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March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Excellent Grades Not Enough, Acquire Skills – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaian youth, especially students, to bear in mind that formal education is not just about securing excellent academic grades. He said students must additionally acquire skills, values and knowledge that would empower them to

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Be Competent, Independent – CJ To Judges

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has urged judges to always remember the ethical values with which they are supposed to conduct their work, including the need to work in truth, fairness as well as working in propriety, independence and competence. According to

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Power Generators Warn Of Tariff Reduction Woes

THE country’s power distributors risk contracting further debt of $1.8 billion to Independent Power Producers by the end of this year. This follows the recent decision of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission to further reduce electricity tariffs by 6.56%. The Chamber

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Tarkwa: Accident Kills School Girl

An accident that happened at Kwabedu in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region on Friday, has led to the death of a school girl, believed to be about 13 years old. The girl, whose name was not immediately known,

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill: Ghana Will Not Slip From Her Enviable Human Rights Record – Akufo-Addo Assures Diplomats

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the diplomatic community in Ghana that despite the passage of the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill” (Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill) by the nation’s Parliament on Wednesday, 28 February 2024, the country will not

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill Yet To Be Submitted To Presidency Says Majority Leader

Majority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has stated that the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, (Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill), has not yet been transmitted from Parliament to the office of the President for assent. The Effutu lawmaker explained that the drafting department

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Ignore Challenges Of Free SHS, Focus More On Successes – Deputy Coordinator

Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, the Deputy Coordinator at the Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat, has urged the nation to concentrate more on the policy’s successes rather than its challenges. While acknowledging that there are issues such as food shortages in

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Report: Burkina Faso Records Highest Impact From Terrorism Globally

At least 1,907 terrorism related deaths were recorded by Burkina Faso in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Terrorism Index. The figure represents a 68 percent increment in terrorism related death in the West African country. The report which was released on Monday (4 March), said a

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024

Sports Minister Looks To Position Ghana As West Africa’s Sports Hub Post-African Games

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has outlined Ghana’s ambitious plans to transform into the sports hub of West Africa. Ussif, who was speaking at a Minister’s Press Briefing on Monday (4 March), stated that with the conclusion of the 13th

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024

Women’s Euro 2025 Qualifying: Draw To Take Place On Tuesday

European countries will learn their fate in Tuesday's Women's Euro 2025 qualifying draw at 12:00 GMT in Nyon. Of Uefa's 55 countries, 51 will enter the draw including Switzerland who have automatically qualified for next year's tournament as the host nation.