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University of Ghana reopens after strike
Posted on with No CommentThe University of Ghana (UG) has announced the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic year, following a prolonged strike by teaching staff that disrupted academic activities. In a notice dated October 29, 2024, the university’s Registrar, Emelia Agyei-Mensah, confirmed that lectures … Read more →
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Virtuous Boardroom gives 6 months supply of sanitary towel to 2 JHS in Adiembra
Posted on | CommentTo mark the World’s Menstrual Health Day, Virtuous Board Room, a not-for-profit organisation with the core mandate of developing and empowering the girl-child and women on Friday 26th May, 2023 donated six months supply of sanitary towels to two Junior … Read more →
EU Project commissions 5 sustainable businesses in the Western Region
Posted on | CommentOn Thursday, 25th May 2023, the European Union in Ghana-funded, Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn) Project, implemented by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation in Ghana concluded its commissioning of five sustainable and eco-friendly businesses in the Western … Read more →
Germany falls into recession as inflation hits economy
Posted on | CommentPersistent inflation has helped push Germany into recession in the first three months of the year, an upgrade to growth data shows. Europe’s largest economy was also badly affected when Russian gas supplies dried up after the invasion of Ukraine, … Read more →
Free SHS and other govt flagship programmes to be reviewed – Info. Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government is open for a review of all its sixteen flagship programmes. According to the Minister, this will include the popular ‘Free SHS’ policy. Speaking … Read more →
Teachers not showing up in class on Mondays must stop – Rector of UN University
Posted on | CommentIn order to achieve the goals of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Goal 4 which touches on education, every effort must be made to ensure the education of Ghanaian children is done properly, Rector of the United Nations University on … Read more →
Criminals take over Pantang Hospital
Posted on | CommentThere seems to be no end in sight for illegalities, unruliness and general insecurity on the premises of the Pantang Hospital in the Greater Accra Region. The health facility, which accommodates nursing and midwifery training institutions, basic schools and other … Read more →
Bank of Ghana Act needs clarity – Governor Addison
Posted on | CommentThe Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison has said the current Act that governs the operations of the central bank needs clarification. For example, he said there is the issue of an emergency that needs to … Read more →
Takoradi: Parts of PWD Quarters raze down by fire
Posted on | CommentParts of PWD Quarters opposite All Saints Anglican Church in the Zenith Electoral Area in Takoradi have been razed down by the fire. The sad event happened on Tuesday, at about 12:45 PM. The swift response of the Ghana National … Read more →
6 Die in Okere accident
Posted on | CommentSix Persons have been crushed to death, as several others injured in a fatal accident at Bepoase, off the Asenema road in the Okere District of the Eastern Region. According to reports, a Toyota Hiace bus, with registration number ER … Read more →
$3bn IMF cash pushes Ghana’s int’l reserves to $5.7bn – Governor Addison
Posted on | CommentThe Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison has revealed that Ghana’s international reserves have shot up to $5.7 billion with the $ 3 billion bailout approved for Ghana by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and with … Read more →
23% of pedestrian knockdowns involve school children – NRSA
Posted on | CommentAbout 23% of pedestrian knockdowns in Ghana involve school children, this is according to National Road Safety Authority’s (NRSA) 2022 statistics. Speaking exclusively to Skyy News on Road Safety Week, themed “Pedestrian Safety; Rethink Mobility” the Western Regional Head for … Read more →
Western Region: 30 Passengers injured after truck rams into passenger vehicles (Disturbing PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentAbout 30 passengers were injured after a truck rammed into passenger vehicles at Beahu in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region. The accident happened in the early hours of Friday morning, May 19, when the truck on top … Read more →
Ex-Apple engineer accused of stealing self-driving car secrets
Posted on | CommentA former Apple engineer has been charged with stealing the company’s self-driving car technology, almost five years after he fled to China. Prosecutors accuse Weibao Wang, 35, of stealing thousands of files containing proprietary information while secretly working for an … Read more →
Asia is spending big to battle low birth rates – will it work?
Posted on | CommentFalling birth rates are a major concern for some of Asia’s biggest economies. Governments in the region are spending hundreds of billions of dollars trying to reverse the trend. Will it work? Japan began introducing policies to encourage couples to … Read more →
Takoradi: Man arrested for allegedly abducting and sexually molesting 10yr old girl
Posted on | CommentA man believed to be in his early forties and a resident of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region has been arrested by the police for allegedly abducting and molesting a 10-year-old girl. The victim who stays in the … Read more →
Ahanta West: 2 lynched, one amputated for stealing mobile phone
Posted on | CommentTwo persons have been lynched at Beaho in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The two were among a three-man syndicate who reportedly stole a smart phone at about 8:00am on Sunday. … Read more →
Public transport fares to reduce by 10% from May 17
Posted on | CommentTransport operators have announced a 10 per cent reduction in transport fares across board effective Wednesday, May 17, 2023. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by Mr. Godfred Abulbire, General Secretary of Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) … Read more →
Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino new Twitter boss
Posted on | CommentElon Musk has named a new chief executive of Twitter, just over six months after his controversial takeover of the social media company. The billionaire said Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising at NBCUniversal, would oversee business operations at … Read more →
Takoradi: Man allegedly murdered and tied to electric pole (DISTURBING VIDEO/PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA 29-year-old man has allegedly been murdered and tied to an electrical pole in Assakae, a suburb of the Effia-Kwesinstsim Municipality of the Western Region. The sad incident happened in the early hours of Friday morning, May 12. According to … Read more →
Rousing welcome for Otumfuo, Lady Julia
Posted on | CommentAsantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his wife, Lady Julia, have returned to Ghana after a visit to the United Kingdom (UK) where they witnessed the coronation of King Charles III. The Royal couple arrived in Ghana yesterday, May 13, … Read more →
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