President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, have congratulated Professor Mrs.Rita Akosua Dickson on her investiture as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The newly-invested Vice-Chancellor is the first female to occupy that prestigious position in the history of Ghana’s foremost …

This year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will commence on Monday, August 3, with a total of 375,737 candidates in over 796 examination centres across the country. According to registrations data, 187,574 of the candidates are males and 188,163, females. The Ashanti region had the highest number of …

The new Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. (Mrs.) Rita A. Dickson has committed to pursuing substantial entrepreneurship content, as part of her vision to deepen KNUST’s contribution towards helping to tackle graduate unemployment, in the country. This includes the setting up of Career …

In my previous article on how much cocoa farmers earn and why we need to announce a Cocoa Emergency, we realised that household members of cocoa farmers individually lived on a daily income as low as US$0.17 / day when cultivating a two-hectare cocoa farm. The issue of low income …

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has stated that the statement issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES) on the supposed leakage of the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science paper does not address the issue, and is not reassuring. He is, therefore, calling on Government to commission …

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that the Double Track system currently been used at the Senior High School(SHS) level will end when his second term in office ends. Senior High School students under the Free SHS policy are practising the semester-based system where students are …

AngloGold Ashanti has announced that Kelvin Dushnisky will step down as chief executive officer (CEO), effective September 1, 2020. The Board thanked him for his contribution in delivering on its strategy and wishes him well in the future. A statement said Kelvin will remain in Toronto to spend time with …

President Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country. According to the president, the greatest investment to make in a country is to invest in it’s people, therefore, he intends to do so by investing in the education of the people. “What I’ve realised is …

Twelve people, including nine of the nurses who recently arrived in Barbados from Ghana, have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests conducted on Friday by the Best Dos-Santos Public health Laboratory. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George made the announcement during a live media conference on CBC TV yesterday afternoon. …

The Ghana Education Service and the West African Examination Council in different releases have denied reports that the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science Paper 1 and 2 scheduled to be taken on Monday, August 3, 2020 has been leaked. In its release, WAEC while allying the fears of students and other …

Professor Rita Akosua Dickson has officially taken over as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She takes over from Professor Kwasi Obiri Danso whose tenure of office came to an end on Friday, July 31, 2020. Prof. Rita Dickson, until her appointment was the …

The law banning the importation of salvaged vehicles into Ghana comes. into effect on November 1, 2020. Shipping agents, Importers and freight forwarders were therefore advised to properly counsel their clients on importing such vehicles to Ghana and its consequences. Parliament, in March, passed the Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2020 an …

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has noted that figures collated by its economic indicate that the cedis appreciated against the US Dollar by 0.35 per cent. This, according to the IES, affected crude oil prices to remain fairly stable over the period. Raymond Nuwokoor, Research and Policy Analysts at …

Less than 72 hours to the start of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE), there are suspicions that the questions have been leaked. A sample of the Integrated Science paper which is scheduled to be written on Monday, August 3, 2020, has surfaced on social media. A post sighted on …

Ghana has recorded seven more COVID-19 deaths as the death toll now stands at 182 from 175, according to the Ghana Health Service. The active cases of the virus stand at 3,223 with 32,090 persons recovered or discharged. The total number of cases stand at 35,501 after 359 new cases …

The Electricity of Ghana (ECG), following President Nana Akufo-Addo’s announcement to absorb 100% electricity bills for lifeline residential customers (customers who consume between 0-50kVVh) per month, has released guidelines on the implementation of power. Lifeline customers on both prepaid and postpaid metering systems will realise their relief effective August 2020 …

Over 2,600 farmers in the Kwahu West Municipality have benefited from the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme, which enabled them to expand their farms. The farmers benefited from subsidised fertilizers, seeds and planted maize and vegetables. Disclosing this at the Assembly meeting at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region, …

Farmers across the country are struggling to access improved seedlings and farm machinery necessary for the production of crops because of the disruption in the supply chain due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Osman Fukuyama, a farmer at Bereku in the Central Region, said farmers in his district and others are “struggling …

A second-year gold-track student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has died during exams. The female student collapsed while writing Literature in English WASSCE Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to the St. Joseph Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Starr News has gathered that the General …

The importance and usefulness of herbal medicines haven’t been more profound than this period of the global health crisis. In an era where the strength of one’s immune system holds the key to the person’s survival, the patronage of herbal medicine has witnessed a dramatic rise. In Ghana, health experts …

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) Dr. Joseph Obeng has dismissed claims that their members are jealous of their fellow Nigerian traders and deliberately targeting them. According to Dr. Obeng, the Nigerian traders are infringing the basic laws in the retail sector and must be made …

Students of Kpandai senior high school (SHS) have clashed with school authorities and the District Police Command after the school’s Headmaster, Mugisu Abubakari confiscated over 100 phones of some students. Adom News’ Job Odehyeba Owusu who was at the scene said the headmaster initially asked the students to voluntarily hand …

Commercial drivers are likely to reduce transport fares by 10 percent effective Saturday August 1. The decision comes after a call by by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) following the President’s decision to lift the restriction placed on commercial vehicles in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

A Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahen, has said a big chunk of depositors locked-up funds during the banking sector clean-up have been settled. He said at least 96% of persons whose monies were locked-up in the collapsed banks and saving and loans companies have received their deposits. Mr Charles …

Aide to the Upper West Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hon. Alhaji Salifu Sena found himself in a deep mess after he was caught trying to sleep with a woman who is supposed to be married. In the video intercepted by My News Ghana, the aide to the …

Information reaching the desk of My News Ghana confirms that a 9-year-old boy in Koforidua-Asokore in the New Juabeng North Assembly has committed suicide because his mother refused to give him food to eat. According to reports from Koforidua, the boy, Frimpong Agyei refused to run an errand for his …

A member of the defunct SM Militants, Joint 77 has warned the fans of Shatta Wale not to add him to any of their WhatsApp groups. In a video available to Zionfelix.net, Joint 77 said the fans have not adhered to Wale’s advice, not to add the Militants to any of their …

Fans of Ebony Reigns have met with shock after a video of the late singer surfaced online. The video was posted on her snapchat account and it shows the “Kupe” singer who passed on two years ago through a fatal accident, ministering the word of God through a gospel song. Further checks …

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AMG Business, Criss Kwaku Waddle has showered praises on record label mate and mentee in music, Medikal. The R2bees mentored rapper, took to his twitter handle to celebrate the reigning best rapper in Ghana. He noted that, in his lifetime, he has never seen a …

Atlético Madrid have rejected Arsenal’s latest offer for Thomas Partey and insisted they will not sell the Ghana midfielder for less than his €50m (£45.5m) release clause. Having first registered their interest in the 27-year-old in the spring, attempts to persuade Atlético to sell Partey less than his 50million release clause are …