The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Advocate Joseph Whittal, is urging the government to expedite the passage of the anti-witchcraft bill. He explains that this urgency is due to the hardships faced by women labelled as witches, who cannot endure the associated assault and stigma. He spoke at the commemoration […] The post CHAJ

Four out of the seven headteachers who were interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees in the Ashanti Region are expected to appear before a committee set up to investigate the claims today, December 12. The Ghana Education Service (GES) explained that the headteachers were accused of charging students various unapproved fees, including alleged payments for […] The post Interdicted

Ranking Member on the Education Committee in Parliament, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, has criticized the Ghana Education Service (GES) for its handling of the allegations against eleven senior high school head teachers who have been interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees. Mr. Kotoe suggested that the GES could have managed the situation more effectively by ensuring that […] The post GES’

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has reiterated her stance on the Ghana-Barari DV Limited deal, arguing that the country will forever be entangled with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if it continues to sign similar agreements on other natural minerals. She bemoaned the country’s penchant for loans from the IMF since independence, despite its natural […] The post Lithium

Renowned economist Kwame Pianim delivered a comprehensive critique of Ghana’s economic trajectory at the fifth Annual UPSA Leadership Lecture Series, expressing disappointment in successive governments over 66 years of independence. He highlighted the challenges of insufficient microeconomic and political stability, coupled with the burden of a 90 percent GDP public debt and an oversized government […] The post Pianim

The government is seeking parliamentary approval for a loan agreement of $338 million for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Accra-Tema motorway and other roads in the country. The facility will also finance the rehabilitation of the existing six-lane divided Nsawam highway within 36 months. Patrick Boamah, the Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee of […] The post Govt

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has appealed to headteachers across the country to desist from students charging unauthorized fees. Zakaria Suleman Yeboah, Ashanti Regional Chairman of CHASS, cautioned headteachers to stringently comply with the Ghana Education Service’s directives to avert interdictions. This comes on the back of the interdiction of 11 […] The post Stop

The head of the Public Relations unit at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Cassandra Twum Ampofo, says the eleven Senior High School (SHS) heads interdicted by the Service blatantly ignored directives. Some eleven SHS heads have been asked to step aside for investigations to proceed for allegedly selling unapproved items and charging unauthorized fees in […] The post Interdicted