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A recent study has revealed a worrying trend of rising examination malpractice in the country. The study, which covered the period between 2021 and 2023, showed a significant increase in the percentage of candidates involved in examination malpractice from two per cent in 2021 to 10 per cent in 2023. …

The Board Chair of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Elizabeth Ohene, has clarified that neither the President nor the government was involved in the decision to sell 60% shares of SSNIT hotels. In her weekly column published in the state-owned newspaper, Daily Graphic, Miss Ohene expressed surprise …

One person has been reported dead with others injured in an accident that occurred on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on Tuesday. Accra-based UTV reported that, the accident involved a VIP bus with registration number GT 5287-11 and an articulated truck GR 1276-W. It happened when the bus driver reportedly tried to …

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral, Rev Kusi Boateng against an Accra High Court ruling in the defamation suit involving Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The court presided over by Justice Pamela …

Bolgatanga Central lawmaker Isaac Adongo has described the GHS1.5 billion that the government says it has earmarked to pay customers of the defaulting banks as a political gimmick. He says the government made a similar promise ahead of the 2020 general elections but did not deliver. Speaking to journalists in …

The Duplicate Case Docket on the case of Hopeson Adorye has been sent to the Office of the Attorney General for advice, Prosecution Chief Inspector Christopher Wonder told the Circuit Court in Dansoman. The Court, presided over by Her Honour Halima Abdul El-Lawal Basit, has since adjourned the case to …

The Health Minister, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, has dismissed assertions that the government is eager to complete hospital projects in the Ashanti Region for political gains. According to him, the construction of such health facilities requires planning and a budget to execute. He explained that the hospitals are part of …

Dr. Franklyn Asiedu-Bekoe of the Public Health Division of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has emphasised the indispensable role of journalists in the nation’s ambitious campaign to eliminate malaria by 2030. Addressing attendees at a media training workshop organised by the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and the GHS, Dr …

The latest Ghana Human Development Report has shed light on the ongoing exodus of healthcare professionals from Ghana. Titled ‘The Future Value of Work in Ghana,” the report has revealed about 24 percent of nurses trained in Ghana and 50 percent of doctors are currently working abroad due to poor …

The Board Chair of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Elizabeth Ohene, has unequivocally defended the integrity of the process that resulted in the selection of Rock City owned by Food and Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong, as the preferred bidder to acquire a 60% stake in four SSNIT-owned …