To the sound of roaring cheers and applause at the Labadi Beach Hotel, a 23 year-old graduate’s childhood dream came true when she was crowned Miss Universe Ghana 2017 at the pageant’s hugely anticipated grand finale. Ruth Quashie, a Business Administration graduate who hails from the Central Region eclipsed 120 young women from across Ghana ...

Following the decision to hand Ghanaian referee, J.O. Lamptey, a lifetime ban for manipulation over incidents in a match involving South Africa and Senegal in 2016, FIFA has announced that the said match will be replayed in November this year. Referee Lamptey’s performance was criticized by Senegalese officials after he awarded a penalty to South ...

Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign to promote divisive social and political messages on its network. The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,000 ads over a two-year period, ending in May 2017. The ads did not back any political figures specifically, but instead posted on topics including immigration, race and ...

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly has said it will soon convene an emergency meeting to review its decision to suspend the Member of Parliament for the Tema West Constituency, Carlos Ahenkorah for six months. According to the Assembly, it will give an opportunity to Mr. Ahenkorah to explain the alleged actions that led to the initial ...

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly has said it will soon convene an emergency meeting to review its decision to suspend the Member of Parliament for the Tema West Constituency, Carlos Ahenkorah for six months. According to the Assembly, it will give an opportunity to Mr. Ahenkorah to explain the alleged actions that led to the initial ...

Over 6,000 classrooms within the various Senior High Schools in Ghana are in deplorable states as they need repairs. Whereas about 1,984 SHS classrooms need major repair works, 4,079 require minor touches. Ghana as at 2015 had 863 Senior High School. Of the number 562 are run by government while the remaining 301 are privately ...

The Domestic Lumber Traders Association of Ghana (DOLTA), has called on government to as a matter of urgency ban the exports of timber to salvage the ailing timber marketing industry. According to the Association, exportation of the scarce resource is gradually kicking them out of business, hence the need for the ban. Speaking to journalists ...

Concerns are being raised in the financial sector over the recent appointment of a new Director General and board for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The commission has been without a board and substantive Director General since last year. It follows the retirement of the former Director General Dr Adu Anane Antwi and the ...

The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Parliament has invited former Attorney General, Martin Amidu to appear before to committee to present his recommendations on the office of the Special Prosecutor Bill 2017. According to the Chairman of the Committee, Ben Abdallah, the move forms part of efforts by the committee to receive inputs from ...

The path to the currently constituted free senior high school education policy started ahead of the 2008 election with Nana Akufo-Addo  promising educational reforms to win the 2008 Presidential election. It would take over eight years for this policy to finally come to fruition in line with Goal 4, Target 1 of the Sustainable Development ...