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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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UK interest rates expected to rise for 14th time in a row
Posted on | CommentInterest rates are expected to rise for the 14th time in row as the Bank of England continues its battle to control stubbornly high price rises. Most economists have predicted the Bank will increase rates to 5.25% from its current … Read more →
Tech shares fall as China mulls child smartphone limits
Posted on | CommentChinese technology shares fell after the country’s cyberspace regulator recommended limiting smartphone usage of children under 18. Shares of firms like Alibaba and video-sharing site Bilibili fell on Wednesday and saw more losses early on Thursday. The proposed law would … Read more →
Travis King: North Korea confirms custody of US soldier
Posted on | CommentNorth Korea has confirmed custody of Travis King in its first response to requests for information on the US soldier’s whereabouts, the UN Command has said. The 23-year-old private dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July while … Read more →
Gov’t releases GH¢50.5million to WAEC for 2023 BECE and WASSCE
Posted on | CommentThe government has released GH¢50.5 million to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to conduct the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Out of the figure, GH¢40 million is towards the successful … Read more →
Theft in Cecilia Dapaah’s house: 2 more suspects arrested
Posted on | CommentTwo more suspects have been arrested in connection with the case in which monies and items worth millions of cedis were allegedly stolen from the residence of former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, and her husband, … Read more →
37 Military Hospital to hold mass burial for unclaimed bodies on September 1
Posted on | CommentThe 37 Military Hospital has issued a public service announcement regarding a forthcoming mass burial exercise for unidentified and unclaimed bodies in its morgue. The hospital authorities highlighted the need to address the issue as the accumulation of these bodies … Read more →
Let strategy determine relationships – Mensa Otabil challenges African nations
Posted on | CommentThe General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil, has challenged African nations and their peoples to let strategy rather than proximity define their relationships. He stressed that a person’s best friend, national ally or church … Read more →
19,764 Recruited in 4 security agencies
Posted on | CommentMinister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has disclosed that a total of 19,764 people have been recruited into the four main security agencies, namely the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana Immigration Service and the Ghana National Fire Service. He … Read more →
Investigate ownership of Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen cash- AG to Police
Posted on | CommentThe Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has tasked the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service to investigate the ownership of the US$200,000 and €300,000 stolen from the home of the Former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena … Read more →
NSS pin codes for 2023/2024 general enrollment out; 142,381 students eligible
Posted on | CommentThe National Service Scheme, NSS, has released pin codes for the next batch of Service Personnel to enrolled onto the scheme for the 2023/2024 service year. In a press release signed by the Acting Director of Corporate Affairs, Ambrose Entsiwah … Read more →
Uber aims to be wider travel app as it turns first profit
Posted on | CommentTour operators in the UK are on notice: Uber wants to take your business. The ride-hailing company, famous for upending the global taxi business, wants to do the same for holiday travel, by expanding the services available on its app. … Read more →
Trump charged with plotting to overturn election defeat
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump, who lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, has been charged with plotting to overturn his defeat. He is accused of four counts: conspiracy to defraud the US conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding obstruction of an … Read more →
Akufo-Addo worried over West Africa coups
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has expressed deep-seated concern about the increasing spate of military takeovers in the West African sub-region. He believes that is affecting the growth and development of the sub -regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). … Read more →
How Apple AirPods led to the conviction of a thief
Posted on | CommentThe Police had an easy task of locating an unwitty thief with the aid of an embedded tracking device in an Apple AirPods he stole in a solo burglary. Isaac Bortey Borteye, 30, unemployed who broke into the house of … Read more →
Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners
Posted on | CommentThe owners of Twitter have been accused of trying to “bully” anti-hate campaigners into silence with letters threatening legal action. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) said X Corp accused it of making “troubling and baseless claims” in its … Read more →
Students of Ahantaman Girls’ SHS appeal for library complex
Posted on | CommentStudents of Ahantaman Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) in the Western Region have called on the government and corporate bodies to assist them to construct a modern library complex with adequate books. Ms Sheridan Sam Onuawontoh, the Head Girl of … Read more →
¢1.412bn recorded as financial irregularities in MDAs in 2022 – Auditor-General report
Posted on | CommentAbout ¢1.412 billion were recorded as financial irregularities in 2022, the 2022 Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of Ghana has revealed. This is ¢332 million more than the ¢1.080 billion recorded in 2021. The financial irregularities include Tax Irregularities (¢1.247 … Read more →
Apostle Joshua Selman, Matthew Ashimolowo, MOG Music, others set for 26th IPG in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe 26th edition of the annual International Prophetic Gathering (IPG) by Zion Praise Chapel International dubbed ‘Empowerment’ is set to come off at the church’s auditorium in Takoradi from August 6 to August 13, 2023. The event is in two … Read more →
The world’s most liveable cities for 2023
Posted on | CommentAfter a pandemic slump, quality of life is again on the rise in many of the world’s cities. In fact, overall liveability has reached a 15-year high, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Global Liveability index, which rates 173 … Read more →
US raises interest rates to highest in 22 years
Posted on | CommentThe US central bank has raised interest rates to the highest level in 22 years as it fights to stabilise prices in the world’s largest economy. The decision lifted the Federal Reserve’s influential benchmark rate to a range of 5.25% … Read more →
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