Eight school children from the Atikagome community in the Sene East District in the Bono East Region died when a boat which was transporting them to school capsised on the Volta Lake on Tuesday (January 24, 2023). Officials from the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) confirmed the incident to Graphic Online. The deceased were among 20 […]
Two eminent clergymen and members of the Board of Trustees of the controversial National Cathedral project have called for its immediate suspension and audit. The two – Archbishop Duncan Williams and Reverend Eastwood Anaba say their call is based on the controversies surrounding the project. According to them, the suspension will pave the way for […]
The Krobea Asante Technical Vocational Institute has been closed down on the orders of the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service following rioting by students which caused damage to property. All students have since left the school for their various homes. Consequently, the Chairman of the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC), Simon […]
Participants in a forum on constitutional reforms have made a case for a thorough review of the 1992 Constitution in line with current dynamics. The participants, mainly lawyers, politicians, students and social commentators took turns to express their concerns in support of a review of the constitution to help accelerate the transformation of the country. […]
The Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Effiduase Asokore in the Sekeyere East District of the Ashanti Region has been shut down indefinitely after students went on a violent demonstration on Sunday, January 22, 2023. According to the management of the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service, the decision to close […]
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral project, Apostle Prof. Kwadwo Opoku Onyinah, has explained that given the membership of the board and the divergent views they represent, it is not possible for all members to have their way. That, however, does not also mean that their opinions are not considered […]
The police have arrested and charged Nana Agradaa’s lawyer, for verbally assaulting police officers who were in the process of arresting Agradaa in a different matter. According to the prosecution, Theophilus Donkor, rained insults on a female police officer and used abusive words such as “you are idiot, stupid police woman, you did not know your […]
All member countries of the G20 group of economic powers are on board for a restructuring of Ghana’s debt and Paris Club members are ready to take the first step towards forming a creditor committee, an official from the Paris Club told Reuters on Thursday. Ghana last week requested a restructuring of debt it owes […]
The 2023 Annual New Year School and Conference has ended in Accra with a call on the Ministry of Finance to develop a differential interest rate structure for businesses under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Participants in the 74th edition of the conference recommended that the ministry work with the Bank of Ghana […]
The Ghana Health Service will from today to January 24, roll out the latest phase of a nationwide mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise to help increase the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine. The exercise is the sixth in the series of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Days Campaign launched in February last year, to enhance uptake and […]
A 77-year-old sick retiree, Peter Kojo Nyasepe, has vowed to stay at his bank’s premises until he receives his interest on his bonds at the end of the month. Peter, who is a bondholder says he buys medications to survive from the returns on his bonds and therefore the returns cannot be withheld. Speaking in […]
The Board of Trustees of the controversial National Cathedral project has responded to the presiding Bishop of the Lighthouse Group of Churches, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills over comments made in his resignation letter. According to Board, the respected preacher, and all other members of the trusteeship, should appreciate that they will not always have their ways […]
