34 prison inmates sit for BECE nationwide

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is being taken this year by thirty-four inmates. The BECE, which takes place every year in Ghana’s educational system, signifies the country’s move from junior high schools to senior high schools and technical institutions. All of the candidates are male and come from three different prisons: Sunyani Central Prison, […]

Works and Housing Ministry receives bids for completion of Saglemi housing project

Five bids have been submitted to the Ministry of Works and Housing by an impartial third party entrusted with choosing a bidder to finish the more than 1500 incomplete apartments of the Saglemi Housing project. The Public Procurement Authority will help the ministry choose an impartial evaluation body on Wednesday, according to Sector Minister Kojo […]

NPP to officially outdoor NAPO as running mate today

Preparations are underway for the official introduction of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, on Tuesday, July 9, at Kumasi’s Jubilee Park. This event follows the approval of Dr. Prempeh, also known as Napo, by the NPP National Council as the running mate of Dr. Mahamudu […]

CRM Creating More Jobs – NPA Boss

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid,has said the cylinder recirculation model (CRM) is allowing entrepreneurs with limited capital to invest in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution chain. He said unlike the traditional LPG distribution system which requires huge capital in the establishment of LPG filling stations and related […]

Finance Ministry Announces Agreement With Representatives From Bondholders

The Ministry of Finance is pleased to announce that it has received a formal confirmation from its Official Creditor Committee (OCC) that the Agreement in Principle reached with representatives of Eurobond holders is consistent with the Comparability of Treatment principle. As part of the OCC Common Framework for Debt Restructuring, there must be comparable treatment […]

Regional Cooperation and Economic Integration: The way Forward for Ecowas

Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Dr Alex Ampaabeng has on behalf of the Hon. Minister for Finance, Hon. Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, led a delegation to the Mid-Year ECOWAS Council of Ministers Meetings in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting brought together Ministers in charge of Finance, Foreign Affairs, and Regional Integration from across the ECOWAS sub-region, […]

Pregnant and nursing mothers participate in BECE in Ashanti Region

Two pregnant girls, one nursing mother, and four absentees have been recorded at three centres in the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Bekwai municipality of Ashanti Region. The centres are Dominase M/A JHS, Ofoase Kokoben Senior High School, and Anwiankwanta SDA School. Out of the 110,742 candidates registered in the Ashanti region, […]

Five aspirants pick nomination Forms to contest Manhyia South primary

Five aspirants have picked nomination forms to contest the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Manhyia South constituency. The aspirants are Nana Owusu Afriyie Prempeh, brother of Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Dr. Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, a legal practitioner, James Owusu Boakye, an Assembly member, Kwabena Addo Amankwah, and Akwasi Coker […]