Four students returning from the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition have been involved in an accident. The accident occurred at Osubetor Community on Koforidua to Mamfe road Wednesday afternoon. The students made up of three males and a female were onboard a Nissan Versa with registration number GE 6248-19 …
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The First Man to Be Cured of HIV Finally Dies of Cancer
The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown – known as the ‘Berlin Patient’– has died after a battle with cancer, the International Aids Society (IAS) announced Wednesday. The 54-year-old made medical history and became a symbol of hope for the tens of millions of people living …
Read More »COVID-19 kills 301; active cases now 530
Over 300 people have died from COVID-19 in Ghana. Two more patients recently succumbed, bringing Ghana’s death toll to 301, according to the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana has also risen from 477 to 530, as of Wednesday, 30 …
Read More »Bailout package for private schools under consideration – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia says the Finance Minister has been tasked to draw up a programme aimed at mitigating the plight of private schools who have been hit the most following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dr. Bawumia, the government will soon engage the school owners …
Read More »COCOBOD signs $1.3bn loan to purchase cocoa beans next season
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed a syndicated loan agreement of $1.3billion for the purchase of cocoa beans in the 2020/2021 crop season. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, Mr Joseph Aidoo, explained that Ghana would receive the money when the agreement is signed, adding that cocoa farmers …
Read More »Govt supports three new universities with GH¢1.5 million, four vehicles each
Some three new universities in Ghana have received four vehicles each from the government to assist in their operational effectiveness. They are the SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, CK Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences and University of Environment and Sustainable Development. The four vehicles …
Read More »WAEC Sued
The Africa Education Watch has sued the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over the use of examiners whose contact details were leaked on social media some months ago to mark examination papers. The has also filed an injunction at the High Court praying the court to compel WAEC not to …
Read More »Mass withdrawal of corpses at KATH as mortuary workers threaten strike
Several bereaved families preserving their dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on Monday thronged the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to withdraw their corpses. They feared the pending strike of mortuary workers will deal a devastating blow to their funeral plans and in the worse case, the shape of …
Read More »1D1F: President Akufo-Addo commissions Kasapreko water, juice and soft drinks factory
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 28th September 2020, commissioned the Kasapreko Water, Juice and Soft Drinks Factory, a company operating under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative. At a ceremony at the premises of the company at Kwadaso, in the Ashanti Region, President Akufo-Addo noted that the establishment of the factory is …
Read More »PHOTOS: 15 Years Old JHS Student Sets The Internet On Fire With His Handwriting
The handwriting of this Junior High School student has caused a lot of reactions on social media. In a post sighted by GhanaTrending on ‘Tell it all’ a popular Ghanaian group, the Junior high school student is said to be 15 years of Age and his handwriting is like that …
Read More »BoG keeps policy rate at 14.5%
The policy rate will remain at 14.5 per cent, Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has revealed. Also, estimated growth in 2020 will be between 2 and 25 per cent. This follows a decision taken to that effect by the Monetary Policy Committee. Dr Addison made …
Read More »Secessionists group planned to kidnap ministers, ‘blow-up’ dams – Oppong-Nkrumah
Secessionist group calling itself Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF) didn’t only intend to block roads or burn tyres. They also had plans of kidnapping and blowing up of dams. Government has been accused of failing to gather intelligence on the recent secessionist resurgence. However, Information Minister said it was due …
Read More »Nine new model schools to be completed by end of 2020 – Education Minister
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the nine model schools being constructed by government will be completed by the end of the year. According to Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the establishment of these new senior high schools comprises the construction of …
Read More »Stray animals invade ‘abandoned’ schools, defecate on desks
Weeds and domestic animals have taken over a number of basic and second cycle institutions in the Northern and North East regions where Zoomlion Ghana Limited is currently disinfecting against the deadly Coronavirus. The compound of the schools that have since March this year been closed due to the outbreak of …
Read More »Accounts of customers of defunct financial institutions credited – CBG
The accounts of all customers of defunct microfinance, savings and loans and finance houses have been fully credited with the cash value of their estimated bonds, Mr Daniel Wilson Addo, the Managing Director of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) hs said. In a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, Mr …
Read More »Conor McGregor To Fight Manny Pacquiao In 2021
