Some 1,500 birds are to be culled on an animal farm in Denu in the Ketu South Municipality as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) works around the clock to end the spread of bird flu in the Country. Avery Farms, an animal rearing business located within the Gamadza …
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Parliament petitioned to investigate takeover of Achimota Preparatory School
The authorities of the Achimota Preparatory School (APS) in Accra on Thursday petitioned Parliament to investigate what they described as unlawful take-over of the school by the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education. The petition was tabled before the House on behalf of the board, management and …
Read More »How Awuah Darko, his two successors saved BOST $24m – Report
It has emerged that the reported gains made at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) in payment to Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs) was achieved under the former management of the company. BOST earlier this week announced that the current management has been able to save over $20 …
Read More »Court convicts 7 persons for impersonation in 2020 WASSCE
• Some 7 persons have been convicted for impersonation • They were caught writing exams for people in the 2020 WASSCE exams • They are each supposed to pay fines while the students involved in it have been banned from writing the exams for the next three years Seven persons …
Read More »14 million registered as taxpayers, only 6 million file returns
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), after the completion of its comprehensive integration exercise with other government institutions, has observed that out of the 14 million registered taxpayers on its books, a majority 8 million have not been filing their tax returns – leaving 6 million complying with the tax laws. …
Read More »Akufo-Addo appoints Kennedy Agyapong as Board Chairman of Ghana Gas
• Kennedy Agyapong has been appointed a new chairman of a board • He will lead a nine-member board of the Ghana Gas Company Limited • He declared his pledge to work in the best interest of the company Kennedy Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament, has been appointed as …
Read More »PHOTOS: Staff at Tamale Teaching Hospital allegedly milking the facility
PBaba (not his real name), a patient at the Tamale Teaching hospital has accused two staff of the X-ray department of pulling a fast one on the hospital by receiving payments from patients instead of allowing them to do so at the official designated paying points dotted across the facility. …
Read More »16-year-old boy hit by stray bullet at Asokore Mampong confirmed dead
A young boy who was rushed to the Manhyia Government Hospital after he was hit by a stray bullet at Aboabo Number Two in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region has been confirmed dead. The 16-year-old boy who has been identified as Abdul-Gafar Kassim was confirmed dead at …
Read More »The Shambles Bedeviling Free SHS Will Not Be Solved By ‘Pasco’ For Candidates
Mr Mathias Tulasi, the Chief Executive Officer of Literacy Ambassadors Ghana (LAG), a non governmental literacy organisation, has lamented over the huge amount spent on printing new sets of ‘Pasco’ for SHS candidates and that the shambles bedeviling Free SHS will not be solved by ‘pasco’ for candidates. Mr …
Read More »Ntim Fordjour throws in ‘hard paper evidence’ to counter Apaak’s ‘past questions’ allegations
• Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has responded to some allegations regarding the purchase of past exam questions • He was reacting to suggestions made by Dr. Clement Apaak, MP for Builsa • He also provided documents to back his claims Deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has responded …
Read More »NDPC develops the Ghana Macro-Economic Model
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has developed a macro-economic model to determine Ghana’s growth strategy. The model, which has been named Ghana Macro-economic Model (GMM), will be used to transform key sectors of the economy such as agriculture, industry and the services sector by setting sector-specific growth targets, policy …
Read More »Ofori-Atta to present mid-year budget review Thursday
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to move for the adoption of the Mid-Year Review Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government next week. The Mid-Year Budget, which is the Government’s supplementary estimate for the 2021 financial year, would be proposed to the House on Thursday, July …
Read More »Ho Technical University re-engineers domestication of baobab plant
The Department of Agro-Enterprise Development of the Ho Technical University (HTU) has broken new grounds in the re-engineering of baobab seedlings domestically for multiplication in a stress-free manner. Dr Kenneth Fafa Egbadzor, the Principal Investigator of the research, said the team had broken fresh grounds towards making the cultivation of …
Read More »‘Only option is to quit studies’ – KNUST students stage demo over ‘killer hostel fees’
For 20-year-old Emmanuel Oduro doing odd jobs to fund his education is the best alternative. He started paying tuition after passing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), worked as a labourer at a brick kiln and as a cleaner at a bank in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. …
Read More »‘Pay or Die’ documentary: Taifa Polyclinic exposed!
