Ad The Ministry of Education is insisting widespread reports about the leakage of some papers in the ongoing 2021 WASSCE forcing the rescheduling of some papers are false. Deputy Spokesperson at the Ministry Yaw Opoku Mensah said the papers in question were put on hold to investigate portions of the …
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Akufo-Addo reappoints State Housing Company boss
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has re-appointed Kwabena Ampofo Appiah, popularly known as Vyrus, as the Managing Director of State Housing Company (SHC) Limited. State Housing Company has seen tremendous progress since 2017 after Mr. Ampofo Appiah took over administration. He has brought life to the almost defunct state institution …
Read More »JHS girl badly bruised after being whipped for scoring 17/30 in class test
A female Junior High School(JHS) student of Kumasi Bantama Church of Christ School in the Ashanti Region is nursing injuries after she was allegedly flogged by her teacher to a pulp for scoring 17 out of 30 in class test. Mr Jones Owusu gave the victim several strokes of the …
Read More »GOOD NEWS: Government set to begin ‘Okada for car’ initiative [WATCH]
The NPP Government’s promise to give operators of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as ‘Okada’ a better and safer alternative is set to be actualised with the acquisition of a number of mini vehicles in fulfilment of the promise to give Okada riders vehicles in exchange for their motorcycles on special …
Read More »Ghana signs $1.2bn deal to develop its bauxite resources
Ghana has picked Rocksure International as a strategic partner to build a mine and refinery in a bid to develop an industry out of its untapped bauxite reserves. The Accra-based company will own a 70% stake in the project and the state-owned Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development will have the …
Read More »Students of Mirigu Senior High School protest against poorly cooked meals
Students of the Mirigu Senior High School (MISCO) in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have protested against the school’s caterer over the quality of their meals. According to reports, the caterer who has been tasked to feed students with one hot meal a day under the …
Read More »400 students of YIKROSEC crammed into wooden structure meant for 100
Authorities of the Yilo Krobo Senior High School (YIKROSEC) in the Eastern Region are appealing to the government to help expand its infrastructural facilities to ease congestion in the school’s dormitories. They said there has been overcrowding in the dormitories which has been posing as a threat to the health …
Read More »45 State Enterprises have not submitted statutory financial reports since 2016 – Report
In contravention of the Public Finance Management Act 2016, Act 921 and international best practice, some 45 public enterprises have failed to submit mandatory financial reports to the Ministry of Finance since 2016. The composition of the defaulting companies are: one State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), 34 Owned State Enterprises (OSEs) …
Read More »Afro-Arab Microfinance will continue to empower women & youth- Group Chairman
The Chairman of Afro-Arab Group of Companies, Alhaji Salamu Amadu has emphasized that Afro-Arab Microfinance, a subsidiary of the Afro-Arab Group will continue to empower women and youth in the country. According to the Chairman, the concept behind the establishment of the Microfinance was to provide support to youth and …
Read More »WAEC releases dates for cancelled papers
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released dates for the papers cancelled in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The papers – Physics 1 & 2 and Business Management 1& 2 – were cancelled as a result of widespread leakage. They were cancelled on Wednesday, September 15. In a …
Read More »Parents agitated following GES’ interdiction of Aburi Girls’ headmistress
Parents of students of Aburi Girls’ Senior High School are least enthused about a decision taken by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to interdict the headmistress, Alice Prempeh-Fordjour. The parents and guardians have, therefore, started agitations to get Mrs Prempeh-Fordjour reinstated as they consider the decision rash and uninformed. According …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Second Deputy BoG Governor’s address at WIT business incubator programme
Her Excellency Harriet Thompson, British High Commissioner Members of the Board of Directors, Standard Chartered Bank (Ghana) Mrs. Mansa Nettey, Chief Executive, and the Management Team, Standard Chartered Bank (Ghana) The President of Ashesi University Invited Guests, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen On 30th November 2020, I had the singular honour …
Read More »Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases drop to 4,358; death toll up 1,111
As of 12 September 2021, Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases in the third wave had fallen to 4,358, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate. The death toll, however, increased to 1,111. Some 125 new cases were also confirmed within the period. Out of the active cases, 42 are …
Read More »Fuel prices likely to go up – IES
Fuel prices in the country are likely to see an increase by two percent in the following days. This is the latest prediction by the Institute for Energy Security. The IES prediction is based on the increase in prices of petroleum products on the world market and the depreciation of …
Read More »Parliament to haul WAEC over exam leakages
Akatsi North Lawmaker Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has revealed that Parliament will be hauling examinations body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) before it to answer questions relating to how some five papers were allegedly leaked in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Nortsu-Kotoe told TV3 Wednesday September …
