Author: TNRgh

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is urging government to install closed-circuit television (CCTV), if possible, in basic schools across the country to tighten their security situation. This has become necessary in the wake of rise in terrorist attacks and kidnapping in the sub-region which put Ghana’s security under threat, the Coalition said in a statement on Monday. “Sadly, there seem to be no practical strategy by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enhance security in schools, beyond the usual verbal assurances when unfortunate events happen,” the statement signed by the Chairman of GNECC Kofi Asare said. Pointing to…

The monetary policy committee of the Bank of Ghana has maintained the policy rate for the second time at 16%. Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ernest Addison attributed the decision to threats posed by energy related debt and weak inflation outlook triggered by exchange rate volatility. The bank’s key lending rate to commercial banks was first reduced from 17 per cent to 16 per cent on January 28 this year. The rate was maintained on April 1. The governor noted that inflation in advanced economies, including Ghana’s key trading partners, is gradually inching up as a result of rising…

The trial of former Director-General (D-G) of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson and four others accused of causing financial loss to the Trust, has taken another twist. The accused persons have indicated their opposition to a ruling by the trial Judge and served notice that they will proceed to file a stay of proceedings at the Court of Appeal. This follows the refusal of the trial judge Justice J.Y.A. Kwofie an Appeal Court Judge, sitting as a High Court Judge to admit a stay of proceedings filed by the first three accused persons. The three accused…

[caption id="attachment_125058" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Zimbabwe won 2018[/caption] Ghana Rugby has indicated that they will leave no stone unturned in their quest to qualify for the 2020 Japan Olympics after Rugby Africa announced that the Ghana Rugby National Women’s Sevens Team has been included in the continental competition for 2019. An announcement by Rugby Africa revealed that, “The Ghanaians picked up the 12th place upon a decision by the Rugby Africa’s Competitions Committee.” The Ghana Rugby National Men’s Sevens Team has already been included in the Olympic qualifier tournament that will be played in South Africa at the Bosman Stadium in…

The National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) has suspended, indefinitely, the export of Capsicum, Solanum, Luffa and all leafy vegetables to any international market. The suspension is expected to take effect from June 1, 2019. A statement signed by Dr. Felicia Ansah-Amprofi, Director Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate of the Food and Agriculture Ministry explained rationale behind the decision: The high level of local interceptions at the exit points The alarming rate of external notifications, we receive at least three notifications a week and The new EU directives to all countries to re-provide dossiers to the EU on the management…

Tumu Senior High Technical School in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region has been closed down indefinitely after students rioted on Thursday Night. 3news.com’s Upper West Regional correspondent Yakubu Abdul-Gafur reports that Students during the riot allegedly vandalised the headmaster’s bungalow and that of the assistant headmaster and senior house master, as well as the store room and dining hall. According to eyewitnesses, it all started after school authorities seized mobile phones belonging to some final year students on last Wednesday and destroyed them after holding an emergency assembly meeting in the school. This did not go…

My attention has been drawn to a Ghanaweb publication (General News of Friday, 24 May 2019) under the above caption indicating that “the Head of the Ghana Refugee Board (GRB) has cautioned government to be circumspect in dealing with the recent surge in cross-border movements of Burkinabes into Ghana”. From the onset, the title of the article is a misnomer. As head of the Refugee Board, I will not describe a group of people who have crossed the border to another country as Refugees. If the people have expressed intention to seek asylum in the country, then they qualify as…

Stephen Asamoah Boateng[/caption] A former security guard at the State Enterprise Commission has been jailed two years by the Accra Circuit Court for threatening to kill the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Stephen Asamoah Boateng. The convict, Arafat Issah, pleaded guilty to one count of threat of death and was accordingly sentenced on his own plea. Issah was said to have sent a text message to Mr Boateng demanding for money with a warning that he would kill him if he refused to send the money. “All I need is GH¢500, if you don’t, you will be killed or your…

A resident of Daboya in the Savanna Region, has sued the Attorney General and Electoral Commission at the Supreme Court over what he described as attempts to suppress Ghanaian voters through the limited voter registration exercise to be conducted by the Commission. The plaintiff, Umar Ayuba argued that conducting the limited voters’ registration at the district offices of the electoral body will disenfranchise a high number of potential voters. According to the plaintiff, the practice of registration at electoral areas is now law per the Public Elections Regulations, 2016 (CI 91). He added that historical records show that this approach…

L-R: Victor Osadolor, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Dr Awele Elumelu, Ms Samia Nkrumah, Mr. Tony Elumelu, Dr Awele Elumelu, Prof. Djibril Tamsir Niane, Ms. Ayo Obe,[/caption] African leading minds have called on Africans to be mindful of their rich history, which according to them creates the path towards the socio-cultural, economic and political development of the continent. The strong African voices which included Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka; Professor emeritus and authority in Sahelian history, Djibril Tamsir Niane; Ghanaian Politician, Samia Nkrumah and Famous Musician, Femi Kuti spoke during the first edition of…