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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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Ukraine war: Drone downed over Russia – Moscow
Posted on | CommentA Ukrainian drone has been shot down by Russian air defences, Moscow has said. The drone came down in the town of Kireyevsk – some 400km (249 miles) from the Ukraine border – on Sunday, the defence ministry announced. Russian … Read more →
18 Die in deadly crashes in Eastern Region
Posted on | CommentEighteen persons have been reported dead in two separate accidents that occurred at Bunso Junction and Kpong in the Fanteakwa North District and Manya-Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region respectively. At Bunso-Junction, on the Accra-Kumasi Highway, the gory accident reportedly … Read more →
Bawumia hosts US Vice President Kamala in Ghana
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Sunday afternoon welcomed the United States Vice President, by Kamala Harris, who is on official state visit to Ghana. She is on a week-long trip to Africa and will be in Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia, … Read more →
AI is most important tech advance in decades – Bill Gates
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates says the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is the most important technological advance in decades. In a blog post on Tuesday, he called it as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the … Read more →
Putin: China plan could end war, but Ukraine and West not ready for peace
Posted on | CommentChina’s peace plan for Ukraine could be used as a basis to end the war, Vladimir Putin has said. But Mr Putin said the plan could be put forward only when they are ready “in the West and Kyiv”. The … Read more →
Takoradi: Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly bans pragia
Posted on | CommentThe Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) has issued a strong warning to operators of tricycles popularly referred to as “PRAGIA” to stay off their jurisdiction with their operations be it commercial or private. The use of tricycles for commercial activities in … Read more →
Police dispatch rider crushed to death at Pokuase
Posted on | CommentA police officer on Monday night met his untimely death at Pokuase in the Ga North Municipality of Accra. The Dispatch Rider, identified as L/Cpl. Mustapha Mohammed was said to be pursuing a Toyota Corolla vehicle on his motorbike from … Read more →
Amazon to cut another 9,000 jobs
Posted on | CommentOnline retail giant Amazon plans to cut another 9,000 jobs as it seeks to save costs. The firm, which employs 1.5 million people worldwide, said the cuts would fall mainly in areas including cloud computing and advertising. It did not … Read more →
US aid worker and French journalist kidnapped in Niger released
Posted on | CommentA US aid worker and French journalist who had been kidnapped by militants in West Africa have been released. Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois were seen leaving a plane that landed at an airport in Niger’s capital, Niamey, on Monday. … Read more →
T-bills auction: Gov’t to raise ¢3.21bn this week
Posted on | CommentThe government will raise about ¢3.21 billion in Treasury bills this Friday, March 24, 2023. This will be done via the 91-day, 182-day and 364-day bills. The amount raised will partly be used to refinance ¢1.88 billion worth of maturing … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo swears in 3 new members of Electoral Commission
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, March 20 swore in three new members of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The three new members – Dr Peter Appiahene, Madam Salima Ahmed Tijani and Reverend Akua Ofori Boateng – were sworn … Read more →
Akoto Osei passes on
Posted on | CommentA former Member of Parliament (MP) for Tafo in the Ashanti Region, Dr Anthony Osei Akoto has reportedly passed on. The Facebook Page of Parliament on Monday, March 20, 2023 broke the sad news about the 69 year-old former Minister … Read more →
Sekondi-Takoradi water rationing persists due to low level of Pra River – GWCL
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Ghana Water Company, Mr Nana Yaw Banieh says water rationing in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis persists due to the low level of the Pra River. Speaking at a media briefing at the … Read more →
Police probe Prof Frimpong Boateng’s Jubilee House ‘galamsey’ allegations
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has tasked the Police to investigate allegations by the former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) regarding the seat of government’s involvement in illegal mining. Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng accused some top government officials of being … Read more →
Ofori-Atta off to China for debt restructuring negotiations
Posted on | CommentFinance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has left Accra for China to have negotiations on debt restructuring with officials of that country. Sources say the Minister left over the weekend via Addis Ababa where he is attending the UNECA High-Level Ministers … Read more →
Joe Biden welcomes ICC’s Putin arrest warrant
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The ICC accused President Putin of committing war crimes in Ukraine – something President Biden said the Russian leader … Read more →
Resign if you can’t do the job – Mahama tells Adutwum
Posted on | CommentFormer President John Dramani Mahama has told the Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum not to close down nonperforming schools. He says the schools should rather be supported with teaching and learning materials to improve on their performance. Addressing … Read more →
Inflation is 52.8 %
Posted on | CommentThe year-on-year inflation for February 2023 has reached 52.8 per cent. This means that in the month of February 2023, the general price level was 52.8 per cent higher than February last year. Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim, made … Read more →
Anas speaks after damning judgement
Posted on | CommentAce investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has described judgement against him in a defamation case against the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyapong as unfortunate and travesty of justice. In a statement released … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong speaks after flooring Anas
Posted on | CommentThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyapong has said that his legal victory against investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a victory for all who were affected by the “poor journalistic work of … Read more →
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