Beneficiaries of government’s Nation Builders Corps program have decided on Friday October 10 to ‘go red’ on government over the seeming nonchalance about their prolonged grievances over unpaid salaries. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the coalition on Monday May 6, 2019. The decision comes after several failed …
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Deputy GCB-Bank MD caught in age-cheating
As President Akufo-Addo sacks over 60-year Olds from government, the Deputy Managing Director (MD) of GCB-Bank in-charge of operations, Samuel Amankwah, has been caught in an age-cheating scandal, affording him extra years to remain at post, at a time he is supposed to have retired. Documents available to The Herald, …
Read More »1-Village, 1-Dam: Gov’t wasting our money and exposing us to risks – Isaac Adongo
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Hon Isaac Adongo has described as a complete waste of taxpayers’ money by government to construct Dams under one of its much touted initiatives called One-Village One-Dam. Government has embarked on the construction of dams in communities in the northern part of …
Read More »Akufo-Addo launches first drone to supply drugs
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will later Wednesday, April 24, witness the first medical supply via drone at the New Tafo Government Hospital in the Eastern Region. This will follow the first official launch of a drug-carrying drone from a launch site at Omenako, near Suhum, in the Eastern Region. …
Read More »WASSCE begins nation wide
The 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fully commenced yesterday, as more than 340,000 candidates sat for their first core subject, oral English. The candidates comprising 170,867 males and 175,231 females began with their practical and theory papers on April 15. As part of efforts to curb examination …
Read More »Fulfil your tax obligations – GRA urges traders
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has called on businessmen and women to regularly file their tax returns. Speaking at a roundtable discussion with the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association in Accra, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Nti said: “It is time we improved on our tax …
Read More »No room for hypocrisy on Free SHS – Bawumia
The Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says there should be no room for hypocrisy on the implementation and beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School Education policy. In jab aimed at former President John Dramani Mahama, the Vice President said the government had no plans to stop the policy. …
Read More »BoG unhappy with receivers, describes receivership process as too slow
The Bank of Ghana has expressed its frustration over the slow pace of work by the two receivers appointed in the aftermath of seven banks collapsing over the last two years. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, Dr. Ernest Addison said …
Read More »Bagging only GHC25m from ‘ill-advised’ luxury car tax means it must go – Mahama
Former President John Mahama has said he will scrap the luxury car tax imposed by the Akufo-Addo government, should he win the 2020 general elections. The “ill-conceived” tax, he said, has brought untold hardship to commercial drivers and their business, thus, his aim to let it go. During his pre-Easter …
Read More »Eight remanded, two granted bail after failed take-over of Kintampo waterfalls
Eight out of the 10 persons arrested after a failed takeover of the Kintampo waterfalls have been remanded into prison custody by a District Magistrate Court in Sunyani. They are to reappear before the court presided over His Worship Fred Obikyere on 25th April 2019. The eight persons were arrested …
Read More »Free SHS taking many students – Mahama weeps
Former President John Mahama appears to be unhappy with the opportunity given to tens of thousands of Ghanaian students, especially those from poor homes to access education under the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. He expressed frustration with the large intake of students under the programme once again, even …
Read More »Medical council inducts 106 newly qualified practitioners
The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) of Ghana, on Friday, inducted 106 newly qualified doctors, who were trained both locally and abroad. They included professionals trained by the University of Ghana, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, as well as those who …
Read More »Mahama cries over Free SHS again
It seems former President John Mahama is not doing away with sharp bitterness towards the introduction of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme by the Nana Addo led government. The former President whose opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party claims to be a socialist party and as such expected …
Read More »GNAT hails basic education reforms
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has hailed the introduction of a new basic curriculum as part of ongoing reforms within the education sector, which will take effect from the 2019/2020 academic year. GNAT is particularly enthused with the introduction of History as a subject, saying it will help …
Read More »GRA tax filing system digitised with ITaps
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced a digital tax filing platform that will now allow Ghanaians to file their tax returns online with the Authority’s new app, Integrated Tax Application Preparation System (iTaPS). Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen programme, Wednesday, the Principal Revenue Officer at GRA, Mr Alex Oppong-Poku explained that the …
