Pupils at Fufuo Methodist Primary School in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region , are now using a church building in the community as their classroom for academic activities. The students from both primary five and six and numbering about 100 have been struggling with their daily school works …
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VIDEO: Students celebrate killing of snake after colleague’s ‘balls’ were bitten at Assin Fosu College
Some students of Assin Fosu College of Education in the Assin Foso Municipality of the Central Region have taken up the task of reducing the invasion of snakes on their campus after a snake bit the testicles of their colleagues. On May 14, a level 300 student was reportedly bitten …
Read More »Monkeypox outbreak 2022 and what you need to know
Monkeypox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, occurs very infrequently and in very scattered locations in parts of Africa. There are two clades (or types) of the virus: a West Africa (WA) clade in which 1 to 3.6 out of 100 infected patients die (1% to 3.6% mortality) and …
Read More »Nigerian to join LID bloc; sends delegation to Ghana to learn Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire pricing mechanism
A five-member Nigerian delegation, led by Engr. Abdullahi Garba Abubakar, Director for the Federal Department of Agriculture, at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), has paid a courtesy call on the Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) at Cocoa House in Accra.The team was in Ghana to …
Read More »We will import water if river bodies’ destructions continue – Mireku Duker
George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has stated that the continuous destruction of river-bodies across the country can lead to the importation of water. “Our rivers are highly polluted. The liberties taken with Ghana’s environmental governance and practices must not be allowed to continue, and we …
Read More »Bole SHS assistant headmaster allegedly rapes final year student
The Assistant Headmaster of the Bole Senior High School (SHS), Issahaku Jeduah, has allegedly raped a 21-year-old final year student. According to the final year student of the school, on Friday, 20 May 2022, the Assistant Headmaster, sent for her during prep time. She indicated that the Assistant Headmaster’s invitation …
Read More »No nurse has turned into a crocodile – Tafo gov’t hospital
The Tafo Government Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region has denied claims that a student nurse turned into crocodile at the facility. This follows reports that a student nurse had turned into a crocodile causing, a pregnant staff nurse to collapse. According to the reports, the student nurse had …
Read More »Lack of access to loans; reason for low women empowerment in agribusiness – Zanetor
Medical Doctor, activist and Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle constituency, Honorable Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, says the lack of access to adequate loans to support women in agribusiness is a major reason why there are only a few women in the field. Dr. Zanetor said this while expressing her views …
Read More »Emirates loses US$1bn
The Emirates Group today released its 2021-22 Annual Reportwhich shows strong recovery across its businesses. dnata returns to profitability, and significant revenue improvements were reported across both Emirates and dnata as the Group rebuilt its air transport and travel-related operations which were previously cut-back or curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Read More »COCOBOD to close crop season May 26
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will close its main crop season tomorrow, Thursday, 26 May 2022. “It is hereby notified for general information that purchases of the 2021/2022 Main Crop Cocoa Season will close on Thursday 26th May 2022,” COCOBOD said in a statement issued on Wednesday, 25 May 2022. …
Read More »Poliovirus found in drains in Tamale
The Noguchi Memorial Center for Medical Research has found the Poliovirus in samples of water scooped from some drains in the Sagnerigu Municipality and the Tamale Metropolis. The Deputy Northern Regional Director of Health in charge of Public Health, Dr. Hilarious Abiwu, disclosed this in an interview with GBC News …
Read More »Tolon SHS fire: Students return to school, moved into temporary place
The Tolon District Assembly, District Education Directorate, and other stakeholders have partnered to provide temporary classrooms and accommodation to displaced students of Tolon Senior High School. The management of Tolon Senior High School last week directed over 600 students of the institution to return home following a fire that gutted …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: Accra floods: Kaneshie Polyclinic shutdown
The Kaneshie Polyclinic in the Okaikoi South District of the Greater Accra region has been shutdown following heavy downpour which started at midnight of Tuesday, May 24,2022. According to reports, the wall separating the Polyclinic and the Ga Mantse Palace got broken, which made way for the water to enter …
Read More »‘We will continue to fight until government listens’ – TUC on pay increment
Mr Joshua Ansah, the Deputy Secretary-General of Trades Union Congress (TUC-Ghana) has indicated that the TUC will not accept any pay increment less than the prevailing inflation figure. He said when they took office, they chose the course of negotiating and diplomacy, but later realized they had chosen the wrong …
Read More »Ghana is 1st among top 11 African countries with highest interest rates – Report
Ghana currently has the interest rates among top 11 African countries according to DataBank’s Weekly Fixed Income Update. The 91-day and 182-day treasury bills with interest rates of 18.23% and 19.26% rates respectively are the highest on the continent. Despite the high-interest rates, the Treasury bill rates in the country …
