WAEC to Cancel entire 2020 WASSCE of Some Ashanti Region schools – The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) is investigating allegations of examination malpractices in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Teachers of some Senior High Schools (SHS) have been implicated in acts of misconduct in the …
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5 SHS students injured after ‘clash’ with Kukurantumi townsfolk
Five students of Only Believe Senior High School, a private school at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region, have been reportedly injured during a clash between the town folks and the students. The five were rushed to an unknown hospital by the police who intervened. The school reportedly belongs to the …
Read More »Blame chiefs for the siting of E-blocks in bushes – Yammin to NPP
Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister Mr. Joseph Yammin has responded to critics blaming the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for siting the Day Senior High School E-Block in bushes to channel their blames to Chief of those communities instead. According to him, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did not …
Read More »5 reasons why you should have s3x during pregnancy
Pregnant women and their partners often wonder if it’s safe to have sex during pregnancy. Sex is a natural, normal part of pregnancy, if you’re having a normal pregnancy. Penetration and intercourse’s movement won’t harm the baby, who is protected by your abdomen and the uterus’ muscular walls. If you …
Read More »Four remanded SHS students denied access to write WASSCE
Four final year students of Zebilla Senior High Technical School in the Upper East Region who have been remanded into Police Custody by a Bawku Circuit Court have been denied access to write the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(WASSCE). The students in the early hours of Monday, August …
Read More »ECOWAS Bank Injects Over $300million Into Ghana’s Economy
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development says it has invested over $300-million into Ghana’s economy. Areas of investment, the bank said to include, Energy, Trade, Technology, Tourism, and hospitality industry.Dr. George Nana Agyekum Donkor, the President of the Bank, made this known when he and other staff of the bank …
Read More »Arrested teacher interdicted for dictating answers to students during WASSCE
A teacher [name withheld] in one of the Senior High Schools in the Eastern region has been interdicted for dictating answers to students in the ongoing West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations(WASSCE). According to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the police is conducting further …
Read More »Our strengthened supervisory role led to closure of 420 banks, financial institutions – BoG
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said it has continued to strengthen its regulatory effectiveness to help achieve its financial stability objective. In a statement to mark the 63rd anniversary of the central bank, the BoG noted that the scale-up of the supervisory role has been seen in the closure of 420 …
Read More »NDC to cancel teacher’s licensure examination
The Deputy Eastern Regional Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr Richard Nyarko said if the NDC wins the 2020 elections, they will cancel the teacher’s licensure examination. He explained that the party did not see the licensure examination as necessary as it reduced the number of qualified …
Read More »The Ball Is On Your Court To kick And score; Makes Us Proud – KMA To WASSCE’s Candidates
The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Hon Osei Assibey Antwi together with Sub Metros Education Committee and Metro Education Director pay a civility call on various West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination centers that falls under Kumasi Metro on Monday,3rd August 2020. The various WASSCE Centers visited includes; …
Read More »Educational Workers Connect Cautions WAEC
“It is said that Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful”. Educational Workers Connect, once again congratulates all the stakeholders who are putting their shoulders to the wheel to ensure that this year’s WASSCE is malpractice free. We, however, wish to caution …
Read More »GRA denies ‘misleading reports’ about 45% shortfall in revenue target
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said media reports that the Tema Collection of the Customs Division has failed to meet its revenue target by 45% are false and misleading. According to the GRA, the malicious reports sought to blame the deployment of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at …
Read More »Ladies and gentlemen: 5 facts about orgasm you probably didn’t know
Orgasm is widely regarded as the peak of sexual excitement. It is a powerful feeling of physical pleasure and sensation, which includes a discharge of accumulated erotic tension. There are lots of conceptions on orgasm, like an improved immune system and reduced pain or condoms prevent you from climaxing. …
Read More »VIDEO: Students Vandalize School Properties As WASSCE ‘Apor’ Swerves
This year has been a year of trials and complications with the outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a nation, any projects have been halted, education has been a standstill as a majority of students has been staying home in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. #wassce2020 Awww Yakubu has started …
Read More »Full Text: Seventh edition of EC’s ‘Let the Citizen Know’ press series
ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS BRIEFING “LET THE CITIZEN KNOW” ON 3RD AUGUST, 2020 PRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, CORPORATE SERVICES Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the Press. The Commission wishes to express its sincere gratitude for your presence in our quest to communicate with the good citizens of Ghana. This …
