The Ghanaian Cedi continues to show remarkable strength against major currencies, especially the US Dollar, the latest report released by Bank of Ghana indicates. According to the latest Monetary Policy Report by the Bank of Ghana, the Cedi has shown a cumulative year-to-date depreciation of 1.7% for 2021. With this …

A total of 790 students out of 2824 representing 28 per cent passed the 2021 School of Law entrance exams. The figure is a 10 per cent drop from the total number of students who passed in 2020. A total of 1045 students passed the 2020 exams. The rate of …

• The GH¢1 and GH¢2 notes will be replaced by its respective coins • This is because the notes, after widely being circulated, come back weak and torn • This was made known by the Governor of the Bank of Ghana Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Ernest Addison, has disclosed that very soon, …

The Akufo-Addo led government has acquired some four-seater, fully air-conditioned mini vehicles to be used for the promised ‘Okada for Car’ initiative. Although the government is set to roll out the first phase of the initiative with some 100 vehicles, our checks at the Coastal Development Authority (CODA) indicate that …

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye has revealed that the Ghana Health Service has taken delivery of a total of about 3.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines with another 1.5 million doses arriving in the country on Sunday from Germany. This brings the total number …

The headmaster of St. Johns Grammar Senior High School in Accra, Dr Edmund Fianu, has revealed that over 4,228 students use dining tables and chairs in their various classrooms due to lack of furniture. According to the headmaster, the school is overpopulated and lacks enough learning desks for the students …

The Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has assured the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that the United States will soon donate some 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines to Ghana. This is in addition to some 1.2 million Moderna vaccines received by …

Tyrone Marghuy, one of two Rastafarian boys in a legal battle with Achimota School has reportedly topped his class in Science and Elective Maths. The Rasta student excelled in the Exams despite his inability to study with the class against the backdrop of his predicament in relation to his admission. …

A non-bank financial institution in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, Maglans Micro- Credit, has won the Microcredit Enterprise of the Year 2020 at the second Ghana Credit Excellence Awards. The event—which came off at Tomreik Hotel in Accra on September 16, 2021,–was organised by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management-Ghana …

You may not be familiar with the term, but most women have experienced a queef at least once in their lives. For most of us, queefing is a normal, albeit annoying, bodily function. It’s nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about and a very common thing that most women experience. …

We get countless benefits from having a good, regular sex life and sleeping better is just one of them. Many women still seek the answers to these questions. Is it abnormal to fall asleep after intercourse? Not at all. The tiredness that appears after intercourse is a natural reaction of …

Ghana since 2016, has been controlling an average of three percent of global exports in the unsweetened cocoa powder trade, data from the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has revealed. GEPA noted that Ghana’s global market share of the commodity has been fluctuating – recording 3.59 percent in 2016, 2.85 …

A final year student of the Tweneboah Kodua Senior High School in the Ashanti Region has died after landing on his chest while attempting to avoid regular checks by school authorities. Reports say the deceased, Edward Duut, 19, together with other the students upon learning of the presence of the …

The Headmaster of Kumasi High School in the Kumasi Metropolis Mr. Bernard Hall-Baidoo is advocating for alternative credible examinable bodies to rival the existing West African Examination Council as one of the measures to stem the perennial exams leakages and other malpractices associated with the WASCCE exams.   According to …

Management of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Tema Region is expressing concern about rampant stealing of fuses in its transformers in the Tema Metropolis of the Greater Accra Region. The power distribution company is appealing to residents to be on the lookout for thieves moving to their various …

The Akim Oda Constituency Education Committee, established by the Member of Parliament (MP), has organised a special mock examination for 1,688 Junior High School candidates in the area. The cost of the mock examination was fully borne by the MP, Mr Alexander Akwasi Acquah. Teachers would also be motivated for …

The Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region has recorded its first COVID-19 death. Mr William Asamoah, the District Disease Surveillance Officer who told the Ghana News Agency in an interview said the deceased would be buried according to medical advice. He gave the assurance that the District’s COVID-19 response team would …

Ad The Ministry of Education is insisting widespread reports about the leakage of some papers in the ongoing 2021 WASSCE forcing the rescheduling of some papers are false. Deputy Spokesperson at the Ministry Yaw Opoku Mensah said the papers in question were put on hold to investigate portions of the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-appointed Kwabena Ampofo Appiah, popularly known as Vyrus, as the Managing Director of State Housing Company (SHC) Limited. State Housing Company has seen tremendous progress since 2017 after Mr. Ampofo Appiah took over administration. He has brought life to the almost defunct state institution …

A female Junior High School(JHS) student of Kumasi Bantama Church of Christ School in the Ashanti Region is nursing injuries after she was allegedly flogged by her teacher to a pulp for scoring 17 out of 30 in class test. Mr Jones Owusu gave the victim several strokes of the …

The NPP Government’s promise to give operators of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as ‘Okada’ a better and safer alternative is set to be actualised with the acquisition of a number of mini vehicles in fulfilment of the promise to give Okada riders vehicles in exchange for their motorcycles on special …

Ghana has picked Rocksure International as a strategic partner to build a mine and refinery in a bid to develop an industry out of its untapped bauxite reserves.   The Accra-based company will own a 70% stake in the project and the state-owned Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development will have the …

Students of the Mirigu Senior High School (MISCO) in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have protested against the school’s caterer over the quality of their meals. According to reports, the caterer who has been tasked to feed students with one hot meal a day under the …

Authorities of the Yilo Krobo Senior High School (YIKROSEC) in the Eastern Region are appealing to the government to help expand its infrastructural facilities to ease congestion in the school’s dormitories. They said there has been overcrowding in the dormitories which has been posing as a threat to the health …

In contravention of the Public Finance Management Act 2016, Act 921 and international best practice, some 45 public enterprises have failed to submit mandatory financial reports to the Ministry of Finance since 2016. The composition of the defaulting companies are: one State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), 34 Owned State Enterprises (OSEs) …

The Chairman of Afro-Arab Group of Companies, Alhaji Salamu Amadu has emphasized that Afro-Arab Microfinance, a subsidiary of the Afro-Arab Group will continue to empower women and youth in the country. According to the Chairman, the concept behind the establishment of the Microfinance was to provide support to youth and …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released dates for the papers cancelled in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The papers – Physics 1 & 2 and Business Management 1& 2 – were cancelled as a result of widespread leakage. They were cancelled on Wednesday, September 15. In a …

Parents of students of Aburi Girls’ Senior High School are least enthused about a decision taken by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to interdict the headmistress, Alice Prempeh-Fordjour. The parents and guardians have, therefore, started agitations to get Mrs Prempeh-Fordjour reinstated as they consider the decision rash and uninformed. According …

Her Excellency Harriet Thompson, British High Commissioner Members of the Board of Directors, Standard Chartered Bank (Ghana) Mrs. Mansa Nettey, Chief Executive, and the Management Team, Standard Chartered Bank (Ghana) The President of Ashesi University Invited Guests, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen On 30th November 2020, I had the singular honour …

As of 12 September 2021, Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases in the third wave had fallen to 4,358, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate. The death toll, however, increased to 1,111. Some 125 new cases were also confirmed within the period. Out of the active cases, 42 are …