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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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1% E-levy implementation starts today
Posted on | CommentThe implementation of the revised Electronic Transfer levy (E-Levy) rate of 1% kicks off today, Wednesday, January 11. The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has announced its preparedness to implement the new rate. The service providers are Airtel Mobile Commerce (Ghana) … Read more →
Takoradi: Holy Child Center prevents pupils from entering school as school reopens
Posted on | CommentChildren attending Holy Child Center of Excellence at Fijai this morning were prevented from entering the school nor having lessons from the school henceforth as school resumes today. This we are told is a result of a long-standing conflict between … Read more →
UG rusticates 4 Students for 3 years
Posted on | CommentThe University of Ghana (UG), has suspended former Junior Common Room (JCR) Executives of the Commonwealth Hall for three academic years for holding series of meetings, contrary to the school’s statutes. Names of the suspended students are Paul Anim Inkoom, … Read more →
BoG’s $200m to BDCs to import petroleum products inadequate – Energy Strategist
Posted on | CommentEnergy Management Strategist, Dr Yussif Sulemana, has described as inadequate the $200 million that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is selling to the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs) to import finished petroleum products into the country. According to him, the … Read more →
Western Region: Class 4 pupil electrocuted in Beppoh
Posted on | CommentA 10-year-old Class 4 pupil, Emmanuel Owusu Ampomaah of Beppoh Methodist Primary School has been electrocuted at Beppoh in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon, January 7, at about 2 PM. Mr … Read more →
Takoradi: Body of alleged murdered Taxi Driver discovered in Mampong
Posted on | CommentA body identified as a Taxi Driver who name is yet to be known has been discovered at Mampong, a suburb of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis on Sunday, January 8. The lifeless body was tied at the back seat of a … Read more →
Iconic news anchor Barbara Walters dead at 93
Posted on | CommentBarbara Walters one of the biggest and most recognizable news anchors in the world — has died. We’re told she died at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Barbara had been in declining health for several years. The legendary ABC … Read more →
Ukraine war: Zelensky urges US to help it defeat Russia
Posted on | CommentUkraine is “alive and kicking” and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, in a defiant address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since Russia’s invasion. US military aid to Ukraine was not charity, but an investment … Read more →
Govt channels GHS80m earmarked for Nat’l Cathedral into Communication and Road sectors
Posted on | CommentThe government has channeled the controversial GHS80 million that was earmarked for the construction of the National Cathedral into Communication and Road sectors, TV3’s Parliamentary correspondent, Komla Klutse who witnessed the the approved during the debate on the 2023 budget … Read more →
Databank staff work from home due to threats by customers
Posted on | CommentDatabank Financial Services Limited has asked all its workers to begin operating from home just like during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic due to circumstances beyond management’s control. According to a letter to clients, the decision has been taken … Read more →
BoG buys 26,000 ounces of gold from Newmont
Posted on | CommentNewmont becomes the first gold mining company in Ghana under the Domestic Gold Purchasing Programme to sell gold to the Bank of Ghana following the procurement of 26,000 ounces of gold between May and November this year by the central … Read more →
Sekondi-Takoradi gears up for Christmas
Posted on | CommentThe official Christmas destination in Ghana, Sekondi-Takoradi is set to host over 2 million people in the Metropolis this yuletide. Noted for its events which spans over a week with per daily attention-grabbing events, the events which are mostly organized … Read more →
Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found
Posted on | CommentElon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter’s chief executive officer when he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”. The billionaire promised earlier to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5% of users … Read more →
Zelensky in Washington: Ukraine’s leader heads to US for first foreign trip
Posted on | CommentUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is on his way to Washington, where he will meet US President Joe Biden on Wednesday. It’s his first foreign trip since the Russian invasion in February. The White House has also confirmed the … Read more →
Minority wins vote to reject GH¢80m budget for National Cathedral
Posted on | CommentThe Minority members on the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee of Parliament have won by a majority decision to reject the GH¢80 million additional budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture for the National Cathedral of Ghana. The … Read more →
4 Kumasi kidnappers found guilty, jailed 40 years
Posted on | CommentAn Accra High Court has sentenced the four young men who kidnapped two Canadian ladies in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital in 2020, to a total of 40 years’ imprisonment in hard labour. This was after the court found them … Read more →
How Russian Embassy in Accra is indirectly responding to Akufo-Addo’s Wagner allegations
Posted on | CommentThe Russian government was mentioned in Washington DC last week by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo when he alleged that Wagner group, a mercenary organization linked to the government is operating in next door Burkina Faso. President Akufo-Addo who was … Read more →
Bishop Botwey re-elected WR Peace Council Chair
Posted on | CommentThe Presiding Bishop of Christian Faith Church International and the incumbent chairman of the Western Regional Peace Council, Bishop Emmanuel Botwey has unanimously been re-elected as the chairman of the Regional Peace Council. Bishop Botwey, who has recently been given … Read more →
China bets on private sector to boost Covid-hit economy
Posted on | CommentBeijing has vowed to go all out next year to save its Covid-hit economy by boosting consumption and loosening control over private industry, including the struggling tech and property sectors. The new pledge marks a big shift from leader Xi … Read more →
Police arrest 153 drunk drivers
Posted on | Comment-In in six out of the 17 police regions Records from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) show that 153 drivers were arrested for drunk driving in 2021. These unlawful acts which took … Read more →
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