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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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AstraZeneca CEO delighted Ghana takes delivery of vaccines
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AstraZeneca, Pascal Soriot, has expressed delight that the first doses of the vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India has been delivered. Ghana became the first country on Wednesday, February 24 to take … Read more →
Remove tollbooth – Drivers to Gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe Alliance of Drivers Ghana has asked Government to remove tollbooths across the country and replace them with 10 pesewas increase in petrol price. The Drivers body made the call in a press statement signed by its National Chairman, Alhaji … Read more →
BakPage GH Foundation supports Village of Hope on 27th Feb
Posted on | CommentAs part of its vision to empower youth for a brighter future, the Bakpage GH Foundation’s maiden empowerment trip to the Village of Hope Shelter Home aims at putting smiles on the faces of the inmates. The Visioneer of the … Read more →
Kwabenya Traditional Council threatens to burn down LGBTQI meeting place
Posted on | CommentTension is brewing in the Kwabenya community in the Ga East municipality in the Greater Accra Region following the alleged meeting of Lesbians, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) members in a house there. The Kwabenya Traditional Council has, … Read more →
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announces withdrawal of election challenge
Posted on | CommentUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed victory to incumbent Yoweri Museveni, alleging bias by Supreme Court justices hearing the case. “We have decided to withdraw from … Read more →
Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia
Posted on | CommentFacebook has announced it will restore news content to its users in Australia. The tech giant has blocked news to Australians on its platform since last Thursday amid a dispute over a proposed law which would force it and Google … Read more →
Hair creams can cause fibroids, infertility – Prof Agyemang Badu Akosa
Posted on | CommentAfrican women and women of African descent who use hair straightening creams and lotions on their hair stand a higher risk of developing fibroid and cancers of the female genital tract which can lead to infertility, says Professor Agyeman Badu … Read more →
COVID-19 vaccines safe, effective – FDA assures
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says adequate safety and quality assurance has been done in authorising the two COVID-19 vaccines to be administered in the country. It said no safety and efficacy standards were bypassed or compromised, except that … Read more →
COVID: Ignore vaccines conspiracy theorists, get vaccinated – Ablakwa
Posted on | CommentMember of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that he is ready to be vaccinated against the coronavirus if the vaccines arrive into the country. He has urged all his constituents and Ghanaians in general to accept the … Read more →
Ghana Water Company rations water in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Western Region has begun rationing water in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis due to the low level of water at the treatment plant. “Due to the onset of the dry season and its effects … Read more →
3 Die in Cape Coast – Accra highway crash
Posted on | CommentThree people died in a ghastly accident on the Cape Coast – Accra highway over the weekend, the police confirmed. According to the police, the three comprising a Ghanaian and two foreign nationals were returning from the Cape Coast stretch of the … Read more →
Galamsey pit swallows 2 girls at Denkyira Dominase
Posted on | CommentTwo girls, Akua Boahemaa, 14, and Baaba Mensah, 10, have been found dead at an abandoned galamsey pit located at the outskirt of Denkyira Dominase in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. According to information gathered indicate … Read more →
Road crashes: 2,589 perish in 2020
Posted on | Comment-Motorcycles killed 1,056; commercial vehicles killed 964, and private vehicles killed 569 The number of commuters killed in road traffic crashes in 2020 recorded a significant increase of 13.35% over the figure for 2019.A total of 2,589 people were … Read more →
Gov’t announces vaccine roll out
Posted on | CommentThe government, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will formally announce today the rollout of the vaccination programme for the country, Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. So far the government said it had ordered about 355,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from Europe … Read more →
Thank you for the ‘befitting burial’ – Rawlings’ family to govt
Posted on | CommentThe family of former President Jerry John Rawlings called on President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on Thursday. The meeting was to thank the government for the “befitting burial” accorded Mr Rawlings on January 27, 2021, President Akufo-Addo said in … Read more →
FDA recalls contaminated pet foods from market
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public about contaminated pet foods on the market. Subsequently, the FDA says there is a recall of various brands of pet foods manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods, Indiana in the United … Read more →
PHOTOS: Man who put ring on penis to make it bigger on Vals Day hospitalized
Posted on | CommentA Romeo put a steel nut on his manhood to make it bigger for a Valentine’s Day date but was rushed to hospital after it swelled dangerously for two days. Eye-watering pictures show doctors slicing off the DIY willy enlarger … Read more →
COCOBOD to recruit 50k people for cocoa rehabilitation
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has said his outfit is recruiting 50,000 people to be engaged in a nationwide cocoa rehabilitation exercise. According to him, about 30,000 people had already been engaged … Read more →
European Union reiterates support for LGBTQI groups in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe European Union (EU) has confirmed it participated in the opening of a new office space for a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Queer Intersex (LGBTQI) rights group in Accra, reiterating its support for similar organisations. The group, LGBT+ Rights Ghana on … Read more →
Roads dualisation in offing – Minister designate assures
Posted on | CommentThe Minister designate for Roads and Highways, Mr Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has said the second administration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will concentrate on the dualisation of all major roads across the country to significantly curb the carnage on those … Read more →
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