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The principal and co-founder of Jackson Educational Complex, Mrs Theodosia Jackson, has urged graduates to embrace technology as they prepare to enter the job market. Speaking at the Jackson Institute of Technology graduation ceremony, she emphasised the importance of digital skills in today’s competitive economy. Addressing the graduating students, the …

President John Mahama has granted amnesty to 998 prisoners nationwide. The decision, based on the recommendation of the Prisons Service Council and in consultation with the Council of State, was made in line with Article 72(1) of the 1992 Constitution. A total of 1,014 prisoners had been recommended for consideration, …

The Ghana Police Service has invited political parties to a high-level meeting to deliberate on election-related violence and also its preparations for the upcoming parliamentary by-election in the Akwatia Constituency. In a letter signed by the Commissioner of Police and Director-General of Administration, Dr. David Agyemang Adjem, the police disclosed …

    The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, the Ghana Commission for UNESCO and UNESCO Accra Office,  launched the UNESCO Culture- 2030 Indicators project in May,2025. This milestone was a significant step towards incorporating culture into the country’s sustainable development goals agenda, to thrive culture more effectively with …

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to establish a dedicated fund to secure the future of the children left behind by the eight individuals who perished in the August 6 Ghana Air Force helicopter crash. The announcement came on Tuesday, August 12, during the funeral rites of the late Deputy …

The tragic death of the eight persons in the helicopter crash has led to many questions being asked, the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has said. He says over the past three days, they have asked why them, why this way, and why now? Speaking during the vigil on Saturday, …

The Wenchi Manhene, Osagyefo Ampem Anye Amoampong Tabrako III, has expressed alarm over a mining lease granted for a 202-acre land within his jurisdiction. According to him, a purported document titled “Mining Lease,” issued on December 3, 2024, and presented to him by a Chinese company for quarry activities, raises …

The Coalition of Concerned Youth has issued a press release expressing condolences to families who have lost loved ones on the Kumasi-Accra highway, particularly following a recent tragic accident that resulted in significant loss of life. The group’s Executive Director, Richard Mensah, expressed deep concern over the road’s deplorable condition, …

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has said 1,200 excavators have been impounded at the Tema port pending validation before clearance. This action forms part of efforts to track all excavators entering the country and to control the inflow and use of earth-moving equipment in the …

The government will, from next week, begin the disbursement of 10 million cedis each to four distressed technical universities across the country. The move is aimed at bridging infrastructure gaps and reviving stalled development projects. Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu announced the intervention during the inauguration of the Governing Council …