Access to Legal Aid, a right, not a privilege

By Razak Baba Legal Aid Week has been marked in the Obuasi Municipality of Ashanti with a reminder that access to legal aid for equal and fair justice delivery in the country is a civil right and not a privilege. The Programme Manager at Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Mrs. Esther Poku Adu-hene who gave the […]

ECG restores power to Lower Manya & Yilo Krobo

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Source STARR FM & Police Feed. Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG, has restored power to Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern region. Power was restored at about 4:25 pm Sunday, December 12, 2021, seven days after the entire area was plunged into darkness. The restoration of power was greeted with spontaneous jubilation […]

“What is Happening to Me” by Usborne Books NOT approved- NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NaCCA, has warned of drastic measures against any publisher, bookshop and schools that are in possession of books that have not been approved by the agency. The warning follows the circulation of a book titled “What is Happening to Me” by Usborne Books which has not been approved […]

293 Media Workers jailed in 2021 – CPJ

Source – GNA. A report by the New York based Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, indicates that at least 293 media workers were jailed globally in 2021 for their work and 24 journalists killed because of their coverage. According to the GNA, the CPJ’s 2021 Prison Census found that 18 others died in circumstances too […]

Phase 2 & 3 of Teacher Laptop Projects to begin January 2022 – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES), says phase two and three of the Teachers Laptop Project will commence in January 2022, and will cover Junior and Primary School Teachers. It says the training component of the project has so far built the capacity of 260 GES District ICT Coordinators with certified Microsoft ICT tools to provide […]

Rigorously fight COVID-19 pandemic- President Akufo-Addo to ECOWAS Leaders

Source GNA. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) urged members to rigorously pursue national and regional efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. He called on the Community to move rapidly into the domestic […]

4th Ghana Badminton Coaching and Technical Officiating Course Held in Ho

By: Tilda Acorlor. The Ghana Badminton Association has organised a coaching and technical officiating course for Badminton coaches and technical instructors in Ho, the Volta Regional capital as part of efforts to promote the sport and to whip up interest among the youths. The course which is the first of its kind in the region […]