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63rd Independence Anniversary: Tarkwa SHS sweeps awards

Tarkwa Senior High School (TARSCO) in the Tarkwa Municipality in the Western Region continues to make giant strides in the educational sector in the area.After qualifying for the national level of the National Science...

54 judges study new Company Act

Some 54 judges have been trained on the new Company Act 29 (Act 992).The two-day training was held in Accra.The new Act replaced the repealed Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179).The training programme was organized...

Free SHS made me what I am today Trinidad and Tobago PM tells Ghanaians

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. Dr. Keith Christopher Rowley, MP, has hailed the impact of access to free secondary education on his life.Responding to a toast on Friday, 6th March, 2020,...

Amewu promises ‘one teacher, one laptop’

Mr. John Peter Amewu, Minister for Energy and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Hohoe Constituency has hinted of his plans to roll out a "one teacher, one laptop" project in the Constituency...

Murder of assemblyman: Speed up investigations Mahama pleads

Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged the police to step up efforts to follow their leads and arrest the killers of Mawutor Adzahli, the late assembly member of the Sogakope district assembly.Mr Mahama...

Yapei youth issue 3-day ultimatum to Ambulance Service

Youth in Yapei in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have given a three-day ultimatum to some seven newly posted staff of the Ghana Ambulance Service to return their new ambulance under...

Free education made me what I am today Prime Minister of Trinidad

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Christopher Rowley, MP, has hailed the impact of access to free secondary education on his life.Responding to a toast on Friday, 6th March, 2020, at...

Akufo-Addo made honorary old student of OWASS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been made an honorary old student of Opoku Ware Secondary School (OWASS).Nana Akufo-Addo has thus become "Katakyie Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo", with school number i2.The honour was done...

GHS reacts to media reports on suspected COVID-19 case at Korle-Bu

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is uncomfortable with the alarming manner in which some media outlets reported Thursday's suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).Reports that doctors at...

Effutu MP lead constituents to plant trees in Winneba

Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu constituency of the Central region, Alexander Afenyo-Markin on today, 7th March, 2020, led his constituents to plant Royal Palm trees on the streets of Winneba.The tree planting exercise...

Savannah Regional Minister joins the people of Tuluwe to mourn late chief

The Savannah Regional Minister visited Tuluwe in the Central Gonja District the Savannah Region to mourn with indigenes over the sudden demise of the Paramount chief of the Tulwe Traditional area Yiram Tulwewura Mahama...

Free SHS has eased burden of Ghanaian parents Sawla DCE

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District in the Savannah Region, Hon Lawal Tamimu has hailed the Nana Addo led government for putting in place the right policy initiatives that have improved...

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago calls on Okyenhene

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Christopher Keith Rowley on Saturday said his visit to Ghana was to close the distance between the two nations.He said many years ago, people from the...

Hundreds hold vigil for murdered Sogakofe Assemblyman

Hundreds of Sogakofe residents in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region, gathered Saturday night to hold a vigil in memory of slain Assemblyman, Marcus Mawutor Adzahli.Mr. Adzahli was murdered in cold blood...

E/R: Three die, 12 others injured after road crash at Atwemamena

Three persons have died in a road crash at Atwemamena near Akim Asafo on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.The incident happened on Saturday, March 7, 2020, when 40-year-old Mutala Mohamed, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter...

Mahama visits family of murdered Sogakope assemblyman

Former President John Dramani Mahama, flag-bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has on Saturday, March 7, 2020, paid a visit to the family of the assemblyman, Mawutor Adzahli who was gruesomely murdered in...

Rotation of independence parade must continue irrespective of gov’t in power – Kweku Baako

Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide, Kweku Baako says the rotation of the independence day parade must continue irrespective of the government in power.The 63rd independence day parade was held at the Baba...

You don’t respect Ashanti’s – Wontumi jabs Mahama over 63rd Independence day boycott

Failure on the part of former President John Mahama, to honour an invitation sent to him to join in the celebration of 63rd Independence Anniversary has been condemned by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of...

State Protocol was informed Mahama would be unavailable for 6th March Parade – Brogya Gyamfi

A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer and a communicator, Brogya Gyamfi says State Protocol was made aware that former President John Mahama would not attend the 63rd independence parade. The...

Monday, 9th March 2020 is not holiday for schools – GES

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, GES has issued a statement to announce that Monday 9th March 2020 is not a holiday for students and teachers.The statement further congratulated the students and teachers...

Independence Day celebrations: Ghana flag missing in Ho

It is said people who have never met can have a sense of unity, knowing they are part of the same country flying the same flag.National flags are simply symbols of identity and arguably...

Sogakope residents to keep vigil for murdered Assemblyman today

Residents, family and sympathisers in the South Tongu District of the Volta region are set to hold a vigil in the memory of the late Assemblyman for Sogakope South Electoral area, Mawutor Adzahli.The vigil...

Residents of Sekondi-Takoradi express mixed feelings at 63rd Independence celebrations

A cross-section of residents in the Western Region have expressed mixed feelings about the 63rd Independence Anniversary celebrations.In a random sampling, most of the respondents Daniel Kaku spoke to, commended the torch bearers of...

Unique cultural, military display characterize Ghanas 63rd anniversary celebration

The unique cultural diversity of the nation was on full display as the nation marked her 63rd independence anniversary celebration at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday, March 6.Representatives of the sixteen regions...

True humility! – Ghanaians unleash blessings on Bawumia for kneeling to greet Otumfuo

The 63rd Independence Anniversary Celebration was marked in Ghana on Friday, 6th March, 2020, with the Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi, hosting the historic event. It was a big day in the Garden City as the...

