As a way of registering their frustration against the free fall of the local currency, the cedi, some traders have vowed to hit the streets on Friday in a demonstration against government. The traders argue that the fall of the cedi is negatively impacting their businesses and they risk collapse if the situation is not […]
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C/R: Paramount Chief of Mankessim urges government to use Heritage fund for Free SHS
The paramount chief of Mankessim in the Central Region, Nana Amanfo Edu VI, is impressing upon Government and Parliament to consider using of the Heritage Fund for the Free Senior High School policy. He explained during a durbar in honour of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo who is on a 4 day tour of […]
Fibre Optics inventor Dr. Thomas Mensah pushes for training of 300 thousand software developers in Ghana
Ghanaian-American chemical engineer and inventor, Dr. Thomas Mensah is pushing for the training of some 300 thousand Ghanaian youth in software development in order to maximise the potential of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in the country. This will make Ghana the leader in artificial intelligence on the African continent. Dr. Mensah who […]
Small scale & Illegal mining: 900 small scale mining licenses missing
The inter-ministerial committee on small scale mining has disclosed the disappearance of some 900 small scale mining licenses. Secretary to the Committee, Charles Bissue says the total number small scale mining licenses in the books totals 1,350, adding that the committee that is currently vetting the small scale mining licenses have been able to access […]
CTN brouhaha: angry shippers have no case-Customs boss
The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Isaac Crentsil has told Bestnewsgh.Com that persons pushing for the suspension of the controversial Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) are only misleading the trading public by engaging in propaganda. According to Mr. Isaac Crentsil, concerns raised by some associations in the shipping industry against the […]
Kweku Adoboli wins bid to delay being deported to Ghana
Kweku Adoboli, the banker convicted of the UK’s biggest fraud, has been given a last-minute reprieve from deportation as a judge awarded a judicial review of his case. Adoboli, 38, was found guilty in 2012 of fraud that lost his employer UBS$2.3bn (£1.8bn), and he was due to be deported to Ghana on Tuesday. He was […]
W/R: 7 students killed in head-on collision in Tarkwa
Seven people, all students have been reported dead in a gory accident involving a truck carrying manganese and a Mercedes Sprinter mini bus at Dompem, on the Agona Nkwanta – Tarkwa road in the Western region. First eyewitness reports to police indicate the bus, which was carrying students of various schools in the area who […]
C/R: Paramount Chief of Mankessim lauds government for Double-Track-says it is innovative and brilliant
The Paramount Chief of the Mankessim Traditional Area, Nana Amanfo Edu VI, has described the Double-Track system, which has ensured that some 450,000 students have gained admission into Senior High Schools across the country this year, as a brilliant and innovative policy, which must be lauded by all Ghanaians. According to Nana Amanfo Edu VI, […]
EC limited registration: NDC raises red flags, accuse EC of side-stepping its own rules
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is crying foul over some anomalies in the ongoing limited registration exercise by the electoral commission in four regions to be affected by the impending referendum for the creation of new regions. The party in a statement signed by its general secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketiah raised alarm over what […]
BOST brouhaha: Head of Legal services demand apology from Ghana Whatsup News
The General Counsel and Head of legal services at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has asked for an apology and a retraction of a story carried by Ghana Whatsup news yesterday, Sunday September 16 2018. The said publication alleged that Mrs. Harriet Amoah had engaged in some fisticuffs with the Managing Director […]
C/R: New UEW Vice Chancellor inducted, President calls for candour
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Very Reverend Father Professor Anthony Afful-Broni, to “use his full gifts” to promote the spirit of reconciliation in the University during his tenure of office. According to President Akufo-Addo, “it represents the surest route to success in […]
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper appointed part time lecturer at University of Ghana Business School
Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has been appointed a part time lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS). He took to twitter to announce the appointment, saying he looked forward to exciting interactions with students during his public policy lectures. According to him, he did same in 2017 when he was appointed […]