The announcement by the Minister of Education that the teacher licensure examination should end in August has attracted the concern of stakeholders who value quality in education.

Considered a quality assurance measure, its cancellation raises apprehension. The examination has consistently revealed that a cross-section of teachers possesses woefully inadequate professional knowledge. 

The Global Findex Database (GFD) 2025, released on July 16, shows that Ghana’s Financial Inclusion Index improved in 2024, moving to 80 per cent, from 68 per cent in 2021. Good news, right?

In a bid to ensure that her younger sister could complete polytechnic education, Mrs Mary Abena Mintah Mifetu put her education on hold and took a job as a cleaner to support the family financially.

A Chinese woman identified as Mrs Jiang was shocked to find little chicks around her home when she returned from a trip. 

Mrs Jiang bought three cartons of eggs before heading out for a short trip. Two days later, she returned to high-pitched chirping and fluffy yellow chicks across the floor.  

In 2022, a Canadian politician, Dominic Cardy, was on vacation in Ukraine. He visited sites that had experienced Russian bombings and  been damaged, and he shared multiple images and videos on his personal X (Twitter) account.

In 2021, British internet personality Miles Routledge visited Afghanistan during the Fall of Kabul, and has since returned multiple times. He was captured and detained by the Taliban for several months. He shared photos, livestreams, videos and stories from Afghanistan online, as well as later recounting his experiences in interviews and a book.

The selling of family houses to corporate institutions, groups and individuals in many of the Ga communities has, in recent times, become a trend, rendering many young people homeless.

The practice, according to some Ga traditional leaders, could be attributed to greed and protracted litigation among some families.

A legal practitioner has clarified that couples who marry under customary (traditional) law are legally permitted to use the titles “Mr.” and “Mrs.” after their marriage ceremony.

A legal practitioner, Victor Owusu Asante, has addressed a common misconception among some Ghanaians regarding the legal status and protections of customary marriage — also known as traditional—marriage.

Educators, students and professionals within the suburb of Chorkor in Accra have benefited from a week-long training in modern aquaculture and sustainable food production practices.

The Upper East Region recorded  2,436 teenage pregnancies between January and May 2025, renewing public concern about the welfare, health and future of adolescent girls in the region.

Of the  figure, 25 cases involved girls aged 10 to 14 years, while the remaining 2,411 were between 15 to 19 years.

Four years ago in December, two Ghanaian women, an entrepreneur, Cynthia Ohemaa Appiah and a Specialist Nurse (Cardiac Stressing Practitioner) at the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in the United Kingdom (UK), put into action the idea of establishing an online community of women to empower them through entrepreneurship.

Two outfits that share a common interest in the promotion of culture and tourism, Volta Hotel & Dodi World located at Akosombo and the Accra-based Ceejay Multimedia, have formalised their relationship in a bid to help bolster the sector.

It takes God to bless man. However, it will take another man to be used by God to bless man. Inasmuch as God is the source of all blessings, man is His channel of blessings.

No man is an island. Even though you are on your own, you cannot live this life all by yourself. Reaching the top is not a lone journey.

Even though we are supposed to take our destinies into our own hands and create the future we want to live in, we cannot do everything on our own.

When it comes to the northern parts of Ghana, the cultural dynamics take on a whole new dimension. Compared to the south, the environment is different, the languages are different and the lifestyles are definitely different.

However, the values are still very much Ghanaian. The people are warm and friendly. There is respect for royalty and the elderly. And visitors are warmly received.

A scientific theory explains that as you fall in love you develop a ‘mystical’ spark during which your brain stimulates the production of chemicals like dopamine and epinephrine.

These give you a rosy outlook of life. 

If the brain stimulation is strong, your mind gets clouded and you literally get ‘mentally challenged’ and hence the term ‘madly in love’.

A 38-year-old bailiff, Kojo Budu Jackson, has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour by an Accra Circuit Court for attempting to commit fraud with forged court documents bearing the signature of a retired judge.

Jackson was found to have falsified a district court order and a certificate of divorce supposedly issued by a former magistrate of the Ejisu District Court in the Ashanti Region.

The fourth edition of The Bold New Normal Conference, convened by business leader, author, and global speaker Lucy Quist,  takes place on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at The Enclave Garden, East Legon, Accra.

On April 29, 2025, a letter signed by the Executive Secretary to the President, Dr Callistus Mahama, and addressed to the acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, indicated that seven Justices of the Court of Appeal had been nominated for consideration for appointment to the Supreme Court bench. 

Caring for older adults has always held a special place in my heart. As a dietitian and public health professional, I believe that every stage of life deserves attention and dignity, especially the golden years.

The root of every building is its foundation. Anytime you see a mind-blowing edifice, think of a building that has invested a fortune into its foundation. Without a robust foundation, this investment in a building will only be sitting on a time bomb. In just a matter of months, everything will come crumbling down!   

Kimathi Rawlings, the son of Former President Jerry John Rawlings has been spotted on the dance floor displaying some beautiful moves with his sisters urging him on.