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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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Kumasi : 4 houses burnt due to Vodafone System Failure
Posted on | CommentResidents of Kromoase New Site in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi on Tuesday dawn watched helplessly as four shops and a car were completely ravaged in a fire outbreak after several failed attempts to reach the fire service on phone. … Read more →
Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate
Posted on | CommentTwo 12-year-old girls in the US state of Wisconsin have been accused of stabbing a classmate in order to please an online fictional character. Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier have been charged with attempted murder and face up to 65 … Read more →
We won’t call off strike – POTAG
Posted on | CommentThe Polytechnic Teachers Association (POTAG) is refusing to call off its strike despite the partial closure of some polytechnics in the country. The authorities at the Kumasi Polytechnic have asked first and second year students to go home due to … Read more →
Revealed: 1 million prostitutes in Brazil are preparing for World Cup
Posted on | CommentAccording to the locals, it’s the bar capital of the world, with more than 12,000 catering for the five million citizens of Brazil’s third city. Others will recall Belo Horizonte as the scene of England’s most humiliating football defeat, when … Read more →
PHOTO of 3 women arrested for stealing baby in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentThe owner of a maternity home at New Suame in Kumasi, Grace Osei Afriyie, has been arrested for the theft of a day old baby. The Anti-Trafficking Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command arrested the 59 year-old owner of … Read more →
TECNO wins smart phone of the year
Posted on | CommentTECNO Mobile, the leading dual Sim-mobile phone manufacturer, last Saturday, May 31, 2014 swept the two Awards for the Mobile handheld device categories at this year’s edition of the prestigious Ghana Telecom Awards. TECNO’s flagship phone, Phantom, won Smartphone of the Year … Read more →
‘Dumsor dumsor’ to worsen, as Bui reduces production
Posted on | CommentThe Bui Power Authority has officially announced a reduction in its generation capacity. ”As a result of the Bui Reservoir reaching the minimum operating level, the rate of power generation at Bui Generating Station has been reduced in order to protect the … Read more →
Revealed: 95% of rural girls miss classes during menstruation
Posted on | CommentA study conducted by Sustainable Development Focus (SUDEF), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has revealed that 95 per cent of girls in rural areas in the country failed to attend school during menstrual periods. According to the study, most of the girls … Read more →
AUCC: 5 Lecturers involved in sex scandal, students gagged
Posted on | CommentFive lecturers of African University College of Communications, a private media institution in the Greater Accra Region have reportedly been asked to pack bag and baggage and proceed on leave over an explosive sex scandal that has cast a shadow … Read more →
Vodafone wins 7 awards at Ghana Telecom Awards
Posted on | CommentTelecommunications service provider, Vodafone Ghana last weekend picked up seven awards at the Ghana Telecom Awards organised by Mobile World. They include Mobile Broadband Internet of the Year; Telecom Wholesale Provider of the Year; Best Use of Social Media; and … Read more →
BUSTED: Fishermen in Lower Axim use DDT for fishing
Posted on | CommentFishermen in Lower Axim in the Western Region have resorted to the use of DDT, carbide, dynamite and light for fishing. The result is that most of the fishes are brought to the shore dead and discoloured, with broken flesh … Read more →
Pastor Mensa Otabil wonders – Why do you need alcohol to eat well?
Posted on | CommentHead pastor of the International Central Gospel Church International,Mensa Otabil has taken on Ghana’s alcohol industry for recommending alcohol as the remedy for poor appetite. He wondered the rationale behind alcoholic adverts purporting to help people struggling to eat well. … Read more →
Okyenhene sues The Herald Newspaper for defamation
Posted on | CommentThe Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has filed a suit at the Fast Track High Court against the publishers of The Herald newspaper and three others for accusing him of engaging in illegal mining. According to the Okyenhene, Prime Mark … Read more →
PHOTO: Mother, son grabbed for murder
Posted on | CommentA 59-year-old woman and her son have been arrested by the police for brutally beating a co-tenant to death. The suspects, Martha Akoto and her sons: Ernest Akoto, 24 and Dennis Asumani Akoto – currently at large – allegedly assaulted … Read more →
James Town: Woman shot dead through private part – Family appeals to IGP
Posted on | CommentFamily members of a 45 year woman, who died as a result of gunshot wounds to her private part during the celebration of the Homowo Festival on the 15th of August 2011, are appealing to the Inspector General of Police … Read more →
Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) warns – Don’t buy Exeter Corned Beef from Argentina
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has cautioned the general public against the patronage of Exeter Corned Beef, purported to be manufactured in Argentina. The FDA says it “has reliably been informed that the Manufacturing Plant of Exeter Corned Beef … Read more →
PHOTO: 70-year-old woman homeless after using her house as collateral for a friend’s loan
Posted on | CommentA 70-year old woman has been rendered homeless after her house was auctioned to defray a loan which her son’s friend secured from a financial institution some years ago. Mrs Margaret Mensah has also distributed her personal belongings to friends … Read more →
Family stones pregnant pakistani woman to death
Posted on | CommentA pregnant woman was stoned to death Tuesday by her own family outside a courthouse in the Pakistani city of Lahore for marrying the man she loved. The woman was killed while on her way to court to contest an … Read more →
AngloGold workers each settle for $50,000 severance package
Posted on | CommentEach of the 6,500 workers of the AngloGold Ashanti due for retrenchment is expected to go home with 50,000 dollars or more. The mining company is retrenching almost all of its staff at its Obuasi concession, triggering fears that economic activities … Read more →
5000 Anglogold workers to be sacked
Posted on | CommentAnglogold Ashanti Ghana is to embark on a major retrenchment exercise by August this year. The number of workers to be affected under the exercise is, however, yet to be agreed on by management and organised labour. The exercise is … Read more →
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