Do not allow self-seeking politicians to use you – DCE

Mr Thomas Moore Zonyrah, the District Chief Executive for Central Tongu District, has asked the youth not to allow any self-seeking politician to use them to foment trouble.He said as the country prepared for...

E-technology has improved prosecution of crimes Chief Justice

Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, Chief Justice of Ghana, has said the introduction of e-technology into the trial process has eased prosecution of transnational crime cases with access to videos and footages.“The advent of E-technology...

Change the narrative of gender inequality – Prof Audrey Gadzekpo

Prof Audrey Gadzekpo, the Dean of the School of Information and Communications Studies, University of Ghana, has called on Ghanaians to do more to change the narrative of gender inequality against women and girls.Prof....

Ghanaians should nurture the seed of tolerance – Ashaiman MCE

Mrs.Rose Joyce Appoh-Biney, Ashaiman Municipal Director of Education, has urged Ghanaians to nurture the seed of tolerance to consolidate the peace the founding fathers toiled for.The Education Director was addressing Ghana's 63rd Independence anniversary...

Over 50 pupils collapse at GAR Independence celebrations

Over 50 pupils participating in the Greater Accra Regional (GAR) independence anniversary parade held at the Tema Sports stadium on Friday have collapsed.As at 08:00 hours, 15 pupils had already been taken to the...

Togo confirms first case of coronavirus

The West African country of Togo has registered its first case of coronavirus, its government said on Friday. The patient is a 42-year old female resident of the capital Lome who had visited Benin, Germany,...

Latest suspected Coronavirus case in Ghana turns out negative

The latest suspected Coronavirus case at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) on Thursday has turned out to be negative.The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Badu Sarkodie...

Trinidad to help Ghana in energy, oil and gas – Prime Minster

Trinidad and Tobago has pledged its readiness to partner Ghana in the oil and gas sector.The Prime Minister of the Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Christopher Rowley who made this known during the 63rd independence...

US-based Ghanaian woman with symptoms of Coronavirus quarantined at Korle-Bu

The Korle-Bu Teaching hospital (KATH) says it has quarantined a United States-based Ghanaian woman with suspected symptoms of the novel coronavirus at the facility pending further tests and investigations.According to a statement released by...

Akufo-Addo goes back to V8 after using personal Lexus, BMW, Mercedes

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been spotted using a Toyota V8 Vehicle at an Independence Day celebration for the first time since he assumed office.The president is known for using his personal cars...

Recent power outages not due to financial challenges ECG Boss

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Kwame Agyemang Badu, has denied claims that recent power outages in the country are as a result of financial difficulties facing the energy sector.According...

Student granted bail for possessing narcotic drug

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢ 30,000.00 to a 19-year-old student for allegedly possessing two wrappers of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.Abdul-Rahman Yakubu, pleaded...

Nkawie Court remands ex-convict over stealing

The Nkawie Circuit Court, presided over by Mr. Johnson Abbey, has remanded an ex-convict into prison custody for stealing at Mpatoam in the Amansie West District.Kwame Isaac, also known as Charles Taylor, pleaded not...

Allow journalists to use non-lethal weapons for self-defense – Security Analyst

A Security Analyst is advocating for Journalists in Ghana to be trained and equipped with weapons as part of measures in addressing insecurity in the Media space.According to Dr. Kwesi Biney who was sharing...

Authorities quicken 63rd independence Parade to save school children from heat

Authorities in the Kasena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have jumped portions of the program lineup for this year's celebrations of Ghana's 63rd independence to avert the effect of the sun's intense...

Fulanis appeal to Akufo-Addo after NIA staff refuse to register them

A Fulani Community in Ghana, Tabital Pulaaku International Ghana Chapter wants the President Nana Akufo-Addo to as a matter of urgency address what they refer to them as unfair treatment meted out to their...

Three TOPP workers, motor rider perish in an accident

Three workers of the Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) and a motor rider have been confirmed dead after their vehicle and a motorbike got involved in an accident in the early hours of Thursday...

PLAYBACK: Ghana at 63 independence celebration

All set for 63rd Independence Day celebrations. The theme for this year's Independence Day celebration is "Consolidating Our Gains".The special guest for this year's celebration is the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr....

Assemblymans murder: We will only be appeased when the perpetrators are punished Community

Residents of the Sogakope South electoral area who are demanding justice following the murder of their Assemblyman say they will not rest until the perpetrators are brought to book.Speaking on behalf of the residents...

4 dead, 3 others in critical condition after Twifo-Praso crash

Three workers of the Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) and a motor rider have been confirmed dead after their vehicle and the motor bike got involved in an accident in the early hours of...

Soldier punishes foreigners who dumped rubbish on Accra-Tema motorway

They were forced to collect sachet water and papers after the soldier stopped the vehicle from moving and asked all the passengers to clean the motorway.The incident happened a few metres to the toll...

3 arrested in connection with murder of Sogakope Assembly member

Reports from the Volta Region indicate that the police has arrested some three persons in connection with the murder of the Sogakope Assemblymember.The individuals between age 18 and 27 were picked up earlier today...

Celebrating independence day in Ghana

Today in History, exactly 63 years ago, on 6th March 1957. Ghana gained independence from their colonial masters. Happy Independence Day to Ghana.The day is particularly important not only for Ghana but for the...

Parliament will collapse without me – Assibey-Yeboah

Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, Member of Parliament for the New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern region has been caught on record making a loose talk about Ghana's Parliament.In an audiotape, the MP addressing NPP...

3 arrested in connection with murder of Sogakope Assemblymember

Reports from the Volta Region indicate that the police has arrested some three persons in connection with the murder of the Sogakope Assemblymember.The individuals between age 18 and 27 were picked up earlier today...

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