The Headmaster of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, Francis Donkor has been interdicted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) effective September 7, 2021, for mercilessly caning a female student. He has been directed to hand over the Administration and Management of the school to the Ashanti Regional …
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Cement price hits Ghc60 per bag – Cement Manufacturers Ghana announce
Cement Manufacturers Ghana have announced that plans are far advanced to increase the price of cement from the current Ghc50 cedis to at least Ghc60 due to cost of production and are urging the public to cooperate with them. This was announced by Cement Manufacturers Ghana Executive Secretary Rev. Dr. …
Read More »Stiny Leo & Lil Pezzy – Push It (Prod. By IzJoe Beatz)
Off their joint album, ”The Reconcilation” which is yet to be scheduled for its release Stiny Leo and Lil Pezzy shares the very first single off the album entitled ”Push It.” The song is motivated by the hustle and hard time they have been going through in the hood. Nothing …
Read More »Here’s what to look out for during SIM re-registration exercise
• The Communications Minister has spelled out a few modalities for the sim re-registration exercise • The exercise is expected to come from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 • The re-registration exercise is expected to curb the incidents of fraud With the sim re-registration exercise set to take …
Read More »Sim re-registration exercise to start in October – Ursula
The Minister of Communications and Digitisation Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has annoyed that the national SIM card re-registration exercise, will commence at the beginning of October this year. She disclosed this during a press briefing on Sunday, September 5, 2021. According to her, Ghanaians across the nation are to re-register their SIM …
Read More »5 common problems of women’s reproductive health
• Women often face a number of issues in their reproductive health • Some of these concerns can be termed as an underlying problem by health professionals • They can also be treated upon early detection Most women struggle a lot when it comes to issues relating to their reproductive …
Read More »Government working to add herbal medicine to NHIS
Government is working to add essential herbal medicines to the list of drugs covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Kofi Bobby Barimah, Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Plant Medicine Research at Mampong, has said. Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of …
Read More »Ladies, do you have these symptoms? Then you might have PCOS
Registered dietician and Chief Executive Officer of Hale and Hearty Nutrition Limited, Fredericka Serwaa Doku, has shared some tips on how to detect PCOS in women. Interviewed on eTV Ghana’s African Women’s Voices show, she explained that Polycystic Ovarian Cyst, simply known as PCOS is a metabolic and endocrine disorder …
Read More »The top 7 Ghanaian earners on the Ghana Stock Exchange
• Some individuals have been earning significantly on the Ghana Stock Exchange • The earnings are based on figures from investment agencies accompanied with recent annual reports from capital market registrars • The list includes Daniel Ofori, Frank Adu Jnr, and Joseph Siaw Agyepong While stock trading may come with …
Read More »Aborted KLM flight at KIA: Aircraft Investigation Bureau notified of ‘bird strike’
The Aircraft Investigation Bureau (AIB) has said it has been notified and has subsequently launched investigations into an incident that resulted in birds disrupting the engine of an aircraft before take-off. The said incident which is known as a ‘bird strike’ occurred at the Kotoka International Airport was said to …
Read More »More than 1,000 inhabitants of Ellembelle district benefit from free cataract surgery
More than 1,000 people have undergone free cataract surgery and other related eye problems at the St Martin de Pores Catholic Hospital at Ekwe in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. The medical team, led by Dr Seth Lartey, a consultant at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi …
Read More »Here’s all you need to know about the mortgage market
Shopping for a mortgage can be unnerving without the proper information and guidance from mortgage experts. Fortunately, it gets much simpler when you understand the basic ways of categorizing mortgages. A mortgage, in many ways, is a lot like shopping for a home – there are different options that cater …
Read More »Ghana’s UCC ranked globally among best universities for research influence
• UCC has been named among the best in the world for research influence • This is the first time the university has been featured • The 2022 Times Higher Education rankings was set up two decades ago The 2022 Times Higher Education annual rankings has ranked the University of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo finally releases cash for conjoined twins’ surgery at Ridge Hospital
President Akufo-Addo has paid the full cost of the surgery of the conjoined twins at the Ridge Hospital in Accra. The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Opare on Tuesday presented a cheque of Gc 14,394, 397.58 to the management of the Gt. Accra Regional Hospital(Ridge Hospital). This follows concerns about …
Read More »Local oil palm industry fights GUTA over 50% benchmark policy
The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has locked horns with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) over the 50 percent benchmark policy introduced by the government to reduce duties on imported goods, saying, the latter is influencing the government not to exempt vegetable oils from the policy. …
