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The Chairman of the Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF), Dr. Emmanuel Nyamekye has confirmed that some colleges have begun receiving their cheques for their feeding grants as announced by the government. Government through the Education Ministry on Wednesday, April 20, announced that some GH¢ 67 million have …

Ghana’s enviable record as a beacon of democracy and the protector of human rights could come under global scrutiny soon as an American civil rights activist, Ms Valencia Williams, considers filing a deprivation of rights suit on behalf of businessman and philanthropist Seidu Agongo against the West African country’s government …

The National Vice Chairman of the Road Contractors Association of Ghana, Stephen Kwaku Attasi has revealed that the government owes members of the Association a whopping amount of over GHS10 billion for roads constructed over the past five years. According to Mr. Attasi, 35 members of the Association have died …

The Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has said the Minority in Parliament will prevent the government from carrying out its measure of weaning public universities off the government payroll. He said if the government carries out this measure, the universities will be forced to generate their own …

The Ranking Member on the Committee on Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says government appears to be in business with its continuous antigen test at the airport despite the opposition against it. Speaking to Lily Mohammed on Starr Today, Mr. Akandoh indicated  lot of countries are doing without the testing at the …

The government has placed a ban on the importation of SUVs by public offices. This forms part of measures adopted by the Akufo-Addo administration to address the current economic challenges facing the country. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, 24 November 2022, to announce measures adopted by the government …

Government as part of measures to mitigate the economic hardships on Ghanaians has reduced margins in the petroleum price build-up by a total of 15 pesewas per litre. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who made the announcement during a government press conference in Accra on Thursday, March 24, 2022, said the …

Former President John Mahama has called on government to stop the $50 mandatory COVID-19 test on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. According to him, the situation in other countries with particular reference to UK on the COVID-19 restrictions and PCR test are different and Ghana must emulate …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has justified the decision for teachers to pay 10 per cent of their salaries to occupy government bungalows. According to the GES, the letter from Western Regional Education Director was purely based on the Ministry of Finance’s circular which the GES fully endorse. “Management of …

The government has ordered for work to be stopped on the land that once housed the Bulgarian Embassy at 10 Kakramadu Road, East Cantonments, Accra. The decision to stop an ongoing development on the land comes after the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa blew the whistle that the …