Management of Dormaa Presbyterian Nursing and Midwifery College in Bono Region have repeated seventy -one (71) first-year students due to their academic performance falling below a GPA of 1.0. The Principal of Dormaa Presbyterian Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Dr. Agyeman-Prempeh Charles, emphasized that this decision is aimed at providing …
Read More »Ghana’s public debt reduces to GH¢434.6 billion, 71% of GDP
Ghana’s public debt stood at GH¢434.6 billion as of December 2022 according to the Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data for April 2023. This is a reduction of GH¢141.1 billion in the country’s public debt. This represents 71.6% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. This is a reduction …
Read More »Article 71 must be deleted entirely from constitution – Inusah Fuseini
A former Chairman of the Legal Constitutional Committee of Parliament, Inusah Fuseini, is calling for the abolishment of Article 71 as inherent in the constitution of Ghana. Article 71 of the Constitution of Ghana, spells out that the salaries and allowances of Article 71 office holders, be determined by the President, on the …
Read More »Ex-gratia: Who are the Article 71 officeholders
Ex-gratia and Article 71 officeholders have become some of the most frequently used words in Ghana following ex-President John Dramani Mahama’s promise to scrap the former when he becomes president again. But what does ex-gratia mean? This article looks at what ex-gratia is and what the 1992 Constitution of Ghana says …
Read More »Man kills his 71-year-old mother over missing GH¢100
A 45-year-old resident of Sooba in the West Mamprusi Municipality has reportedly shot his 71-year-old mother. The suspect identified as Zakaria Alhassan, according to a report by Asaaseradio.com returned from a drinking spot last Thursday and confronted his siblings about an amount of GH¢100. An inquest about the missing amount …
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