Author Archives: larryehu

BECE candidate reported missing in Koforidua

A 14-year-old Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidate is reported missing in Koforidua in the Eastern Region, missing four papers. Valerian Osei-Nyarko who visited his father in Koforidua, was put in a bus last Saturday to return to Kumasi where he has been staying with the aunt, to begin the BECE but was said to have got down from bus ...

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We don’t need approval to research on MPs – UG researchers

The University of Ghana researchers whose research work has proven that majority of MPs are likely to lose their jobs in the next elections have defended their work against criticism from the Speaker of the House Professor Mike Ocquaye. According to the speaker, the research has the tendency to trigger attacks on members of parliament. “Let’s be careful not to ...

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Government concedes there are challenges with 1V1D – Afenyo-Markin

Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says government concedes there are some challenges with its one-village, one-dam programme but committed to rectifying them. Media reports surfaced recently suggesting work on some of the dams being constructed in parts of northern Ghana was substandard, triggering criticism against the government. The National Democratic Congress, who was at the forefront of the ...

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NPP is now teaching NDC how to govern the country – Ablakwa

Former Deputy Minister of Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has sarcastically admitted the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is teaching his party how to govern the country. The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region observed that certain decisions the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should have taken in respect of comments made by leading opposition members while ...

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Jomoro MP gives 2,396 mathematical sets to BECE candidates

The Member of Parliament for Jomoro in the Western Region, Mr. Paul Essien has presented 2,306 mathematical sets to all candidates writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the area. The support which has become a yearly routine forms part of his sole priorities in taking away financial burdens on parents and wholeheartedly showed love and care for ...

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NPA Boss: Stop politicizing Cylinder Recirculation Module

The National Petroleum Authority is cautioning against attempts to politicize the soon to be implemented Cylinder Recirculation Model. Under the model the NPA will convert high risk LPG refill outlets into exchange and distribution centers to make the marketing of LPG safer. It is also expected to double access to LPG to 50 percent by 2030. Addressing a stakeholder forum ...

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Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire committed to getting higher prices for Cocoa Farmers – Bawumia

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has underscored the Ghana Government’s commitment to improving the living standards of cocoa farmers by ensuring they receive greater benefits for their toil. Speaking at the first ever Stakeholder Engagement on Farmer Income in Accra on Tuesday 11th June, 2019, Vice President urged stakeholders in the cocoa value chain, including Trade Houses, ...

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Direct your anger to Ofosu Ampofo – Owusu Bempah to kidnapped girls’ families

Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah has asked the families of the three kidnapped Takoradi girls to direct their anger to the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo about their predicament. He lambasted the families for demanding his arrest by the Ghana Police Service, following a publication attributed to him, to have said that he knows the ...

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