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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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Kumasi Technical University predicts massive win for NPP
Posted on | CommentThe Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has predicted a massive victory for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming December 7, 2020 elections. Ghana will be going to the polls on December 7 to elect a new President and … Read more →
Biden picks another woman for top job
Posted on | CommentUS President-elect Joe Biden has named ex-Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as his nominee for treasury secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first woman ever to hold the post. She was among several women chosen for … Read more →
Rawlings’ funeral slated for Dec 23 but Anlo chiefs outraged
Posted on | CommentThe Anlo Traditional Council has expressed “total outrage” at the announcement of the final funeral rites for late former president Jerry John Rawlings. A press release signed by Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, the Head of the Funeral Planning Committee, on … Read more →
Aviation Ministry reacts to fake report on Ghana Airways
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Aviation has denied reports that President Nana Akufo-Addo will be handing over five aircraft today. Reports spreading on social media suggest that the President was going to be handing over aircraft to the Aviation Ministry today, November … Read more →
Banks have not passed on Covid-19 costs to customers – BoG boss
Posted on | CommentGovernor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison has said Ghana’s Financial Soundness indicators are strong and Banking Sector Stability Index monitored by the Bank remains in high positive territories, indicating the resilience of the sector. According to … Read more →
Takoradi: 40ft Container falls off truck and kills 2 in Daewoo Matiz (DISTURBING PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentAround 11:20 pm on Friday 27th November, 2020, two people were killed by a 40 footer container loaded with cocoa on the Vodafone stretch in Takoradi. According to Police report available to www.233times.net, one Eric Pamford Peters aged 30 now … Read more →
Military presence to be ‘heavy’ in A/R on Dec 7
Posted on | CommentThe Commanding Officer of the 4th Infantry Batalion (4BN), Lieutenant Colonel Kwasi Peprah, has told 3news.com that there will be heavy military presence in areas tagged as hotspots in next month’s polls. The military commander also warned troublemakers not to … Read more →
US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump has said he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is formally confirmed as the next US president by the electoral college. The president has refused to accept defeat in the 3 November vote, and told reporters … Read more →
Coronavirus vaccine to be available in Africa in 2021
Posted on | CommentThe COVID-19 vaccines may likely be available to African countries by the end of 2021. This is due to the cost, transportation and storage requirement of the vaccine. Three vaccines – Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik and Moderna – have already reported good … Read more →
7 die after drinking Covid-19 hand sanitiser
Posted on | CommentA group of seven people have died after they drank hand sanitiser when they ran out of alcohol at a party in Russia. Two more are in a coma in an intensive care ward after also consuming the antiseptic hand … Read more →
Man, 50, with 2 wives faces castration for defiling 6-year-old girl
Posted on | CommentA 50-year-old man has been arrested for defiling his neighbour’s six-year-old daughter at Hanyi Danmasani, Rigasa in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The village head of Hanyi Danmasani, Umar Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust … Read more →
Trump imposes new rule for some African travellers
Posted on | CommentCitizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 ( £11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel rule which comes into effect on 24 December. The six-month pilot program – which targets … Read more →
Meghan: Duchess of Sussex tells of miscarriage ‘pain and grief’
Posted on | CommentThe Duchess of Sussex has revealed she had a miscarriage in July, writing in an article of feeling “an almost unbearable grief”. “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second,” Meghan said in a … Read more →
Over 10,000 inmates expected to vote
Posted on | CommentOver 10,000 prisoners across the country will be voting in the December 7 elections. This is four times the number of prisoners who registered in the last elections, accotrding to the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service Supt. … Read more →
Over 19 million people have diabetes in Africa
Posted on | CommentAccording to a World Health Organization (WHO) report on diabetes, four Hundred and Sixty three (463) million people have diabetes in the world and more than 19 million people in the African Region with a projection of 47 million by … Read more →
Engineers & Planners bids to buy gold company for US$220m
Posted on | CommentEngineers & Planners has announced a conditional off-market cash offer to acquire all of the ordinary shares in Cardinal Resources Limited, a gold?focused exploration and development company that holds interests in tenements within Ghana, for US$220 million. This offer will … Read more →
Telcos paid GH¢3.2bn in taxes in 2019
Posted on | CommentMobile network operators and infrastructure companies paid a total of GH¢3.2 billion in taxes and other remittances to the government in the year 2019. This amount represents approximately 9.5% of Ghana’s annual total revenue basket and this contribution is largely … Read more →
UK scientists warn over Christmas mingling
Posted on | CommentPeople across the UK are being urged to think carefully before they take advantage of the relaxation of restrictions over Christmas Government adviser Prof Andrew Hayward says family gatherings are a “recipe for regret” for people The four nations of … Read more →
US election 2020: Biden says White House co-operation ‘sincere’
Posted on | CommentUS President-elect Joe Biden has said outreach from the White House over the transition has been “sincere”. “It has not been begrudging so far, and I don’t expect it to be,” he told NBC News in an interview. He spoke … Read more →
Ghana’s economy recovering faster than expected – BoG Governor
Posted on | CommentGovernor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison has said evidence from high frequency indicators – the CIEA outturn for October 2020, improved consumer and business confidence, and strong liquidity flows – have helped to deliver a faster … Read more →
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