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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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Ghana loses GH¢4.6bn on child malnutrition – NDPC
Posted on | CommentGhana is losing GH¢4.6 billion annually as a result of child malnutrition which affects their health and education, a study by the National Development Planning Commission has revealed. The study found that positioning nutrition interventions as a top priority for … Read more →
CSR practice in Ghana: The need for policy framework
Posted on | CommentThe overall contributions of businesses to sustainable development underpin the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (UNES 2007). It is termed differently in several circles. While companies prefer using the term CSR or Corporate citizenship, non-governmental organizations and some governments prefer … Read more →
Prez. Obama’s daughter working at a restaurant
Posted on | CommentSasha Obama is working for the summer — or at least a very small part of it — at a restaurant on Martha’s Vineyard. Sasha is checking out customers at the register and bussing tables at Nancy’s … a seafood … Read more →
Samsung unveils Galaxy Note7 smartphone (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentSamsung Electronics has unveiled its new and much-anticipated smartphone Galaxy Note7, a phablet that combines advanced capabilities of the S Pen with ultimate security features. The advanced features of the phone, Galaxy Note7; a water resistant body and S … Read more →
20-year-old man attempts beheading friend
Posted on | CommentA 19-year-old junior high school (JHS) student was nearly beheaded by his friend at Tema Newtown in the Greater Accra Region at Sunday dawn. Master Daniel Norteye, who decided to pass the night at his friend’s house, woke up with … Read more →
Investors reject Ghana’s Eurobond
Posted on | CommentGhana has had to scrap its 4th Eurobond sale in as many years after investors virtually rejected the bond by demanding astronomic rates amid concerns on the health of Ghana’s economy and the government’s commitment to fiscal targets ahead of … Read more →
PHOTOS: Witch crash lands in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentRESIDENTS OF Akyeremadi, near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, woke up Thursday morning to the shocking news of a suspected witch crash landing in the town. A 37-year-old woman, who said Gifty and Afia were her names, reportedly fell down … Read more →
2,807 men ‘beaten’ by wives in 2015
Posted on | CommentA total of 2,807 men reported domestic abuse cases against their wives last year as against 3,143 the previous year. Similarly, about 13,465 women also reported domestic violence cases against their spouses last year as against 15,207 the previous year. … Read more →
Sekondi/Takoradi: Angry Muslim youth lock up central Mosque (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentMuslims living within and arround Kojokrom were on friday July, 29, 2016 denied access to the Central Mosque to offer their main Friday prayers (Jumah) following the locking up of the place by the Muslim Youths. The angry youths claim … Read more →
Danger looms at a fuel station in Sekondi / Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Evironmental protection agency and the National Petroleum Authority must act as quickly as possible to avert a looming catastrophe at Kojokrom in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis following a report of a leakage at a Goil fuel Station there. A resident … Read more →
W/R: Mother abandons child at forest, claims he is not handsome
Posted on | CommentThe police at Adum Bamso in the Mpohor District of the Western Region have done a heroic work after acting swiftly to rescue a one and a half year old son who was abandoned by the Mother in a forest. … Read more →
Education Minister deserves a slap… He must repent – OccupyGhana
Posted on | CommentShortly after the three contemnors Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn members of NDC and Salifu Maase alias Mugabe were sentenced to a four- months jail term by the Supreme Court, some ministers and members of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, opened a … Read more →
PHOTOS: Dzifa Ativor visits Montie 3 with goodies
Posted on | CommentFormer Transport Minister Dzifa Ativor has visited a presenter of Accra-based Montie FM and two panelists in prison, bearing gifts. Salifu Maase, Alistair Nelson and Godwin Ako Gun were sentenced to four months in prison by the Supreme Court on … Read more →
Nigerian arrested over £45 million scam
Posted on | CommentA man behind an online fraud network which engineered scams worth more than £45million has been arrested in Nigeria. The 40-year-old Nigerian, identified only as ‘Mike’, was detained in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt over claims he was … Read more →
LIST: No Ghanaian University in top 1,000 Universities
Posted on | CommentThe Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) has released the 2016 ranking of universities, and no Ghanaian university made it into the top 1,000 most influential universities in the world. Harvard University in the United States topped the list, followed … Read more →
Over 10,000 babies died in 2015
Posted on | CommentA total of 10,166 babies died in 2015 due to birth asphyxia, a breathing abnormality at birth. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), this represents 30 per cent of all under-five mortality in the country. Dr Christabel Enweronu-Laryea, the … Read more →
Aviation fuel to go down by 20%
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) will soon formally announce a 20 per cent reduction in the cost of aviation fuel, government has indicated. President John Dramani Mahama said government had consulted with the NPA, and the authority had agreed to … Read more →
CJ in kidnapping saga: Minister approval in limbo
Posted on | CommentThe minority in parliament – the New Patriotic Party – is leading a crusade to get the house to reject the nomination of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta North in the Volta Region, John Oti … Read more →
BoG on course to reducing inflation — Governor
Posted on | CommentThe Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, says the bank is conducting its policies in a way to bring inflation to its medium-term target of eight per cent. His comment comes after the bank recorded a … Read more →
Hunting banned from August 1 to December 1
Posted on | CommentThe Forestry Commission Wildlife Division has announced a ban on hunting, capturing and destroying of wild animals with effect from August 1 to December 1. Dubbed ‘The Close Season,’ the annual ban is enshrined in the Wildlife Conservation Regulations. A … Read more →
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