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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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Pass Rent Bill, 2020 before Parliament dissolves
Posted on | CommentThe Council of Indigenous Business Associations (CIBA), has appealed to Parliament to pass the new Rent Bill, 2020, to replace the existing, moribund Rent Act of Ghana (Act 220), which was passed in 1963 before the current Parliament is dissolved. … Read more →
Mortuary workers threaten to strike on Thursday
Posted on | CommentThe Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has notified the government that its members will withdraw their services from Thursday, October 1, 2020 if their poor conditions of service were not enhanced. According to them, their meagre salary, as well … Read more →
Hotel workers stripped over alleged theft
Posted on | CommentA group of human rights lawyers in Warri, southern Nigeria, is seeking compensation for four hotel workers who were allegedly stripped naked by their employer. They had been accused of stealing some money, but local media are reporting that they … Read more →
We know those behind secessionist group – Ex-Volta Regional Hse of Chiefs Prez
Posted on | CommentThe immediate past President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Nana Soglo Alloh IV, has charged the government and the security agencies to stop pampering members and key actors behind the Western Togoland secessionist group. The Paramount Chief of … Read more →
Another crash at Sege claims 2 lives
Posted on | CommentTwo persons died when two vehicles collided at Sege in the Greater Accra Region last Saturday. The incident — the latest deadly crash on the country’s roads — happened at about 8:25 a.m. Acting Public Relations Officer of the Tema … Read more →
Patients across Ghana stranded as Nurses, Midwives’ strike
Posted on | CommentMany patients were left stranded in hospitals across the country, as nurses and some other health workers yesterday began their industrial action to demand better conditions of service. The action, instigated by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), … Read more →
Wilson Arthur puts smiles on the faces of PWDs at PWDs Awards Day in Wassa East (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentWassa East District Assembly led by Hon Wilson Arthur who doubles as the DCE and NPP Parliamentary Candidate on Friday, 18th September 2020 presented items to the Persons With Disability (PWDs) in the district. This colorful event took place at … Read more →
Mandatory wearing of nose masks extended to Dec 14
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has by an Executive Instrument extended the mandatory wearing of nose masks by another three months. The Executive Instrument was issued on Monday, September 14, 2020. The President, in his 17th update on Ghana’s Enhanced … Read more →
Ghana records 127 new COVID-19 cases
Posted on | CommentGhana has recorded 127 new cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This brings the cumulative figure to 46,004, according to recent figures released by the Ghana Health Service on Monday, September 21. The number of recoveries/discharge has also increased to … Read more →
COVID-19: WHO sets rules for testing African remedies
Posted on | CommentThe World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed on rules for the testing of African herbal remedies to fight Covid-19. Sound science would be the sole basis for safe and effective traditional therapies to be adopted, it said. Any traditional remedies … Read more →
Western Regional Minister funds training programme for youth in Takoradi Constituency
Posted on | CommentHon. Dr. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Western Regional Minister has commenced a training programme for youth in the region. The training programme aimed at equipping youth with employable skills commenced today, Thursday 16th September, 2020 in Takoradi. The youth from … Read more →
Takoradi: BECE Candidate dies after writing 4 papers
Posted on | CommentOne of the candidates writing this year’s ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), Richard Mensah, has died at Apremdo in the Western Region. He died on Wednesday, September 16 after writing the Monday and Tuesday papers. According to his grandmother, … Read more →
Veep inaugurates new Western Regional House of Chiefs
Posted on | CommentVice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday inaugurated the new Western Regional House of Chiefs in Takoradi. It followed the reconstitution of the regional body following the creation of the new Western North Region. The former Western Regional House of Chiefs … Read more →
PHOTOS: Policeman grabbed for robbery
Posted on | CommentA Lance Corporal in the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has been arrested for his involvement in alleged robbery. His name has been given as Bright Akosa, who was enlisted into the service in 2012. His mother unit is the SWAT, … Read more →
Gov’t will not legalise okada – Veep Bawumia
Posted on | CommentThe government has tasked commercial motorcycle riders, popularly known as Okada, to graduate from the risky and less safe venture to a safer means of transportation. The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who made the call, said the government would not … Read more →
Billionaire, 89, says he’s happy to be broke after giving entire $8bn fortune to charity
Posted on | CommentAn elderly billionaire says he’s delighted to be broke after giving away his entire $8billion fortune to charity.Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney, 89, the co-founder of Duty-Free shopping, spread his money out through donations to different charities, universities and foundations of his … Read more →
Latest list of Universities not recognised by Ghana’s Accreditation Board
Posted on | CommentThe National Accreditation Board (NAB) in Ghana has reiterated its call to all educational institutions and employers to refer all academic and professional qualifications to it for determination of their respective statuses before accepting them for any form of admission, … Read more →
29 German police suspended for sharing pictures of Hitler
Posted on | CommentTwenty-nine police officers have been suspended in Germany for sharing pictures of Adolf Hitler and doctored depictions of refugees in gas chambers on their mobile phones, officials in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) said on Wednesday. They are also … Read more →
COVID-19 Affected 11.2m workers in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has disclosed that the coronavirus pandemic impacted Ghana’s employed population of over 11.2 millions workers. He said the impact of coronavirus on the working class was recorded in the first … Read more →
4 Charged over killing of UG Lecturer
Posted on | CommentAt least four persons have been charged with murder in connection with the alleged killing of University of Ghana (UG) law lecturer, Prof Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. The law lecturer was reportedly murdered in his house at Adjirigano, a suburb of … Read more →
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