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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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Rwanda bans domestic travel over ‘alarming’ infections
Posted on | CommentRwanda has banned public and private transport between districts and the capital, Kigali, after the rate of coronavirus infections reached alarming levels, health officials have said. Domestic and international tourists can still travel across the country, but must carry proof … Read more →
Conjoined twins Marieme and Ndeye settling at Cardiff school
Posted on | CommentConjoined twins who were expected to die within days when they were born are nearly four years later said to be settling in at their Cardiff school. Marieme and Ndeye Ndiaye were brought to the UK from Senegal in 2017 … Read more →
US President-elect Joe Biden writes to Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident-elect of the United States of America (USA) Joe Biden has officially written to President Akufo-Addo who is also president-elect in Ghana, informing him that he looks forward to the two of them working together to deal with the challenges that the … Read more →
England and Scotland begin new lockdowns as cases rise
Posted on | CommentPeople in all of England and most of Scotland must now stay at home except for a handful of permitted reasons, as new lockdowns begin in both nations. Schools have closed to most pupils in England, Scotland and Wales, while … Read more →
Ghana ranked 101 in Global Knowledge Index for 2020
Posted on | CommentGhana placed 101 in the Global Knowledge Index for the year 2020, according to a disclosure from the United Nations Development Planning (UNDP). Conducted at a time when covid-19 has ravaged the global economy, the country’s position was however the … Read more →
South Sudan requests five million Covid-19 vaccine doses
Posted on | CommentSouth Sudan’s Ministry of Health says it has requested five million doses of Covid-19 vaccine as the country continues to witness an upsurge in coronavirus cases. The ministry has already submitted an application to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and … Read more →
Oil prices touch multi-month highs as OPEC+ expected to cap output
Posted on | CommentOil prices touched multi-month highs on Monday on expectations that OPEC and allied producers may cap output at current levels in February as the coronavirus pandemic keeps worries about first-half demand elevated. Prices rose in line with broader financial markets … Read more →
Full details of 2020/21 academic calendar for SHS
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a new academic calendar for 2020/21 Second Cycle (Senior High School) institutions. The release of the calendar comes on the back of President Akufo-Addo’s announcement of the reopening of schools for academic work to continue … Read more →
Ghana’s Covid-19 vaccine consignment to be in latest by June
Posted on | CommentGhana is set to receive her first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines within the first half of this year, President Akufo-Addo has announced. He, however, called for strict adherence to the protocols to keep the disease at bay. President Akufo-Addo made this … Read more →
115 new Covid-19 cases recorded
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded 115 new cases of Covid-19 raising the total number of confirmed cases to 54,401. The GHS in its latest case management update undicated that clinical recoveries from Covid-19 have increased to 53,180. No new … Read more →
MadeInTaadiSeminar20: Ghanaian start-ups rather deserve tax holidays not foreign businesses – Kwame Adu Mante
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of Focus One Group of Companies, Mr. Kwame Adu Mante is asking the government to rather consider giving Ghanaian start-ups tax holidays and not conglomerates and big corporations who operate under the Freezones and other direct … Read more →
Cabinet meets today over school reopening
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo is chairing cabinet meeting later today to discuss the reopening of schools after eight months closure. The schools were closed as part of measures to contain coronavirus pandemic that led to a partial lockdown of the country. Minister … Read more →
Bridget Otoo celebrates Christmas at Gambaga Witch Camp (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentTamale, 26th December (Boxing Day), is the day Ace Broadcaster Bridget Otoo made the gesture at the Gambaga Witch Camp. Bridget was tormented by the horrible public murder of Akua Denteh in July 2020, the 90 year old was accused … Read more →
Covid-19 kills 20 Nigerian doctors in a week
Posted on | CommentA second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has led to the death of 20 doctors in Nigeria the last one week. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) confirmed the deaths, with Dr Enema Amodu, the chairman in Abuja, saying the doctors were infected … Read more →
ICGC Crossover Service to be held virtually
Posted on | CommentDr Mensa Otabil, the General Overseer, International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), says the Church’s 2020 Crossover Service, slated for December 31, will be held virtually. “Because of the situation we are in, the crossover will be virtually virtual; that means the … Read more →
VIDEO: Prez. Akufo-Addo’s Christmas message
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has used his Christmas message to urge the citizenry to remain determined, hardworking and discipline to propel the country despite the setback caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. While advising Ghanaians to use the season to reaffirm their faith, … Read more →
Tourism Authority to sanction beaches that flout Covid-19 restrictions
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has served notice it will arrest and prosecute anyone found breaching the Covid-19 protocols. As part of its routine monitoring, a taskforce put together to ensure compliance with the directive found that many beaches in … Read more →
School reopening dates out Dec. 30
Posted on | Comment– Covid-19 Taskforce briefing president on options- Oppong Nkrumah By Selorm GBORBIDZI, AccraPresident Akufo-Addo is receiving briefings from the Covid-19 Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings. Based on the briefings, the president is expected to make a firm decision on … Read more →
No holiday for the police during Christmas
Posted on | CommentAll police officers across the country will be on duty during the Christmas festivities to maintain law and order, as well as protect lives and properties. In line with this, all police officers, whether in uniform or plain clothes, will … Read more →
Every Ghanaian will get COVID-19 vaccine – Dr Dacosta
Posted on | CommentDirector of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Dacosta Aboagye, has assured that every Ghanaian will benefit from the COVID-19 vaccine. He reiterated that President Nana Akufo-Addo has established various teams to come out with ways in which … Read more →
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