Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Majority Chief Whip, has made it clear that the government has paid off a sizable amount of the debt owed to the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). This comes after WAEC revealed that budgetary constraints may force it to postpone the forthcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). …

Financial constraints may force the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to postpone its forthcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). John Kapi, the Director of Public Affairs at WAEC, estimates that the council will require approximately GH₵90 million to administer the examinations. Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News on June 21, …

Ghana has reached an agreement in principle with its bondholders for the restructuring of $13 billion worth of international debt, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, on the heels of a deal finalised with official creditors earlier this month. The deal will see bondholders take a haircut on principal of …

Ashanti Region School Feeding Caterers that provide school meals have vowed to strike out against the government over unpaid debt. The media was informed by the disgruntled caterers that they have not received payment for three terms. They conveyed their discontent with the way the current administration has treated them, …

Despite a direction from the National Labour Commission (NLC), members of the Medical Laboratory Professional Worker’s Union (MELPWU) are continuing their industrial action. On Thursday, June 20, 2024, the Labor Commission gave MELPWU members instructions to call off the strike and go back to the negotiating table with the administration. …

Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has cautioned Ghanaians about the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 motto, “It is possible,” asserting that the ruling party is unable to fulfill its commitments. Speaking in Accra to a group of female media professionals, Prof. …

In the ambulance procurement trial, businessman Richard Jakpa, the third accused, has stated that Attorney-General Godfred Dame utilized materials he had asked for from him in order to support his case. However, Yvonne Atakora Obuobisa, the Director of Public Prosecutions, refuted this assertion. During the Thursday, June 20, proceedings, Mr. …

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union (MELPWU) has been instructed by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to call off their strike and go back to the negotiating table with the government. This decision comes after an urgent conference to resolve the current dispute was held on Thursday, June 20 and …

Ghana’s efforts to combat HIV are beset with serious obstacles as troubling patterns have been identified in the latest national and sub-national HIV and AIDS estimations and predictions for 2023. 17,774 individuals, comprising 6,457 men and 11,317 women, contracted HIV for the first time last year. In terms of the …

The campaign manager for National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama, Professor Joshua Alabi, claims that the Akufo-Addo government’s collapse lessens the threat posed by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the NDC’s victory in the upcoming general elections. Professor Alabi contends that Vice President Bawumia’s …