Shortage of teachers in underserved rural schools is pushing some children into economic activities, exposing them to child labour risks. High teacher attrition, driven by poor infrastructure, inadequate social amenities and lack of accommodation in deprived communities, has resulted in low attendance, poor
Police at Atebubu in the Bono East Region are investigating the tragic murder of Nana Serwaa Gyan Kumah Kyere, the Queen-mother of Abamba, a farming community in the Atebubu/Amantin Municipality. The late queenmother, operator of the ‘Ohemaa’s Kitchen’ a popular food and drinking
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has categorically denied reports that it approved the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to register and renew driving licences for Ghanaians living in the diaspora. The Ministry stressed that no directive has been issued to any Ghanaian
Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has shared his optimism about securing the release of two Ghanaians being held in Ukraine as prisoners of war, following what he described as rare diplomatic access to a security facility in Kyiv where they
President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of a $ 250 million float glass manufacturing facility at Aboadze in the Shama District of the Western Region. The first Phase of the Float Glass Factory would have a capacity production of 600 tons per
The Police in Agona Swedru has arrested two young men for transporting some dry substances suspected to be narcotics. The Police impounded a total of 209 compressed slabs of dry leaves from 28-year-old Godfred Acquah and 34-year-old Awudu Usman who attempted to offer a GHC100,000 bribe. According
Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on Wednesday paid a rare diplomatic visit to Ukraine, where he formally appealed to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the release of two Ghanaian nationals currently being held as prisoners of war. The visit comes amid
Ghana’s 69th Independence Anniversary Parade will be held at the forecourt of Jubilee House on March 6, 2026, the Information Services Department (ISD) has announced. In a notice dated February 24, 2026, and signed by the Acting Director of the Information Services Department,
Six students of the Aggrey Memorial Senior High School have been arrested and detained by the police for assaulting and robbing a student of Adisadel College in Cape Coast. The students, all juveniles, allegedly attacked Master Rexford Owusu-Ansah, a final year student of Adisadel College, at Pedu Junction and
130 years ago, on March 01, at the Battle of Adwa, Ethiopia achieved a historic victory that shook the foundations of colonial ambition in Africa. At the Battle of Adwa, Ethiopian forces defeated the invading Italian army and preserved their nation’s sovereignty. At