Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance, says the Government is not reviewing the Free Senior High School and the Technical and Vocational Education Training programme. “We will continue to fund and improve the programmes. We shall not compromise on President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to giving all our children the opportunity to be educated from kindergarten … The post Free

The Ghana government has made a downward revision of its 2022 macro-fiscal targets to reflect unfavourable changes in the macroeconomic environment, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has said. The Minister of Finance, during the Mid-Year Budget Review presentation to Parliament, explained that the changes which occurred over the past six months were caused by global developments, delay … The post Ghana

The Israeli Embassy in Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Garden and Flower Movement, has opened applications for the fourth edition of the Israeli Green Innovation Competition (lGIC) The Competition instituted in 2019 seeks to honour individuals and organisations that come up with innovative solutions to promote environmental conservation and agriculture in Ghana. The application … The post Application

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority Caucus, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to see to it that the bust erected in honour of late President John Evans Atta Mills bears his name. Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader, addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps in Accra, said the Minority was disappointed that the … The post NDC

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has maintained its policy rate at 19 per cent, citing deceleration in the rate of inflation and concerns for growth. Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, told a press conference that the Committee decided to halt the rate hikes and observe the … The post Bank of Ghana maintains policy rate at 19% appeared

The peculiarities of a nation are most evident in the attitudes of its people, their approach to life, work or interpersonal relationships, the passion with which they follow and participate in certain sporting or political events. Nowadays, in an era dominated by the more mature fruits of technology, the characteristics that identify a nation can … The post New social media trends

The Parliament of Ghana has passed the Tax Exemptions Bill, 2022 to provide for a tax exemption regime in the country. The bill, which would set clear eligibility criteria for tax exemptions, would also provide for the monitoring, evaluation and enforcement of exemptions. Further, the bill would explore delivering a regulatory regime for monitoring tax … The post Ghana

Mr Kwaw Ansah, a renowned Pan-Africanist says emulating the “Esther Ocloo” African Women Entrepreneurship model could solve the lagging economic progress of the country. He noted that the slow pace of economic emancipation and development, the continual drop in the value of the Ghana Cedi could largely be associated with over dependent on foreign goods … The post Esther

Rainforest Alliance, A Non-Governmental Organisation with support from Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have handed over an app to support farmers in the Western North Region to monitor trees planted within the Landscape Management Board (LMBs) to enhance afforestation. The application dubbed, “Hybrid Community-Based Monitoring System”(HCMS), would benefit more than 9000 farmers from … The post Rainforest

Professor Edem Kwasi Bakah, President of Evangelical Presbyterian University College (EPUC) has appealed to government to provide resource support to private tertiary institutions to “enhance their chances of getting charter by 2024.” He said private tertiary institutions played a crucial role in providing quality education to the citizenry, therefore, government must extend support to these … The post Provide

Mrs. Vivian Ama Aubyn, Disability Advocate, has called for Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) to be incorporated into the Basic Education curriculum to help strengthen socialization and belongingness among the deaf population. She indicated that the absence of of sign language in the curriculum was a major factor in the increased stigmatisation, marginalisation, and linguistic discrimination … The post Ghana