Professor Anthony Kwame Appiah, a Ghanaian academician at the New York University, has been elected president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Professor Kwame Appiah announced in a Twitter post that he received the voting of members of the Academy to become the president. He will hold the …

A five-year-old Moroccan boy who was trapped in a well for four days has died, despite painstaking efforts to rescue him. A royal statement announced his death soon after his removal from the well. The bid to free the boy, Rayan Oram, had gripped the country, with hundreds of people …

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee for the “remarkable achievement” of reaching 70 years on the throne. Prince Charles welcomed his mother’s wish that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, be known as Queen Consort when he becomes King. He said he and his …

Valentine’s Day, the high-profile 14th day in February set aside to celebrate love among the married, entangled, and the engaged. With the distortion of the relevance of Val’s day, many lovers work their hearts out to surprise and appreciate their suitors enough. In recent years, romantic dinners, trips, and luxurious …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said it has retrieved its vehicles which were sieved over judgment debt. The official Vehicles of the Eastern Regional Director Education and the Regional Accountant of Ghana Education Service as well as that of the Birim South District Director of Education were seized to …

Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has charged the Minister of Education to pay particular attention to the admission process of medical school students in the country. Kennedy Agyapong asserts that the process is fraught with nepotism and tribalism which prevent some deserving students from gaining admission. He said on …

Another fire outbreak has been recorded in the Ashanti Region bringing the number of fire incidents in that region within this week to three. The latest incident happened at a shop where baby products are sold at Adum, the Central Business District of Kumasi. The fire which started at about …

Senegal and Egypt meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday, pitting two Liverpool stars up against one another. Mohamed Salah is looking to lead the North Africans to a record-extending eighth continental triumph, while Reds team-mate Sadio Mane hopes to play a part in Senegal’s first ever …

Samuel Koku Anyidoho, head of Communications at the Office of the President during the era of Professor John Evans Atta Mills has challenged then Vice President John Dramani Mahama to a public debate over circumstances leading to the death of the late president and other issues around their relationship. The former Deputy General Secretary …

The suspended Metropolitan Chief Executive for Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul-Mumin Issah says he will cooperate with the Police in the prosecution of his case of alleged assault on a Police Officer and reckless driving and is confident that he will be exonerated. In a statement reacting to his suspension from office owing …