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Bureau of Ghana Languages endorses Ahanta language orthography for use in schools
Posted on with No CommentThe Bureau of Ghana Languages has officially certified the teaching and learning of the Ahanta language in basic and secondary school after schools on Ahanta land, especially in the Ahanta West municipality. This giant achievement means the language can be … Read more →
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From analyzing in the lab to becoming CEO: The story of Delese Mimi Darko, FDA Boss
Posted on | CommentAs part of celebration of women, the team went up-close with the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Delese Afia Mimi Darko, simply known by many as Mimi Darko. Mimi is the first ever woman to … Read more →
We need to keep pushing into the minds of women that they’re capable – Yaa Amoako-Adu
Posted on | CommentChief Executive Officer (CEO) of Intergrity Logistics, Yaa Amoako Adu has mentioned that it is her wish to see women rub shoulders with men. Stating her reasons for this statement she said, “I don’t know why, but I feel we … Read more →
Gov’t to receive extra 2 million COVID-19 vaccines by May
Posted on | CommentGhana will receive an additional two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility by the end of May, this year. That would boost the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme and aid the government’s quest to vaccinate about 20 million Ghanaians. … Read more →
FDA warns public not to buy COVID-19 vaccines online
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has asked the public not to patronise products offered online supposedly being advertised as COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA issued the alert in a statement released on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. According to the FDA, … Read more →
GRIDCo explains cause of nationwide power cut on Sunday
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has said it is working to resolve the challenges that resulted in the power cut on Sunday. A statement by management said “The Ghana Grid Company Limited wishes to inform the general public that … Read more →
GES postpones reopening date of SHS 1 Students
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Education Service has postponed the reopening of first-year Senior High School students to Thursday, March 18 through to Sunday, March 21. In a press release signed by the Deputy Director-General, the Service said the action is to give … Read more →
162,541 Ghanaians receive Covid-19 vaccine
Posted on | CommentSome 162,541 Ghanaians who fall within the eligible groups in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central regions have received their Covid-19 vaccine. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) situational report on the vaccination, 104,174 people have been vaccinated in … Read more →
Armed robbers kill Nabdam Deputy District Director of NADMO
Posted on | CommentThe Nabdam Deputy District Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Upper East Region, Mr Dominic Kulkong, has been shot dead when a group of three armed men carried a robbery operation at the Pelungu market. The … Read more →
Kidnapped Tadi girls: 2 accused sentenced to death
Posted on | CommentThe Sekondi High Court has sentenced to death the two accused persons behind the kidnapping and subsequent murder of four Takoradi girls. Justice Richard Adjei Frimpong, however, gave the accused 30 days to appeal the judgement. The two convicts kidnapped … Read more →
Western Regional Minister Okyere Darko adjudged 2nd Best Regional Minister for 2020
Posted on | CommentHon. Dr. Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, the Western Regional Minister-designate has been adjudged the 2nd Best Regional Minister for the year 2020. Dr. Okyere Darko Mensah who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi Constituency was appointed as … Read more →
Takoradi girls’ trial – Defence counsels ‘abandon’ case
Posted on | CommentThe defence lawyers for two Nigerians standing trial for the murder of the four missing ‘Takoradi girls’ yesterday failed to appear before the Sekondi High Court without prior notice. At the last adjournment, the court ordered the prosecution to file … Read more →
Virtuous Boardroom supports teenage mothers in Ahanta West
Posted on | CommentThe Ahanta West Municipal Assembly has since 2018, and to date, consistently led as the assembly with the highest number of teenager pregnancy cases in the Western Region. “Teenage pregnancy is prevalent here in Ahanta West. In fact, we have … Read more →
GH¢5.7 billion petroleum revenue lost to COVID-19
Posted on | CommentGHANA lost some GH¢5.7 billion in petroleum revenue in the first half of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, a report published by the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has revealed. PIAC explained that the outbreak … Read more →
COVID–19: Ada SHS records 10 cases
Posted on | CommentAda Senior High School has recorded 10 COVID-19 cases with four recoveries, Headmaster of the school, Kojo Ayibor, has said. He said the school was awaiting the results of the last samples taken from the remaining six students. “We hope … Read more →
Mad man chops off woman’s hand, injures 6 others
Posted on | CommentA 40-year-old mentally deranged man has chopped off the left arm of a 58-year-old woman identified as Adwoa Mansa and injured six others at Ajumako-Badukrom in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District of the Central Region. The victims who were attacked unprovoked in … Read more →
You’re retired; thanks for your service – Prez. Akufo-Addo to Domelevo
Posted on | CommentThe President, Nana Akufo-Addo says his office believes that the embattled Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo is retired hence cannot remain in office. He has therefore expressed appreciation to him for his service and indicated that a substantive replacement for … Read more →
Domelevo resumes duty, refuses to comment on controversies
Posted on | CommentThe Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo showed up at his office at the Audit Service Headquarters in Accra at 8:20 am amid tensions with the Audit Service Board. Today marked the end of the controversial 167-day accumulated leave he was forced … Read more →
COVID-19 fight in Ghana: 3,321 vaccinate first day
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service, in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) in Ghana, launched the COVID-19 vaccination programme in Accra yesterday (March 2, 2021). This opens the gates for qualified members of the public to step forward and take the … Read more →
Nike exec quits after son’s trainer resale firm revealed
Posted on | CommentA top Nike executive in the US has resigned from the company after 25 years after her son’s booming sneaker resale business became public. Ann Hebert, Nike’s general manager for North America, stepped down following the Bloomberg Businessweek article. It reported … Read more →
HIV findings in DR Congo ‘give hope for cure’
Posted on | CommentThe discovery of a large group of people whose bodies naturally control HIV without taking medication is leading to hopes of an eventual cure, scientists say. The study found as many as 4% of HIV carriers in the Democratic Republic … Read more →
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