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The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment says it wants to see Ghanaian students move from the habit of learning for exams and has announced changes in the curriculum to reflect this goal. Executive Secretary of the Council, Dr. Prince Armah, told Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Monday, the new curriculum aims to have students learn for life. “If the ...

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said the use of the benchmark value to valuate imported goods at the country’s ports was to ensure that taxes are fairly paid to the State. The benchmark value, the tax collection agency explained, was one out of the six approved valuation methods by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). It ...

Ghana’s cedi has recovered to levels that appropriately reflect the state of the economy after “overshooting” during a slump in the first quarter, according to the head of the central bank. The currency of West Africa’s second-biggest economy collapsed as much as 16 per cent against the dollar after offshore holders of domestic debt failed to roll back their maturing ...

It has emerged that the pilot of Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1, the embattled owner of Menzgold Ghana Limited, has been questioned by the Economic and Organised Crime Organisation (EOCO). The suspect, who is an Australian, was picked up on Sunday, April 7 and is currently on self-enquiry bail. Sources say the pilot, whose name was given as David Brown, ...

National Disaster Management Organisation officials have disclosed at least five bodies have been retrieved after hours of rains in Accra Sunday. The bodies include that of a six-year-old found at Sowutuom, the PRO of NADMO George Awusi said. Others were found at Ablekuma, Odorna and Adjei Kojo in Ashaiman, NADMO disclosed. The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned of heavy downpours ...

The Executive Director for the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) is expressing concern over the Accra-Tema Motorway, one of Ghana’s most patronized roads, which has been plagued by severe and deadly motor accidents since its construction in 1965. In a statement obtained by Myjoyonline, Nana Yaw Akwada said that a survey his agency conducted revealed “very disturbing developments” along the ...

The team bus of Ghana Division One League side, Asokwa Deportivo, has been attacked by armed robbers around Jocobu, while the team was en route to Prestea to honour an NC Special Competition game. The robbery took place in the early hours of Sunday, April 14, 2019, the day of the game. The robbers took away money, mobile phones, two ...

The Rotary Club of Accra Spintex, Tema Meridian, Tema-Sakumono, Rotaract Club of Regional Maritime together with fishermen of Sakumono organised a clean-up exercise at the Sakumono beach also known as ‘Titanic Beach’. Over the past six years, these clubs have been cleaning beaches and advocating for these beaches to be kept clean. Titanic Beach, which is used by fishermen a ...

The clarity of President Akufo-Addo’s campaign message might have endeared him to many voters, leading to his ‘sweat’ victory. His message was shipshape and Bristol fashion. We still remember ‘Free SHS’, and ‘One District, One Factory’. The fight against corruption was also one of the centerpiece of the president’s message. President Akufo-Addo was candid and emphatic: “my government will fight ...

Bani Kafui Liberty, 56, is seeking justice in court after he was nearly lynched by some youth of Tsakpokope in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region over allegations that he had a hand in the death of one Atsu Davor who was found lifeless behind his ‘Liberty Hills Hotel’ in Kpeve. Mr. Bani told Citi News that “upon ...