A total of 3,717 qualified students who applied for admission into the Accra College of Education (ACCE) in the Greater Accra Region, for the 2020-2021 academic year, have been denied admission into the College. This is due to infrastructure challenges, Dr Samuel Awinkene Atintono, the Principal of the College, said at the third matriculation ceremony … The post Over
The National Under-20 team, the Black Satellites, are on top of Group C of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations after holding Morocco in match day two of the competition. The Satellites were unable to break the back of the net of their North African opponents despite being the highest … The post Ghana tops Group C after
An Accra High Court has asked Daniel Asiedu aka Sexy Dondon, a murder suspect, to stop behaving like an “inmate celebrity.” Asiedu, the first accused person in the murder of J.B Danquah Adu, former MP for Abuakwa North, had complained of being subjected to assault and his movements restricted in prison. On Friday, February 19, … The post Stop behaving
The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund has provided over 1,100 grants worth $48 million to various Private Sector Organizations (PSOs) across the 16 Regions of the country between 2004 and 2020. The Fund provided 45 per cent for Agriculture, 19 per cent for Industry and 36 per cent for Services. Mr Tom Norring, the … The post BUSAC Fund disburses
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration-designate, has opened a meeting of ECOWAS ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice to discuss the accession of third (non-member) states to the ECOWAS Treaty, in Accra. The Accra Meeting will afford the ministers of the Committee of Five Member States the platform to deliberate … The post ECOWAS
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday said the humanitarian situation across Ethiopia’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray regional state “remains deeply concerning.” “Many refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities have endured more than three months of conflict with extremely limited assistance, leading to a significant escalation in humanitarian needs,” the UNHCR said in its … The post UN
The Ho District Court 1 has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Christopher Foe, Managing Director (MD) of four business establishments for failure to pay the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributions of employees. These establishments with the Ho branch of SSNIT are Thywill Constructions Limited, Thywill Business and Investment Construction … The post Court
The government plans to absorb and complete all educational projects started by Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in senior high schools across the country. Most of these projects have stalled following the abolition of payment of PTA levies. Mr Simon Osei Mensah, Ashanti Regional Minister-designate, who made this known, said the government was considering handing over these … The post Government
The Minister-designate for Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen says the successful implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would help build a strong foundation for an “Africa beyond Aid”. He said the removal of tariffs under AfCFTA would boost intra-African trade, stimulate investment and innovation, foster structural transformation, improve food security, enhance … The post AfCFTA
In the Global Go-To Think Tank Ranking Index Report for 2020, the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), has emerged the second highest-ranked African Think Tank. A statement issued by the KAIPTC, copied to the Ghana News Agency said the Centre ranked 85th after Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS) in Egypt … The post KAIPTC
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) in collaboration with the National Communications Authority (NCA) has successfully shut down the illegal short code *896# operated by Alpha Lotto Limited. A statement signed by the Public Relations Unit of the NLA and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Friday said Alpha Lotto Limited was duly … The post NLA shuts
The family of late former President Jerry John Rawlings Thursday expressed gratitude to the Government and people of Ghana for the befitting state funeral and burial accorded their kinsman. Mr Rawlings, who was Ghana’s longest serving leader, died at the age of 73 on November 12, 2020 at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital where he … The post Rawlings family thanks government,
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