Twenty-seven Chinese nationals have been repatriated to their home country for possessing fake emergency entry visas on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport. A statement signed by Mr Francis Palmdesi, Head of Public Affairs of Ghana Immigration Service said the Chinese aged between 20 and 57 they had arrived in the country on Tuesday March 12, 2013 on two different airlines. It said three of them arrived on Emirates Airlines with the remaining 24 arriving by Ethiopian ... Read More

The government has set up a committee to probe into the illegal fees paid by students of public senior high schools and other technical institutions in the country. Chaired by the Minister of Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku?Agyemang, the committee which comprises of personnel from the Ghana Education Service, Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS), and the Ministry of Education has three weeks to present its findings. Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, who ... Read More

Pope Francis has appeared in St Peter's Square in Rome for the inauguration mass that marks the official start of his papacy. Francis toured the square in an open-topped papal vehicle, descending to bless pilgrims behind the barriers. Up to a million people, along with global political and religious leaders, are attending the Mass. Francis was elected by a conclave of cardinals last week to take over from Benedict XVI. Benedict became the first pontiff in 600 years to abdicate last ... Read More

Dr Joseph Abbaiku Apprey, Principal of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI), has underlined the need to place more value on technical and vocational education. He said the widely held perception among Ghanaians that technical and vocational schools are for the academically weak students? needs to change. Until this was done it would be difficult for the nation to make any significant headway in its development effort, he added. Dr Apprey was speaking at a career conference organized by ... Read More

The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Accra, the Most Reverend Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle has asked Catholic youths in the country to pray for the new Pope Francis to enable him succeed. He said the Pope needed prayers and all must ?let their prayers count? to ensure he succeeds in his new role. Most Rev. Palmer-Buckle said this on Saturday in Accra at the launch of the 28th World Youth Day in the Accra Archdiocese on the theme: ?Go and Make Disciples of all Nations? ?A new ... Read More