At the time of independence Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared: "My first objective is to abolish from Ghana poverty, ignorance, and disease. We shall measure our progress by the improvement in the health of our people; by the number of children in school, and by the quality of their education;...
Over 10,000 theatre enthusiasts last weekend and Monday, May 6, were at the Accra International Conference Centre to watch Ghanaian Playwright Latif Abubakar's latest play 'The License'.
Staged in partnership with the Embassy of Italy in Ghana, the play, which is an adaptation of celebrated Italian Novelist and Noble Prize...
The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has petitioned Parliament to question the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, on the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) capping method of affirmation or formula as it deviates from the GETFund Law 2020, (Act 581) and the Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment Law 2017 (Act...
“Mama!”, called out 12-year-old Ndiiva excitedly.
“Yes?”, Mama answered in an enquiring tone.
“I know what I want for my 13th”, Ndiiva squealed excitedly. “I want a dog; I want a pet dog!!”. His eyes were glistening with excitement, like a puppy that’s seen its first meal of the day.
“Well…,” Mama...
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is perceived to drive the growth of modern economies. The rapid development of technology globally has affected all spheres of human life – notably in agriculture, medicine, education, communication, records keeping and management etc.
In an attempt to embrace this global phenomenon and to build...
Rapid testing system deployed at KIA
Land and sea boarders remain closed
In a major step to restore the economy to normalcy, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that from tomorrow, September 1, 2020, the country’s main air border, Kotoka International Airport (KIA), is open to international...
There is this security woman working at a bank I visit quite often. Anytime I visit the branch and I have to wait, I just sit back and watch her.
She provides me with such great entertainment. Having spent the better part of a decade in the industry, I know...
Samuel Kwame Boadu has been nominated for the Male Entrepreneur of the Year at this year’s Young Achievers Summit Awards.
The annual awards scheme identifies young Ghanaian entrepreneurs who have excelled in the respective endeavours thereby creating a positive social change and how they are inspiring others with their style...
…as ACCOSCA holds historic conference in Accra
The West African Block of the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Association (ACCOSCA), has held its first-ever conference in Accra.
The conference, held between March 12 and 14, was on the theme ‘Regional integration for cooperative sustainable growth’, with participants drawn from...
The Ministry of Education is yet to resubmit to Parliament the Ghana Book Development Council bill - a regulatory framework that is expected to oversee the development, regulation and effective planning of the country’s book sector.
The bill was submitted in the last Parliament, and when passed into law, according...