CHASS resolves to stand-by free SHS policy
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has denied claims that the Conference is getting ready to abandon the FREE SHS policy. Again, CHASS has been criticised for its handling of students who contracted the Covid-19 virus. President of CHASS, Abubakar Yakubu denied allegations that students who tested positive for Covid-19 were sent […]
George Floyd officer convicted of murder
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. The jury found the former police officer guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd last May. Chauvin, 45, was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The judge asked each juror if the verdict was correct, thanked […]
The relevance of Population and Housing Census
NEWS COMMENTARY DISCUSSES THE BENEFITS OF CONDUCTING A POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS TO GHANA’S DEVELOPMENTAL AGENDA. On Sunday, June 27, 2021, Ghana begins a historic moment by commencing the 2021 Population and Housing Census, which has been described as a comprehensive and rich data to have in a country at a specific point in time. […]
Police to clear child beggars off streets in Accra
The Accra Regional Police Command has warned that it will soon commence series of operations to rid child beggars off the streets of the Capital. Streets in major parts of Accra such as Madina, Osu, Ridge, Achimota and Lapaz have been inundated with child beggars most of whom are believed to be nationals of other […]
Nigeria jailbreak: No collaboration among security services in West Africa- Security Expert
Security and Governance Expert, David Agbee, says there is no collaboration among the security services in Africa, especially in the West African sub-region which does not augur well for holistic security operations. He noted that through systematic security collaboration and adequate measures in protecting territorial boundaries criminals would not be able to navigate to other […]
Blema Community shares story for attaining open defecation free status
Have you ever imagined that open defecation means that you will eat your own and your neighbour’s faecal matter? By shocking local people with such direct language and confronting them with the realities of open defecation, this was how Blema Number one, a community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah region embraced the Community […]
President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for 20 residential facilities for appeal court judges in Kumasi
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of work on a new Court of Appeal complex and permanent residential facilities for Court of Appeal judges, all to be located in Kumasi. Performing the sod-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, April 20, in the presence of Chief Justice Anin Yeboah, and the […]
ICU to embark on demonstration against casualisation
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), says it is concerned about companies who keep employees on casual employment for as long as 20 years or more. The union wants the government to state its policy on casual work to guide the employers and employees. At the union’s 11th quadrennial conference in Tema, the General […]
Delay in receiving COVID-19 jab won’t cause health complications- GMA
The Ghana Medical Association, GMA has downplayed fears that delay in receiving the second dose of the covid-19 vaccine will cause health complications. In an interview with GBC NEWS, General Secretary of the Association, Dr. Justice Yankson said a delay in receiving the second jab means the individual has partial immunity, and will not have […]
More than 11,800 children benefit from malaria vaccination in Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa
The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) District has vaccinated about 11,818 children to protect them against malaria. The malaria vaccine reduces the number of times a child gets sick with malaria and babies aged six months are eligible for the first dose. The second dose is given a month later, while the third and fourth doses are given […]
