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GES directive on graduation ceremonies does not apply to private schools – GNACOPS
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has clarified that the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) directive suspending graduation ceremonies in pre-tertiary schools does not extend to privately owned educational institutions. In a statement issued on Thursday, July 3, GNACOPS said it had received numerous...
Coalition of unpaid teachers protests arrears payment gap from 2023 to July 2024
The Coalition of Unpaid Teachers and Arrears has rejected the latest approval of salary arrears payments, saying the decision omits a crucial period from late 2023 to July 2024 and fails to fully address the hardship faced by affected teachers. In a letter dated April 20, 2026, addressed to the Director-General of the...
Africa Energy Technology Centre presents Africa’s energy future strategy to Mahama
The meeting, convened under the auspices of the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Dr. John Jinapor, brought together senior government officials, energy sector leaders, and members of the AETC Board of Directors with a focus of advancing Africa’s energy sovereignty, innovation capacity, and industrial transform...
NPP demands update on galamsey probe against Yamin, Abanga
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the John Mahama administration of engaging in "selective prosecution" following the conviction and 20-year prison sentence handed to its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
Mahama government has not reduced fuel taxes – Andrew Egyapa Mercer
A former Deputy Minister of Energy, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has challenged claims that the John Dramani Mahama-led government has reduced fuel taxes, stating that no such measure has been implemented. According to him, government is instead relying on the National Petroleum Authority’s Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPP...
Addressing the silent threat: Why Ghana’s free primary health care must not ignore our children
The recent launch of the Free Primary Health Care (FPHC) initiative by President John Dramani Mahama represents a significant move toward preventive medicine in Ghana. By establishing annual screenings, the policy aims to tackle the root of our national health crisis: non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
KATH emergency pressure managed, GMA questions CEO query letter
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has clarified reports of congestion at the Accident and Emergency Centre of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), saying the facility did not turn away emergency patients but implemented temporary measures to manage high patient numbers. In a statement signed by its President, P...
PURC resolves 99.56% of ECG and Ghana Water complaints in Volta/Oti, commissions 17 boreholes
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says it resolved 99.56% of all utility complaints received in the Volta and Oti regions during the first half of 2026, while expanding access to safe drinking water through the completion of 17 mechanised boreholes in underserved communities. According to the Commission...
Ghana Muslim Mission SHS at Beposo grapples with overcrowding as infrastructure deficits persist
The Ghana Muslim Mission Senior High School (SHS) at Beposo in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region is struggling with severe overcrowding due to inadequate infrastructure and several abandoned development projects. School authorities say the institution, which is the largest senior high school in the dis...
Wontumi conviction based on assumptions, not proof beyond reasonable doubt – NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the conviction of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, was based on assumptions and inferences rather than evidence that met the legal threshold of proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Gov’t not taking education seriously — Abuakwa South MP
A member of Parliament’s Select Committee on Education and Akyem Abuakwa South MP, Kingsley Agyemang, has criticised the government over what he describes as a lack of urgency in addressing challenges facing senior high schools. His comments follow a warning by the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHA...
GNACOPS says GES graduation celebration directive does not expressly apply to private schools
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has clarified that the recent Ghana Education Service (GES) directives suspending graduation ceremonies and prohibiting flamboyant post-examination celebrations in pre-tertiary schools do not expressly apply to privately owned schools.