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The focus of the country’s educational system should provide students with the relevant knowledge and skills that will enable them to be self-employed rather than rely on the government for employment, the President of the Foundation for Generational Thinkers (FOGET), Mr Prosper Afetsi, has said. That, he said, was because the current system continued to educate the masses to look ...

The President of the Ghana Institute of Planners, Mr Alfred Kwesi Opoku, has called for the strict enforcement of laws and policies on slum dwelling. He said although there were a number of existing policies that could have contributed to prevent the creation of slums, the lack of effective implementation over the years had contributed to the rising spate of ...

A Former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, has called on the African Union (AU) to promote diversity and inclusiveness in governance and resource distribution in its member countries. He said in doing so, African countries would be embracing and drawing on the strength and creativity of diverse groups to promote national cohesion, peace and stability. ...

A manual to assist Ghana in uprooting corruption from its tap-roots has been developed for school children across the country. The manual, according to the authors is meant to influence the attitudes and behaviours of children to abhor corruption and corruptible practices now and later in their adult life. The 36- paged manual was developed by the Forum for Action ...

President Nana Addo has reiterated that he will gladly give his assent to the Right to the Information (RTI) Bill soon as Parliament passes it into law. The RTI Bill has been in Parliament for close to two decades but is yet to be passed despite calls from the media and civil society groups. The passage of the Bill has delayed ...

President Akufo-Addo says his government is working to complete abandoned infrastructure in the health sector. He said although there are difficulties in working on abandoned infrastructure as new ones are being put up, the government remains committed to completing them to improve the quality of health service delivery in the country. Addressing parliament during his third state of the nation ...

A final year student of the Assin Manso Senior High School (AMASS) met his untimely death when he went to swim in the Okyi River at Assin Manso in the Central Region of Ghana, on Friday, February 8,2019.   According to Sargeant  Mark Owusu of the Ghana Police Service, Assin Manso, on that fateful day, the victim took advantage of ...

The 12th Annual International Conference on Shea to bring together all business associates and shea interest’ groups around the world to share latest information is to be held in Accra from March 11 to March 13. This year’s event, which will be on the theme: “Unveiling the Value of Shea”, will offer opportunities for showcasing recent products and technologies in ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday received a strategic document and Charter that outlines the roadmap for Ghana’s attainment of her goal of self-reliance and the vision of a country beyond aid. The document, which was put together by a 13-member Ghana Beyond Aid Charter Committee, constituted by the President last June, is envisaged to become the mobilizing instrument ...

The government says it is reviewing road traffic regulations to incorporate innovations in the management of road transport services. The reviews being done on Road Traffic Regulation, 2012, L.I.2180 through the Transport Ministry, according to Government and also seeks to address some implementation challenges faced by the regulation. Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori-Asiamah who made this known to journalists on ...