Read More »WATCH : Security takes over KNUST campus
The police and the Operation Calm Life team which includes the military will take over the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) from Saturday, September 18. Already, the police water canon has been detailed on campus. The University Relations Office tells TV3’s William Evans-Nkum the directive …
Read More »Rasta student quits Achimota for GIS following AG’s appeal
Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the Rasta students has currently been enrolled at Ghana International School(GIS) in Accra. Kasapa News sources say the parents of the Rasta student moved their ward to the prestigious international school after they learned of the Attorney General’s decision to appeal against the High Court’s ruling …
Read More »VIDEO: ‘We’ll amputate you’ – Osei Tutu candidates warn headmaster over strict invigilation
Final year students of Osei Tutu Senior High School in the Ashanti Region have threatened the Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academics, Mr Francis Aidoo. This was after the students who were aggrieved by Mr Aidoo’s strict invigilation in the ongoing WASSCE exam, stormed his farm and destroyed plants on …
Read More »7 Things you should never apply on your face
In a time where there are various DIYs and hacks on how to get a radiant face or glowing skin, it may be difficult to differentiate between what is good or bad. There is also an increasing demand to resort to home remedies and natural ingredients, however, not all of …
Read More »2021 WASSCE: How 2 teachers were arrested for attempting to help students cheat
Two teachers at the Ahamanso Islamic Senior High School have been arrested by the Kadjebi District Police for attempting to leak Monday’s English Language Paper Two. The external supervisor from the West African Examination Council, Ephraim Nukpertsi, upon reaching the examination centre, saw Musah Mohammed, aged 33, taking pictures of …
Read More »Registrar-General’s Department to strike-off Companies in default after end of validation
The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) says it will strike off dormant and default companies after the end of its validation of dormant companies at end of September, 2021. It said the exercise was to validate dormant companies, which adhered to the directive of the Registrar of Companies to file their annual …
Read More »WAEC cancels two WASSCE papers over leakages
Information reaching Rainbowradioonline.com has it that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has cancelled Physics and Business Management papers. The papers were reportedly cancelled over leakage. The website has also gathered that the examination body has rescheduled the papers to Monday, October 11, 2021. The head of the council’s Test …
Read More »Menzgold customers to seek parliamentary probe
• Aggrieved customers of Menzgold want Parliament to investigate the closure of the company • They indicated that there is a lack of governments commitment to pay their locked up funds • They made this known to the press in Accra Menzgold customers want Parliament to investigate the closure of the company …
Read More »C/Region: Government suspends premix fuel supply to 4 landing beaches
Government has suspended the supply of premix fuel to some four landing beaches in the Central Region until further notice. The affected landing beaches are British Komenda, Moree, Abandze and Dago. According to the National Premix Fuel Secretariat of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, the decision is a …
Read More »Angry Osei Tutu SHS students destroys headmaster’s farm for tighting WASSCE invigilation
A group of angry students of Osei Tutu Senior High School have destroyed the farm of the Assistant Headmaster after he went strict on them in the exam hall in the ongoing WASSCE. It is alleged that these students destroyed the headteacher’s plantain farm and destroyed the plants which were …
Read More »Pension funds share of equities market dips
Although the equities market this year has been on a stellar run cumulatively, pension funds share has declined from the position earlier recorded in the first half of the year of 2021, latest data from the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has shown. The August 2021 report issued by the GSE …
Read More »Achimota School, AG appeal court ruling on rastafarian student Tyrone Marhguy
Achimota School and the Attorney-General’s office have both filed an appeal challenging the High Court’s order for the school to admit dreadlock-wearing student, Tyrone Marhguy. According to the school, the court among others erred by indicating that the rules and regulations of Achimota School with regard to ensuring uniformity in …
Read More »Chaos, wailing and curses as RCC ejects traders from Kumasi central market
There were chaotic scenes, wailing and curses on Monday, September 13, 2021, as the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) begun evicting traders from Kumasi Central Market to pave way for the completion of the ongoing phase two of the Kejetia/Central Market Redevelopment project. Some traders who were evicted said they …
Read More »VIDEO: Stampede at YEA Job Fair leaves job seekers injured
There was a stampede at the Accra International Conference Centre Friday, September 10, as unemployed youths in Ghana thronged the venue for the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). The YEA held the event to help connect job seekers to employers. As part of the event, there was supposed to be live …
Read More »The Future of NABCO trainees after October 2021
Editorial: The Future Of Nabco Trainees After October 2021 The three years contract for the trainees is nearly coming to and end , obviously the trainees have only a month to say good bye to the program what has the government has to payback for the sacrifice of these one …
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