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The government has denied  it ever promised extra classes for the double-track students of the Free Senior High School policy each time they are on vacation. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ministry of Education, Ekow Vincent Assifuah in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on TV3 New Day Tuesday said the promise of vacation classes as was communicated in 2018 by the deputy PRO of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Isaac Asiedu Odei, was a ”mistake”. “As Communicators or Public Relations Officers, sometimes we falter, when you falter, we either strategically call you out at the backroom discussions…”, he said.…

Ghana is in the middle of the most far reaching educational reforms in a generation. The Free Senior High School Education Policy by the current administration gets the most mentions but perhaps just as important to the future of the country and its young people is the revolution taking place in the area of curriculum and assessment standards. Leading these reforms is a young man from Kwesimintsim in the Western Region, Dr. Prince Hamid Armah.  Dr. Armah’s commitment to these reforms and his tireless advocacy for a structural change in the nature of our education system have made him a…

Africa has been identified as one of the leading exporters of football players to Europe and elsewhere, but gets little in return. Mr. Gianni Infantino – President of International Football Federation Association (FIFA) made this known on Monday, February 3, when he met over 300 journalists at the 83rd International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Congress in Budapest, Hungary. He said, Africa has not gained much from player exports due to the operations of some football agents who lured players to sign crazy contracts, whilst others are signed at a very tender age. According to the FIFA President, the operations of…

Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarkoh has expressed concern about the poor road network in the Eastern region. The situation, he said, has negatively affected the health and well-being of people there for decades. He said it takes commuters longer period to cover short distances especially on those that link farming communities to urban centres. Kennedy Osei Nyarkoh who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Akyem Swedru in the Eastern region revealed this in an interview with Nana Yaw Opare (Wofa) host of “Mantam Mpuntuo” show on Onua FM. He however said government is putting in…

Ghana’s seventh Eurobond sale ended yesterday, after attracting bids from international investors that were five times more than the amount the country asked for, two sources among the government’s 2020 Eurobond Issuance Team have told the Daily Graphic. Consequently, the country successfully raised $3 billion from global investors through a three-tranche Eurobond sale after the close of a roadshow in London in the United Kingdom. As of the time of going to press about 5 p.m. Tuesday, investors had offered to lend the country $15 billion in total, the sources said. In separate interactions, the sources said the government Eurobond…

At least 10 people on board a cruise ship docked in the Japanese port of Yokohama have tested positive for coronavirus, health authorities said. Almost 300 of the 3,700 people on the Diamond Princess have been tested so far. The number of infected could rise as testing continues. The checks began after an 80-year-old Hong Kong man who had been on the ship last month fell ill with the virus. All 10 cases are in those over the age of 50, Japanese broadcaster NHK said. Four are in their 50s, four are in their 60s, one is in their 70s,…

The First Lady of Lesotho has been charged with murdering the prime minister’s previous wife. Maesaiah Thabane turned herself into police on Tuesday and is expected to appear in court on Wednesday. Her husband, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, has also been questioned. His estranged wife, Lipolelo Thabane, was shot dead outside her home in the capital Maseru two days before his inauguration in 2017. The couple were involved in bitter divorce proceedings at the time. Source:BBC

The government has disclosed 2. 5 million cedis has been allocated for the preparedness and response action towards the fight against the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus infection which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a global crisis. At a news conference in Accra, Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, said some measures have already been mounted to prevent the disease from entering the country. The virus has shown evidence of human-to-human transmission, with the number of cases sharply increasing to thousands with several deaths. As at February 4, over 20,000 cases have been reported from China and 26…

One person has been confirmed dead with 17 others sustaining various degrees of injuries after a Damongo-bound Sanyo bus was involved in an accident at Bunyanto. The bus with registration number NR 514-19 was heading to Damongo from Tamale. The injured passengers on board the bus have since been transported to the Catholic hospital in Damongo. According to an eye witness, the back tyre of the bus got burst but because the driver was on top speed, he couldn’t control the bus. Source: 3news.com | Ghana]]>

Six persons have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the missing excavators and other equipment seized by operatives or Operation Vanguard. Among the six is the Central Regional Vice Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Horace Ekow Ewusi who was arrested on Monday, February 2, 2020. Mr Ekow Awusi was contracted to cart excavators and other vehicles and pieces of equipment seized by Operation Vanguard to designated areas for safekeeping. His arrest follows a request made by the Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Prof Frimpong Boateng to the CID to investigate the…