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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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From July 7: Sachet water to sell at GHp20
Posted on | CommentWith effect from Monday, July 7, 2014, the price of iced sachet water will be GHp20. A release issued by the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP), said the increase in price was due to the high … Read more →
Trotro drivers in Sekondi on strike
Posted on | CommentScores of commuters at the Sekondi ‘Tro-tro’ station yesterday became stranded, as the commercial drivers embarked on a sit-down strike in protest against the refusal of the city’s authorities to rehabilitate their deplorable lorry park. According to them, the Sekondi … Read more →
Revealed: There is no Brazilian hair in Brazil
Posted on | Comment‘Off the pitch—what we have observed in Brazil so far’ Last week we brought you the first part of the lighter side of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Unfortunately the Black Stars failed to advance beyond the Group … Read more →
Airport security stepped up in Britain over bomb plot fears
Posted on | CommentSecurity is being stepped up at British airports amid fears that terrorists are working on a bomb that could sidestep current measures. The move comes after the United States called for heightened precautions amid reports two terror networks are working … Read more →
Accra Psychiatric Hospital Nurses on strike
Posted on | CommentJunior nurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have declared a one-week strike in protest at the delay in the payment of their salaries. They marked the beginning of the strike with a protest march at the hospital on Monday. Wearing … Read more →
Cash & carry is back: Mission Hospitals reject NHIS cards from July 2
Posted on | CommentSubscribers of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) who enjoy healthcare services at mission hospitals will be made to pay cash with effect from Wednesday, July 2, 2014. This follows the decision by the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) … Read more →
Ashaiman: Father burns daughter’s hand for stealing fish
Posted on | CommentA 25-year-oId man is in the grips of the Tema Police for burning the hands of his eight-year-old daughter for stealing fish from soup. Jacob Kuli, a truck pusher resident in Ashaiman, is a single parent whose wife is said … Read more →
We’ll embark on strike if… – Organised Labour to Gov’t
Posted on | CommentOrganised labour has given government a two-week ultimatum to transfer funds into the various public sector pension schemes or they would embark on an industrial action. “We wish to state that if by July 14, directives have not been issued for the … Read more →
PHOTO: Kenkey seller dies in boiling oil
Posted on | CommentA 34-year-old kenkey seller yesterday met her horrifying end when she fell into boiling oil while frying some fresh fish. The deceased, Akosua Safoa was found dead with her face submerged in the boiling oil at her private wooden kitchen … Read more →
In Pictures: #OccupyFlagStaffHouse demonstration
Posted on | Commentwww.233times.net is still on the ground taking pictures of the #OccupyFlagStaffHouse demonstration. This is a demonstration architectured by a non-partisan group – Concerned Ghanaians for Responsible Governance (CGRG) to gathered at Efua Sutherland Park and match to the Flag Staff House, the office of … Read more →
SADA to build $120m solar plant
Posted on | CommentSavannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) has signed a deal with Solar Giga, a Chinese company to construct a $120 million solar energy plant in Tamale, the Northern regional capital. The project, which is expected to begin by the end of … Read more →
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah calls for partnership between African and European entrepreneurs
Posted on | CommentAn entrepreneur and former host of the Joy FM’s Super morning show Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is calling for a new profound partnership between African and European entrepreneurs that will harness the true potential and opportunities on the African continent as … Read more →
PHOTO: Fuel attendants and their manager arrested for hoarding petrol
Posted on | CommentThe Kwabenya Police in Accra at dawn last Sunday arrested three fuel attendants and their manager for allegedly hoarding petrol in gallons and selling them at exorbitant prices to motorists. Twenty six gallons of petrol were seized from one of the offices … Read more →
There won’t be increase in fuel prices on July 1 – NPA
Posted on | CommentThere are no immediate plans to increase the prices of petrol and the other fuel products, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has disclosed. The Chief Executive of the NPA, Mr Moses Asaga, confirmed that there were no plans of increasing fuel … Read more →
PHOTO: 2 kidnappers arrested
Posted on | CommentTWO NIGERIANS, Victor Aniete Solomon, 21 and Michael Udoh, 14, have found themselves in police net for allegedly kidnapping an eight-year-old boy. The suspects were said to have kidnapped the boy (name withheld) at the Achimota/ABC branch of the Jesus Christ … Read more →
PHOTOS: Teens create generator that runs on urine
Posted on | CommentHere’s some news that will be of interest to all of the people waiting in line for gas to use in their generators. Four teenage girls figured out a way to use a liter of urine as fuel to get … Read more →
PHOTO: Vagina sculpture traps student
Posted on | CommentAn American exchange student who got stuck in a giant vagina sculpture was freed by firefighters in southwestern Germany. Tuebingen fire service official Markus Mozer said Monday that the young man slipped as he tried to climb into the stone … Read more →
Teshie: Taxi driver arrested for stealing fuel
Posted on | CommentThe Teshie Police have arrested a taxi driver for allegedly attempting to steal fuel. The suspect, Emmanuel Ampratwum,was said to have attempted to escape with fuel worth GH¢70 at a fuel filling station at Teshie. The Teshie Police Commander, Superintendent … Read more →
Sad News: Apostle Dr. Annor-Yeboah passes on?
Posted on | CommentInformation reaching www.233times.net is that, the Founder and Presiding Bishop of Christian Praise Int. Centre (CPIC), Apostle Dr. Annor-Yeboah has died. www.233times.net sources at Korle-bu Teaching Hospital informed that, Apostle Annor Yeboah was not in the best of health last week and … Read more →
Shortage of British Pound Sterling hits Accra and Kumasi
Posted on | CommentThere is a shortage of the British Pound Sterling in Forex bureaus in Accra and Kumasi. The British Pound which is mostly used by students and educational institutions in making payments to United Kingdom-based institutions has seen some significant appreciation in the … Read more →
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