The Deputy Minister of Finance, Mona Quartey has said though it will be difficult for Ghana to attain hundred precent target for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the country will certainly achieve an enviable status.The SDGs was adopted by world leaders in September 2015 and sets out 17 audacious targets for improving every country by…
Brexit is simply, British exit or pull out from the European Union (EU). David Cameron on his campaign for a second term in office promised the electorate that he would initiate a national referendum to determine whether Britain still wanted to be in the EU or leave. Many felt it was a mistake to make…
Kumbungu-Cheshegu (N/R), July 7, GNA – A total of 13, 250 out-of-school children from nine districts in the Northern and Upper West Regions could now enroll in the formal school system thanks to the Ghana Complementary Basic Education programme (CBE). The CBE programme afforded these out-of-school children, who were beyond school starting age (14 years),…
In response to the derogatory statement made by Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, against Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of Electoral Commission, National Zongo Magajia Association has called on the MP to render unqualified apology to all women and the EC boss. According to them, under no circumstances should the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Mr…
The explanation for our national turgidity lies in the early withdrawal method. Our collective intention as a country is to make a great fuss and then peel off to make another great fuss, with predictably low returns, writes Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta.Ghanaian children of a certain type are strongly encouraged to learn to read with phonetics.…
Former National Youth Organiser of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Abu Ramadan, says his legal team has discovered some eighty-four districts which did not record a single National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registrant. This, he described as problematic and constitutes some of the reservations captured in their petition before the Supreme Court. “What will the…
The National Media Commission (NMC) has underscored the need for effective media regulatory laws to prevent incidents of unguarded comments and threats on media platforms.Executive Secretary of NMC, George Sarpong says had the Supreme Court not frozen its Content Authorisation Law aimed at sanitising the media landscape, the incident of a death threat issued on…
Energy expert Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby has dismissed new subsidies announced by government saying the effect on consumers will be negligible. The former CEO of the power generator, Volta River Authority (VRA), suggested that what consumers need is not subsidies but a reduction in the taxes imposed by government. Government was happy to announce Monday that…
Buipe (NR), Feb. 21, GNA – Portions of the Buipe Central Market was gutted last Thursday with more than 20 stalls razed to the ground, while rendering many market women out of business. The cause of the fire is not yet known but personnel from the Central Gonja District Command of the Ghana National…