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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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Fuel prices to hit GH¢18 per litre in December if … – COPEC
Posted on | CommentIf steps are not taken to curb the rampant increase in the prices of fuel at the country’s filling stations, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) predicts that fuel prices could reach GH¢18 per litre by the end of … Read more →
GPRTU targets 30% to 40% increase in transport fares after fuel price hikes
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is targeting a 30 percent to 40 percent increase in transport fares following the recent rise in prices of petroleum products. The union has said negotiations for the upward adjustment will begin tomorrow. … Read more →
Court grants Nana Agradaa a GHS50,000 bail
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court has granted the embattled Evangelist Patricia Asiedua Oduro, popularly known as Nana Agradaa a bail to the tune of GHS50,000. Presiding judge Samuel Bright Acquah granted the accused bail of ¢50, 000 with 3 sureties of … Read more →
Fuel prices shoot up again
Posted on | CommentOn Monday, October 17, certain gas stations, notably Total Energies, raised their fuel rates to approximately GHC16 per liter. Fuel prices at Total Energies are GH15.99 for diesel and GH13.10 for gasoline per liter. Prior to Cedi’s decline against the … Read more →
2022 BECE starts today with 552,276 candidates
Posted on | CommentSchools and private candidates who have registered for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will begin the exams today, Monday, October 17, 2022, and end on October 21, 2022. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in a statement to announce the … Read more →
Dombo’s family honours Dr. Bawumia with Chieftaincy title
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been charged to continue to pursue the vision of renowned Ghanaian politician, teacher and king Simon Diedong (SD) Dombo. Chief of Duori, Naa Dombo III during a courtesy call on him by the Vice … Read more →
187 Illegal miners jailed since 2017 – Attorney General
Posted on | CommentThe Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has revealed that some 187 persons have been convicted to various terms of imprisonment for their involvement in illegal mining in the Eastern Region since the current government took office. According … Read more →
Elon Musk denies he spoke to Putin about Ukraine war
Posted on | CommentElon Musk has denied reports he spoke to Vladimir Putin before posting a Twitter poll with his suggestions for ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ian Bremmer, head of the Eurasia Group political risk consultancy, alleged that Mr Musk had personally … Read more →
TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
Posted on | CommentDisplaced families in Syrian camps are begging for donations on TikTok while the company takes up to 70% of the proceeds, a BBC investigation found. Children are livestreaming on the social media app for hours, pleading for digital gifts with … Read more →
GRA collects GH¢51.5bn, pledges to seal all loopholes
Posted on | CommentTotal tax revenue collected by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the first nine months of 2022 amounted to GH¢51.5 billion (GH¢51,580.17 million).0.9% negative deviationThe Authority therefore fell short of its target for the period by GH¢466.61 million representing negative … Read more →
IMF cuts global growth forecast for 2023, warns ‘worst is yet to come’
Posted on | CommentThe International Monetary Fund predicts global growth will slow to 2.7% next year, 0.2 percentage point lower than its July forecast, and anticipates 2023 will feel like a recession for millions around the world. Aside from the global financial crisis … Read more →
Nation loses 7% GDP to psychological distress
Posted on | CommentPsychological distress, a mental health condition, costs the country about seven per cent (GH¢8.6 billion) of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a clinical psychologist, Professor Angela Ofori-Atta, has disclosed. She attributed the loss of national revenue to the many hours … Read more →
GRA locks up China, Palace Malls for non-compliance
Posted on | CommentEnforcement Officers of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have closed four branches of the China Mall shopping centres in Accra. Similar action was taken against some branches of Palace Mall in Accra. They shopping centres said to have failed to … Read more →
Food insecurity looms over galamsey– Occupyghana
Posted on | CommentPressure Group, OccupyGhana believes Ghana could be heading towards food insecurity as a result of the devastating effect of illegal mining commonly known as galamsey. The Pressure Group in another reminder to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo dated October 10 … Read more →
Over 79,000 girls in Ghana aged 12 to 17 married or living with a man – GSS
Posted on | CommentThe 2021 Population and Housing Census revealed that 79,733 girls in Ghana aged 12 to 17 have been married or living with a man. According to the Ghana Statistical Service, 25,999 are girls aged 12 to 14 years. The regions … Read more →
Direct aid to education by bilateral donors fell by $359m – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has revealed that direct aid to education by bilateral donors fell by some three hundred and fifty-nine million dollars ($359 million) in countries due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. He also said countries reduced their spending … Read more →
Forex bureaus sell a dollar for ¢11.2
Posted on | CommentSome forex bureaus are selling the dollar at ¢11.2 to $1 as at Saturday, October 8, 2022. Some forex bureau operators expressed hope the the government and the the Bank of Ghana will institute strong measures to curtail the fall of … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo receives honorary doctorate degree from Sorbonne University
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 10th October 2022, was presented with an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Sorbonne, in Paris, France, one of the most prestigious universities in Europe and the world. … Read more →
Nana Agradaa denied bail, case adjourned to October 13
Posted on | CommentThe Founder of Heaven Way Church in Accra, Patricia Asiedua formerly known as Nana Agradaa, who has been arrested for allegedly scamming some members of her church, has been denied bail. She appeared in court on Monday but her case … Read more →
W/R: 9-month-old baby found dead in a pond at Asikafoambatem (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA nine-month-old infant who had been missing for three days in Asankrangwa in the Western Region’s Wassa Amenfi West Municipality has been discovered dead. Akua Ago’s body was discovered in what was considered a fishpond in Asikafoabatem, a neighbourhood in … Read more →
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