Read More »Vigilantism bill to be passed April 29 – Speaker of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has directed that the house comes back on the April 29, 2019, to consider the passage of the vigilantism bill. The vigilantism and other related offences bill, 2019 Will be taken through a certificate of urgency as determined by the committee on …
Read More »Huge Free SHS investments compromising quality education – Mahama
Former President, John Mahama, has predicted a fall in quality education at both junior and senior high school levels due to excessive investments in the Free Senior High School programme. He said education in the country is bound to suffer if the government continues to expend all its financial resource …
Read More »GES introduces new school uniform for JHS students
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the introduction of a new school uniform for Junior High School (JHS) students. Students are expected to start wearing the new school uniform from next academic year, 2019 – 2020. The Director-General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku Amankwa announced this at a …
Read More »Ghana records highest rabies cases in 2017
Cases of rabies had increased to 78 in 2017 from 44 recorded the previous year, making it the second highest number since 2014 which had 82 cases. Similarly, 63,283 dogs were vaccinated against rabies out of an estimated 1,302,834 dogs recorded in the country at the end of 2017. Speaking …
Read More »MASLOC board inaugurated
Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Maafo has inaugurated the newly-constituted 10-member board of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). It is chaired by Mr Seth Adjei Baah. The members include Mr Stephen Amoah, Chief Executive Officer of the Centre; Philomena Okyere, Susana Delali Akosua Kudjoe, and Dr Michael Asante. The …
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: Over 600 SHS students displaced by rainstorm at Sekyere East District
More than 600 Students of Ahmadiyya Girls Senior High School (Amass Girls) in Asokore in the Sekyere East District of Ashanti Region have displaced after heavy downpour ripped-off the school dormitory. The students according to report are currently stranded while others on Tuesday night were forced to sleep in classrooms …
Read More »CONFIRMED: 3 dismissed senior UEW lecturers OFFICIALLY reinstated
Three Senior Lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) who were dismissed based on recommendations by a disciplinary committee had officially had their dismissal reversed according to checks by MyNewsGh.com. Dr. Emmanuel Osei Sarpong, the immediate past Head of Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (HPERS), Professor Ephraim …
Read More »Nurses’ marriages don’t last anymore because they are now very materialistic- Counselor Adofoli
Professional Counselor, Motivator, Speaker, Author and Entrepreneur, Counselor Frank Edem Adofoli has given the reason why most nurses in the country are unable to marry despite attaining the mandated age. In an article he posted on his Facebook page sighted by MyNewsGh.com, he observed most of them have issues with relationships. …
Read More »1,000 Fire Service recruits under training ‘sacked’
About 1,000 Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) trainees have been asked to go home until further notice. The trainees, made up of recruits and cadet, were due to go through the final phase of their training at the Fire Academy and Training School in Accra when the directive was issued …
Read More »GES receives new basic school curriculum
Pupils in kindergarten (KG) to primary six will from the next academic year, which starts in September, have a new education curriculum that will put a premium on reading, writing, arithmetic and creativity. Dubbed the 4Rs, the new 12-subject curriculum will provide pupils with the needed foundation skills required for …
Read More »BoG to issue upgraded cedi notes on May 6
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is expected to issue upgraded banknotes into circulation on May 6, 2019. The upgraded banknotes will have enhanced security features in line with evolving changes in technological landscape, according to the BoG. The bank additionally said in a statement that the upgraded banknotes also come …
Read More »Historic: Ghana performs first brain surgery without cutting skull
A seven-member team of Ghanaian doctors has performed the first-ever brain surgery in the country, without cutting the skull. The minimally invasive brain surgery is the technique by which health workers safely remove brain and skull-base tumours through smaller and more precise openings that minimise collateral damage; that is, injury …
Read More »University of Education, Winneba reopens today
Students of the University of Education, Winneba return to school today after it was temporarily closed due to a series of protests by students. The students have been calling for the dismissal of the school’s Vice Chancellor for firing some lecturers and workers. Three out of the eight dismissed lecturers …
Read More »2019 WASSCE begins today, candidates to be verified to curb impersonation
The 2019 edition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) begins today. Final year Senior High School (SHS) students are expected to take part in the exams in various centers across the country. The examination is commencing with Basketry 3 project work. Per the timetable, the first core …
Read More »NLA Takes the Lead in Renewable Energy with E-kiosk; Excited LMCs Petition Government to Assist with a Stimulus Package
The Association of Lotto Marketing Companies (ALMC) which constitute the direct sales force and main backbone of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has petitioned President Akufo-Addo, Vice-President Dr. Bawumia, the Ministry of Finance, the Board Chairman and Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to assist members of the Association …
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