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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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Accra is one of the safest cities globally – Australia Gov’t
Posted on | CommentGhana’s capital Accra has been rated as one of the safest cities around the world by the Australian government, the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana Gregory Andrews has said. Speaking in an interview Andrews said he chose to work in Ghana because … Read more →
Supreme Court’s ‘fundamental errors’ a miscarriage of justice against me – Mahama
Posted on | CommentSeeking a review of the decision, Mr Mahama says the Court “made fundamental errors of law, including the ruling being per incuriam of statute and previous decisions of the Supreme Court”. He adds that “these fundamental errors have occasioned a … Read more →
Don’t increase fares – Driver Associations told
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) of TUC has called for ceasefire on the proposed increase in transport fares. National Chairman Nana Nimako Bresiama has pleaded with the various driver association to refrain from increasing the transport fares at … Read more →
Focus 1 Group of Companies donate GHc20,000 Valentine gifts to Sekondi Prisons
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of Focus1 Group of Companies has donated items worth over GHc20,000.00 to the Sekondi Prisons as part of the Valentine’s Day celebrations. The items included food stuff, 600 pieces of alcohol-based hand sanitisers, 600 pieces of … Read more →
Tema Cop ‘Suicide note’ pops up
Posted on | CommentAS police investigators probe the death of the 50-year-old senior police officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devine Asiam who reportedly killed himself in his room at Borteyman in the Tema West Municipality, his family has been speaking his death. … Read more →
Gov’t suspends March 6 Parade
Posted on | CommentThe Government of Ghana has suspended this year’s independence anniversary parade due to the rising cases of Coronavirus in the country. The Ghana Education Service (GES) made this known in a letter addressed to all regional directors of Education. According … Read more →
PHOTOS: Covid-19 Patient’s fingers turn black
Posted on | CommentIt is believed the side effect may be related to a common immune reaction to Covid called “cytokine storm”. Cytokine storm prompts the body to attack both sick and healthy tissues in a response to the havoc the virus wrecks … Read more →
Ursula Owusu defends shut down of some radio stations
Posted on | CommentThe Minister-designate for Communications and Digitisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has defended a decision by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to shut down Radio XYZ and Radio Gold in 2019. This follows a year-long debate on whether or not the stations were … Read more →
Women empowerment organization ‘Virtuous Board Room’ launched in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentVirtuous Board Room, an organization with the core mandate of developing and empowering the girl child and women was on Saturday 13th February launched at Palms by Eagles in Western Regional capital, Takoradi. The Visioneer of Virtuous Board Room, Yaa … Read more →
Solving Covid easy compared with climate – Bill Gates
Posted on | CommentFifty-one billion and zero – the two numbers Bill Gates says you need to know about climate. Solving climate change would be “the most amazing thing humanity has ever done”, says the billionaire founder of Microsoft. By comparison, ending the … Read more →
Singleness is not a curse – Pastor Mensa Otabil
Posted on | CommentTheologian, motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Pastor Mensa Otabil, has noted that singleness is not a curse by any means. The Founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) explained that singleness is a life like any other that can be lived … Read more →
Dismiss Mahama’s application to re-open case – Jean Mensa to Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentThe Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has sworn an affidavit, praying the Supreme Court to dismiss a fresh application filed by petitioner in the election petition case John Dramani Mahama to reopen the case. According to Mrs … Read more →
$134 million judgment debt hits Ghana over cancellation of GCGP power deal
Posted on | CommentGhana has been slapped with $134million judgment debt over the cancellation of of the Emergency Power Agreement with GCGP Limited. The ruling by the International Court of Arbitration ordered the government to Ghana to pay to “GPGC the full value … Read more →
Post-coronavirus: Finance Minister flies to US
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, has flown to the United States of America (USA) for post-Covid-19 medical review. A statement from the Finance Ministry on Sunday said: “After recovering from Covid-19 last December, Mr Ofori-Atta has had medical complications which … Read more →
Legon loses Former Vice Chancellor, George Benneh
Posted on | CommentA former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Emeritus Prof. George Benneh, has passed on. The 87-year-old died on Thursday at his East Legon residence in Accra. The news was confirmed by a family spokesperson who indicated that funeral … Read more →
BBC banned in China
Posted on | CommentIn an apparent tit-for-tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) on Thursday. The announcement comes one week after Ofcom, the British media regulator, … Read more →
Relocation of traders from Takoradi Market Circle commences on February 15
Posted on | CommentThe leadership of the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has expressed its readiness to relocate traders at the Central Business District of Takoradi market circle. The traders are being relocated to a temporal structure to enable the reconstruction works on … Read more →
Tomato transporters on strike over highway attacks
Posted on | CommentThe prices of tomatoes are expected to go up in the coming days because Tomato Traders and Transporters Association is on strike, claiming the government has failed to provide them with security to Burkina Faso. The association says four of their … Read more →
73 Students, 9 staff test positive for coronavirus in Eastern Region
Posted on | CommentAt least 73 students have tested positive for Coronavirus in the Eastern Region. The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, made this known to the media at a press briefing held in Accra on Tuesday, … Read more →
6 persons to contest Council of State election in Western Region
Posted on | CommentSix candidates have presented themselves for election in the upcoming Council of State polls slated for Friday, February 12, 2021, in the Western Region. The six, has one female, Mrs Eunice Jacqueline Buah, a 56-year-old businesswoman who represented the Region … Read more →
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