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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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5 Crashed to death on Gomoa–Cape Coast highway
Posted on | CommentFive passengers died on the spot while seven are also in critical condition in a head-on collision at Gomoa Adam near Gomoa Anteadze on the Kasoa – Cape Coast highway in the Central region. The accident involved two passenger cars, … Read more →
Veep Bawumia inaugurates new terminal, interchange at Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated a new terminal at the Takoradi Harbour to provide essential linkages in the oil and gas supply chain sector. The facility was built by Ibistek Ghana Limited through Marshalls Oil Service, a special … Read more →
Gov’t releases GHc3.5bn to pay depositors of collapsed Financial Institutions
Posted on | CommentAn amount of Ghc 3.5 billion has been released by Government as refund to depositors of collapsed financial institutions. The Finance Ministry this known in a statement on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. It confirmed that government has scrapped a much … Read more →
16yr old mother in court for dumping baby
Posted on | CommentA sixteen-year old mother has been arraigned by an Agbozume Magistrate Court for dumping her 10-month old baby in a bush. Police Chief Inspector Esperance Agbo, prosecuting narrated to the Court presided over by Issah Iddrisu that the child-mother, who … Read more →
6 Major roads to be blocked ahead of ECOWAS meeting
Posted on | CommentThe Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police service will on Tuesday September 15, 2020 block some major roads in the capital as part of efforts to control the traffic situation ahead of the ECOWAS meeting. The … Read more →
4% ‘Talk tax’ reduction to take effect today
Posted on | CommentThe four per cent reduction in Communications Service Tax (CST) will take effect Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta at the presentation of the 2020 mid-year budget review in July announced the reduction of the … Read more →
2 Ghanaians face jail in US over multi-million dollar cyber fraud
Posted on | CommentTwo accused cybercriminals have been extradited from Ghana to the United States (US) to face charges for their roles in separate multi-million dollar scams. Deborah Mensah, a 33-year-old Ghanaian citizen, who was arrested on January 16, 2020, in Accra, has … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong fails to show up in court
Posted on | CommentAssin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, failed to show up in court after he was ordered by the High Court to appear before it to face contempt charge. The MP, who is said to have allegedly scandalised and … Read more →
Over 531,700 write BECE today
Posted on | CommentA total of 531,705 final-year junior high school (JHS) students from across the 16 regions of the country will be starting this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) from today, Monday, September 14. The number comprises 269,419 males and 262,286 … Read more →
ECOWAS Chair Prez. Akufo-Addo convenes meeting over Mali crisis
Posted on | CommentChairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has summoned an ECOWAS meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 15 over the political crisis in Mali. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley … Read more →
Uganda and Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal
Posted on | CommentTanzania and Uganda have signed an agreement allowing for the construction of a 1,445 km (898 miles) crude oil pipeline.The $3.5bn (£2.7m) project will connect Uganda’s oil fields to Tanzania’s port of Tanga.The signing ceremony was attended by the presidents … Read more →
Most Rev. Dr. Samuel Asante-Antwi passes on
Posted on | CommentFormer Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Rev Dr Samuel Asante-Antwi has passed on.Rev Dr Asante-Antwi, who was also the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral, is said to have died Sunday morning … Read more →
Teacher licensure examination postponed to October 1
Posted on | CommentThe National Teaching Council (NTC) has postponed the date for the writing of the September edition of the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE). The original dates, September 24 and 25 September 2020, have now been shifted to October 1 and … Read more →
Special Prosecutor probes Agyapa Royalties transaction
Posted on | CommentThe Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin A.B.K. Amidu, has begun investigations into the Agyapa Mineral Royalties transaction. In a letter of September 10, 2020, addressed to the clerk of Parliament, the Special Prosecutor said the investigation was in line with his … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong ordered to appear in Court for contempt
Posted on | CommentAn Accra High Court has summoned the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Agyapong, to appear before it to “show cause why he should not be severely punished for contempt of court.” Mr Agyapong, allegedly made a scandalised … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong apologizes to CJ, Magistrates Association
Posted on | CommentNew Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has rendered an unqualified apology to the Chief Justice (CJ) and the Magistrates Association of Ghana who have been offended for his “uncomplimentary” comments made in response … Read more →
67 Arrivals detained over COVID-19 test
Posted on | CommentSixty-seven travellers who arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) last Sunday have been detained for failing to go through the mandatory Covid–19 test. Information gathered indicated that the travellers were part of those who arrived from Dubai, Oman, Jordan, Iraq, … Read more →
3 in 10 JHS Students in Ghana ‘Report Attempting Suicide’
Posted on | CommentAt least 3 in 10 Junior High School (JHS) students have reported attempting suicide in the last 12 months, the Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) has noted. GPA revealed this in a statement dated September 9, 2020, in commemoration of the … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo assents to CIMG act
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has signed into law, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Act. The President assented to the Act nearly two months after Parliament passed it. The passage of the Act had been delayed for nearly two decades. … Read more →
531,705 Candidates write BECE Monday
Posted on | CommentWest African Examinations Council (WAEC) has declared its readiness to conduct this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), taking into consideration all the security measures and COVID-19 safety protocols. “All the question papers have been produced under tight security, under … Read more →
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