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GES announces instalment plan to clear teachers’ salary arrears
Posted on with No CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the government has approved the payment of outstanding salary arrears owed to newly recruited teachers under the 2024 financial clearance. The approval, according to the Service, was granted by the Ministry of … Read more →
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Johnson Asiama appointed BoG Second Deputy Governor
Posted on | CommentEconomist and Monetary Policy Specialist, Dr Johnson Asiamah has been appointed as Second Deputy Governor at Bank of Ghana. Until his appointment, Dr. Asiamah was the Assistant Director at the Economics Department of the central bank, where he coordinated the … Read more →
LIST: World’s 100 most influential people
Posted on | CommentA list of the most influential people in the world, according toTime magazine that is, has been revealed. The 100 names vary from world leaders to Youtubers to activists to rappers and according to the editor Nancy Gibbs they all “have … Read more →
World’s oldest dog dies at age 30 (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA kelpie thought to be the world’s oldest dog has died at home on a dairy farm in the Australian state of Victoria. Maggie, a black-and-tan kelpie, was thought to be 30 years old. Woolsthorpe dairy farmer Brian McLaren confirmed … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: Blind man commits suicide in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentIn a strange move, a middle aged blind man who could not cope with life as a result of a separation with his wife has allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Kumasi. Mobila Yanam, said to be in his 40s … Read more →
Any Chief who does “Partisan endorsement is not wise” – Kweku Baako
Posted on | CommentEditor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako says that any Chief that rallies support for a particular government is not wise. Speaking on PeaceFM‘s Kokrokoo Morning Show Wednesday, Kweku Baako lambasted the country’s traditional leaders stressing that … Read more →
Malaria kills 15,000 Ghanaians in 5 years
Posted on | CommentAbout 15,063 people have died of malaria-related cases between 2010 and 2015, according to figures released by the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The programme has, however, recorded a reduction in yearly in-patient deaths … Read more →
Lawyers with expired license to be prosecuted – Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentThe Supreme Court has ordered the prosecution and disbarment of all lawyers who practice without renewing their licenses. According to the ruling, it was illegal for lawyers to continue plying their trade if they fail to go through the process … Read more →
VIDEO: 81-yr-old woman raped and robbed by 3 men
Posted on | CommentAn 81-year old woman known as Madam Martha, a resident of New Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, has experienced probably the most humiliating and painful period of her life after she was robbed and raped by three unknown guys in … Read more →
Western Region: 8-yr-old girl slaps 6-yr-old to death
Posted on | CommentResidents at Sefwi Essam in the Bia West district of the Western region are in a state of shock after a slap from an 8-year-old girl reportedly led to the death of another 6-year-old girl. The two little girls, Benedicta … Read more →
LIST: Worst jobs of 2016: Newspaper reporter tops
Posted on | CommentBeing a newspaper reporter has been ranked the worst job for the third year in a row. Jobs in the media were seen as precarious because the loss of media organisations as a result of the decline in advertising revenue. … Read more →
15-yr-old boy arrested for defacing Prez. Mahama’s posters
Posted on | CommentThe father of a 15-year-old boy is questioning the circumstances under which his son was arrested and detained in a police cell for a day for allegedly defacing the posters of president John Mahama. The boy whose name has been … Read more →
Kuwait bans visas to Ghanaian housemaids
Posted on | CommentThe Kuwaiti government has temporarily banned the issuance of visa to Ghanaians recruited as maidservants to work in that country. This follows numerous reports of maltreatment of recruits who work as house-helps in that country. According Ghana’s Ambassador to Saudi … Read more →
Ghana to introduce online passport application
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to introduce an online portal system for to ease congestion at passport offices nationwide. “This means clients can apply online in the comfort of their homes or wherever. They are then given an interview date just like … Read more →
14yr and 16yr-old caught in robbery operation in Sekondi
Posted on | CommentResidents of Pariscoa, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western Region were shocked to the marrow when news of two minors who went to steal sewing machines in the vicinity reached them. The two suspects, 14 and 16 (names withheld … Read more →
North Korea bans jeans and piercings
Posted on | CommentNorth Koreans have been banned from having piercings and face new restrictions on ‘Western clothing’ including jeans. Dictator Kim Jong-un has launched a nationwide crackdown on citizens but the ban will focus primarily on the North Hamgyong province and Yanggang … Read more →
Refuse collector jailed for stealing vehicle
Posted on | CommentA refuse Collector who bolted with a Toyota Rav4 vehicle at La Wireless was on Monday sentenced to three years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. William Sarfo charged with stealing pleaded guilty and the court convicted him on his … Read more →
Beware: 5 signs an ATM has been tampered with
Posted on | CommentThe number of thefts at cash machines is on the rise as fraudsters look to steal cash under your nose, experts are warning. As many as 2,500 people in the UK fall victim to card fraud at ATMs every week, … Read more →
Woman dumps rival’s baby in toilet
Posted on | CommentA 25-year-old woman is in the grip of the Bole Police in the Northern Region for allegedly dumping her rival’s two-week-old baby in a public toilet. The suspect, identified only as Mariam, is alleged to have committed the act about … Read more →
Ghana fails in MDGs 4 & 5
Posted on | CommentDespite all efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 set up by the United Nations for countries to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health by the end of 2015, Ghana still failed to meet the … Read more →
Prez. Mahama directs Security Services to buy Ghanaian boots
Posted on | CommentPresident John Dramani Mahama on Monday denounced some security agencies for procuring security boots from other countries, while abandoning those produced by the Kumasi Shoe Factory. “Although the Kumasi Shoe Factory is producing high quality boots for the security services, … Read more →
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