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Former Education Minister, Mr Lee Ocran has passed on. Sources within the Western Regional leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) confirmed the sad development to the media. Lee Ocran who was also a former High Commissioner to South Africa according to the sources died on Thursday night at his residence in Accra. A National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, Mr Ocran was said to have taken ill days earlier, leading to his passing away, although the exact ailment is yet to be known. About Lee Ocran Ocran was appointed Minister by President John Atta Mills in February 2012 after a…

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Prof. Ellis (R) receiving a reward from Mr. Kwame Yeboah Jnr.[/caption] A former Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. William Otoo Ellis has challenged administrators of the country’s universities to brace themselves up for ongoing quest for transformational approach to higher education administration. According to him, current trends such as increasing student numbers, challenges of inadequate financial resources to provide the requisite physical infrastructural facilities and equipment and the emergence of ICT requires innovation and skillful management practices for university administrators Prof. Ellis addressing members of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA)…

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II[/caption] No funeral rites would be allowed in the Ashanti region from April 8 to 29, the Manhyia Palace has declared. This is to pave way for the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the enstoolment of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The directive is in line with the customs and tradition of the Ashanti kingdom, a statement from Manhyia Palace signed by the Chief of Staff Kofi Badu said. “Manhyia Palace wishes to announce for the information of the general public that in accordance with Asante customs and tradition, Asanteman will observe a ban on…

A  medical doctor cum musician, Dr. Laylow, one of the top 100 nominees in Mr Eazi’s Empawa Africa movement, has pointed out that there is enough space for everybody in the music industry and does not see why some mainstream artistes would want to sabotage the entry of new artistes. He was responding to a question posed by Thompson C D Nortey on the X-Jam show on claims that mainstream artistes see upcoming ones as a threat. Dr. Laylow believes that this attitude of mainstream artistes trying to keep out new artistes is just simpleminded and does not help the…

A  medical doctor cum musician, Dr. Laylow, one of the top 100 nominees in Mr Eazi’s Empawa Africa movement, has pointed out that there is enough space for everybody in the music industry and does not see why some mainstream artistes would want to sabotage the entry of new artistes. He was responding to a question posed by Thompson C D Nortey on the X-Jam show on claims that mainstream artistes see upcoming ones as a threat. Dr. Laylow believes that this attitude of mainstream artistes trying to keep out new artistes is just simpleminded and does not help the…

Former President Rawlings has in the past spoken against political vigilantism[/caption] Former President Jerry John Rawlings has admonished the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress to comply with President Akufo-Addo’s directive to disband their militant groups. These groups have for years unleashed violence on civilians, some of their activities have been deadly, all in the name of vigilantism, serving the interest of their political masters. The bloody clashes at the recently held Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election are said to have been instigated by these groups, some of whom have infiltrated the security services. In respond to calls by…

Government is set to launch a National Sanitation Brigade to be in charge of bringing offenders of sanitation laws to book. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said this while delivering his third State of the Nations Address Thursday where he noted that government is poised to put an end to the sanitation menace in the country. According to the President, persons who litter around and violate laws on sanitation will be arrested and punished by law. “In 2019, apart from continuing with educating and sensitizing people, we intend to use the bye-laws to enforce cleanliness. The Ministry of Justice and…

President Akufo-Addo says tax exemption policies being implemented by the government is negatively affecting the country’s revenue mobilisation with a dire consequence in the near future. He assessed that the situation is a growing menace to Ghana’s fiscal stability. According to the President, in the last eight years, tax exemptions have grown from GH¢392 million, which accounted for 0.6% of GDP in 2010 to GH¢4.66 billion in 2018 representing 1.6% of Ghana’s GDP. Speaking at the State of the Nation Address on Thursday, President Akufo-Addo noted, “Revenue mobilization poses the biggest challenge in the management of our economy with the tax…

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called on Beji Caid Essebsi, President of the Republic of Tunisia, as part of her two-day historic visit to the Northern African country. The minister’s meeting with the Tunisian leader on Tuesday February 19, 2019, highlighted the longstanding relations between Ghana and Tunisia, the lull in active engagement over the last 40 years and the commitment of the two countries to enhance relations, as evidenced by the recent business delegation to Ghana and the signing of three agreements for cooperation. President Beji Caid Essebsi recalled the last visit…