which begins in the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday. […]
