After Ghana appeared to be coming out of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, an equally deadly disease, the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), has reared its ugly head.
All over the world, nations set aside specific days to honour their past heroes, especially those who have contributed in diverse ways to the development of those countries.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has served notice that beginning next month (September), it will enforce the law that requires small-scale mining companies operating in the country to post reclamation bonds for reclaiming mined lands.
ON July 25, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the 2022 mid-year budget review to Parliament in which he pledged the government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation to help engender market confidence and quicken the repair of key macroeconomic indicators.
Education liberates the intellect and unlocks the imagination and is fundamental for self-respect. It is the key to prosperity and opens a world of opportunities, making it possible for each of us to contribute to a progressive, healthy society. Without any doubt, learning benefits every human being and should be available to all.
This year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), scheduled to begin on August 1, 2022, will be administered to candidates in Ghana alone.
Killing renowned playwright Efua Sutherland all over again is what we are doing as a country by our inability to keep a national asset such as the children’s park in good shape, since it was named after her on March 6, 1996.
Last Monday, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the mid-year budget review to Parliament, during which he promised the government's commitment to a quicker turnaround in the fortunes of the economy.
The nation yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of former President John Evans Atta Mills with a memorial and thanksgiving service. The day was also used to unveil a tombstone and inaugurate the refurbished Asomdwee Park.
For the history and memories, though sad, and the connection to our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora that it represents, we need to preserve the only fort in Keta.
Ghanaians are expectant as the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, appears before Parliament next Monday to present the Mid-Year Budget Review of the Economic Policy of the Government and Supplementary Estimates for the 2022 Financial Year.
The government is making strides in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with its policies on free TVET, the TVET voucher project that gives free training and skills upgrade to master craftsmen and women, and the MyTVET campaign, which has resulted in increases in public pre-tertiary TVET institutions.
Gold has been an essential component in the financial reserves of nations for centuries, and its appeal is showing no sign of diminishing, with central banks set to be net purchasers of gold once again this year.
Last week, the government held a four-day retreat at the Presidential Lodge at Peduase, near Aburi in the Eastern Region, to discuss the economy, take stock of programmes and chart a path for growth.
Since the National Service Scheme (NSS) came into force in 1973 and later given legitimacy by the 1979 Constitution, it has become an avenue for addressing the manpower shortfalls in the public and the private sectors.
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will tomorrow appear before Parliament to address the country on how the economy has performed in the first half of the year and the projections for the coming months.