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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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Total volume of gold produced declines – 2022 EITI report
Posted on | CommentThe total volume of gold produced declined from 4.577 million ounces in 2019 to 4.023 million ounces in 2020, representing a downturn of 12 percent, the 2022 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Mining & Oil and Gas report has revealed. … Read more →
Frimpong-Boateng opens up on his arrest
Posted on | CommentFormer Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has revealed his experience with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following an invitation to appear before them. The Chairman of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining … Read more →
Ghanaian who killed himself after shooting wife in Columbus identified as Asanteman Chief (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA 49-year-old Ghanaian man who killed himself after shooting his wife in Columbus, Ohio, has been identified as Michael Amoako, the Sumankwahene of the Asanteman Association in the Columbus. According to Kofi Adoma Nwanwani of Kofi TV, the deceased, who … Read more →
Parliament confirms Justice Gertrude Araba Esabaa Torkornoo
Posted on | CommentParliament approved President Akufo-Addo’s Chief Justice nominee, Gertrude Araba Esabaa Torkornoo yesterday in a unanimous voice vote after members of the Minority reversed their position. The approval paves the way for her to become Ghana’s third female Chief Justice, following … Read more →
Japanese pay $55 per hour to learn smiling
Posted on | CommentSome Japanese students are now taking classes from professional instructors to learn how to smile after getting accustomed to wearing masks. Over three years since the pandemic started, the demand for smile coaching services in the country has surged as … Read more →
Why is Japan redefining rape?
Posted on | CommentWarning: this article contains details that some readers may find distressing. Days after their rape, Megumi Okano says, they already knew the attacker would get away scot-free. Megumi, who uses they as a personal pronoun, knew the man who did … Read more →
2 Killed and five injured in shooting at Virginia graduation
Posted on | CommentTwo people have been killed and five others injured in a shooting at a graduation ceremony in Virginia. The shooting outside the Altria Theater in Richmond sent hundreds of people, many of them wearing graduation gowns, running for safety on … Read more →
T-bills: Government borrowed ¢11.26bn in May 2023
Posted on | CommentThe government borrowed ¢11.26 billion through treasury bills in May 2023. This represents 36.57% increase over the previous month. The target for the month was estimated at ¢11.33 billion. According to the trading results, the uptake almost covered the matured … Read more →
IMF staff to visit Ghana to monitor Economic Recovery Programme
Posted on | CommentA mission staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to arrive in Ghana today, Wednesday, June 7, to assess the progress of Ghana’s Economic Recovery Programme. This visit marks the first assessment by the IMF following the approval … Read more →
Yaa Amoako-Adu elected first female SRC President of Tadi GIMPA
Posted on | CommentYaa Amoako-Adu, a women empowerment champion and Chief Executive Officer of Integrity Logistics and Consult Limited has become the first female to be elected as Students Representative Council (SRC) President of the Takoradi satellite campus of Ghana Institute of Management … Read more →
Apple unveils new $3,499 augmented reality headset that blends “real world with the virtual world”
Posted on | CommentAs expected, Apple has officially taken the wraps off its highly anticipated mixed-reality headset at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple kept us guessing until the very end of the event, leading with some new Mac updates and its usual … Read more →
Immigration can help push down UK inflation – IMF Deputy
Posted on | CommentImmigration that fills gaps in the domestic jobs market can help push down UK inflation, the deputy head of the International Monetary Fund has said. The prime minister has said rates of legal immigration are “too high.” Yet the IMF’s … Read more →
More than 80 bodies unidentified after India train crash
Posted on | CommentFive days after a deadly three-train crash killed 288 people in India, more than 80 bodies remain unclaimed. The crash on Friday evening in the state of Odisha involved two passenger trains and a stationary goods train. More than 1,000 … Read more →
Patients in danger as nurses head for NHS in UK – Medics
Posted on | CommentThe recruitment of nurses by high-income countries from poorer nations is “out of control”, according to the head of one of the world’s biggest nursing groups. The comments come as the BBC finds evidence of how Ghana’s health system is … Read more →
Woman jailed over infant deaths pardoned
Posted on | CommentA woman once branded “Australia’s worst female serial killer” has been pardoned after new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children. Kathleen Folbigg spent 20 years in prison after a jury found she killed sons Caleb and … Read more →
Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive
Posted on | CommentRussia’s defence ministry says it has thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in Donetsk, claiming to have killed 250 troops and destroyed armoured vehicles. Video of what Russia says is the battle appears to show military vehicles coming under heavy fire … Read more →
Ghana’s Edward Enninful steps down as British Vogue editor
Posted on | CommentBritish Vogue is set to hire a new “head of editorial content” as Edward Enninful steps away from his dual role as European editorial director of Vogue and editor-in-chief of British Vogue next year. The change was disclosed by the … Read more →
US court to hear challenge over Prince Harry’s visa following drug revelations
Posted on | CommentPrince Harry’s US immigration records should be unsealed in the light of revelations about drug-taking in his recent book, a conservative think tank will argue in a federal court next week. The Heritage Foundation is suing the US government to … Read more →
FDA advises Effia-Kwesimintsim Students against tobacco use
Posted on | CommentA team from the Western Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Thursday engaged some school children in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Area on the need to avoid tobacco and other substance abuse. The children were enlightened on … Read more →
Jealous boyfriend stabs girlfriend over cheating
Posted on | CommentA Form Two female student of Nsutam Senior High Technical School in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region, Abigail Asare has met her untimely death. She was allegedly stabbed to death by her jealous boyfriend who is a … Read more →
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