Author Archives: larryehu

Free SHS: Headteachers being gagged over Free SHS challenges – Apaak

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South Dr Clement Appak says headteachers of government schools across the country are being gagged over Free SHS challenges. The minority has continuously criticised the policy saying it has been poorly implemented. Dr Apaak believes school heads have been intimidated so that they do not voice out difficulties they face. He also downplayed the ...

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Ghanaian churches as weak as the State – Kwabena Donkor

Member of Parliament for Pru East Kwabena Donkor says the Church in Ghana is as weak the state itself. His sentiments are placed in the context of leadership and accountability in institutions, which he says are the cause of delayed development in the country. This comes on the back of the collapse of a church building in Akyem Batabi where ...

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Church building Collapse: Death toll now 21

The death toll from the Church building collapse in Akyem Batabi in the Eastern Region has risen to 21, out of 29 victims retrieved. The deceased persons are made up of 12 females and 9 males. There are eight survivors so far. More victims are expected to be extricated as rescue workers worked throughout last night to enter day four ...

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Akufo-addo commissions 64km kete krachi – dodiokope road

President Akufo-Addo has commissioned the sixty-four-kilometre (64km) Kete Krachi – Dodiokope Road Project, in the newly created Oti Region. This project was undertaken in three (3) phases by Messrs First Sky Limited, at a total cost of GH¢156 million, and was funded by COCOBOD, with the Ghana Highway Authority serving as the implementing agency and supervising consultant. The project was ...

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Akufo-Addo calls for emergency action on Creative Arts Bill

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed that there should be a true sense of urgency on the part of Parliament and all relevant stakeholders in passing the Creative Arts Bill into law, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has disclosed. She said the president hopes the Bill becomes law before the end of tenure of the current Parliament. The ...

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United States Pharmacopeia supports UG School of Pharmacy

In line with its corporate objectives, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Ghana, a subsidiary of United States Pharmacopoeia US, has presented various Laboratory items to the University of Ghana School of Pharmacy (UGSOP). The donation is in furtherance of the organization’s commitment to contribute to the training of Pharmacists in Ghana. At a brief ceremony held at the USP Ghana ...

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Know the facts before passing judgement – Buhari to Akufo-Addo et al

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community, especially those who have shared concerns about the protests in Nigeria, to know the facts before making judgements. Several days of protests to get the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) unit of the Nigerian police disbanded has degenerated into violence and shooting of peaceful protesters. This has seen the international community including ...

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