The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all Regional Directors of Education to ensure that capitation grants for the first term of the 2026/2027 academic year are transferred to basic schools by Friday, October 30, 2026. In a letter dated October 16, 2026, the GES said the funds had been transferred to the accounts of…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, Monday. Tech shares were on the upswing early October 19 as investors opened the week by taking advantage of last week’s pullback in the Nasdaq. Last weeks 4.5 percent drop was due to various…
An analysis of the congestion at the Tema Port, exploring systemic logisitical failures, economic impacts, and structural solutions needed to fix Ghana's supply chain.
Speaking on Akoma 87.9 FM, Asante Twum explained that the immediate task of the interim coaches is to prepare the national team for the Somalia encounter, with any decision on their future resting with the committee overseeing the search for a substantive head coach.
Unrest on the archipelago came after police shot a woman during a rally over rising costs and water shortages. Published On 19 Oct 202619 Oct 2026 Mauritius has lifted a nighttime curfew that was imposed last week amid a rare wave of violent demonstrations. The government announced on Monday that the “favourable evolution of the…
A Houthi fighter monitors the coastline in Mocha on Oct. 16. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis has launched hundreds of raids in Yemen backing the internationally recognised government since the start of the renewed fighting in the long-running civil war. The conflict, dormant for years, erupted again in July and intensified after the Houthis…
For 20 years, the Bono Region had waited for its first Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB) crown. On Sunday night, October 18, 2026, Nana Konadu Nhyiraba Obeng ended that wait, winning the competition after a memorable journey that culminated in a powerful opening performance celebrating the region’s identity, heritage and people.
Kenyan High Court judge Diana Kavedza Mochache gestures ahead of delivering a judgment against self-proclaimed pastor and ex-cult leader Paul Mackenzie (not pictured) and his co-accused during their murder trial judgment at the Mombasa Law Courts, in Mombasa, Kenya, Monday. A Mombasa court through a High Court Judge Diana Kavedza Mochache is expected to deliver…
The partnership, formalised through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), will begin with a pilot project in the Greater Accra Region, with plans to expand to other parts of the country.
“We have seen an increase in the registration of lands and other land-related documents. But many people do not know about our processes. They do not know where to go when they have challenges. They don’t even know the basic procedure for buying land. That is why we want to go closer to them, inform…
