The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has not backed down on its strike, despite mediation efforts by the leadership of Vice-Chancellors Ghana. The two groups met on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, with the aim of averting the ongoing strike in all public universities across the country. Though the strike, which began on January 10, […] The post UTAG
The Ghana Card will be the only recognized identification in banks and other regulated financial institutions from July 1, 2020. The Bank of Ghana in a statement issued on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, urged all regulated financial institutions to take steps to update customer records with the Ghana Card. This is in line with section […] The post Only
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has expressed disappointment in the various waste management firms operating in the national capital, Accra. According to the Minister, his tour of the city within the last few days, revealed that most parts of Accra had been engulfed in filth despite the distribution of some waste management facilities […] The post Henry
I am not a fan of the Military. I was born in 1979 at a time when Ghana was under Military rule and most of my childhood days were under Military rule until 1992 when Ghana returned to Constitutional rule. Since I began my practice as a Human Rights Lawyer, I have also dealt with […] The post Francis Sosu writes: Akufo-Addo tenure; Era of erosion of democratic
The Criminal Division of the High Court has adjourned to February 2, 2022, the commencement of the murder trial against the two boys accused of ritual killing in Kasoa in 2021. 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah Abdallah was allegedly killed by 18-year-old Nicholas Keni and a juvenile, Felix Nyarko. The two were committed to stand trial for […] The post Kasoa ritual killing: Court
64-year-old Comfort Dansowaa has emerged as the winner of a brand-new Toyota Corolla at this year’s annual get-together party for widows and aged at Akyem Wenchi in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region. The annual event which brings together widows and women 60 years and above is to celebrate their wise counsel and motherly […] The post Businessman
The Audit Service has held a ceremony to mark the commencement of the construction of a new regional office complex in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The project, which is expected to be completed by December 2022, will be funded by GIZ with support from the Government of Ghana. In an […] The post Eastern Regional Audit Service to get
A Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, welcomed new pupils of Sakumono School Complex 1&2 to school. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour was accompanied by Anna Addo, the Municipal Chief Executive for Tema West, and Regional Director of Education for Greater Accra, Mrs. Monica Ankrah, and some officials of […] The post Ntim Fordjour
The Member of Parliament for Juaboso in the Western North Region, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has offered a scholarship worth GHS 100,000 to needy but brilliant tertiary students in his constituency for the 2022 academic year. The over 55 beneficiary students were offered the scholarship to among others pursue medicine, pharmacy, engineering, and nursing at the […] The post Juaboso
The Accra Circuit Court 2 could not commence trial on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, in the case involving the General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, as had been scheduled. The Court presided over by Mrs. Rosemary Baah Torsu noted that the accused had written to the Court about his […] The post Rev. Owusu
Today, VisionSpring, a non-governmental organization, has launched the ‘Reading Glasses in Pharmacies Project’ at Pakyi Number One in the Ashanti Region, with support from Latter-Day Saint Charities. The project’s goal is to make eye care more accessible by training pharmacists to perform vision screenings and helping them offer reading glasses. Harry Ahimah, Project Leader for […] The post VisionSpring
The Ghana National Fire Service, GNFS, says preliminary investigations it has conducted into the fire incident that killed a family of seven at Gomoa Budumburam in the Central Region, shows the fire started in the living room of the victims, preventing them from getting access to the main entrance of the house. According to the […] The post Fire Service
Ashanti Regional Chairman hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odeneho Kwaku Appiah has urged the party’s supporters to have a sober reflection of how the NPP has lost its dignity in the Ashanti Region and work towards change. He attributed such developments to what he said is pride, arrogance, and selfishness that have been […] The post Let’s
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has sacked the attorney general who is also the justice minister. No reasons have been given by the presidency. Local media have linked the sacking to the pardoning of prisoners on New Year’s Day and photos of the attorney general with one of the freed inmates. Anthony Yeiwoh Brewah […] The post Sierra Leone president sacks
Kenyan police now say that incidences of decomposing bodies being recovered from a river in the western part of the country have been going on for two years. However police spokesman Bruno Shioso told the BBC that investigations had yet to reveal those responsible or the motive behind the killings. There seems be some discrepancy […] The post Bodies dumped in Kenyan river
Normal cells in your body grow, die and are replaced by new cells under the influence of various triggers that are regulated by your body. This is why your skin cells peel off periodically. Cancer is a disease where this normal cell death and replacement system is no longer functioning as it should be as […] The post Dr. Kelvin Owusu writes: Cervical Cancer
Lions and pumas at a South African zoo may have contracted Covid from their handlers, according to a study by scientists at the University of Pretoria. The scientists warn of the risk of new variants emerging if the virus “establishes itself in other animal reservoirs” and is transmitted back to human beings. The study was […] The post Concern over Covid-infected lions
Butchers operating in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region have embarked on an indefinite strike over efforts by the Municipal Assembly to relocate them to a new abattoir at Yorogo. According to the butchers, the new abattoir is not only far from the town, but that they were never consulted. The old abattoir […] The post Bolga butchers
Management of Blow Chem Industries Limited, producers of Bel Aqua Mineral Water, has urged Ghanaians not to be alarmed if they see the 500ML bottles of Bel Aqua water on the market without the usual plastic sleeve around the cap. The company attributed the development to minor technical challenges with its packaging machinery. Despite this […] The post Blow
The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority, Sammi Awuku has vowed to drastically reduce illegal lotto operations in the country. He said clamping down on illegal operations is extremely paramount as research had shown that the majority of lotto operations in the country are illegal. Mr. Awuku pointed out that he will make lotto operators […] The post Sammi
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