The staff of Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) have resolved to go on a sit-down strike today, Wednesday, 2 December 2020. As part of their strike, they have hoisted red flags in their various offices. They will also ignore all emergencies. The workers say they are not happy that their …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has lauded the NDC and its leader John Mahama for the latest update of the party’s tertiary education policy proposal. The policy proposals dubbed ‘Kyemu Pe’ and ‘Fa Ninyinaa’ will see the full absorption of fees for all fresh tertiary students admitted from …

All junior and senior high schools across the country will go on a break from Friday, 4 December 2020 to Tuesday, 8 December 2020, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced. A letter addressed to all Deputy Directors of Education and signed by the Deputy-Director General of GES Anthony Boateng, …

Ivory Coast and Ghana are cancelling all cocoa sustainability schemes that U.S.-based Hershey runs in their countries, accusing the chocolate maker of trying to avoid paying a cocoa premium aimed at combating farmer poverty. In a letter addressed to Hershey and seen by Reuters, the Ivorian and Ghanaian cocoa regulators …

Chair of the Ghana Education Service Council (GES) Micheal Nsowah has clarified that the activities of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) in schools have not been cancelled. He told TV3 during a forum on Education Privatization in Ghana on Monday, November 30. His clarification come after a Professor of Educational …

The National Democratic Congress has promised to absolve all fees for SHS students who will be going to tertiary institutions in the 2020/2021 academic year. “The National Democratic Congress (NDC), announces that it has accepted for incorporation in the Peoples’ Manifesto, the recommendation of the Education Policy Group of the …

A letter from a student to his former headmaster seeking a refund of his fees paid while in school during erstwhile John Mahama administration has been sighted on social media. This follows a claim by the ex-president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the much-lauded free SHS policy …

Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, has said in her opening remarks during a forum on ‘New Policy Frameworks for a Lower-for-Longer World’ last week that while new frameworks and tools may speed economic recovery, additional monetary stimulus may pose important risks to financial stability. She said …

The ground has been broken at Jasikan in the Oti Region for the construction of an agro-vocational factory and a skills training centre to empower womenfolk for self-reliance. It is an initiative of the Oti Region Queenmothers’ Association with financial support from the Rawlingses. Mrs. Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, a former …

The College of Technology Education in Kumasi (COLTEK) and the College of Agriculture in Mampong – Ashanti (CAGRIC) which have been carved from the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to form a new university has its own Governing Council now. The University is now known as the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training …

Following a fire outbreak on Saturday November 28, 2020, the GCB Bank Limited has announced shut down of its Kantamanto branch, in the Liberty House Building complex, Accra Central. According to the management, “For safety precautions, the Bank has accordingly closed down the Liberty Branch to allow for thorough assessment. …

Premier League clubs are being directed to observe a minute of silence to honour football legend Diego Armando Maradona who passed on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. This is a directive from world football governing body, FIFA. Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60, succumbed to heart failure. Regarded as one …

A Free SHS Graduate who scored 8As in this year’s West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, Thomas Amoaning has been given a scholarship by the Government of Ghana to study in a university in the United Kingdom. A statement from the Scholarship Secretariat said based on recommendations from the …

Renowned Educationist and Counsellor Daniel Fenyi wants to know who the beneficiaries of former President John Mahama Free Senior High (SHS) are if indeed he started the policy. He disclosed that it is needless debating over the matter because it is an open secret President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo started …

Three workers hired to help with the funeral and burial of Diego Maradona have been condemned for taking photos next to his open coffin. A funeral parlour took on the three to help prepare the coffin of the football icon, who died on Wednesday aged 60. In two pictures, the …

An American businessman and Managing Director of Alafei Foods Company Limited, Claude D Convisser, has alleged that between eight to ten government officials are demanding bribes from him. According to him, many businesses in Ghana do not survive for a long term because they spend huge sums of money to …

Dr. Kobby Mensah, a lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), has contested assertions by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that Ghana is the first country in Africa to adopt the Universal QR CODE payment system. At the launch of the new payment system on November 20, 2020, …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been touting its achievements in four years at a forum held in Accra. Addressing the public during the Nation Building Updates held at the Cedi Conference Centre of the Department of Economics, University of Ghana, on Thursday, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said …

Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd. (JMTC) is to begin assembling Nissan vehicles in Ghana by the first half of 2021. This is a result of an assembling agreement between Nissan and Japan Motors, which was announced at a ceremony in Accra in line with Ghana’s automotive development agenda. According to …

The President of Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) and the Director-General of Ghana’s Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Luguje has revealed that with the completion of phase 1 of the MPS Terminal 3, the Tema Port is currently the biggest in terms of capacity of all …

President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has appealed his five-year ban from football-related activities at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). Fifa’s adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee found him guilty of abuse of office, misappropriation of funds and, offering gifts and other benefits as Caf …

The Komenda Sugar factory took a centre stage at a parliamentary debate organised for aspiring Paramilitary Candidates (PC) to share their vision to the constituents of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) constituency. The aspirants expressed their disappointment about the malfunctioning of the sugar factory since its commissioning in 2016, which would have …

Brazil legend Pele has offered his condolences after the death of Diego Maradona. Argentina legend Maradona suffered a heart attack on Wednesday and died at the age of 60. Pele and Maradona are regarded as two of the greatest players of all time and were declared joint-winners of the FIFA Player …

The current residents and former residents of Unity Hall (Continental Hall) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are mourning the passing of one of their very own, Doe Selasie.   The hall’s Twitter handle announced that their immediate past Hall President, Doe Selasie, has passed away. …

The Court of Appeal in Cape Coast has quashed the decision by the University of Education, Winneba that led to the dismissal of Dr Samuel Ofori Bekoe, a former lecturer of the University. The court avers that the University erred when it “hastily” dismissed Dr Bekoe who was at the …

The importance of walking barefoot, sometimes, cannot be overemphasized, because making an effort to spend more time barefoot in nature can provide the human body with some amazing benefit. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that walking with your feet, directly touching the soil, allows your body to …

Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Pre-Tertiary Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says the efforts of President Akufo-Addo and beneficiaries of the free Senior High School policy must not be downplayed because of WAEC’s mistake. His comment follows the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) publication of a list of …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat to grant full scholarship to one Thomas Amoaning of Adeiso Senior High School. Master Amoaning is reported to have scored 8As in the 2020 West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). His plight made rounds on social media given …

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is back in training and could face Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 28-year-old missed Sunday’s 3-0 win over Leicester after testing positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. But he has since tested negative and took part in training on Monday. …

Our attention has been drawn to a story circulating online with the headline “I’m the best fashionista in Ghana now – Benjamin kontoh brags”, which was published by senaradioonline, African entertainment.com, kobbykyeinews.com and other websites, on 19th November, 2020.   This is not the true reflection of the interview granted by Benjamin …