Author: Krobea

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday told the United Nations General Assembly about the recent rollout of his government’s flagship programme – Free Senior High School policy. The policy was launched on Tuesday, September 12 at the West Africa Senior High School. President Akufo-Addo says apart from leading to an increase in enrolment this academic year, the policy has drawn Ghana to within reach of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, at least by the target date. “[The policy] has already led to increase of over 90,000 children who have entered secondary school this academic year,” he told the…

Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh has waded into the recent controversy surrounding actress and comedienne Afia Schwarzenegger, insisting that Ghanaians should let go of her issue. News broke recently that the actress was caught in bed with another man barely nine months into her marriage. Commenting on this issue last Friday on TV3’s After Hours, Chris Attoh argued that Afia Schwarzenegger’s issue is a personal matter and should be treated as such though he advised couples against adultery. He told host Mikki Osei Berko: “The important thing is when it comes to marriage and relationships, people need to also realize that…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been invited to the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This was made known by British High Commissioner Iain Walker in a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday. Watch the British High Commissioner @walkeriain as he talks about the UK & Ghana’s partnership over the next 4 years. #PartnershipinProgress pic.twitter.com/X5Ksmr0LYN — UK in Ghana (@UKinGhana) September 20, 2017 CHOGM 2018 was originally scheduled to take place in Vanuatu at the end of this year but was moved to the UK due to the damage done by Cyclone…

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers for perpetrating series of crimes within the Ejisu Juabeng municipality of the Ashanti Region. Briefing the media on Wednesday, the Ashanti Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Juliana Obeng, said the suspects Charles Sarpong alias ‘Gangster’, 23 and a driver’s mate, Sylvester Frimpong alias ‘This Way’, 21 and also driver’s mate, and unemployed Richmond Abban, 25, broke into the room of an MTN Money Merchant at Fumasua on Saturday, September 9 at 3am and robbed him of an amount of GH¢1,700 and a Samsung mobile phone at knife point.…

Government has been urged to motivate teachers and provide them with the necessary teaching materials so they can deliver their best by contributing their quota to the success of Free Senior High School Policy. Director in charge of Girls Education Unit at the Ghana Education Service Catherine Nutsugah-Mikado made the call in an interview on the sideline of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Unit in Accra last Friday. She lauded government for the implementation of its flagship Free Senior High School Policy and its commitment towards its sustenance in order to see more children in school. She, however, wants…

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana has expressed concerns over the rising intake of Tramadol among youth of Ghana. It says even though the drug has been approved in Ghana, the strengths in circulation is more than the prescribed 50mg and 100mg oral capsules. A statement issued by the Society’s President, Njamin Botwe, said the proliferation of the drug “has the tendency to threaten the gains made in the provision of healthcare in the country”. Tramadol is a prescription-only medicine used to treat moderate to severe pain. When taken, it works on the nervous system and the brain to reduce the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received the Africa-America Institute’s (AAI) National Achievement Award, on behalf of the people of Ghana, at a ceremony on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at the New York Public Library. According to President Akufo-Addo, the award, which recognises Ghana’s status as a free, democratic and stable country in Africa, is as a result of the contributions of successive generations of Ghanaian patriots who played invaluable roles in establishing the free, sovereign and democratic Ghana that has been honoured by the AAI. Delivering his acceptance speech, the President noted that over the course of Ghana’s long,…

Kenya’s Supreme Court has blamed the country’s electoral commission (IEBC) for its decision to annul the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. The judges said the 8 August poll was “neither transparent or verifiable”. Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu said the IEBC did not verify the presidential results before they were announced. Mr Kenyatta got 54% of the vote against opposition leader Raila Odinga’s 44%, according to the IEBC’s results. Mr Odinga went to court alleging that he had been cheated of victory and that the IEBC had not followed the law in the conduct of the election. The Supreme Court…

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The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Monday intercepted a 40-footer container under-declared at the Tema Port. The importer, United Car Service Limited, was said to have imported several goodsl from Ningbo in China but declared only four of them. Intelligence led to the discovery of Senama Logistics, the clearing company which under-declared the items. The seized items have been deposited at State Warehouse, pending payment of the right duty and penalty. According to Customs, the undeclared goods could amount to GH₵60, 000 revenue loss to the state. The interception is the third of its kind at…