A sixteen-year-old girl is reported to have committed suicide at New Tafo in the Eastern Region. The lifeless body of the deceased was found by her mother in their kitchen on Tuesday [March 8, 2017] afternoon. It is unclear what may have led the teenager who is a Junior High School pupil of Child of ...
Doctors at the Paediatric Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, have pleaded with government to see to the completion of the abandoned Maternity and Paediatric block. The Paediatric Unit, which has limited equipment, has over time experienced congestion and seen relatives of patients sleeping on the bare floors beside their children on ...
South Africa has revoked its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the High Court said the move was unconstitutional. It had notified the UN of its intention to leave last October, saying the ICC pursued “regime change”. The opposition Democratic Alliance then argued in court that the government had to first seek parliamentary ...
The Upper East Regional Minister Rockson Ayine Bukari has hinted that, the Bolgatanga Polytechnic will soon be converted into a technical university by close of 2017. The Bolgatanga Polytechnic was among other three polytechnics that did not meet the conversion requirements for technical universities but Rockson Bukari said the school could become a technical university ...
Magical adventure “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” leads the race for British theater’s Olivier Awards , with nominations in 11 categories including best new play. Jamie Parker, who plays an adult Harry in the two-part drama, is nominated for best actor, and there are also nominations for director John Tiffany and actress Noma Dumezweni, ...
Swansea City and Ghana forward Jordan Ayew says he has no positional preference as far as helping out his team is concerned. The 25-year-old joined the Swans on a three and a half year deal in a swap transfer that saw Neil Taylor go in the opposite direction. The versatile forward has only made 3 ...
Former first lady, Lordina Mahama has suggested that taking advantage of the existing educational opportunities and the technological age can help achieve the global target of achieving a 50-50 ratio of men to women in the workforce by 2030. In a statement to mark the day, she said, skills training must also be adopted to ...
An Accra magistrate court has remanded to police custody the Lebanese Supervisor at the center of the Marwako Restaurant assault case, Jihad Chaaban. The magistrate, Victoria Ghansah, gave the ruling after an application by the prosecution on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The prosecutor argued that, the accused and the company had started interfering in the ...
The Chairperson of Parliament’s Gender and Children Committee, Hajia Ladi Ayamba has called for the immediate deportation of the Lebanese supervisor at the heart of the Marwako Pepper assault saga. Hajia Ayamba, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Pusiga constituency said, the act is despicable and justice must be served at all ...
The Chief Executive Officer of Citi FM, Samuel Atta-Mensah has been enskinned as a sub chief by the Chief of Tamale, Dakpema Naa Dawuni Alhassan. Mr Atta-Mensah was given the skin name, Malizali-Naa. His role as Malizali-Naa, is to see to the development the Dakpema Palace and also see to the welfare of other chiefs in the ...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the focus of the Nana Akufo-Addo government is to limit aid and dependency in the budget. According to him, depending on foreign donors will not accelerate Ghana’s development agenda since such most of the aid programmes do not meet the development agenda of African countries. Speaking ...
It appears there is growing disinterest and mistrust among DKM customers who are yet to be paid their locked up cash by the Registrar General’s Department. The Registrar General’s Department which is the official Liquidator of DKM Microfinance is expected to today conclude final payment of the remaining DKM customers. Citi Business News checks reveal ...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has disclosed it will duly sanction owners of the two institutions whose activities have been halted for operating illegally. The central bank explains that it is currently working with the security agencies to investigate persons arrested in connection with the development. “The BoG was able to close down the operations ...
Former president, John Mahama has called for more support for women as the world marks International Women’s Day. John Mahama has called on Ghanaians to commit to making the world a better place for all girls and women. Mahama posted via his Facebook page on Wednesday, March 08, 2017 that, “Let’s dedicate today to reflect ...
An Nkrumahist group, Economic fighters league have described as hypocritical, actions of the current leadership of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the wake of controversies surrounding Ghana’s political history during independence in the Gold Coast. It says the leadership’s dishonesty and corruption in recent times is gradually discrediting Nkrumahism. In a statement issued on ...
A female student of the University of Ghana has died after falling from the fourth floor of her Akuafo Hall residence. The student, whose name has been withheld is said to be in her final year and was a student of consumer science. It is unclear what may have caused the fall. Porters at the hall ...
The impact of the Zika virus on infected Canadian travellers was “more severe” than expected, say researchers. A new study looked at Canadians returning from trips to Zika-affected regions who sought treatment at a national network of travel clinics. Researchers examined 1,118 patients who visited one of those clinics over a year. They say they ...
Armed thieves masquerading as police have carried out a robbery at Johannesburg international airport in South Africa, reports say. The thieves are said to have driven into a restricted zone and taken containers of cash. Estimates vary but reports suggest that millions of dollars in different currencies may have been stolen. The company that operates ...
Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform. The chairman of the Commons media committee, Damian Collins, said he had “grave doubts” about the effectiveness of its content moderation systems. Mr Collins’ comments come after the BBC reported dozens of photos to Facebook, but more than ...
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