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NAGRAT says NaCCA knew of LGBTQ content before public outcry
Posted on with No CommentThe President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) knew about the controversial content in a Senior High School teacher manual long before public outrage forced its withdrawal. Jacob Anaba … Read more →
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Review E-Levy to 0.5% – Prof. Quartey
Posted on | CommentThe Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, Prof. Peter Quartey, has called on the government to use the 2022 midyear budget to review the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) to make … Read more →
Block your exes, never keep them as friends – Eastwood Anaba
Posted on | CommentFamed Ghanaian pastor, Eastwood Anaba, has laid out some rules on how to maintain a good relationship with your partner. According to the president of the Eastwood Anaba Ministries, it is important for one not to be friends with their … Read more →
Sunyani Airport to open in two weeks
Posted on | CommentThe first phase of the rehabilitation work of the Sunyani Airport has been completed. The project is expected to be handed over to the Ghana Airport Company Limited for commercial flights to begin in two weeks. “The Sunyani Airport is … Read more →
‘Resume wearing of face masks’ – GHS
Posted on | CommentTHE GHANA Health Service (GHS) has urged the public to go back to the wearing of face masks in the light of the reported emergence of new strains of the COVID-19 Omicron variant currently in circulation across the country. The … Read more →
Parliament approves US$750m for CAPEX
Posted on | CommentPARLIAMENT YESTERDAY approved a US$750 million African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) loan which is part of a broader package to finance capital and growth-related expenditures in the 2022 Budget presented to the House on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The agreement, signed … Read more →
Eurozone raises interest rates for first time in 11 years
Posted on | CommentThe European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates for the first time in more than 11 years as it tries to control soaring eurozone inflation. The ECB increased its key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to 0.0% and … Read more →
Ghana Card: 15.7 million cards issued so far – NIA
Posted on | CommentThe National Identification Authority (NIA) has handed out over 15.7 million Ghana Cards whereas some 808,493 cards have been printed but not yet issued. According to the Executive Secretary of the NIA, Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, 16,969,034 persons have registered … Read more →
Ghana Police Service leads corruption league table
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service is the most corrupt institution in the country, a research conducted by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), together with other stakeholders, has stated. In total, 24 institutions were sampled for the said survey. The research was christened; Corruption … Read more →
2 Hajj pilgrims die in Mecca
Posted on | CommentThey are both male and female the latter being the first to lose her life. According to the Director of the Medical Department of the Ghana Hajj Board (GHB) Dr Zakaria, the lady died when she was saying one of … Read more →
Man arrested as girlfriend barks like dog after sex
Posted on | CommentA 33-year-old man has been arrested and put before a court to answer for using a charm during sexual intercourse with his girlfriend, which made her bark like a dog. Suspect Ibrahim Orona appeared before a magistrates’ court in Abeokuta on … Read more →
Western Region: 8 month pregnant woman, son killed in accident at Juaboso
Posted on | CommentAn 8 months pregnant woman and his son have been killed in an accident at Juaboso, in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region. According to an eyewitness, a truck loaded with plantain roots failed it breaks leading it … Read more →
“Money is the problem now” – Sekondi-Takoradi residents cry over operation paint your building
Posted on | CommentSome residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis have commended the Assembly for the Operation Paint Your Building Campaign. Speaking to Skyy News, some of the residents said the campaign is a good idea by the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) as it … Read more →
Port expansion to recruit over 3000 residents of Sekondi-Takoradi – WR Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister says over three thousand (3000) residents of Sekondi-Takoradi will be employed as the Takoradi Harbour expansion has been completed. Speaking at a presentation where Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah gave street bulbs to residents in Airport Ridge … Read more →
State loses GH¢27bn to tax exemptions – Finance Minister confirms in Parliament
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has confirmed that the country lost about GH¢27 billion to tax exemptions granted some businesses between 2008 and 2020. The amount translates to about GH¢2.2 billion surrendered in tax waivers each year for the … Read more →
2 Teachers at Asangrakwa SHS remanded for rape, indecent assault
Posted on | CommentTwo teachers of Asankragwa Senior High School have been remanded into police custody by the Asankragwa District Magistrate Court for allegedly rapping and assaulting two first-year students of the school. The first suspect, Ernest Donkor, contrary to section 97 of … Read more →
Ghanaian woman shot dead in US
Posted on | CommentThe police have confirmed the death of a Ghanaian woman, 41, who was shot dead by unidentified persons on Cambridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to reports, the woman was one of two Ghanaian women shot at 7:00 pm on … Read more →
Ambulance Service admits charging deceased woman in labour GHc600 before transporting her
Posted on | CommentThe probe into the death of Agustine Awortwe, a woman in labour who died in transit from Takoradi to Accra by the Parliamentary Select Committee has reached day 3. It is alleged that the victim died due to negligence of … Read more →
WR Minister presents street bulbs to Airport Ridge residents
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister has presented street bulbs to Airport Ridge residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says as part of his measures to ensure security and development in the community, he is sharing the bulbs to … Read more →
3-month operation paint your building campaign launched in Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentA three-month sensitisation campaign has been launched by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to create awareness of the Operation paint your building Campaign after which enforcement of the bye-law will be intensified. Paragraph two of the STMA bye-laws on … Read more →
UK heatwave: Country may have hottest day on record with 41C forecast
Posted on | CommentThe UK could have its hottest day on record this week, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 41C (106F). The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning on Monday and Tuesday in much of England, from London and … Read more →
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