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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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Mandela Washington Fellows donate to Fred Oware Innovation Center
Posted on | CommentTwo Mandela Washington Fellows of the 2018 Cohort (YALI 2018) have donated customized exercise books worth thousands of Ghana Cedis to an ultra-modern Science and ICT center built in Bui Dam Resettlement Communities of Banda District in the Bono Region. … Read more →
Coronavirus: Oxford University vaccine trial paused after participant falls ill
Posted on | CommentFinal clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, have been put on hold after a participant had a suspected adverse reaction in the UK. AstraZeneca described it as a “routine” pause in the case of … Read more →
Under-resourced labs, poor access to healthcare for PWD dominate maiden edition of MWFAG’s #ElectionSeries
Posted on | CommentThe COVID 19 pandemic exposed a raft of deficiencies with Ghana’s healthcare system. Assembling the giants in the health sector to share their experiences revealed the depth of the challenge with the country’s access to healthcare. Under-resourced laboratories, neglected rural … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo congratulates Free SHS graduating Students
Posted on | CommentThe ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated graduating students of the Free SHS program. The party has also commended the parents and guardians of the graduating students for cooperating with government “amid the Covid19 scaremongering.” In a statement dated … Read more →
28 Police personnel dismissed over misconduct
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has dismissed 28 personnel, including two females, for showing unprofessionalism. This was as a result of complaints lodged by the public, of which they were found culpable of 181 cases of unprofessional conduct, from January to August, … Read more →
Agyapa deal still has unanswered questions; suspend it for more discussions – 22 CSOs
Posted on | CommentThe alliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working in the extractive, anti-corruption and good governance areas have reiterated the call for the government to suspend the Agyapa Mineral Royalty deal for a further national conversation on it. According to the … Read more →
PHOTOS: Bawumia hands over house to 82-year-old abandoned cured leper
Posted on | CommentIn an example of his love for humanity, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has built, furnished and formally handed over a two-bedroom house to an 82 year old cured leper who had been abandoned by her family at Motori in the … Read more →
6 positive COVID-19 cases recorded at Kotoka International Airport
Posted on | CommentDeputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boy, has revealed that six new coronavirus cases have been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport since its reopening. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Lockdown, he said that the first case was recorded on … Read more →
India becomes second worst hit country by COVID-19
Posted on | CommentSummary India overtakes Brazil in the number of infections recorded, and is now second only to the US India recorded more than 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours Here in the UK, almost 3,000 people tested … Read more →
MTN heads to Supreme Court for resolution of SMP declaration
Posted on | CommentTelecommunications giant MTN Ghana is at the Supreme Court seeking a review of the High Court’s ruling that quashed its suit against the National Communication Authority’s (NCA) declaration of the network as a Significant Market Power (SMP). In a statement … Read more →
Ken Agyapong recounts how he almost died after a heartbreak
Posted on | CommentThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has recounted how he almost died after he suffered a heartbreak. According to the controversial politician, he suffered many heartbreaks growing up as a young man but this one hit him … Read more →
School feeding: 2,980,000 pupils in 8,683 public basic schools currently benefiting
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Cynthia Mamle Morrison has disclosed that over 2,980,000 pupils in 8,683 public basic schools are currently benefiting from the Ghana School Feeding Programme, with one hot and nutritious meal for each school going … Read more →
Ghana’s COVID-19 Tracker App upgraded
Posted on | CommentGovernment has re-launched the GH COVID-19 tracker App which was first launched on April 13, 2020. The app was first launched by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to help boost government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. The … Read more →
Coca-Cola Ghana to lay off workers
Posted on | CommentThe Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited is set to lay off a number of jobs due to a collapse in business which has been worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. An internal memo dated August 31 and signed by the … Read more →
MTN loses case against NCA
Posted on | CommentThe Accra High Court has dismissed the case by MTN, which was seeking the court to quash the decision by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to classify it as a significant market player (SMP) in the telecommunications industry in Ghana. … Read more →
Australia in first recession for nearly 30 years
Posted on | CommentAustralia’s economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 7% in the April-to-June quarter compared to the previous three months. This is the … Read more →
Shun those who promote ethnic sentiments and divisions – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | Comment“No one who is committed to the Ghana Project, as I am, can have an ethnic agenda. Rather, we should shun all those who would promote ethnic sentiments and divisions amongst us for selfish, partisan, political ends,” President Nana Addo … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo cuts sod for first modern Foundry and Machine Tooling Centre
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of Ghana’s first modern foundry and machine tooling centre, which will produce agro-processing machines and equipment, farming implements, and spare parts for maintenance and repairs. Cutting the sod for the commencement … Read more →
Decision on delaying England’s 2021 exams ‘very soon’
Posted on | CommentSchools Minister Nick Gibb has also been on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, where he was asked about calls from the Labour Party and some teachers to delay next year’s exams in England, giving students more time to prepare. He … Read more →
Facebook threatens news sharing ban in Australia
Posted on | CommentFacebook has threatened to stop users from sharing news content in Australia as it prepares for a new law forcing it to pay publishers for their articles. Regulators want tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for the content … Read more →
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