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Only one out of 73 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from Denkyira Obuasi could not make it to the Upper Denkyira West district capital to write the ongoing examinations. A total of 468, 053 Junior High School candidates are sitting this year’s examinations across 1,702 examination centers throughout the country. The examinations which started today June 5, 2017 will end on June 9. Many had feared candidates from Denkyira Obuasi would not be able to take part in the exercise following the recent gruesome murder of a captain of the Ghana Armed Forces which caused many to flee the…

Former Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says former President Rawlings has the same right like any other member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to express his views on issues in the party. “The NDC is a party with millions of followers so it is not a surprise that some members will have different views,” Mr. Kwakye Ofosu said. The former Deputy Minister under the Mahama-administration was reacting to former President Rawlings’ explanation to why the NDC lost the 2016 elections. The founder of the NDC, Jerry John Rawlings, on the 38th Anniversary of June 4 Uprising at Wa…

The leader of the June 4, 1979 uprising, former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings addressed the 38th anniversary of the revolution on Sunday. Below is his full address. The Waa Naa, NaaFuseiniSeidu Pelpuo, Distinguished Traditional Leaders, Leading members of the NDC, The proud people of Wa and sympathisers drawn from the length and breadth of the country; Thank you for your warm welcome since I arrived in Wa yesterday. The reception has been exceptional and charged. My special gratitude goes to NaaFuseiniSeidu Pelpuo and the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs for the warm reception at the Palace and the honour…

The leader of the June 4, 1979 uprising, former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has decried the spate of corruption that has characterized the political climate over the past few years describing it as a thousand times more than what prevailed prior to the June 4 uprising. The former President said: “If we are unable to restore a firm measure of integrity into our dealings, then the blood of many would have been shed in vain.” Speaking at a well-attended June 4th anniversary durbar in the Upper West regional capital, Wa, Flt Lt Rawlings said there had been times in…

The Professional and Managerial Staff Union (PMSU) has called for the amendment of the law establishing the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to enable employees use their contributions as collateral to access loan especially for mortgage purposes. The Union is questioning the benefit SSNIT contributors get if they are unable to use their contribution of over thirty years to secure a loan for personal use. “If you are working in this country for 30 to 40 years and you cannot  use your SSNIT contribution to enable you access loan to put up a house, then of  what benefit…

The University of Leicester, UK, is bereaved by the grisly murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama as it receives news of his sudden demise with “great regret”. It has emerged that the late captain was set to graduate this summer from the university as a distance student in Master of Science (MSc) in Security and Risk Management. The captain of the Ghana Armed Forces was slain by residents of Denkyira-Obuasi in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central region on May 29, 2017. Having covered about 10 kilometers in his routine morning jogging, Captain Mahama had stopped in that…

World leaders have condemned Saturday’s London terror attack which left seven people dead and more than 30 injured. President Emmanuel Macron said France, which had two citizens injured in the attack, was more than ever at Britain’s side. Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull said his “prayers and resolute solidarity” were with the British people. One Australian was in hospital and another was affected by the attack, Mr Turnbull said. US President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday evening: “Whatever the United States can do to help out in London and the UK, we will be there – WE ARE WITH YOU. GOD…

I wish to use this opportunity to wish all final year pupils in the Cape Coast Metropolitan Area who are sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which starts on Monday 5th June, 2017, the very best of luck. I congratulate all of you for your dedication and hard work throughout your period of basic school education and having come this far. This is the period of reckoning. Myself and all stakeholders of education in the metropolis strongly believe in your ability to perform creditably in the examinations. We trust that, your teachers, parents and well-wishers have over the…

Weep not for my passing, celebrate not my funeral with weeping, for I linger on the mouth of men and live – Quintus Ennius. For one, death is a liberator. For another, death is a punishment. Still for another, death is a benefit. For some others, death is a reward. Your death resonates the ever mind torturing thoughts on what the purpose of life is and why some people are so unfortunate whilst others endowed with a undeserved luck. Our forefathers say, nipa papa nky3 w) asaase yi so; to wit, the good person never lives longer enough in this…

The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dr. Ziblim Iddi has reiterated government’s commitment to preserve the Atewa forest reserve. At the unveiling of the official music video for the preservation campaign, the minister said the campaign will save the depleting forest from galamsey activities. The Atewa forest in the Kwaebibirem district of the Eastern region is one of Ghana’s rich ecotourist reserves. The forest has over the years come under threat from illegal mining activities as well as illegal chain-saw lumbering. The government recently announced plans to halt bauxite mining in the reserve. As part of efforts…