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A senior lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba, has sized up former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, for his “careless” role in the planting of secret recording device in his former office. Dr. Ahmed Jinapor is appalled by Alhaji Fuseini’s inability to recollect that he left behind such a sensitive and important device he himself installed after leaving office for well over two years ago. An audiovisual recording device was detected, secretly planted behind Ghana’s Coat of Arms in the office of the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in late June. When the issue became public…

Mr. Anthony Kwaku Amoah, a Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Ghana Education Service (GES), has urged school authorities to intensify their engagements with parents and stakeholders over how to promote discipline in schools. Speaking at a ceremony to present some supplementary books to Ansaru-Deen Islamic Basic School at Sukura, near Dansoman, in Accra, Mr. Amoah said it was disheartening to see pupils play at home and indulge in illicit activities, such as smoking, drinking and gambling when they were supposed to be in school, and added, “I urge our school authorities to extensively engage parents and stakeholders over how to…

The Western Regional office of the Veterinary Service of Ghana has killed an alsatian dog after establishing it poses serious threat to human life. The dog in question attacked and bit Bismark Adzie, a 6 year old class one pupil to death on June 20, 2017 at New Amanful in the Ahanta West District of the Western region. The dog was quarantined by the Veterinary Service for two weeks for monitoring to establish whether it was suffering from rabies. It was however released to its owner after the expiration of the period, and upon establishing it was free from the…

Stakeholders in the proposed paperless transactions at the nation’s entry points have firmed up their commitment to the September 1, 2017 date for take-off. Existing electronic platforms which support paperless transactions at the port are expected to facilitate the successful implementation of the programme, but it has become necessary to clearly define roles, improve information sharing among stakeholders and enhance integrity among people who work at the ports and entry points. “There is the need for people importing into our country to be transparent,” Mr Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, Chairman of the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee of Parliament, said.…

Ghana has again made history by being the first African country to successfully undergo a nuclear research reactor conversion from a Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) sensitive fuel, to a Lower Enriched Uranium (LEU) sensitive one. The conversion, which was done by a joint team of scientists from the United States (US) Security Department and China, saw the installation of a new nuclear research reactor core to replace the existing one which had over-lived its expiry date. Professor Kwame Aboh, the Deputy Director-General of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority, and Project Director of the Reactor Conversion Programme, expressed his joy and satisfaction…

Guess What? Another national service period is about ending! And what next? Well, your prediction is right; aside the 91,871 new service personnel who are ready to start their service from September 1, over 70,000 new graduates will be released into the Ghanaian economy by end of July! Adding on to the existing thousands of unemployed graduates who have evolved into several associations. But should that be the case? The Ghanaian graduates should definitely be blamed for their joblessness. The issue of unemployment has become such a big one in Ghana. Unemployment rate for Ghana is 11.9% and is particularly high…

The Council of State through the Education Ministry has approved the constitution of councils for seven public universities in the country. This is in response to a two-week ultimatum issued by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) on Wednesday to government to form the governing councils for public tertiary institutions. The association had threatened that it members would not participate in the up-coming graduations in the various universities, arguing that the failure of government to form councils has delayed promotions and has also affected recruitment of members of staff. But Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary, Prof. Kwesi…

An articulated truck carrying about 1,000 bags of soya beans and other foodstuff dangerously tilted on its side when a steel bridge it was plying on collapsed at Garu Tempane district of the Upper East Region on Friday. According to the District Chief Executive of Garu Tempane,  Emmanuel Asore Avoka  who visited the place with some assembly officials said an emergency route will be created for vehicles and travelers. The bridge was rehabilitated in 2007 after heavy floods destroyed properties including the bridge, and has not had any routine checks over the years. Many vehicles and residents from Bawku and…

One district one factory project to begin in September. That is an assurance from the CEO of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), John Awuah. UMB Bank in March announced a partnership deal with government to inject 100 million US dollars into the One-District-One- Factory project over a period of time. According to the bank, the project fits into its strategy of investing in public infrastructure for long term returns. Speaking exclusively to 3FM BUSINESS John Awuah assured the first factory will begin in September. “I can say we are at a stage where we are advanced. I can say confidently that…

Some staff of Youth Employment Agency (YEA) have petitioned the General Legal Council against lawyer Samson Lardy Anyenini for citing them in a suit against the agency without their consent. The lawyer, on behalf of some staff of the agency, secured a court injunction on July 5 to stop the Youth Employment Agency from going ahead with its mass transfer and decision to reduce the ranks of some staff. read more here But some of the plaintiffs in Samson Anyenini’s long list of disgruntled staff claimed they did not consent to the suit and are surprised the lawyer would add…