Read More »Bank of Ghana increases policy rate from 17% to 19%
The Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee has reviewed the policy rate by 200 basis points from 17 percent to 19 percent. Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ernest Addison speaking at a press conference on Monday May 23 explained the move is meant to stem inflation which has been surging in recent …
Read More »Five kinds of noises women make when enjoying lovemaking
Women’s bedroom noises range from soft moans which they use to make their men feel like they are bosses in the bedroom. These moans may be faked, which is not a good thing, but when they are genuine, they reflect the feelings a woman is going through as well as …
Read More »Chaos in KALISCO as ‘town boys’ clash with students during jams
A group of outsiders invaded the Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale and clashed with the students having an entertainment session last night. The clash occurred as the students attempted to stop the outsiders who had illegally entered the school campus from joining the entertainment programme. According to reports, one …
Read More »First phase of Sunyani Airport completed – Osagyefo Agyeman Badu II
Government is said to have completed the first phase of the Sunyani Airport. This is according to the President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeayo Agyeman Badu II who expressed gratitude to the government for the swift completion of the phased project. Speaking during a courtesy call …
Read More »Newmont publishes 2021 climate report
Newmont Corporation has published its 2021 Climate Report, the Company’s annual report prepared in alignment with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The report outlines how Newmont understands and is addressing climate change — from reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to managing risks, to enhancing …
Read More »These 5 refreshing low sugar pregnancy mocktails are the best thing to cool you down
The weather has been quite hot lately and staying cool in the hot sun can be a challenge. Especially more so when you’re pregnant and already in your last trimester. The flashes coupled with the sun are a searing combo. With such good weather, it is no surprise that there …
Read More »Our juniors paid GH¢7,000 to be posted while we stay home – Unposted nurses cry out
Some nurses have accused the government of taking huge sums of money to post their colleagues into various health facilities after their service. According to the nurses, who were speaking in a radio interview, some of them are yet to be posted because they are unable to pay the monies …
Read More »Asantehene’s wife pays hospital bills of 26 patients on admission at KATH
The wife of Asantehene, Lady Julia Osei Tutu, who is also Patroness of Otumfuo Osei Tutu Foundation, has paid the hospital bills of 26 patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. The gesture, about GHC30,000, formed part of activities to mark International Day of Families. Otumfuo Osei Tutu …
Read More »Drivers to march naked over rising cost of fuel
The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana is threatening to march naked on the streets of the national capital to express its anger at the government over the ever-increasing prices of fuel. The drivers intend to block major roads during that demonstration. The group’s National Public Relations Officer, Mr David Agboado, …
Read More »Ghana’s Ashanti Airlines nears AOC completion to operate – Report
AviationGhana sources have confirmed that Ashanti Airlines is nearing the completion of its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) to enable it operate as an airline in Ghana. Two licenses, Air Carrier Licence (ACL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC), are required by the aviation sector regulator, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), …
Read More »Inflation in Ghana is a complicated issue – BoG
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison, has said inflation rate in the country is a complicated economic issue. According to the Governor, his outfit since last year has been trying to manage inflation but was shocked with some of the outcome this year. “It is a very complicated …
Read More »Tolon SHS shut down following fire
Authorities at Tolon Senior High School have temporarily closed down the school following a fire outbreak earlier Thursday, May 19. The fire razed down the entire girls’ dormitory block. According to the headmaster of the school, Amadu Issifu, the decision to close down the school is to allow them put …
Read More »Fear slim guys – Jacinta cries out
Nigerian-Ghanaian stand-up comedienne and actress, Jacinta Asi Ocansey is popularly known as Heiress Jacinta has given people a cause to worry about slim guys. In a tweet sighted by sammykaymedia.com on Jacinta’s Twitter handle, she wrote … “Stop whatever you are doing and fear slim guys”. This tweet by the …
Read More »Rawlings wanted his cremated body to be used to nourish Achimota Forest – Aide
Dr. Donald Agumenu, an aide to late President Jerry John Rawlings, has stated that one of the wishes of the late former President was to use ashes from his cremated body to nourish the Achimota Forest Reserve and in the end help preserve the ecological sustainability of the green belt in …
Read More »DOWNLOAD MP3: Perfect Chick Remix
He goes by the name JAKEY JAKE and he’s a new school Rap beast in West Africa (Sierra Leone) after dropping another another boom 💥 that is making air all over Africa and we still remember his diss track against Lyrical Joe. And this one is about tell his fans …
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