Read More »STEPSS students sit on floor to learn, stand to eat and sleep in uncompleted building
St. Stephens Secondary Technical school (STEPSS) in Akyem Asiakwa in Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern region is reeling under serious infrastructural and furniture crises amidst the exponential increase in the population of students as a result of Free Senior High School policy . The infrastructural and furniture crises in …
Read More »Fire guts Agbogbloshie Yam Market
Fire on Thursday night gutted scores of wooden structures at the Konkomba Yam Market at Agbogbloshie, in the Greater Accra Region. The fire, which reportedly started around 12 midnight, razed down a dozen wooden structures, leading to the loss of many property including yams, drums of alcohol and palm oil, …
Read More »2 heroic young boys save taxi driver from drowning in Kumasi floods
• The boys who have not been identified rushed to the rescue of the taxi driver who was being swept away • The taxi driver was saved in the nick of time after his vehicle got submerged in the devastating floods • There have been a number of flooding situations …
Read More »Pirates to get 15-year jail term – GMA Director-General
The Attorney–General, and Minister for Justice’s office and the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), are working on a new maritime bill, which, when passed into law by parliament, will see suspected pirates arrested in the country’s waters sentenced to a maximum of 15 years jail term. The move has become imperative …
Read More »The seven richest people on the Ghana Stock Exchange
While a significant majority of Ghana’s wealthiest individuals continue to shun its local bourse – preferring to build their fortunes through privately-owned companies – a tiny handful of high net-worth individuals keep a portion of their investment portfolios in listed equities on Ghana’s largely illiquid stock market. Based on figures …
Read More »GROHE Relaunches Eurosmart Faucet With Latest Technology For Convenience
August 24, 2021- GROHE has reinvented its first Eurosmart faucet for the bathroom to meet modern day needs. The product which was introduced more than 20 years ago has become a legendary number as it has quickly developed into the undisputed bestseller in the brand’s faucet portfolio and establishing itself …
Read More »BoG wins arbitration against Sibton switch limited
A Tribunal constituted under the auspices of the London International Court of Arbitration (LCIA) has issued an award in favour of the Bank of Ghana dismissing all claims brought by Sibton Switch Systems Limited (“Sibton Switch”) in relation to the termination by the Bank of the Master Agreement for the …
Read More »IMF transfers US$1 billion into Bank of Ghana’s account
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has transferred a little over US$1 billion into the Bank of Ghana‘s account as part of a Special Drawing Right (SDR) allocation to support economic recovery. This came to light when the Fund issued a circular showing Ghana was the 4th country to receive the …
Read More »IMF provides US$1 billion in SDR to shore up foreign exchange reserves
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will on Monday August 23 2021, make resources equivalent to US$1 billion available to Ghana, in the form of a Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation. Launched for all countries to respond to the worst peacetime global recession since the great depression, the SDR allocation follows …
Read More »Burnt laptop is not that of yet-to-be distributed ‘teachers laptops’
Claim: A ‘teachers’ laptop” exploded after a teacher tried installing windows 10, according to a social media user. Verdict: The Ghana Education Service has not started distributing the “teachers laptops.” Full Text A social media user claims that one of the laptops given to teachers in Ghana caught fire after …
Read More »How GES official tried to torpedo my 2018 Singapore trip – Blackboard ICT teacher
• A teacher who went viral in 2018 for innovative teaching technique says he was hounded by education officers • Owura Kwadwo Hottish recounts how GES officials nearly thwarted his visit to Singapore • He is backing calls by a fellow teacher calling for reforms in GES Owura Kwadwo Hottish, …
Read More »These are 5 reasons women find it hard to experience Orgasm
Most women find sex unfulfilling because they find it hard to climax or reach orgasm. After stimulation and excitement, the feeling ought to peek to the point of orgasm, that is a release of pleasure from head to toe. However, most women do not get to experience this. If a …
Read More »Fraud is not the best option to raise my WASSCE registration arrears – Candidate jabs critics
A 19-year-old student could miss out on the 2021 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Exams (WASSCE) if he could not raise GHC1900 withein 10days working days. Douglas Boti was billed GH₵3000 as registration fees for the 2021 WASSCE which starts on August 23, but he could only make part payment. …
Read More »Old Agbogbloshie Market Set To House Ultra Modern District Hospital Under Agenda 111
Cousin of the President, Mr Gabby Otchere Darko has just announced that the government has decided to use the old Agbogbloshie market land as a district hospital under the Agenda 111 project. In a Facebook post sighted by MyNewsGhana.net, a very delighted Mr Otchere Darko said the construction of the …
Read More »Government abandons student nurses allawance
Student nurses at the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College (BNTC) in the Upper East Region, say their allowances are in four months’ arrears. The students acknowledged that allowances for January, February, and March were paid, however, they are yet to receive allowances for April, May, June and July. Mr Benjamin Asaana …
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