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NAGRAT says NaCCA knew of LGBTQ content before public outcry
Posted on with No CommentThe President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) knew about the controversial content in a Senior High School teacher manual long before public outrage forced its withdrawal. Jacob Anaba … Read more →
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PHOTO: Suspected robber collapses in court
Posted on | CommentAn alleged armed robber yesterday fainted at the Cocoa Affairs Court premises when she was refused bail by the court. The suspect, Joycelyn Pupulampu, who is standing trial for robbery and causing unlawful harm, pleaded not guilty but was refused … Read more →
Takoradi Airforce base starts collection of tolls?
Posted on | CommentCommercial Drivers who ply between Takoradi Central and Airforce base are fuming with rage over tolls that are being collected by the authorities of Airforce Base in Takoradi. Some Drivers who spoke with Jolly Breakfast Show’s (JBS) Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi … Read more →
We haven’t agreed to pay doctors 50% of basic salary – Health Ministry
Posted on | CommentGovernment has described as false a Joynews report claiming that it has agreed to pay Members of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), 50% of their basic salary as Professional Allowance. A statement signed by the Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia … Read more →
2015 WASSCE: 99,917 fail Science and Maths
Posted on | CommentResults released by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) indicate only 25.29% of candidates who took the May/June 2015 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) obtained A1-C6 in mathematics while 29.75% had D7-E8 and 37.17% had F9. The result … Read more →
Jan to May: 2,707 fire cases recorded – Fire Service
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has disclosed that a total of 2,707 cases of fire outbreaks nationwide were recorded from January – May this year, with the loss of property estimated at GH?10, 244,493. Dr Albert Brown Gaisie, Chief … Read more →
Govt accepts, rejects and varies Doctors’ demands
Posted on | CommentGovernment has finally made some concessions to the demands of striking doctors. It however varied and rejected outright some of the demands. As it races against time to avert a threat by the doctors to resign en masse this month, … Read more →
Prez. Mahama to open 2 Nkrumah Circle flyovers today
Posted on | CommentPresident John Dramani Mahama will this morning open to traffic two completed flyovers at the Kwame Nkrumah interchange which is currently under construction. The inauguration will among other things ease the congestion at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle as a result … Read more →
PHOTO: Man and nephew before court for possessing narcotic drugs
Posted on | CommentA 54-year-old businessman and his nephew are standing trial at the Kumasi Circuit Court for illegal possession of cocaine and heroin. Richmond Adjei Amoako, 19, a first-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and his … Read more →
PHOTO: 4 arrested for robbing travelers on Accra-Kumasi highway
Posted on | CommentThe Eastern Regional Police have arrested four suspected highway robbers alleged to have robbed travellers on the Nsawam portion of the Accra-Kumasi Highway at dawn last Wednesday. A fifth suspect was killed during the police operation. The names of those … Read more →
2 steal 296 bags of cocoa
Posted on | CommentTwo persons who allegedly managed to take delivery of about 296 bags of cocoa beans worth over GH?100,000 and sent them into a private warehouse at Apowa, near Takoradi in the Western Region, have been busted. The two were arrested … Read more →
Our proposal is for 2016 budget – GMA to Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Kwabena Adusei Poku, says President John Mahama is misinformed about details of the service conditions proposals for its members. Dr Adusei Poku insists the GMA is not demanding the payment of … Read more →
Prez. Mahama inaugurates tomato processing factory
Posted on | CommentPresident John Dramani Mahama has appealed to Ghanaians to support the government’s initiative of transforming the economy into an export-led one. He said the effort would reduce the country’s import dependency and retain the amount of foreign exchange spent each … Read more →
Ashantis are Dumb, Ewes are Wicked, Northerners are Unclean, and You are Ethnocentric!
Posted on | CommentThe White Americans believe that they are more superior to European whites, especially the British. In Europe, the British, Russians and Germans compete over who is greater. And all these men together believe they are superior to the African. But … Read more →
Lecturer rapes Student seeking admission
Posted on | CommentA part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Afeez Baruwa, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl, identified as Caroline (not her real name). It was learnt that the victim, who was … Read more →
University Teachers declare indefinite strike
Posted on | CommentUniversity teachers in the country have joined the fray of discontented public sector workers who have laid down their tools, declaring an indefinite strike over nonpayment of book and research allowances. The decision to leave the lecture halls of public … Read more →
TEWU serves strike notice
Posted on | CommentTeachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) is on the verge of embarking on a strike to press home their demand for improved conditions of service. It is coming at a time when the country is witnessing strike chaos in the … Read more →
Press Release By The National Health Students Association Of Ghana (NAHSAG) On The Ongoing Strike Action By The Ghana Medical Association And Nurses Of The Accra Psychiatric Hospital.
Posted on | CommentNo One Needs To Die Over Unpaid Arrears or Condition of Service “3 die at Korle-bu Teaching Hospital”, as reported by myjoyonline.com, others may die in various hospitals in other parts of the country; very unfortunate for mother Ghana” Undeniably, … Read more →
Policeman busted for extorting money from drug dealers
Posted on | CommentA police officer faces likely interdiction after personnel of the Drug Enforcement Unit arrested him and two others for extorting money from drug dealers in Kumasi on Tuesday. Corporal Solomon Kwakye was picked up with a former Community Police assistant … Read more →
PHOTO: Gas explosion kills 2
Posted on | CommentA gas explosion at Ngleshie Amanfrom, near Kasoa in the Central Region, has killed two people, with others sustaining serious injuries. The incident occurred around 1pm yesterday when a welder was said to be carrying out maintenance works on used … Read more →
Accra Psychiatric Nurses call off strike
Posted on | CommentNurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have called off their day-old strike. It follows a meeting with officials of Ministry of Health as well as the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations Haruna Iddrisu on Tuesday. Over 190 nurses yesterday … Read more →
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