Conor McGregor will step back into the boxing ring against Manny Pacquiao after it was confirmed a deal is close to being finalised for the two to stage a fight in the Middle East next year. The UFC superstar posted a series of tweets on Friday night explaining his inactivity …
Read More »Government secures amended power purchase agreement with CENIT Energy
Government and CENIT Energy Limited (CEL), a Ghanaian independent power producer, have successfully secured terms for an amended Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Per the agreement, CEL has decided to convert its power plant into a tolling structure and transfer all resulting cost savings to ECG. A statement issued by the …
Read More »Finance Minister briefs House of Chiefs on Agyapa Royalties deal
Mr Ken Ofori- Atta, the Minister for Finance has appeared before the National House of Chiefs to brief members on the concept and benefits that Ghana would derive from the Agyapa Royalties deal. The move formed part of a broader stakeholder consultation being undertaken by the Ministry to explain the …
Read More »Local goods without ‘Made in Ghana’ logo will soon not qualify for export – Trade Ministry
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has indicated that all products that are locally produced but do not have the Made-in-Ghana logo embossed on them will soon not qualify for export. The move, according to the Ministry, forms part of efforts to ensure that quality products are made in Ghana …
Read More »VIDEO: Parents warned over SHS school placement
Officials of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have advised parents not to leave their wards’ school placements in the hands of teachers. Rodney Nkrumah Boateng, an official of CSSPS from the Education Ministry, speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem on Thursday, revealed …
Read More »SHSs in Volta region disinfection ongoing
Secondary schools in the Volta region totaling 129 are currently undergoing the third phase of disinfection. Some of the schools disinfected on the first day in the Volta Region were Ola Girls SHS, Wallahs Academy SHS, Prosper College, Mawuko Girls’ High school, Mawuli SHS, Adaklu SHS among others. …
Read More »South Africa about to reopen, but not to everyone
South Africa plans to begin a gradual and cautious resumption to opening its borders to international travel on October 1. President Cyril Ramaphosa warned, however, that travel may be limited to countries that do not have high infection and transmission rates. The list of permitted and prohibited countries has yet …
Read More »KGL, NLA and Association of Lotto Marketing Companies Partner to Set Up Welfare Fund
There is tension on the Kpong-Akosombo road as members of the Western Togoland have mounted roadblocks at Akrade preventing vehicular movement. The group said to be wielding guns and sticks amid chanting of war songs mounted the roadblock around 3:00am Friday. Members of the group attacked two police stations in …
Read More »5 types of women that men don’t want to marry
For many men, these categories of women are quite unappealing: 1. Bossy babe Women like this just can’t help it. They order your steps, want to be in involved in making every decision with you and that would have been cool if it stopped there. But most times they extend the …
Read More »GNAT Pushes For ‘One Laptop, One Internet Modem’ For Teachers
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is advocating for a “one laptop and one modem per teacher” policy to support teachers in enhancing the learning experience of students within the COVID-19 period. Interacting with teachers at it 2020 stakeholders forum, President of GNAT, Mrs Philippa Larson noted that teachers …
Read More »Akufo-Addo increases Cocoa price from GHS514 to GHS660
President Akufo Addo has announced a new cocoa producer price for the 2020/2021 cocoa season from Ghc514 per bag to GHS660. He made the announcement at Sefwi Wiawso in the Regional Capital Western North Regional during the launching of the National Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme on Thursday. “Cocoa producer price as …
Read More »Okada riders detail how they ensure the safety of passengers
Executives of the Okada Riders Association in Ghana have said that granted that the Okada business is illegal and as such no insurance covers passengers, they still put measures in place to ensure the safety of their passengers. In a discussion about Okada legalization on the Happy Morning Show, representatives …
Read More »You’ll face our anger if GIPC law is amended to favour Nigerians – GUTA
The Ashanti regional branch of the Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has called on the government not to review the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre law against retail trade, to favour foreign traders as requested by the Nigerian government. The Ghanaian traders say the government will incur their wrath if it …
Read More »Internal audit reveals 20,000 ‘ghost names’ on YEA payroll
An internal audit conducted by Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has revealed there are 20,000 ‘ghost names’ have been on the payroll of the agency for the past three years. The ‘ghost names’, according to the audit, cost the taxpayer about GH¢82.5 million every year. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, revealed this …
Read More »Mitsubishi, Suzuki to set up local assembly plants
Following in the footsteps of its competitors, carmakers Mitsubishi and Suzuki are planning to establish assembly plants in the country, CFAO Motors Ghana, local distributor of the two vehicle brands, has said. “Our group is working on that; obviously by the start of 2021 we will be present as an …
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