The Ministry of Education (MoE) has rubbished the plans announced by former President John Dramani Mahama to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on his second coming. Mr Mahama had said in a Facebook Live transmission on Monday, 23 December 2019, among several promises that one of the …

Speaker of Parliament, Aaron Mike Oquaye says the House is considering putting up bulletproof curtains to protect Members of Parliament. “It will interest members to know the Board [Parliamentary Service Board] is seriously considering a bulletproof glass curtain to block the chamber for the upmost protection of Members in and out …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has vowed to reverse the government’s recently announced 50% increment in the Communication Services Tax if elected to power in 2020. He said his government will do that to restore people’s confidence in the economy. John Mahama made this known in an interactive Facebook live …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged Christians to use the Christmas season to rededicate themselves to the Saviour and remain committed to the cardinal principles of Christianity – faith, love charity and reconciliation. He also used the opportunity to tout his government’s achievement in 2019. “We have good …

Chief Justice nominee, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, was on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 approved by Parliament to replace Justice Sophia Akuffo as Ghana’s new Chief Justice. Confirming his approval, Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye wished him the very best in his term of office. “The president’s nomination of Justice …

You could say it was not the best of the year for them; coming under public scrutiny and being fired from their respectful enviable positions. It was inevitable, however, considering President Akufo-Addo’s pledge to fight corruption to the core. Once it was discovered they were involved in malfeasance, abuse of …

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will be free at every level for Ghanaians should former President John Mahama be voted back into power in the 2020 polls. Mr Mahama aside the TVET promise also said he will increase the amount of money given to tertiary students by government …

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress Sammy Gyamfi has filed an interlocutory application at the Human Right division of the Accra High Court challenging the order by the Kaneshie District Court for his mobile phone to be searched. The application filed through his lawyers was premised in an …

Former President Mahama says he will abolish the licensure examination for teachers if he is elected as President in the 2020 polls. Addressing Ghanaians through Facebook, Mr Mahama also said he will abolish the 60% increment on Communication Services tax by the Akufo-Addo government if given the opportunity again. “Ghana …

The Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has reacted to a leaked tape attributed to him in which he is heard suggesting the party mounts pressure on the Electoral Commission (EC). According to him, he personally did the recording and sent it to party …