By Ivy Benson An attempt by the Apantse We family of the Greater Accra Region to permanently possess some tracks of the Shiashie land from government has hit the rock, as an Accra High Court has declared that a 1999 judgment, giving possession of the said land to the family is null and void. The [...]
By Fatima Adam Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday registered their displeasure about how some Junior High School (JHS) students were walked out of their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) because they were pregnant. According to the lawmakers, the BECE examination was not like the Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) which allows for students to write [...]
From Issah Alhassan, Kumasi CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING recent remarks by the former CEO of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr. Wereko Brobbey, concerning the performance of Dr. Bawumia in the ongoing presidential petition hearing appear to be dying out, but it certainly would not have ended without a mention the firebrand member of the opposition New [...]
From Michael Boateng, Dormaa-Ahenkro Reports reaching The Chronicle in Sunyani speak of an outbreak of Whooping Cough in the Dormaa West district. According to reports, an Assemblyman for Yaakrom, Francis Kwadwo Oppong had already reported the outbreak to the Health Directorate. Ms. Florence Iddrisah, Dormaa Central Municipal Director of Health, addressing a Municipal Health [...]
From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi THE KUMASI Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has allocated GH¢200,000.00 to support the reconstruction of burnt down stalls at the Kumasi Central market following last Sunday’s fire outbreak. The Metro Chief Executive, Mr. Kojo Bonsu said at a media briefing on Monday that in the circumstance the KMA had permitted victims of [...]
From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS Network (MTN) Ghana Limited has committed an additional $105 million this year towards improving its network in Ghana. This is besides the $1.2 billion the company has already sunk into growth under its expansion programme. Mrs. Cynthia Lumor, Corporate Services Executive of MTN Ghana who disclosed this at [...]
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has estimated GH¢65,240,000.00 for the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) under four major strategic objectives for the next ten years. The estimates for the objectives are: to build public capacity to condemn and fight corruption and make its practices a high-risk, low-gain activity [...]
The Atibie Midwifery Training College has not admitted any student to pursue the Health Assistants Clinical (HAC) programme since 2010, Mrs. Paulina Osabutey, Principal of the school has said. She said the institution suspended intake of students for the HAC programme because of inadequate classroom infrastructure. “Our inability to run the HAC programme over [...]
Mr Kofi Adade Debrah, Eastern Regional Programme Unit Manager of Plan Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has called on Government to review the age of consent for sex from 16 years to 18 years. He said this would help prevent the situation whereby some girls were being forced into marriage before the age of 18. [...]
Mrs. Christiana Sabotie, Principal of Saint Monica’s College of Education in Asante Mampong says the decision by the authorities to disallow pregnant ladies to write final exams falls within Ghana Education Services (GES) rules and regulations. She said pregnant students could not take part in the July final examination because “the decision of the college [...]