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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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Doctors, nurses withdraw out-patient services from today
Posted on | CommentPatients who plan on visiting public hospitals from tomorrow must reconsider their decisions because doctors and other health workers have withdrawn out-patient services. That is the new instruction to all health workers after an emergency meeting held by members of … Read more →
Samsung supports fight against Ebola with 3,000 smartphones
Posted on | CommentSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced that it will donate 3,000 smartphones, worth about USD 1 million, to support the ongoing fight against Ebola. The smartphones, to be donated through the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs … Read more →
DOVVSU invites Effia Nkwanta Hospital Doctor over sodomy (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentThe Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOWSU) of the Western Regional Police Command has launched investigations into a case in which a medical doctor is alleged to have sodomised a 16-year-old senior high school student. Speaking to the Daily … Read more →
Labour strike starts today
Posted on | CommentAccording to them, the action has become necessary because of government’s failure to pay their tier two pension contributions The unions that declared the strike include the Health Services Workers’ Union, Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association, Ghana Medical Association, Ghana Physician … Read more →
I went into drug trafficking to pay for my wedding
Posted on | CommentThe pressure to have a big, flamboyant wedding has landed a Nigerian man in big trouble. Chike Pauline, 40, was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, after being caught with one kilogramme of substance suspected to be … Read more →
Ebola Sensitization: Hand washing is better than sanitiser – Doctor
Posted on | CommentA Medical Doctor has raised concern about the use of hand sanitisers as a precaution against the spread of Ebola in the Ghanaian society. Dr. Samuel Obeng Somuah, District Health Director for Atwima Nwabiagya, has disclosed that hand washing has … Read more →
3 top ex-Korle-Bu officials ordered to refund GH¢966,000
Posted on | CommentAn interim report on the 2014 expenditure accounts of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has made allegations of infraction against the former board and the management of the hospital. The Ghana Audit Service, which conducted the audit, recommended that a … Read more →
Doctor sodomizes 16-year-old SHS student
Posted on | CommentA Ghanaian Medical Doctor at the centre of a sodomy scandal, Dr. Sulley Ali-Gabass has told Starr News’ Western Regional Correspondent Emmanuel Ohene Gyan that suicidal thoughts run through his mind after a story broke that he serially sodomised a … Read more →
Sissala: 4 farmers died of snakebites (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentFour farmers in the Sissala East District died of snakebites out of nine cases recorded at the Tumu District Hospital from January to October. Farmers who are bitten by snakes troop to herbalists for local treatment due to the non-availability … Read more →
U.S. issues new Ebola treatment protocols
Posted on | CommentThe United States issued stringent new protocols on Monday for health workers treating Ebola victims, directing medical teams to wear protective gear that leaves no skin or hair exposed to prevent medical workers from becoming infected. The new guidelines from … Read more →
Foreign curriences and GHC exchange rate as at 20th Oct, 2014
Posted on | CommentGHS Exchange Rates 1 GHS in GHSs US Dollar 0.3123 3.2025 Australian Dollar 0.3558 2.8104 Canadian Dollar 0.3517 2.8436 Swiss Franc 0.2947 3.3932 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 1.9128 0.5228 Euro 0.2443 4.0937 British Pound Sterling 0.1934 5.1703 Indian Rupee 19.14 0.052243 … Read more →
Fuel prices down by 2%
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced a two per cent reduction in fuel prices. The price change takes effect from Tuesday October 21, 2014. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the NPA, Yaro Kasambata said the … Read more →
2 children drown at Ewusiejoe in the Ahanta West District (Disturbing PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentYours in the indefatigable service of ghana, Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson can confirm that the bodies of 2 children who drowned yesterday in the butre river at ewusiejoe in the Ahanta west Disrict of the Western Region have been retrieved … Read more →
28-year-old man arrested for having 4 wives,7 fiances & 5 girlfriends (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA prolific lover with four wives, seven fiancées and five girlfriends has set Austria’s record for bigamy. Sonko Tijan was finally caught in a honey trap at Vienna Airport after two of his wives realised they were married to the … Read more →
Devastating accident at Legon; many injured, none dead
Posted on | CommentA BMW 320i with registration number GT 2313 Q was travelling on the Tetteh-Quarshie to Madina stretch of the Walker Bush highway and suddenly collided into a Toyota Corolla with registration number GN 7137-13 just opposite the Total Filling … Read more →
Pope Francis suffers setback on gays
Posted on | CommentPope Francis has suffered a setback as proposals for wider acceptance of gay people failed to win a two-thirds majority at a Catholic Church synod. A draft issued half-way through the meeting of senior clerics had called for greater openness … Read more →
Mad man kills and dumps baby in latrine
Posted on | CommentA mad man at Brohani, a community in the Wenchi municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region, has killed and dumped a one-year-old baby girl in a public pit latrine. Background Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Brong Ahafo Regional Police Public … Read more →
Power outage to push up prices
Posted on | CommentGhanaians should brace themselves for the worst because of the announcement of a revised time-table for customers by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Under the new arrangement, customers would enjoy a 24-hour power supply and thereafter experience power cut for … Read more →
We must control Ebola within 60 days or else… – United Nations
Posted on | CommentThe UN says the ebola outbreak must be controlled within 60 days or else the world faces an “unprecedented” situation for which there is no plan. The United Nations made the stark warning as it warned that the disease “is … Read more →
Stowaway drowns after jumping into sea at Takoradi Port
Posted on | CommentDrama unfolded at the Takoradi Port Wednesday when nine attempted stowaways who were fleeing arrest jumped into the sea leading to the death of one. The nine had concealed themselves in a Singaporean vessel, MV Kota Bunga which had come … Read more →
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