The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is going all out to clampdown on the registration of unqualified candidates for its school exams. This is particularly so with the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), where some parents connive with, mostly public schools to move their wards from private schools to register and write the exams there. […]
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the case in which monies and items worth millions of cedis were allegedly stolen from the residence of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, and her husband, Mr. Daniel Osei Kuffour. The case prosecutor, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Emmanuel Nyamekye disclosed […]
The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has placed an injunction on Australian mining firm, Cassius Mining Limited, from going for international arbitration over a $300 million dispute with the Government of Ghana (GoG). Cassius Mining has been fighting the government in international arbitration forums since February this year, seeking compensation for what, it […]
Two educationists have proposed the scrapping of the boarding system as a major step in curbing indiscipline in senior high schools (SHSs). A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, and a former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, contend that the rationale for […]
The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation and Newmont Africa are to implement two key education-focused projects within a three-year period. The projects, valued at GH¢1.7 million, will promote and extend Information Communication Technology (ICT) education and training to less-resourced communities through the provision of infrastructure, materials and associated resources. The projects are aimed at improving […]
The judge hearing the case involving GH¢1.2 million, allegedly stolen from customers’ accounts by a former staff of a major Ghanaian bank (name withheld) may be struck out. This is the second time the judge, Ellen Ofei-Ayeh has issued a warning to strike out the case due to the prosecution’s failure to file disclosure for the […]
A student from Adisadel College, whose violent assault on a fellow student was captured in a widely circulated video, is scheduled to appear in court today, July 28, 2023. The Cape Coast Police arrested the student earlier this week on charges of causing harm and assault. After cautioning him, they released him into the custody […]
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has received a sum of GH¢55 million from the government to facilitate the organization of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This confirmation was made by Ms. Winifred Ampiaw, the Public Relations Officer of WAEC, during an interview with […]
Mr. Kwaku Gyebi, a Ghanaian based in America and affiliated with the House of Prayer Evangelistic Ministry in Twifo-Praso, has been apprehended by the police for his alleged involvement in illegal mining activities at Perwudie, near Twifo Praso, in the Twifo-Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region. The arrest, which took place last Sunday, came after […]
The Deputy Minister in charge of General Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has directed management of Adisadel College to submit the report of the investigation team set up to look into the bullying case in the school to the ministry today. The directive is a revised timeline for the investigation team which was initially expected […]
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has explained the processes leading to the soaring revenues of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He said prior to the digitisation of ECG’s operations, the power supply company was making an amount of GH¢450 million a month. That figure of GH¢450 million was constant, and repeated for a period […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that Ghana will deepen collaboration with Qatar for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The President said bilateral cooperation would centre on two-pronged sectors — economic and politics. He recalled the warm reception he always received as President of Ghana on his visit to the Kingdom and […]
