The Minister of Education and Chairperson of the Ghana National Commission for UNESCO Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has been elected to serve a four-year term of office on the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).This was announced at the just-ended special plenary session of the 38th General Conference of […]
Former President J.J Rawlings has requested for an urgent deployment of African Union troops to Burundi to prevent, contain and possibly arrest those who are committing extra-judicial killings in that country.According to Mr Rawlings, the recent violent developments in Burundi require pragmatic action.In a diplomatic letter to the current African Union Chairman and Zimbabwean President,
Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, will today appear before Parliament to present the 2016 budget and economic policy statement.Finance ministry officials have hinted the financial statement for next year would focus particularly on the energy sector, considering that government has secured the World Bank’s Partial risk Guarantee (PRG) to support investment in the Sankofa
The 25-year-old graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Nazir Nortei Alema, who left home to join the swelling ranks of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, a terrorist organization, has sent a message via Facebook to greet friends and family. Nazir captured local and international news headlines in
The Black Stars have arrived in Moroni, Comoros for the 2018 World Cup qualifier with the Islanders on Friday November 13, 2015.The Stars arrived on Thursday and are expected to train on the synthetic pitch at the Stade Said Mohammed Cheikh stadium in Mitsamiouli.Despite challenges over winning bonuses, the Stars, ranked 30th by FIFA, are
A 28-year old nurse, Emelia Buadi, who was promised a job as a nurse in Kuwait with a lucrative salary ended up being sold out as a housemaid upon her arrival in the gulf country. The nurse arrived in Kuwait in September this year, and went to the office of the Agent of Ibadams Ghana
Palm wine tappers in the Yilo Krobo district of the Eastern region have resorted to poisonous chemicals such as Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) to collect sap in the palm tree, Eastern Regional local Journalist Kojo Ansah’ investigations have uncovered.According to the tappers, the DDT help increase production unlike the traditional means of burning palm branches to aid with the
The Education Ministry has described as mischievous a publication suggesting that it has spent 40 million dollars on the procurement of dictionaries.The Daily Guide Newspaper which published the story also alleged that the government is spending 44 million dollars on the printing of atlases.But the Education Ministry in a statement urged the public to ignore
Drama unfolded at Adum in Kumasi the Ashanti regional capital after an angry mob attacked a man suspected to be a homosexual.The incident occurred around 6 pm on Tuesday, November 10th.The victim believed to be in his late twenties was allegedly in a green shirt and khaki shorts and had makeup on. “He came to
Food Sovereignty Ghana organized a Press conference today to announce their intention to appeal against the ruling by the Human Rights court, Accra dismissing their application for Interlocutory Injunction on the commercial release of Bt Cowpea and GM rice. Below is the statement: FSG Press Conference Statement, Tuesday, 11 November, 2015, at the International
