Author: p.antoh

Ghana’s education system continues to rely heavily on high-stakes theoretical examinations to determine learners’ progression and future opportunities. This model, while deeply entrenched, fails to capture the diverse intelligences, practical skills, and lived experiences of students. This article challenges the status quo, illustrating the structural flaws in the current assessment regime and the damaging consequences it imposes on learners especially those from marginalized backgrounds. Using the real-life stories of Akosua and Kwame, the piece exposes the human cost of exam-centered evaluation and calls for urgent, holistic reforms in national education assessment. It concludes with actionable recommendations for building a fairer…

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, on Friday, June 13, provided an update on the ongoing investigations by Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) into financial malfeasance at the National Service Authority (NSA). Dr. Dominic Ayine, announced that he has directed a full investigation into the assets of key individuals implicated in the major financial scandal. Read below the statement by the Attorney General: OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL ACCRA June 13, 2025. PRESS BRIEFING BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE OPERATION RECOVER ALL LOOT (ORAL) INVESTIGATION INTO THE FINANCIAL MALFEASANCE AT THE NATIONAL SERVICE AUTHORITY (NSA) Ladies…

Nigeria will host the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Abuja International Conference Centre on June 20-21, 2025. The summit’s overall agenda is to establish a harmonized trade policy framework, mobilize critical infrastructure funding, promote inclusive economic growth and strengthen regional economic resilience. The summit will host Heads of States from member countries, Ministers, private sector leaders, development partners, and youth innovators from across West Africa and beyond. In advance of the pivotal West Africa Economic Summit, Nigeria’s Minister of State, H.E. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, is on a high-level diplomatic mission to Ghana as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Envoy.…

The President’s Office has officially replied to a petition from investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, confirming that the contract between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and waste management company Zoomlion Ghana Limited has ended and will not be renewed. In a letter dated June 11, 2025, signed by the President’s Secretary, Dr. Callistus Mahama, the Jubilee House recognized the issues raised in Azure’s petition from April 27 and detailed several government decisions resulting from the review. Contract Expired – No Renewal “The contract between Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited (‘Zoomlion’) has ended and will not be renewed,”…

The Eastern Regional Police Command has intercepted two tipper trucks transporting a large quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp in a major anti-drug operation. According to a press release signed by Superintendent Ebenezer Tetteh of the Public Affairs Unit, the operation took place on the morning of June 11, 2025, around 7:30 a.m. at Apesua near Nkurakan. The two Howo Sino tipper trucks, with registration numbers GN 993-14 and GG 3674-20, were found to be loaded with 150 sacks of dried leaves hidden beneath piles of sand. Acting on intelligence, police successfully intercepted the trucks before the…

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaian parents—especially those with children living with disabilities—not to abandon their children in times of difficulty or financial strain. She urged parents to keep their children at home and work with relevant institutions to find appropriate support systems rather than resorting to neglect or abandonment. The Minister made this call on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, during a working visit to several child protection facilities in the Greater Accra Region. The visit aimed to familiarize herself and her team with the current…

A group calling itself, Community Focus Foundation Ghana (CFF-Ghana) has called for strong governance, transparency and accountability measures to tackle Ghana’s energy sector crisis. According to CFF-Ghana, the nation must seek for purposeful and sound solutions in addressing the energy sector challenges. “As we may be aware, Ghana’s energy sector is facing myriads of challenges including financial shortfalls, escalating debts amounting to $3.1 billion, systemic inefficiencies, and gas shortages among other challenges.” In a press statement issued by the Cooperate Communication Department of CFF-Ghana, believe that the cause(s) of the perennial energy sector crisis are not just financial, but it…

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has obtained an interlocutory injunction to stop the strike initiated by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). Tourist attractions This development follows the association’s disregard for the NLC’s order to terminate the strike. The injunction issued by the Accra High Court has prohibited the GRNMA from continuing its strike, which commenced on June 4. This strike has significantly disrupted healthcare services nationwide, as it aims to demand the enforcement of the 2024 Collective Agreement, which remains unimplemented. In the meantime, the four unions have clarified that during a joint meeting conducted on May…

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that the government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will soon place a ban on the production and import of styrofoam (takeaway packs) as food containers in Ghana to reduce plastic pollution. This decision, he explained, is part of a larger initiative to combat plastic pollution and encourage the use of safer, more eco-friendly options. During a national event for World Environment Day 2025 at the Kwabenya Community Day School on Thursday, June 5, 2025, President Mahama mentioned that the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology would start implementing the ban in the upcoming…

The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service, through a special intelligence operation, has arrested suspect Ernest Mohamed Adjiri for the unlawful possession of narcotic drugs in the Greater Accra Region. The operation, carried out by a team of Police officers, led to the retrieval of 120 slabs of compressed dried leaves suspected to be narcotic drugs, concealed in three fertilizer sacks on board a Hyundai i10 taxicab with registration number GW 9832-22. The suspect during interrogation admitted ownership of the items and will be put before the court soon.