A former Managing Director of Ghana’s Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) who was arrested on charges that he orchestrated bribes to Ghanaian officials while employed at the investment bank, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has been extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom to face the charges. Asante Kwaku Berko, a dual citizen of the United States […]
Ghana’s cocoa marketing board (Cocobod) made a GH¢2.3 billion ($149.84 million) profit in 2022/23, helped by the restructuring of its debt, the auditor general said in a report obtained by Reuters on Tuesday. The report showed that the cocoa regulator posted its first profit after six straight years of losses. Ghana, the world’s number two […]
The Supreme Court is set to rule on Richard Dela Sky and Dr Amanda Odoi’s application for interlocutory injunction against the transmission of the anti-LGBTQ bill to the presidency by Parliament. The 5-member panel, chaired by Chief Justice, Getrude Torkornoo will not undertake a composite ruling. The panel is expected to determine today, Wednesday, July […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has unveiled plans for the establishment of four new universities to address the increasing demand for tertiary education. The announcement was made during the conferment of his fifth honorary doctorate from Valley View University, where he reiterated his administration’s commitment to enhancing the quality and accessibility of education. “Building on […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that first-year senior high students for the 2024/25 academic year are expected to commence classes on Friday, September 27. School heads and parents are urged to take note and ensure their wards are well-prepared for the new academic term. In a press statement released on Tuesday, July 16, […]
The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has expressed dismay and disappointment over some amendments to the Road Traffic Regulations Act LI 2180, which have been laid before Parliament. These amendments expand speed limit exemptions and other permissions to include all members of Parliament and ministers of state on our roads. The regulations cover roads around […]
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared an indefinite strike action following the National Pensions Regulatory Authority’s (NPRA) approval giving clearance to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), to proceed with its controversial plan to offload a 60% stake in four hotels to Bryan Acheampong’s Rock City Hotel. According to the TUC Secretary […]
The dreams of 12 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates of obtaining their first academic certificate nearly turned into a nightmare when they were almost barred from writing the first paper on Monday at the Ho Kabore JHS Centre for wearing slippers instead of the prescribed cross-sandals. To their surprise, the unsuspecting pupils were reprimanded […]
The Ministry of Works and Housing has received five bids for the completion of the over 1,500 unfinished units of the Saglemi Housing project. These bids are now pending evaluation by an independent entity, which will be selected with the assistance of the Public Procurement Authority on Wednesday, according to sector minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. […]
he Ghana Armed Forces has been subpoenaed by lawyers for the third accused person in the ongoing ambulance procurement trial to testify and give documentary evidence at the Financial and Economic Court as he challenges the authenticity of a dismissal letter the prosecution relied on to cross-examine him. Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah during cross-examination […]
Seven years and six months after his death, the family of 15-year-old Kervin Kofi Moses has now realised justice, following the High Court’s declaration that Achimota School was negligent by failing to provide the residential General Arts student with proper medical care, a situation which ultimately resulted in his death. “It is my conclusion that […]
Some 569,095 candidates will today sit for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) at 2,123 designated centres across the country. The exams will end on Monday, July 15, 2024. In a statement by Casandra Twum Ampofo, on Sunday, July 7, the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) congratulated the candidates for their hard […]
