Dr Yaw Adu Twum, Deputy Minister for Education has said the gains of freedom and justice as enshrined in the 1992 Constitution hinged on the provision of quality education with all having equal access. He said the gains would be eroded if children of school going age were denied access, hence, government’s flagship free Senior High School programme. Dr Twum …
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been adjudged the Digital Leader of the Year at the Ninth Ghana Information Technology and Telecom (GITTA) Awards for championing the digital transformation of the Ghanaian economy. The award conferred on the Vice President, was in recognition of his untiring efforts to leverage on technology to improve service delivery in the public sector and …
The country’s border controlling entities and strategic ministries, agencies and departments have been entreated to be vigilant and alert to prevent the smuggling of government’s subsidized farm inputs to boost the nation’s agricultural industry. Mr. Christopher Ocloo, the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions Officer-in-charge of Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture …
The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has adopted new technologies to help improve the Agricultural systems to boost the economy. The technologies include Radiation, Sterile Insects Techniques, Tissue Culture and Mutation Breeding. This was disclosed at a forum organised by the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) in Accra to …
At least eight persons have been killed in a fight that broke out a funeral at Antoa-Achiase in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti region this afternoon, MyNewsGh.com reports. An eyewitness told Kumasi-based Angel FM that, the brawl ensued amongst some residents of the town and some artisans of Suame Magazine who had gone to the town to bury a …
A 22-year old young man has revealed in an interview how he had sex with several girls in a cemetery. He explained that he was convinced by a girl who later became his girlfriend to have sex with her in a cemetery. He stated that the girl promised to pay his school fees which he could not afford because he …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged to ensure that there are no job losses in the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) as a result of the Meridian Ports (MPS) concession Agreement. Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister of Transport, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the President made the pledge, after listening to concerns …
The construction of a new parliamentary chamber for sittings is expected to begin before the end of 2019. This was disclosed when Members of the Parliamentary Service Board received a model for thr proposed new chamber on Friday. According to the Speaker of Parliament, some allocation has been made towards the project by the government but additional funding is being …
President Akufo Addo has made a passionate appeal to Africa leaders to, as a matter of duty, extend a blanket of protection for women of the continent and ensure that their rights are upheld and respected. He made the appeal when he addressed the Gender and Development Initiative for Africa (GADIA) presidential event dubbed “The Status of African Female Refugees …
Government says it will make some changes to the Vehicle Luxury Tax in the mid-year budget review to be presented to Parliament in July. Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, who announced this at a press briefing, said while the fundamental need for the law was unequivocal, some appropriate changes would be made to enhance its effectiveness. The luxury vehicle tax …
