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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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Gov’t rakes GH¢13.58m from Woyome mansions
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that auctioneers realised an amount of GH¢13,850,000 from the two properties belonging to NDC financier Alfred Agbesi Woyome, who fraudulently took GH¢51.2 million from the state through judgement debts and was ordered by the Supreme Court to … Read more →
Demand for firearms increasing
Posted on | CommentAccording to data from the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCSALW), there is increasing demand for firearms in the country. The data, which give a regional breakdown of the percentage of persons who registered for firearms between … Read more →
BoG picks Central Bank of the Year award
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been honoured at the seventh Central Banking Awards. The Governor of the BoG, Dr Ernest Addison received the Central Bank of Year award on behalf of the bank. The organisers of the award ceremony, Central Banking was … Read more →
Ghana loses $136,000 to fraudsters in 2 years
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that Ghana lost a total of $136,000 to the activities of fraudsters in a spate of two years. Addressing participants on a Workshop on Cybercrime Schemes in the Era of COVID-19 which is part of the cyber … Read more →
Developing countries get $12bn World Bank support for COVID-19 vaccines
Posted on | CommentThe executive board of the World Bank has approved $12bn in new funding for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments for their citizens. The financing plan is part of a $160bn in … Read more →
PRESEC presents 2020 NSMQ trophy to Prez Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe government, as part of efforts to improve the teaching of science, technology, innovation and mathematics (STEM), is training some 9000 basic schoolteachers across the country. In addition, 4,400 basic schools across the country are being equipped with STEM teaching … Read more →
Takoradi kidnap victim reveals how she escaped from ritual killers
Posted on | CommentTwenty (20) year old Philippa Ocran, a dressmaking apprentice resident in Bakakyir a suburb of Sekondi has finally spoken about circumstances that led to her kidnap and eventual escape from an attempted ritual offering. The young woman who went missing … Read more →
Robbery prank: UCC authorities probe for culprits
Posted on | CommentManagement of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has stated that investigations are being carried out to locate the perpetrators of the alleged campus robbery prank. The investigations follow a report by the Director of Public Affairs at the University, … Read more →
FDA to explore ways to improve services
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has reiterated its commitment to explore more innovative ways of improving their services without compromising on the quality of product. The Authority explained that it had made online provisions for easy access to some … Read more →
No Lawyer wants to represent me – Woyome to Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentBusinessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome on Tuesday, October 13, represented himself at the Supreme Court to argue his case against the auctioning of his properties meant to offset the GH¢46 million he owes the state. Clad in a white outfit, the … Read more →
Weah asks for US help to probe mysterious deaths
Posted on | CommentLiberia’s President George Weah has asked the US to help with investigations into the mysterious deaths of three senior officials in finance-related posts, the state-linked Liberia News Agency (LINA) has reported. The deaths had sparked rumours of an assassination campaign, … Read more →
Korle Bu gets new CEO
Posted on | CommentThe new Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, has assumed office after his appointment, the hospital has announced in a statement on Monday October 12. Before his appointment, Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah was … Read more →
Man gets COVID-19 twice and second hit ‘more severe’
Posted on | CommentA man in the United States has caught Covid twice, with the second infection becoming far more dangerous than the first, doctors report. The 25-year-old needed hospital treatment after his lungs could not get enough oxygen into his body. Reinfections … Read more →
20yr old abducted in Sekondi dumped by roadside (PHOTO)
Posted on | Comment20 year old Seamstress apprentice who was abducted by unknown assailants in Sekondi early Monday morning, October 12, has been dumped by roadside around 1am Tuesday morning. She’s currently receiving treatment at Effia Nkwanta Hospital according to Connect FM’s Nhyiraba … Read more →
Unemployment rate hits highest level in three years
Posted on | CommentThe UK unemployment rate has surged to its highest level in over three years as the pandemic continues to hit jobs. The unemployment rate grew to 4.5% in the three months to August, compared with 4.1% previously. Meanwhile redundancies rose … Read more →
Ho: Suspected kidnappers abandon victim (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentSome unidentified men said to have kidnapped a 14-year old boy around Area 52 in Ho last Friday, October 9, made a u-turn after the person they sent the victim to reportedly rejected a male. The victim, (name withheld) told … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong reveals major secret about Mfantseman MP’s murder
Posted on | CommentThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed major secrets about the murder of Mfantseman constituency MP, Ekow Quansah, which occurred last Friday. Mr Agyapong alleged that the death of the MP was an assassination rather … Read more →
I planned to make slain Mfansteman MP a minister – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Add has said he had a plan of making the murdered Member of Parliament for Mfansteman, Ekow Quansah Hayford a minister in his next government if he wins this year’s elections. President Nana Akufo-Addo described the … Read more →
British Airways CEO resigns
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of British Airways, Alex Cruz, has resigned with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Aer Lingus’s CEO, Sean Doyle. The airline group, IAG, announced the change of leadership at British Airways in a statement. … Read more →
Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly to embark on demolition exercise – MCE
Posted on | CommentHundreds of residents were also rendered homeless and are currently counting their loss two days after the downpour while property worth thousands of cedis have been destroyed. Hundreds of residents were also rendered homeless and are currently counting their loss … Read more →
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