The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, MP, has stated that the Government of H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo is committed to ensuring the reading and writing proficiency of every school going Ghanaian child by the age of ten years. To this end, it will put in place the conducive learning environment and the necessary […]
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At the 6th Quadrennial and 53rd Greater Accra Regional Delegates Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has announced that the government of Ghana plans to build 100,000 affordable housing units for teachers to improve their welfare. This was revealed in a speech read by the […]
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The Government of Ghana, through the Interior Ministry, has declared Wednesday, August 4, 2021 as a public holiday to celebrate Founders Day. According to a press release dated July 29 and signed by the Interior Minister Ambrose Dery, the Ministry said the day is a statutory public holiday and the general public should observe it […]
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On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, the rider of an unregistered motorbike lost his life in a fatal crash that happened at a place called Muus on the Achimota-Ofankor highway in Accra. The policeman chased the rider until he ended up under a JAC truck. The police was chasing the rider for refusing to stop when […]
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Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, has lost his seat over dual citizenship. This follows a declaration by Cape Coast High Court in the Central Region of Ghana. The Cape Coast High Court has declared the 2020 parliamentary election held in the Assin North Constituency as null and void. The court has therefore ordered for […]
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Public sector workers in Ghana have announced a demonstration against the recent 4% and 7% pay rises. The demonstration is set to take place on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 in Accra. The workers said they have presented their notification letters to the Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service and approval has been given. […]
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There is a general increase of number of people, especially children, reporting at hospital in the country of upper tract respiratory infections. The symptoms mimick that of Covid-19. A Specialist Pediatrician at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Hilda Boye, has called on parents and guardians to ensure that children are kept warm at all times. […]
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) have expressed dissatisfaction with the announced base pay rise for public sector workers. The new base pay rise for 2021 and 2022 will increase their pay by 4 percent and 7 percent for 2021 […]
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Ghana has been ranked the number one country with the fastest internet speed in the whole of Africa. In a global index for fastest internet speed, Ghana’s internet was ranked the fastest on the African continent, ahead of that of South Africa and Egypt. Ghana was ranked 79th in the world, with a speed of 53.28 […]
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Diana Hamilton was adjudged the 2021 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Artiste of the Year. VGMA is the biggest music awards event in Ghana which is organized to honour well-deserving artistes. The 2021 version of the awarding event saw Diana Hamilton taking the Gospel Artiste of the Year as well as the overall Artiste of […]
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