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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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Alan Cash handover office to Jinapor
Posted on | CommentFormer Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has presented his handover notes to the caretaker Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor. The handover ceremony took place in Accra on Monday, January 16, 2023. In a tweet, Mr Jinapor who is … Read more →
Gold-for-oil: Ghana to save over $3bn spend on import
Posted on | CommentThe Gold For Oil Policy will give Ghana the space to accumulate more international reserves as the country will save the $3 billion it spends on oil imports, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumai has said. He explained that the use … Read more →
STMA embark on decongestion exercise at Market Circle
Posted on | CommentThe Takoradi Sub-Metro Director, of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), Nana Asempanaye Yeboah has stated that the Assembly will no longer condone the activities of hawkers in undesignated areas within the Central Business District (CBD) of Takoradi to ensure sanity … Read more →
Shama Catholic School ask Students to stay home for 6 months following building collapse
Posted on | CommentStudents of the Roman Catholic school in the Shama District of the Western Region have been asked to stay home for a period of six months by the District Assembly. This comes after parts of the school building collapsed and … Read more →
UK economy beats expectations with November growth
Posted on | CommentThe UK economy unexpectedly grew in November, helped by a boost from the World Cup, official figures show. The economy expanded by 0.1%, helped by demand for services in the tech sector and in spite of households being squeezed by … Read more →
Nepal plane crash: No hope of finding survivors – Official
Posted on | CommentSearchers say they have given up hope of finding survivors after Nepal’s worst air disaster in decades. Local official Tek Bahadur said the chances of finding anyone alive were “nil”. However the plane’s flight data and voice recorders had been … Read more →
Gunmen kill Nigeria Catholic priest, shoot another
Posted on | CommentA Roman Catholic priest has been killed by armed gunmen at his parish in northern Nigeria, who then burned his rectory in the village of Kafin Koro to the ground. The body of Father Isaac Achi was found in the … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo leaves for Abu Dhabi, London
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Saturday, 14th January 2023, to lead Ghana’s delegation to the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is a global … Read more →
Kumasi: Police officer, wife and child die in fire outbreak
Posted on | CommentA police officer with the anti-robbery unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has been burnt to death in a fire that gutted the police barracks where he lived with his family. The officer died together with his wife, and … Read more →
Deadline for signing up to debt exchange programme expires today
Posted on | CommentGovernment’s deadline for bondholders to sign onto the domestic debt exchange programme expires today, Monday, January 16, 2023. In its quest to address the country’s ongoing economic challenges, the government launched the programme to invite holders of bonds to voluntarily … Read more →
Taxi Driver arrested for killing wife
Posted on | CommentA commercial vehicle driver who allegedly killed his wife at Oyoko a suburb of Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital over the weekend is currently in the grips of the Police. The suspect fled after committing the heinous crime and was … Read more →
Takoradi: Over 300 workers laid off as PTC Interchange project come to a stop
Posted on | CommentThe three-tier interchange PTC Roundabout in Takoradi has come to a stop. The Regional Industrial Relations Officer for the Western and Western North Region of the Construction and Building Materials Workers Union of TUC Ghana, Mr Elijah Joe Neizer, confirmed … Read more →
Council of private schools justifies high cost of fees
Posted on | CommentSome parents are complaining about the high increase in school fees for this academic term. Most of these parents who have their wards in private schools say the fees have doubled, making it difficult for them to pay. Sharing their … Read more →
World’s richest man promotes daughter to head Dior
Posted on | CommentThe world’s richest man, Bernard Arnault, has appointed his daughter to head up fashion house Dior. Mr Arnault promoted Delphine Arnault, 47, as part of a reshuffle at LVMH, Europe’s most valuable company. It owns a portfolio of high-end brands … Read more →
Elon Musk’s drop in fortunes breaks world record
Posted on | CommentElon Musk has broken the world record for the largest loss of personal fortune in history. From November 2021 to December 2022 he lost around $165bn, Guinness World Records said in a blog on its website. The figures are based on … Read more →
Second batch of classified Biden documents found
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden’s aides have found a fresh batch of classified government records at a second location, in a growing political embarrassment for the White House. The first cache was found at a private office in Washington DC that … Read more →
Inflation ends 2022 at record 54.1%
Posted on | CommentInflation shot up by 3.8% to end 2022 at 54.1%, data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. Despite a strong improvement in the value of the cedi and a reduction in the prices of petroleum products, the rate … Read more →
Ghana Gas saves $207m in 5yrs after Chinese engineers replaced with Ghanaians
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) has saved $207 million as cost of operations since March 2017 when Ghanaian engineers and technicians took over the running of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant from the Chinese. The GNGC was established in July … Read more →
Lands Ministry to fight galamsey with 4 new aircraft
Posted on | CommentThe Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has revealed that it is set to take delivery of four aircraft from the Ghana Armed Forces to aid the fight against illegal mining also known as galamsey. Deputy Lands Minister, George Mireku Duker … Read more →
World Bank forecasts 2.7% growth rate for Ghana in 2023
Posted on | CommentThe World Bank is projecting a 2.7% expansion of the Ghanaian economy in 2023, lower than Sub-Saharan Africa average of 3.6%, its January 2023 Global Economic Prospects report has revealed. It is however expecting the economy to grow by 3.5% … Read more →
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