Chancellor of the Wisconsin International University College (WIUC) Ghana, Dr Paul Fynn has called on government to provide some support for private universities, particularly in the area of tax exemption. He is asking government to withdraw the withholding tax levied on private universities, and according to him, when that is done, these universities can save […]
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Gov’t inaugurates council on foreign relations, Obed Asamoah, Victor Gbeho, Mary Chinery-Hesse included
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inaugurated the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Ghana, a think tank whose aim is to enhance the advancement of Ghana’s foreign policy, and her relations within the comity of nations. Speaking at the inauguration on Tuesday, 26th February, 2019, President Akufo-Addo noted that the aims […]
RTI implementation cost should not be a stumbling block, benefits are immeasurable-RTI Coalition
The Right To Information, OcuppyGhana, and the Media Coalition on RTI have implored parliament to consider the immeasurable and enormous benefits of passing the Right To Information Bill into law, rather than keeping it on hold because of the high cost of implementing it. According to the groups, a document they sighted from the research […]
Keep your stupid and unguided comments to yourself, Badwam is bigger than your brand-Omanhene fires Sammy Darko
Television personality with the stables of the Multimedia group, Omanhene Kwabena Asante has taken a dig at Sammy Darko, also a former broadcast Journalist with the Multimedia brand and now with a different media organization. The visibly angry host of Adom Television’s Badwam show seemed peeved with a comment Mr. Darko, who is one of […]
Jubilee House, Army Officers’ Mess rubbish cleared
Following the report by The Finder on the garbage heaped unattended to at the frontage of the Jubilee House and Army Officers’ Mess, workers of waste management company Zoomlion were spotted busily clearing the heaps of rubbish. The Finder reporters went round the places where the refuse was spotted and saw that the spots were […]
Teacher licensure: 400 thousand teachers to be laid off by September 2019-Private schools warn
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GHNACOPS) has warned that over four hundred thousand (400,000) untrained teachers are set to be laid off by September 2019, following government’s insistence of continuing with the teacher licensure examination. The Council in a press release issued and copied to the media noted that the effect of the […]
Breaking News: Rawlings directs traffic on Prampram-Aflao road
Former President Jerry John Rawlings a while ago was spotted directing traffic on the main Prampram –Aflao road. The founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) was said to be on a journey but had to alight from his Toyota Landcruiser V8 vehicle and took on the responsibility of the Motor Traffic and Transport […]
Zoomlion staff deployed to clear garbage at frontage of Jubilee House hours after publication of situation
Hours after the publication with accompanying pictures of garbage piled up at the frontage of the Jubilee House, cleaners from waste management company Zoomlion have been deployed to clear the mess. Scores of the cleaners from the company are currently at the site and busily collecting the garbage which seemed unattended for some time. It […]
62nd Independence Day celebrations: Gov’t unveils activities
Government has announced that this year’s 62nd Independence Anniversary celebration will take place from Thursday, 28th February to 8th March 2019. President Akufo-Addo during his State of the Nation address last Thursday in Parliament announced to the nation that the 62nd National Independence Celebrations will be hosted in the Northern Regional Capital Tamale specifically at […]
Anas vrs. Saanie Daara: Anas mounts pressure on Saanie Daara to defend GH₵25m suit
The legal team of ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw is praying an Accra High Court to sign judgment in default of defence against Ibrahim Saanie Daara, former Ghana Football Association (GFA) spokesperson, and two others in a GH₵25 million defamation suit. The decision follows the inability of Daara and his lawyers to file statement of […]
Greenhouse gas emissions responsible for unbearable heat, avoid alcohol and caffeinated drinks to survive-NADMO cautions
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has attributed the recent heat that has taking over the country both day and night to greenhouse gas emissions and are warning the generality of the Ghanaian people to take measures to enable them survive, particularly when there is every indication that the situation would get worse in the […]
Making Accra cleanest city: Garbage piles up at frontage of Jubilee House, Army Officers’ Mess
The quest to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa faces huge setbacks as people paid to clean the city exhibit shoddy work. Many people within the country’s capital have in the past shown an open disgust at the filth that engulfs the city, but the situation has not seen much improvement. Make no mistake! […]