The government will next academic year supply all senior high schools (SHSs) with laptop computers with in-built textbooks, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said.
He said the initiative would save the country the colossal sum of money spent on printing textbooks, adding that it would also lead beneficiary students into the new world of data, modern systems and innovations....
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has once again justified his decision to run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout saying it was a painful but necessary decision.
In a speech to the nation on Sunday, May 28, 2023, President Akufo-Addo said that the decision was made after careful consideration of all options.
He said that the IMF deal...
The campaign team of Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is confident that his commendable performance at the Ministry of Agriculture is enough reason to get him elected as flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Upon collecting the presidential nomination form at the NPP party headquarters, the team emphasized that farmers and delegates nationwide, who have backed the former Agriculture Minister’s...
All is set for a family friendly celebration of African unity and culture at the Joseph Hensley Park. For the past 10 years, Sankofa Radio, the longest serving online media for Afro-Ghanaians in the diaspora has put on this widely popular summer event in Alexandria. This year’s event is in collaboration with Don’s music production.
Over the years, the festival...
Five people have died in a woeful accident on the Dambai-Asukawkaw road in the Oti Region of Ghana.
According to Michael Oduro, the Assembly Member of the Asukawkaw Electoral Area, the accident involved a Kia Rhino vehicle, travelling from Dambai towards Bonwire at Jasikan. According to Michael Oduro, the accident occurred on a bridge along the stretch.
He explained that the...
An 18-year-old Junior High School student of Assin Andoe D/A Basic School in the Assin South District of the Central Region has drowned in River Ochi while attempting to swim.
The deceased, Stephen Nimako-Appau is said to have gone to the river with his friends to swim to show them his swimming skills for a reward of ₵10.00 on Wednesday.
His...
The Judicial Service has appealed to the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) to call off its indefinite strike.
In a press release, the Judicial Service said it was aware of the strike and had invited the executives of JUSAG to discuss the matter. However, the representatives of JUSAG did not honour the invitation.
The Judicial Service said it was...
The National Food Buffer Stock Company has indicated that the Ministry of Education has written to the Finance Ministry to release funds to pay the National Food Suppliers Association.
This comes after the supplies demanded the payment of their 18 months’ arrears within 14 days, failure to which they would picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock...
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has demanded the immediate recall of the textbook titled “History of Ghana for Basic Schools – Learners’ Book Four,” published by Excellence Publications.
NaCCA has clarified that the content in the published book does not accurately reflect the approved curriculum.
Parts of the circulating textbook falsely state that Christianity is responsible for poverty...
Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo will face the Appointments Committee of Parliament on May 26, for vetting.
She was nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in April 2023.
According to the President, her nomination was to avoid any vacuum that would occur following the retirement of the current Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, on May 24.
Justice Gertrude Torkornoo,...
