The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), says it is worried over the lack of food in Senior High schools across the country. The Association has called for the situation to be resolved by September 1, 2021, to avoid the possibility of a nationwide strike. General Secretary of GNAT, Thomas Musah, speaking to GBC NEWS […]
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will begin the administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to eligible persons in all the 16 regions today. The exercise, which will end on September 4, is for persons 18 years and above who took their first shot between March 10th and 29th this year. Dr. Kwame […]
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The Institue of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has called for a renegotiation of agreements involving Ghana’s oil and extractive sectors. According to the institute, the country is losing out in its revenue generation due to poor negotiations. The IFS compared Ghana’s earnings in the oil sector to that of Nigeria and Botswana saying that Nigeria is […]
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The Bank of Ghana has issued a set of guidelines and objectives for the domestic processing of payment card transactions in the country. According to a statement issued by the central bank, the move is pursuant to Section 4(e) of the Bank of Ghana Act, 2002 (Act 612) as amended and Section 101(2) of the […]
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More than half (56 per cent) of the 2,670 fraud cases reported by banks and specialised deposit institutions in 2020 involved staff of the reporting institutions, the 2020 Banks & SDI’s Fraud report by the Bank of Ghana has indicated. Data recorded over the years shows a persistent trend of staff involvement in fraud cases, […]
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Dean of the Law School, University of Professional Studies (UPSA) has intimated that the country is operating a Constitution that is problematic. And the two major political parties agree to this. Speaking on the Monday, August 30, 2021 edition of the Super Morning Show on Joy FM, Professor Kofi Abotsi stated that prior to the 2008 elections, the New […]
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday cut the sod for construction work to begin on sporting facilities for the 13 edition of the African Games scheduled for 2023. He would perform the ceremony at Borteyman near Accra for the construction of the 50,000 capacity Olympic Standard stadium to kickstart Ghana’s preparation to host […]
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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has detected fraud in the one teacher one laptop project in the Ashanti Region. This according to management arose from Metropolitan Municipal and District Directors of Education submitting names of persons who do not qualify to benefit from the project. These persons include non-teaching staff, retired or separated staff. Some, according to the GES […]
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A 45-year-old school teacher, Nelson Akinsowon, who has allegedly been having carnal knowledge with his 17-year-old daughter since she was 10 years old, has been arrested by men of the Ondo state police command. The suspect was arrested and detained by the police in Ondo, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area after his daughter […]
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The Ghana Police Service has no room for lazy detectives, Commissioner of Police Isaac Ken Yeboah, Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department has said. Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr Yeboah has therefore asked detectives to go and change the negative perceptions and narratives of their various units. COP Yeboah was speaking at the closing […]
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