GENERAL NEWS

Licensure Exams: Standard of education generally has fallen – Adei

Generally, the standard of education in Ghana has fallen, a former Rector of the Ghana Institue of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Professor Stephen Adei has said. Although he says a few quality products are being churned out by educational institutions, the overall standard of education in Ghana is falling. …

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High Court dismisses Gyakye Quayson application but he reappears after by-election

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application filed by lawyers of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Assin North Parliamentary Candidate James Gyakye Quayson to have hearing on his criminal case varied. The Court ruled that hearing of the case will be daily. This is set to begin on Tuesday, July …

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Enhancing disaster risk reduction in Africa: UNDRR and Network of Centres of Excellence train experts in early warning systems

In response to Africa’s vulnerability to the threats and risks of disaster, which undermines the development and safety of the continent, the United Nation’s Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), in partnership with its Network of Centres of Excellence is building capacities of Africans to enable them to tackle the …

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Accra twins with Rome to promote arts, culture, education and digital innovation

  The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has signed a sister city agreement with the city of Rome to promote culture, arts, education, sustainable practices and digital innovation. Speaking after the signing ceremony, on Tuesday in Rome, Italy, the Mayor of Accra, Honourable Elizabeth K.T Sackey, said the city of Accra …

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Mayor of Accra cuts sod for modernised abattoir in Jamestown

The Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Elizabeth K.T Sackey, has cut the sod for the construction of a multi-purpose abattoir in Accra to serve as a major hub for the preparation of animals for public consumption. The facility, to be completed in 12 months, consists of an …

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Tema Oil Refinery has never been a profit-making asset of the country – Kwadwo Poku

Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research, (INSTEPR) Mr Kwadwo N. Poku has said that the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has never been a profit-making asset of Ghana. He said that the historical records of TOR will show that the debt of the refinery nearly collapsed Ghana …

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TOR-Torentco deal: This is the best proposal on the table – Kwadwo Poku

The lease negotiation between Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Torentco Asset Management Limited (TAML) is the best proposal on the table within the short to medium term, Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research, (INSTEPR) Mr Kwadwo N. Poku , has said. Mr Poku who is also …

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Bullion Van Robbery In Accra By Richard Kumadoe

Failure of financial institutions & independent financial service providers, to live up to service quality in the specific area of money movement, collection, and distribution of same within the city centers has come to the forth again at the backdrop of the highway bullion van robbery in Accra. The financial …

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Panic as suspected cultists kill man in Sango

Residents of Gasline area, Sango have been enveloped in palpable fear and tension following the gruesome murder of one man but group of guys suspected to be cultists. The deceased was killed on Monday Afternoon at Gasline Area in Sango, Ogun State. Though, as at the time of filing the …

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Family of three washed away by flood at Kasoa

A Family of three have been washed away following hours of rains at Kasoa and its environment in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region. Report gathered by Kasapa News, Yaw Boagyan revealed that a woman and her two Children, aged nine and five years were running from …

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