Ills at the Taifa Polyclinic in Accra have been exposed in a follow-up story after the Pay or Die documentary that uncovered rot in service delivery to pregnant women in Ghana’s public hospitals. It has emerged that expectant mothers, who are supposed to benefit from the government’s free Maternal Healthcare Programme under …
Read More »Auditor-General asked to probe accounts of Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Samira Bawumia
The Minority in Parliament wants the Auditor-General to probe the accounts of spouses of the President and the Vice President. The call, made yesterday at a press briefing in Parliament by the NDC MPs, comes amid the raging controversy over the recommendation by a presidential commission—which was subsequently approved by Parliament for the payment …
Read More »Allow Ghanaian products into Nigerian market’- Bagbin to Nigerian Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, has promised that the face-off between Ghanaian and Nigerian traders would be resolved soon. Bagbin stated this in Abuja, Nigeria when he addressed members of the House of Representatives, at plenary. Addressing Members of the House of Representative, the first of its …
Read More »GH¢20.2 billion processed so far on Ghana.Gov platform – Ken Ofori-Atta
• Ken Ofori-Atta has said a total value of GH¢20 billion has so far been processed on the Ghana.GOV platform • The platform will make it easy for all citizens and visitors to make payments with convenience • Some 624,000 persons have already registered on the platform Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has …
Read More »Registrar-General reviews list of companies to be deleted on its database
The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) says it has commenced a review of the sample group of companies listed on its website for strike off. The exercise is to validate companies that complied with the directive for dormant companies to file their returns or risk being delisted from the companies register at …
Read More »Here are the natural ways to tighten the vagina
Most of us want to feel sexy and confident, especially when it comes to our performance in the bedroom. A tight vagina could heighten pleasure for both man and woman during sex. For men, it’s the sensation of feeling those soft, cushiony walls gripping their penis. And for women, it’s …
Read More »Coronavirus: Oxygen running out; don’t fall sick – Infectious Disease Centre warns
The Ghana Infectious Disease Centre has warned Ghanaians against the seeming non-adherence to the Covid-19 safety protocols as it notes that government can not be of help should anyone fall severely ill. The Ga East Municipal Hospital has disclosed that the facility lacks adequate nurses needed to take care of …
Read More »Ghanaians travelling to Accra end up in Spain in emergency landing
Some passengers including Ghanaians are stranded in Malloca Spain after their KLΜ FLIGHT to Accra made an emergency landing due to bad weather. The cause for this emergency landing is yet unknown as some passengers suspect a mechanical fault o the KLM flight. The emergency landing caused so much frustration …
Read More »COVID-19 infections rising – Ghana Health Service
COVID-19 cases are rising steadily in the country, with the number of new cases recorded a day going up from 85 to 143, data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shown. Active cases have increased from 1,674 to 2,314 from June 30 to July 13, 2021. The GHS Covid-19 …
Read More »EOCO gets new boss
Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo Esq. has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) effective July 9, 2021. Mr Dapaa-Addo practised in Ghana as a State Attorney and in Nigeria, where he worked with the Rivers State Ministry of Justice and rose to the position …
Read More »Why some men perform below 6 minutes in bed
Men who perform sex within 6 minutes and above are considered normal • Men who perform sex within 6 minutes and above are considered normal • Those who perform below 6 minutes are either stressed out, smoked or have had too much alcohol • This was made known by …
Read More »What happened to Asamoah Gyan’s Babyjet Airlines?
Babyjet Airline was expected to initially operate domestic flights, then offer regional flights Baby Jet Airlines, an initiative of former Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan, was expected to begin operations in December 2019. However, the airline has failed to fly. Why has the airline failed to take-off? This is what we …
Read More »Why Your V@gina Smells Like Onions and What to Do about It
You showered before you left the house. You even used soap, the clever girl that you are. You put on deodorant and gave yourself a mist of your favorite perfume. Now you’ve been outside all of five minutes and you sweat, you can smell onions. You sniff your underwear. Nope, …
Read More »Meet the twins nourishing Ghanaian diets with mushroom and snails
Mr. Kofi Yeboah and Ms Afua Yeboah are 38-year-old twins engaged in commercial production of oyster mushrooms and snails at Fosu in the Assin Central Municipality of the Central Region. Mr. Yeboah is a graduate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) while Madam Yeboah is a …
Read More »Government to ensure 50% of cocoa is processed locally – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has stressed on government’s resolve to ensure that 50 percent of cocoa produced in the country is also processed locally. According to the Public Affairs Director of the institution, Fiifi Boafo, government has earmarked a number of measures to achieve the feat. Giving an address …
Read More »Ghana’s active Coronavirus cases jump to 1,982; death toll hits 799
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its latest update has announced that a total of 1,982 active cases have been recorded in thirteen regions as of July 6. Out of 97,130 confirmed cases, 94,349 patients have recovered and have been discharged from various health facilities. The three regions that have …
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