Read More »Didier Drogba submits candidacy for Ivorian FA presidency
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has formally submitted his candidacy to become the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF). Drogba drew thousands of supporters outside the federation’s offices where he submitted his candidacy on Sunday. The elections are due to be held next month. He is among …
Read More »President, Asantehene congratulate KNUST’s first female Vice-Chancellor
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, have congratulated Professor Mrs.Rita Akosua Dickson on her investiture as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The newly-invested Vice-Chancellor is the first female to occupy that prestigious position in the history of Ghana’s foremost …
Read More »Student Getting Ready as WASSCE starts today
This year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will commence on Monday, August 3, with a total of 375,737 candidates in over 796 examination centres across the country. According to registrations data, 187,574 of the candidates are males and 188,163, females. The Ashanti region had the highest number of …
Read More »Prof. Rita Dickson sets eyes on programmes to deepen employment creation
The new Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. (Mrs.) Rita A. Dickson has committed to pursuing substantial entrepreneurship content, as part of her vision to deepen KNUST’s contribution towards helping to tackle graduate unemployment, in the country. This includes the setting up of Career …
Read More »Low income a major challenge of Ghanaian cocoa farmers
In my previous article on how much cocoa farmers earn and why we need to announce a Cocoa Emergency, we realised that household members of cocoa farmers individually lived on a daily income as low as US$0.17 / day when cultivating a two-hectare cocoa farm. The issue of low income …
Read More »WASSCE leakage: GES statement does not address issue, not reassuring -Ablakwa
Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has stated that the statement issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES) on the supposed leakage of the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science paper does not address the issue, and is not reassuring. He is, therefore, calling on Government to commission …
Read More »Double Track system in SHSs will end before 2024 – Akufo-Addo
The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that the Double Track system currently been used at the Senior High School(SHS) level will end when his second term in office ends. Senior High School students under the Free SHS policy are practising the semester-based system where students are …
Read More »AngloGold Ashanti CEO to step down September 1
AngloGold Ashanti has announced that Kelvin Dushnisky will step down as chief executive officer (CEO), effective September 1, 2020. The Board thanked him for his contribution in delivering on its strategy and wishes him well in the future. A statement said Kelvin will remain in Toronto to spend time with …
Read More »Government considering free tertiary education – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country. According to the president, the greatest investment to make in a country is to invest in it’s people, therefore, he intends to do so by investing in the education of the people. “What I’ve realised is …
Read More »Barbados: Nine nurses from Ghana test positive for COVID-19
Twelve people, including nine of the nurses who recently arrived in Barbados from Ghana, have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests conducted on Friday by the Best Dos-Santos Public health Laboratory. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George made the announcement during a live media conference on CBC TV yesterday afternoon. …
Read More »GES, WAEC deny leakage of 2020 WASSCE Science Paper 1 and 2
The Ghana Education Service and the West African Examination Council in different releases have denied reports that the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science Paper 1 and 2 scheduled to be taken on Monday, August 3, 2020 has been leaked. In its release, WAEC while allying the fears of students and other …
Read More »KNUST’s first female vice-chancellor promises ‘one student one laptop’
Professor Rita Akosua Dickson has officially taken over as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She takes over from Professor Kwasi Obiri Danso whose tenure of office came to an end on Friday, July 31, 2020. Prof. Rita Dickson, until her appointment was the …
Read More »No salvaged car importation into Ghana from November 1, 2020
The law banning the importation of salvaged vehicles into Ghana comes. into effect on November 1, 2020. Shipping agents, Importers and freight forwarders were therefore advised to properly counsel their clients on importing such vehicles to Ghana and its consequences. Parliament, in March, passed the Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2020 an …
Read More »Cedi gains against the US dollar – IES
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has noted that figures collated by its economic indicate that the cedis appreciated against the US Dollar by 0.35 per cent. This, according to the IES, affected crude oil prices to remain fairly stable over the period. Raymond Nuwokoor, Research and Policy Analysts at …
Read More »WASSCE 2020 Integrated Science questions Leaked?
Less than 72 hours to the start of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE), there are suspicions that the questions have been leaked. A sample of the Integrated Science paper which is scheduled to be written on Monday, August 3, 2020, has surfaced on social media. A post sighted on …
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