The delay in releasing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results has thrown nearly half a million students into uncertainty, exposing deep-seated problems in our educational sector. When broken scanners and unpaid bills can hold an entire generation's future hostage, we must question the robustness of our...
The ongoing cholera outbreak is a sobering reminder of the devastating consequences of systemic failures in public health and sanitation. Multiple lives – already in the double digits – have been lost, and nearly 800 suspected cases have been recorded as of December 7, with daily infections exceeding 60....
By Nii Kpakpa QUARTEY
The 2024 elections delivered a resounding message: Ghanaians have had enough. The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) suffered its worst electoral defeat in decades, with voters holding the government accountable for Ghana’s prolonged economic distress.
Years of spiralling inflation, a depreciating cedi, unsustainable debt, and deepening poverty—which...
“Sorry, the network is down”, “Endeavour to purchase enough credit for the next month”, “Apologies, there are no new metres available yet.” These and similar statements have become the refrains customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have come to know and dread over the last couple of...
The outgoing government has, in recent days, presented a narrative of economic resurrection that demands careful scrutiny.
Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam's final economic assessment reads like a carefully choreographed performance—highlighting selective metrics while obscuring deeper structural challenges.
The headline figures are seductive: international reserves climbing to US$8billion, economic growth...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than an industrial and technological revolution. It has the potential to bring about a profound paradigm shift in our societies, in how we relate to knowledge, to work, to information, to culture and even to language.
This means that artificial intelligence is not a neutral technology....
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO
The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called on future governments to reconsider covering West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for students under the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme.
This follows delays in releasing the 2024 WASSCE results, attributed to financial constraints preventing the state...
Electrochem Ghana Limited has issued a response to allegations made in a documentary titled ‘Death and Brutality – The Battle for West Africa’s Largest Salt Deposit’, published by The Fourth Estate on November 18, 2024.
The company, in a statement, described the claims as “deeply disturbing and contrary to the...
In a startling revelation at the official launch of the Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention in Geneva, Switzerland, it was disclosed that approximately 1,400 people die from drowning annually in Ghana.
This staggering figure highlights a silent public health crisis that has largely gone unnoticed, despite its devastating impact...
By Elizabeth Punsu
The Ashanti Regional production unit of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has suspended water supply to customers across the region since last Thursday evening.
This development comes as a fallout from a protest by disgruntled GWCL staff over the partial demolition of residences belonging to two of...