In a continued effort to recognise outstanding top ten candidates in the 2024 Literacy Challenge, the management of Citi FM/Channel One TV has honoured Felicia Adei Sedinam Neequaye, a student of Christ The King International School in Cantonments, with a prestigious excellence medal. In an interview with Channel One News, Felicia Adei Sedinam Neequaye expressed […]

Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson has expressed optimism about his mandate being renewed by the people of Assin North in the 2024 election. The MP held a dual citizenship of Canada and Ghana which led to a court case challenging his eligibility to hold office as an MP in 2020. However, […]

The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) has appealed to the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to suspend its ongoing strike action and resume work by Wednesday, August 7, 2024, following the government’s agreement to implement their conditions of service. CETAG members from all 46 Colleges of Education nationwide have […]

Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Minister of Finance, has apologised to Ghanaians for the hardships they are experiencing due to the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). His apology comes after Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong advised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) members to admit their mistakes and apologise to Ghanaians. Similarly, Obuasi West MP Kwaku […]

The Ministry of National Security has described as unfortunate the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga’s position on its budget allocation to address the Bawku conflict. According to the Ministry, the statements made by the MP could reignite tensions, and endanger the lives of the personnel of state security and Intelligence agencies in […]

The Ministry of National Security has described as unfortunate the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga’s position on its budget allocation to address the Bawku conflict. According to the Ministry, the statements made by the MP could reignite tensions, and endanger the lives of the personnel of state security and Intelligence agencies in […]

The World Health Organization estimates that Ghana had 1.4 physicians per 1,000 population, well below the African and Global averages of 2.6 and 17.2. Why should we care? First, more doctors mean more people can see a doctor when they need to. Next, with more doctors, patients might wait less time to be seen. Importantly, […]

The Bank of Ghana has sanctioned 47 individuals and 245 business entities for continuous issuance of dud cheques. The Central Bank notes that the affected bank customers issued dud cheques on at least three occasions between January 2022 and January 2024, despite warnings about the consequences of their actions. A statement from the BoG on […]

The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of inflating the cost of the 307 ambulances procured in 2019. The caucus contends that the ambulances were not supposed to exceed 25 million dollars at a unit cost of 80,000 dollars. Addressing journalists, the Chairman of the Government Assurances Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa demanded […]

The 2024 National Festival of Arts and Culture [NAFAC] has been launched in Accra on Tuesday, August 6. The event attracted numerous high-profile attendees, including the Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Hon. Mark Okraku Mantey, Bono East Regional Minister, Hon. Kwasi Adu Gyan, and the Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture, […]

The Coalition of Students of the Schools of Hygiene is demanding their two-year’ unpaid trainee allowance owed since January 2023, including a full year for the 2021 Ho School of Hygiene certificate batch. The students who raised concerns about a potential long-term unemployment say, engagements with the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources revealed delays […]

Staff working on the faulty ferry on the Oti River have resumed work after successfully fixing the problem despite the death of a staff assigned to fix the problem. They are appealing to the authorities to ensure proper maintenance of the ferry to avert future problems. The staff, Kofi Twee, died on Friday, August 2, […]

Fitch Solutions forecasts that the Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will reduce the policy rate by 7% in 2025. According to the agency, this reduction will be influenced by an anticipated average inflation rate of 16.2% in 2025, down from a projected 22.1% in 2024, due to improvements in Ghana’s foreign exchange market. […]

The National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) has officially launched its 60th anniversary celebrations, with events scheduled to take place from October 25 to 31 in Techiman, Bono East Region. The announcement was made today at a media launch held at the Africa Intercontinental Free Trade Area Secretariat in Accra, where a planning committee […]

Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has projected that Ghana’s inflation rate will reach 15% by the end of 2024. Speaking during a town hall meeting in Accra, he highlighted that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration’s efforts in managing inflation despite economic challenges, noting that the current government has achieved significant […]

The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, has picked the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, as her running mate for the November elections, according to CNN. A former educator, Walz is currently in his second term as Minnesota governor and chairs the Democratic Governors Association. He previously served 12 years in Congress, representing […]

Mali has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing a senior official of having admitted Kyiv’s role in a heavy defeat in July that killed dozens of mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group as well as Malian soldiers. The northern Tuareg rebels say they killed at least 84 mercenaries and 47 Malian soldiers over […]

Four individuals, including three Ghanaians and a Chinese national, have been detained by the police for their involvement in the manipulation and installation of meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Wisdom Sewlorm, an agent, took possession of the ECG meters for installation. But his employee, Ernest Afatsawu, interfered with them and sold them […]

The first batch of broiler birds produced under the Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is ready and being processed for the market. During the FSRP team’s visit to various beneficiary commercial anchor farms and processing facilities in the Ashanti region, the chickens were being processed and packaged for […]

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Cape Coast North, Horace Ekow Ewusi, has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove Professor Harold S. Amonoo-Kuofi as the chairman of the University of Cape Coast governing council. Horace Ekow Ewusi in his petition stated that Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi’s conduct is affecting the smooth running of […]