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US Embassy in Accra opens thousands of new visa slots; urges World Cup travellers to apply early
Posted on with No CommentThe United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening “thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots,” with many said to be immediately available. The move is a direct effort to manage anticipated high demand … Read more →
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My son benefited from GETFund Scholarship – Asiedu Nketia
Posted on | CommentThe General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has revealed his son once benefited from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) scholarship scheme. Asked whether his son qualified to be classified as ‘brilliant’ but-needy’, Mr. Nketia responded in … Read more →
Takoradi Port expansion: Dredging works begin on $500m multi-purpose Atlantic Terminal
Posted on | CommentDredging Works have begun on the 500 million-dollar Multi-Purpose Atlantic Terminal expected to pave way for the Takoradi Habour to increase its annual container capacity from the current 50 thousand to one million twenty-foot-equivalent units of containers. The integrated container … Read more →
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak dies
Posted on | CommentFormer Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt. He was found guilty of complicity … Read more →
Coronavirus: Worst-hit countries boost containment efforts
Posted on | CommentThe worst-hit countries are intensifying their efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus as the number of cases globally surpassed 80,000. In South Korea, infections have risen again, taking the total to 977. Americans have been warned against all but essential … Read more →
This baby recovered from coronavirus without medication
Posted on | CommentA 17-day-old baby has recovered from the novel coronavirus after being born to a confirmed patient in Wuhan. The newborn is the youngest patient to have recovered from the virus in China so far, reported state media. She left the … Read more →
Auditor-General to surcharge GETFund beneficiaries over scholarship award
Posted on | CommentThe Auditor-General intends to surcharge persons involved in scholarship awards and also disallow expenditure items of the GETFund Secretariat, in accordance with Article 187(7) (b) of its mandate. This follows recommendations by the Auditor-General after faulting the GETFund for not … Read more →
Collapsed savings and loans companies: processes to pay customers begin
Posted on | CommentCustomers of collapsed saving and loans, as well as microfinance, institutions, also known as specialised deposit-taking institutions (SDIs), can now heave a sigh of relief following the initiation of a process to pay the full amounts of their deposits to … Read more →
74 Suspected criminals arrested in Baatsona, Madina
Posted on | CommentThe Baatsona and Madina Divisional Police Commands have in separate swoops arrested 74 persons suspected to be behind various criminal activities in their jurisdictions including drug peddling. In an operation it conducted on February 14 this year to clamp down … Read more →
No change in JHS, SHS duration – NACA clarifies
Posted on | CommentThe National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has said the duration for both junior high school (JHS) and senior high school (SHS) education remains three years under the proposed Common Core Programme (CCP). The council has, therefore, dispelled rumours … Read more →
Prof Gyampo wades into government appointees benefiting from scholarships
Posted on | Commentsenior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has shared his thoughts some ministers in the Akufo-Addo government and other government appointees who have been listed as beneficiaries of GETFund scholarships, which are meant for needy but brilliant … Read more →
NaCCA Boss Dr. Prince Armah reacts to his name in GETFund scholarship scandal
Posted on | CommentDr Prince Hamid Armah, the Executive Secretary of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment has reacted to news of him benefitting from the Ghana Education Trust Fund scholarship meant. Dr Armah in his reaction said even though he has … Read more →
Manual passport application to cease from March 1
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration says manual passport application will cease from the 1st march this year. In view of this, Online passport application has been made available at all passport centres. The Ministry is entreating Passport … Read more →
Ghana loses $50.7m yearly to illegal fishing by foreign vessels
Posted on | CommentIllegal fishing activities by some foreign vessels in the country’s marine territory are denying the state more than $50.7 million annually. The activities, which border on catching small fishes and selling them at sea at ridiculous prices to canoe fishermen, … Read more →
Ghana receives €4.1m EU grant
Posted on | CommentThe European Union (EU) has signed a €4.1-million grant agreement with Ghana for the implementation of four projects targeted at improving the country’s competitiveness and export capacity on the international market. The grant falls under the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement … Read more →
Terminal 1 of KIA rented to McDan Aviation – Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda has disclosed that the ground floor of Terminal 1 at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) had been rented out to McDan Aviation for 15 years since January 2019. Responding to a question on … Read more →
C.EO of Focus 1 Group, Kwame Adu-Mante’s GHc 40,000 donation to Sekondi Prisons (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentFor the past ten (10) years, Mr. Kwame Adu- Mante, Chief Executive Officer of Focus One Group has committed himself to be of immense help to the Sekondi Prisons. On 13th February, the Focus 1 CEO donated medical and other … Read more →
GHOne TV back on air
Posted on | CommentYour credible and unbiased news and entertainment channel GHOne television has resumed regular programming with the Morning Show GH Today currently underway. It comes on the back of reports of staff impasse with management over some grievances. Starrfm.com.gh sources say … Read more →
GHone TV workers shut down station over unpaid salaries
Posted on | CommentGhone TV, a subsidiary of the EIB Network for the first time since the inception of the company has been hit with a sit down strike by aggrieved staff of the camera and the production departments. The sit-down strike which … Read more →
No visas for low-skilled workers under post-Brexit immigration plans
Posted on | CommentLow-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government. It is urging employers to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour” from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation technology. The Home Office … Read more →
Over 800 Takoradi Technical University students deferred
Posted on | CommentOver 800 students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have been deferred for failing to register with the school during the 2019/2020 academic year. During a press conference on Monday, the University’s Registrar, Moses Maclean Abnory, noted that students were … Read more →
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