The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that it has released the 2020 school placements through the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). It said a total of 494,530 students have since been placed in different Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Schools (TVETs) across the country. Those placed […] The post GES
The Administrator of the Minerals Development Fund, MDF, Dr. Lawrence Kweku Armah, has disclosed to Citi News that his outfit has so far disbursed GHS 5.6 million for the funding of 17 mining community development schemes in 5 key mining regions. Dr. Armah who spoke to Citi News in Takoradi during a training session on […] The post MDF disburses GHS5.6
The Trade and Industry Minister-designate, Alan Kyerematen says 139,331 jobs have so far been created from the government’s One District, One Factory initiative. Mr. Kyerematen, who announced this when he appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday, February 26, 2021, also disclosed that “76 of the projects are currently operational whilst 107 of […] The post 139,331
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners has urged the Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, to be resolute in the fight against illegal mining activities if approved by Parliament. According to the association, efforts made by successive governments to eradicate the canker has proven futile due to political machinations. Speaking […] The post Small
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners has urged the Minister-designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, to be resolute in the fight against illegal mining activities if approved by Parliament. According to the association, efforts made by successive governments to eradicate the canker has proven futile due to political machinations. Speaking […] The post Small
History tells us that in slave days in America, white women would often shave off the hair of their enslaved female servants because it supposedly “confused white men”. I made it a point to find out what was it about African women’s hair that “confused” the white husbands. I found out. Caught off guard lustfully […] The post Enimil Ashon writes: Women’s
Zipline has announced a successful collaboration with UPS and The UPS Foundation to assist the government of Ghana in the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines across the country. Supported by the coordination of UPS Healthcare with vaccine manufacturers, UPS deliveries of initial vaccines arrived this week in Ghana from the COVAX Facility and transportation will begin […] The post Zipline,
A 17-year-old student of the Nungua Kroma 2 Junior High School is on the run after leading an assault on one of his teacher. According to police, the student-led 15 other men from Nungua to beat up the math teacher. The teacher sustained a head wound and was in a blood-soaked shirt when he reported […] The post Nungua: JHS student on the run after assaulting maths
The Minister-Designate for Religious and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has promised to introduce a DNA genealogy database that will help in tracing authentic successions to stools and skins. He believes this will help in tackling chieftaincy disputes across the country. This is expected to complement the National House of Chiefs’ initiative of documenting various […] The post We’ll
In this edition of the #CitiCBS, Nathan Quao hosted Kokui Selormey, Kojo Akoto Boateng, Godfred Akoto Boafo on fallouts from some Ministerial vetting. In this Business Edition segment of the show, Kojo Akoto Boateng interview two young female entrepreneurs, Naa Nortey and Maame Yaa Manko Henaku whose start up Akoma Incorporated makes paper from plantain […] The post Citi Breakfast
Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has questioned the rationale behind the nomination of Freda Prempeh as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Works and Housing. This is because the President has already appointed Francis Asenso-Boakye as the substantive Minister. Mr. Iddrisu feels the appointment is a duplication of roles and is worried about “bureaucratic conflicts.” […] The post We
Two persons are in critical condition at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after a confrontation between police and some residents of Adwumakaase-Kese in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region. There was disagreement between the police and the residents when they demanded the reasons for the arrest of a resident. This was after […] The post A/R:
A former US Olympics gymnastics coach has killed himself hours after he was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking, officials say. The office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel confirmed the death of John Geddert on Thursday afternoon. In the morning, Ms Nessel had outlined 24 felony charges facing Geddert. Geddert was head of […] The post Ex-US Olympics
Parts of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are being illegally sold on Facebook, the BBC has discovered. The protected areas include national forests and land reserved for indigenous peoples. Some of the plots listed via Facebook’s classified ads service are as large as 1,000 football pitches. Facebook said it was “ready to work with local authorities”, but […] The post Amazon
A crash between two buses at Akim Asafo on the Accra-Kumasi highway has left 16 persons dead. According to police, the crash, which occurred around 1:30 am on Friday, was caused by the wrongful overtaking of one of the drivers involved. The driver of Kia Granbird bus heading toward Kumasi attempted to overtake leading to […] The post 16 perish in crash at Akim Asafo appeared first on
Hundreds of schoolgirls have been kidnapped in the north-western state of Zamfara, the BBC has been told. A teacher said that at least 300 learners were taken during the Friday morning attack. A spokesman for the state’s governor has confirmed the attack but did not give details. This is the latest mass abduction targeting schools […] The post Nigeria
Former Director of Kenyan Law School and anti-graft campaigner Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba has called on African leaders to take urgent steps to overcome the problems of African migrants. According to him, resolving rancor and acrimony between Africans is a potent force for finding lasting remedy to migration problems confronting African migrants in Middle East […] The post P.L.O.
The intention of the government of Ghana to develop sufficient human resources for the country’s railways subsector has seen a major boost with the matriculation of the first batch of students for the Ghana School of Railways and Infrastructure Development. The ceremony was held by the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) which operates the […] The post Ghana
The operators of the LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana office have been given a week to pack out of the apartment they were using as a safe space to support LGBTQ+ people. This was after the landlord, Dr. Asenso Gyambibi, reached an agreement with the estate agent to refund the remaining ten months of rent collected for […] The post LGBTQ+ activists given week to leave
More than 16 sittings have so far been held in the ongoing election petition case. About 10 applications have been filed by John Mahama’s team with the court unanimously dismissing all except the one requesting an amendment of their petition. As expected, the case had its fair share of excitement and controversy in the court […] The post Hanson
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