Parliament has invited the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) to brief the Committee of the Whole on a new Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) ahead of Election 2024. The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin has directed that the Chairperson herself, Jean Mensah should appear for the briefing. According to the Speaker, the EC must […]
“Excellence”, “dedication,” “hard work”, “principled”, “commitment,” “integrity” and “fairness” were some of the words on the lips of those who gathered in the newsroom of the Daily Graphic last Friday to bid farewell to the Editor of Graphic, Vincent Kobina Asmah, professionally known as Kobby Asmah. Mr Asmah officially retires on February 28, this year, […]
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has advised that people allergic to dust should wear nose masks following a surge in dry and dusty atmospheric conditions in Ghana. Ghana has been experiencing variations in intensity of the dry and dusty conditions over the past weeks. The GMA in a third harmattan advisory statement on Monday, February […]
The Speaker of Parliament has asked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, not to touch monies belonging to pensioners. Alban Bagbin said the current economic crisis can be solved without the funds of the pensioner. Wrapping up on the business of the House on Thursday, February 16, the former Nadowli Kaleo MP said Parliament will resist […]
Mr. Peter Nanfuri, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP) during the era of late President Jerry John Rawlings has passed on at the age of 80. Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri was an iconic IGP in his time and distinguished himself to the admiration of many. Until his death on Friday February 17, 2023, he was […]
A new report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that four out of every five public sector employees earn less than GH₵3000. Out of of the 688,000 persons employed by the government, 533,179 of them earn less than GH₵3000. This represents 80 per cent of the total workforce. The new survey titled the Ghana […]
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) through its Good Causes Foundation has commissioned a smart laboratory fully equipped with modern computer tablets for the Senior Correctional Centre at Dzowulu in the Greater Accra Region. The brand new smart laboratory which is equipped with 50 computer Tablets also comes along with a projector and one laptop for […]
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Justin Portal Welby,has described the country’s democratic process as exemplary in Africa, saying it is not based on tyranny but on clear policy and freedom of choice. He cited double voting in Northern Ireland and the recent January 6 storming of the US Senate by some elements, describing those occurrences […]
The Ministry of Education has announced the full operationalisation of seven science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) schools. They are the Awaso STEM School in the Western Region, Abomosu STEM School in the Eastern Region, Bosomtwe Girls STEM School and Bosomtwe STEM School, both in the Ashanti Region, while the Koase Sec/Tech (already existing school) is […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given an assurance that the policy measures being implemented by the government will drive the nation to overcome its current economic challenges shortly and bring relief to the people. Consequently, he has rallied Ghanaians to make sacrifices and work hard to support efforts at restoring normalcy in the economy, […]
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has said the activities of illegal miners are affecting power transmission infrastructure in some parts of the country. It said the illegal miners (galamseyers) either dug around the base of transmission towers or stole the steel beams used to build transformers for their illegal mining activities. The Chief Executive Officer […]
All qualified Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates who are being placed into senior high schools (SHSs) and technical and vocational institutions are expected to report to school on February 20, 2023. This is part of the timetable the Ghana Education Service (GES) has released for the academic year for all SHSs and also basic […]
