Ranking: The best SHS from Ghana’s 10 regions

A research company, AB Review, has come out with a list of the best Senior High Schools in each of the ten regions in Ghana. The rankings were done based on statistics of the schools’ performances in the last five years, that is from 2011 to 2016. Key among the indicators used by AB Review was the number of…

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Let’s legalise, grow and export marijuana – GSA boss

The Acting Executive Director of the Ghana Standards Authority, Professor Alex Dodoo, is advocating for the export of marijuana for economic gains. This comes at a time when there are varied opinions on the drug use and its legalisation in the country. Notable personalities including former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, have spoken in favour of the drug. Appearing…

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Woman burns grandson’s hand for stealing fish in soup

A 51-year-old woman, Ama Adobea has severely burnt the hand of her 10-year-old grandson at Assin-Bisidruasi for stealing fish from a pot of soup. The victim, in an interview with Adom News explained that the suspect who is his grandmother angrily dragged his hand into a fire as punishment for stealing. “She put my hands in the fire and…

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London through Ghanaian eyes – Elizabeth Ohene

In our series of letters from African writers, Ghanaian journalist and former government minister Elizabeth Ohene reflects on how London has changed and how it compares to Accra. On a short visit to London, I have been looking at the city with a fresh eye. For 19 years, the UK capital was what I called home. It was kind…

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Muntari’s car seized over non-payment of rental fees

According to reports by local media in Italy, the former Inter Milan midfielder was stopped by the police at the Switzerland border. The website, Fantagazzetta reported that Sulley Muntari was travelling from Italy into Switzerland when he was approached by the police. According to the report, Sulley was confronted for having defaulted on paying the rental rates on the…

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Free SHS: Over 400 students turned away at Mamfe SHS

Over 400 students have been turned away by authorities at the Mamfe Methodist Girls Senior High School in the Eastern region. According to authorities, the school has the capacity to accommodate only 400 students but over 800 students were posted to the school by the Computer School Selection Placement System. Some stranded parents have been sleeping in the school…

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Oil money to fund Free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has revealed his government will resort to “proceeds from natural resources” to fund the free Senior High School policy. The policy is to ensure that every student eligible to enter second cycle institution gains admission with free meal and tuition. “To ensure that no child is denied access to secondary education, we are removing one of the…

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15 more banks likely to collapse

Fifteen banks in the country may struggle to meet the new capital levels introduced by the Bank of Ghana. This could force them to lose their license by January 1, 2019, unless they are able to raise the capital or merge. JoyBusiness analysis showed that currently, only 10 banks can meet the new capital requirement of GHc400million. The scenarios…

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Richard Ahiagbah to run for NPP general secretary

Richard Ahiagbah, a member of the NPP communication team in the USA has indicated his desire to contest for the NPP General Secretary next year. Ahiagbah made his intention to run for the general secretary of the ruling NPP during an interview with Nana Osei on Ako radio’s “Nokwasem”, the most patronized current affairs and political talk show for…

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Tow levy scraped; owners of broken down vehicles to pay for towing

Owners of broken down vehicles will now pay for the cost of towing their vehicles, the Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo Marfo has said. Mr Osafo Marfo made this known on Thursday at a meeting with the owners of towing companies in Accra. Mr Marfo said “You don’t get a government in Germany or anywhere getting involved in a…

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