The Deputy Coordinator of the Free SHS Secretariat, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah, has assured that all challenges associated with the Computerised School Selection Placement System (CSSPS) will be resolved. Hundreds of parents of students who sat for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on Thursday thronged the GNAT Hall in Accra for placement. The...
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Reduction in fuel prices due to changes on international market not G4O – IES
The Institute of Energy Security (IES) says his prediction of fuel price reductions in the second pricing window is due to a marginal decline in international market prices. According to IES, the impact of government’s gold-for-oil policy which is intended to cushion consumers to purchase fuel at a cheaper price is yet to be felt....
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Essien never gets the credit he deserves – Mikel Obi
Ex-Chelsea player Michael Essien has been praised by his former teammate John Obi Mikel for his hard work during his playing days. Both players were assigned midfield and defensive roles when they played together between 2006 and 2014 at Chelsea and John Obi Mikel admits that the former Black Stars player’s efforts were less recognised....
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Ghana’s inflation for January 2023 drops marginally to hit 53.6%
The year-on-year inflation rate for January 2023 has dropped marginally to 53.6%, from the 54.1% recorded in December 2022. This is according to latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service. This is the first time in the last 19 months that there has been a reversal of the rate of increase for the year-on-year inflation....
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Your continuous picketing over DDEP unnecessary – Ofori-Atta to pensioners
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has tagged the continuous picketing by pensioner bondholders for an exemption from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme as unnecessary. He maintains that the voluntary exercise has concluded and that the government will honour its obligations to bondholders, including retirees who voluntarily opted not to participate in the programme. For the...
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Titus Glover refutes allegation that politicians are behind Bawku conflict
Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Member of Parliament for Tema East, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover has debunked allegation that politicians are fueling the Bawku conflict. Titus Glover admitted in an interview with Johnnie Hughes on 3FM Sunrise Morning Show that it is a fact that in Bawku, the Mamprusies...
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Pastor dies attempting 40-day fast for Jesus
A Mozambican pastor has died after fasting for 40 days trying to reach the record reached by Jesus on the biblical Mount of Olives. The death of Francisco Barajah, the pastor and founder of the Santa Trindade Evangelical Church in the central province of Manica, was confirmed on Wednesday. He died while being treated at...
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Over 160k without schools as Computerized School Placement opened
The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana TVET Service on Wednesday released this year’s Computerized School Placement exercise with a total of 372,780 out of the 538,399 candidates who qualified to be placed successfully placed, representing 69.24 percent. However, 165,619 qualified candidates, representing 30.76 per cent, who could not be matched with any of...
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Christian Atsu’s shoes found in rubble – Agent
Christian Atsu has yet to be found after last week’s earthquake in Turkey, according to his agent. While two pairs of Atsu’s shoes were found in the rubble, the player himself remains missing as the search for him continues. The Ghana international was declared missing following the 7.8 magnitude quake that hit Turkey and Syria...
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Ofori-Atta hasn’t responded to pensioners’ letter but has done for other groups – Sophia Akuffo
Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has wondered why the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has failed to respond to their letter requesting for exemption of pensioners from the domestic debt exchange programme when he has done so for other groups. She says it is becoming worrying that their concerns have not been addressed by the Minister. Speaking to journalists...