Author: Krobea

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to be used in junior high schools from the 2019/2020 academic year. It said “it has not imported, neither, has it contracted any individual, locally or internationally to bring in new uniform for the Junior high schools”. Earlier this year, the Service announced that new uniforms will be donned by pupils, scrapping the existing one which has been in place for more than three decades. Gov’t introduces new uniform for JHS pupils after 30yrs A statement signed by the…

The Ministry of Education says the community day senior high schools begun under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration have not been abandoned as alleged. In a statement dated Wednesday, August 28, the Ministry said 25 have been completed so far since the Akufo-Addo-led government took office in January, 2017. According to the statement, 14 were completed single-handedly by the government while 11 were sponsored by the World Bank through the Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP). This is in response to allegations made by former president John Dramani Mahama that the schools have been abandoned. “It appears former President Mahama…

The Black Queens have made their second leg tie against Gabon an easier task after winning the first leg tie away in Libreville on Wednesday afternoon. A 3-0 mauling of Gabon’s Women National team, Les Pantherés today by the Black Queens at the stade Augustin Monédon, Libreville has  paved the way for Ghana’s in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Women’s Qualifiers. Elizabeth Owusua scored the opener for Ghana in 41st minute of the first half with a curling shot from outside the penalty box. The second half saw Portia Boakye adding the second goal in the 62nd minute before an 86th…

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has taken a swipe at the dams being built under the ‘One Village-One Dam’ policy of the Akufo-Addo administration. He added that the dams lack quality, are inferior and get washed away by the rains. “Their dams are even of inferior quality because when it rains, the dams are breaking and the water is flowing away.” Mr. Mahama indicated that his administration constructed 120 dugouts before it left office in 2016. But he said the rains have exposed the lies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as all the…

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has adopted a new framework aimed at promoting relations between the Service and the media, enhancing safety of journalists and countering impunity for crimes against journalists in Ghana. The adoption of the Framework followed over a year-long series of multi-stakeholder engagements and consultations facilitated by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) with funding support from UNESCO, OSIWA and IFEX. The process commenced with a forum on Police-Media relations in Ghana on July 11, 2018, which was addressed by the then Inspector General of Police, Mr. David Asante-Apeatu. The forum concluded with a key recommendation…

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cleared four constituencies to elect their parliamentary candidates for the 2020 elections. The four constituencies are Assin South, Mfantsiman, Fanteakwa North and Ellembelle. The primaries will come off on Saturday, August 31. The opposition party held primaries in 157 constituencies last Saturday with nine sitting Members of Parliament losing their seats. After next Saturday’s exercise, 114 constituencies will be left to elect their 2020 parliamentary candidates. The primaries in those constituencies have been delayed as a result of complaints and petitions by candidates and some members. Other complaints…

The prime minister’s decision to suspend Parliament has prompted an angry backlash from MPs and opponents of a no-deal Brexit. It sparked protests across the country, a legal challenge and a petition with more than a million signatures. The government said the five-week suspension in September and October will still allow time to debate Brexit. Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg said opponents of the PM were “phoney” and just wanted to stay in the EU. He told BBC Breakfast that Parliament would normally head into a recess for the party conferences in September anyway – adding there would still…

A popular and controversial Egyptian television talk show host has been suspended from appearing in the media for a year over remarks she made on-air about obesity among Egyptian women. Egypt’s media regulator said Reham Saeed breached professional standards by using words and phrases that were clearly offensive to women in Egypt. Ms Saeed’s programme on a private television channel, Al-Hayah TV, had already been suspended after saying overweight Egyptian women were‘‘burdens to their families and the state’’. Her remarks were in line with a recent anti-obesity drive by the Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, but they set off a…

The three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of two police officers on duty at the Buduburam Camp, near Kasoa, in the Central Region are expected to be taken to court on Friday, August 30, 2019. The Central Regional Police Public Affairs Director, DSP Irene Oppong, has therefore promised that they will follow the criminal justice system of Ghana without violating the rights of these suspects. Sergeant Michael Djamesi and Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal were conducting a motor check along the Kasoa to Buduburam stretch when they signaled an unregistered Toyota Camry to stop. The driver reportedly refused so…

The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the shooting near the Liberia refugees’ camp on Wednesday afternoon. The three suspects; Ibrahim Zakaria, Issac Amissah and Dominic Commey were arrested a few hours after the incident. They are currently assisting the police in further investigations. The shooting left one officer dead on the spot with another later dying at the Police Hospital in Accra. Police officer shot dead near Liberia camp The two officers; Chief Inspector Quansah and General Sergeant Michael Gyamasi were stationed at the Kasoa Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service. “The…