Category: News

Accra: Dr. George Smith-Graham, Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), emphasizes the critical role of the Management Development and Productivity Institute’s (MDPI) operations in national development. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Smith-Graham highlighted the challenges of linking public sector pay to productivity, acknowledging MDPI as an essential partner in assessing productivity. He mentioned this during a courtesy visit to Prof. Elijah Yendaw, Director General of the MDPI, to explore collaborative efforts aimed at improving efficiency across government institutions. Dr. Smith-Graham stated that the visit aimed to formally introduce himself to the MDPI and examine

Accra: Parliament has committed to improving immunization coverage in Ghana by mobilising domestic resources to sustain vaccine delivery, an effort to protect the citizenry, particularly children. It has also approved the establishment of a Parliamentary Immunisation Caucus to lead advocacy and mobilisation of local resources amid dwindling donor funding for Ghana’s immunisation programme. According to Ghana News Agency, Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) has been implementing advocacy for immunisation financing in Ghana since 2023, with funding from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance partnership. Key objectives are to advocate for increased domestic resource mobilisation at the

Accra: US President Donald Trump has threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with ‘very severe consequences’, if he does not agree to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said Putin should prepare for this if he does not agree to end the war during their meeting on Friday in Alaska. In response to a follow-up question about whether by consequences he meant tariffs, the US president did not elaborate. According to Ghana News Agency, Trump also once again suggested a possible meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Putin, after his planned summit with the Russian leader on Friday. ‘We’ll have

Sunyani: The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man for alleged stealing and destruction of property. The suspect, Sulemana Adams, allegedly broke into a Toyota Highlander belonging to a staff member of the Sunyani Municipal Hospital and made away with an HP laptop computer, GHS11,000, £80, as well as unspecified amounts of Kenyan Shillings and South African Rands. Additional items stolen included a power bank and an external hard drive. According to Ghana News Agency, a police statement issued and signed by Chief Inspector Thomas Akeelah, the Public Relations Officer of the Bono Regional Police Command, detailed that

Accra: The Circuit Court in Accra has discharged Alberta Abi Amartey and Emmanuel Anang Yemoh in a case involving their alleged role in defrauding a lawyer, Mr. Solomon Aubin, of GHS190,000.00 over land sales. This decision followed the striking out of the matter for want of prosecution. According to Ghana News Agency, Presiding Judge Kwabena Kodua Obiri-Yeboah delivered the ruling after observing that the prosecution had failed to file the necessary processes despite earlier warnings. The third accused person, Philip Addogah, was absent from court during the proceedings. In October 2023, Amartey and Yemoh were granted GHS150,000.00 bail each, accused

Accra: The Ghana Education Service (GES) organized a two-day training workshop for Senior High School (SHS) Visual Arts teachers in the Volta Region, aimed at preparing them for the implementation of the revised national curriculum. According to Ghana News Agency, the training was conducted in collaboration with the Arts Teachers Association of Ghana (ATAG) and supported by Transforming Teaching, Education and Learning (T-TEL). It brought together Visual Arts teachers from 24 SHSs and focused on rubric development, modern assessment methods, and grading techniques that align with 21st-century learning standards. Professor Ebenezer Acquah, a lead facilitator, highlighted that the previous curriculum,

Accra: MTN Ghana has made a donation to the Mepe Traditional Area in support of the Mepe Afenorto Festival. The donation, which included a cheque for GH20,000 and some assorted drinks, was led by Mr. Mawuli Katehena, the Sales and Distribution Team Lead for Volta and Oti Regions. He commended the Traditional Area for their warm reception throughout their five-year journey and expressed the hope that this relationship would continue between the company and the area. According to Ghana News Agency, Torgbe Kwesi Nego VI, Manklalo of the Mepe Traditional Area, received the items on behalf of the Traditional Council