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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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Bank of Ghana splashes GH¢2m on gold watches as retirement package
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is spending over $500,000 on gold watches as retirement package for staff of the financial institution. The amount, which is about GH¢2 million, is for the purchase of 24 pieces of … Read more →
Amend new BoG Act – IMF
Posted on | CommentBARELY two months after parliament passed the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Amendment Bill, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has punched holes into the Act and is demanding fresh amendments to introduce a number of new provisions. It said the provision … Read more →
Ghana’s economy shrinks by $1.8billion
Posted on | CommentThe size of the Ghanaian economy (including oil) shrunk from US$38.5 billion recorded in 2014 to US$36.7 billion in 2015, a difference of $1.8billion, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has disclosed. The GSS further stated that Ghana’s economy grew by … Read more →
Millionaire mistakenly marries granddaughter
Posted on | CommentJust three months into their marriage, a Florida couple got the surprise of their lives after discovering that the bride was the groom’s biological granddaughter. According to the Florida Sun Post, the couple — who have requested to remain anonymous … Read more →
Becoming President is a calling from God – Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentBecoming the President of Ghana is in response to a calling from the Almighty God, President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed. He said it was at a point in his political career when he planned to take a break from … Read more →
Hurricane displaces thousands in Haiti
Posted on | CommentThe most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade has left thousands of people displaced in Haiti, with officials struggling to reach the worst-hit areas. Hurricane Matthew is said to have devastated parts of the country, where at least two … Read more →
Ghana starts fuel exports to West African countries
Posted on | CommentGhana has begun supplying gasoline and gas oil to the landlocked countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali from the Bolgatanga Petroleum Depot. The state-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) Limited is also supplying petroleum products from the … Read more →
Typhoid fever kills 3 in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentTyphoid fever, an acute illness associated with fever caused by the salmonellatyphi bacteria, killed three out of the 43 people infected with the disease last year in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. From January to August 2016, about 147 persons infected with the disease … Read more →
19-year-old drowns over GH¢120 race
Posted on | CommentDennis Yaw Ayamba, a 19-year-old man, has reportedly drowned in the River Densu at Akwadum in the New Juabeng municipality of the Eastern Region, during a swimming competition for a prize of GH¢120. The young man – whose body had … Read more →
Woyome challenges Judgement Debt Report
Posted on | CommentAttempts to auction businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome’s properties to defray a GH¢51.2 million debt owed the state have hit a roadblock following a number of developments. The latest issue is a suit by Woyome challenging portions of the Judgement Debt … Read more →
Man raped by 3 women
Posted on | CommentDurban – A Hluhluwe man has said he will not be able to forgive the three women who raped him. A video of the incident appeared on social media and has since gone viral. The man, whose name is known … Read more →
The World’s 25 most powerful Women 2016
Posted on | CommentWho are the world’s most powerful women this year? They are the smartest and toughest female business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, philanthropists and CEOs making their mark in the world today. They’re women who are building billion-dollar brands, calling the … Read more →
Bachelor rapes and murders mom, maid
Posted on | CommentRESIDENTS of Oforikrom in the Suhum municipality of the Eastern Region were Monday morning thrown into a state of shock when one Michael Agyare, currently at large, allegedly killed his mother, Doris Tetteh, 59 years old and a maid, Mary … Read more →
Gov’t overshoots key budget targets
Posted on | CommentTHE Cedi retreated yesterday after government data showed the West African nation is overshooting key budget targets as it approaches elections in December. The government spent 58 percent of its full-year budget for state-worker pay in the first six months … Read more →
Ghana, others struggle to improve governance – IIAG
Posted on | CommentTHE Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) has revealed that almost two-thirds of African citizens live in a country in which safety and rule of law deteriorated in the last 10 years. This has held back progress made in other … Read more →
PHOTO: Police officer murdered on duty
Posted on | CommentA police officer attached to the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT) headquarters has reportedly been shot dead by a gang of armed robbers who stormed the premises of Polytank Limited on the Spintex road, near Coca Cola Bottling Company … Read more →
Petrol prices to go up
Posted on | CommentThe Institute for Energy Security (IES) projects petrol prices to rise marginally whilst diesel price on the local market remain stable for the next Pricing window which takes effect from Saturday 1st October 2016. IES bases its projection on Platts … Read more →
PHOTOS: Amissah-Arthur worships with Prophet One
Posted on | CommentVice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur on Sunday joined hundreds of worshipers at the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre in Ahenema Kokoben in the Ashanti Region to worship with them. The Vice President in addressing the congregation called for peace and unity amongst … Read more →
Vote buying hits House of Chiefs election
Posted on | CommentThe election of the president of the Central Regional House of Chiefs on Thursday was allegedly fraught with vote buying. DAILY GUIDE learnt that contestants had to pay between GH¢1,000 and GH¢5,000 for the purpose of buying votes. Paramount chief … Read more →
Judges’ indefinite strike looms
Posted on | CommentInformation reaching DAILY GUIDE indicates that Circuit Court judges and magistrates nationwide are likely to declare an indefinite nationwide strike today. They intend to embark on the strike action as a result of the failure of government, through the Ministry … Read more →
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