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Registration of private candidates for BECE begins

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened registration for the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private junior high school candidates. According to WAEC, first-time candidates as well as those seeking to improve on their grades had up to March 19, 2021, to register for the examination which …

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Two men drown at Port Elizabeth beach

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has warned the public to exercise caution at beaches after two men drowned in Port Elizabeth this week. In a statement on Saturday, NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the incident happened on Tuesday. He said the NSRI, Nelson Mandela Bay municipal lifeguards, Coastal Water …

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Akufo-Addo to host Black Satellites at Jubilee House

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the national U-20 men’s soccer team for their title-winning performance at the just-ended U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. The Black Satellites on Saturday, March 6, when Ghana was marking its 64th independence anniversary, beat Uganda 2-0 to win the 16th edition of the tournament held …

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Black Satellites win 4th AFCON on Ghana’s Independence day

The National U-20 football team, the Black Satellites, has gifted the country a huge birthday gift by winning their 4th AFCON title in the just-ended tournament held in Mauritania. The Satellites put up a spirited performance to beat the Hippos of Uganda by 2 goals to nil. The Hippos never …

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PHOTOS: Gospel musician survives near-fatal accident

A Takoradi-based gospel musician, Angela Esi Saki-Kordah, has survived a near-fatal accident on the Takoradi Airforce stretch. Reports indicate the incident occurred around 2:30 pm on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Ewuraba Esi, as she is popularly known, sustained minor injuries with the cause of the accident not yet known. She …

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Election petition verdict to boost investor confidence

The business community in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis (STMA) say the supreme court ruling upholding the election of Nana Akufo-Addo as President could help enhance investor confidence and boost local economic development. They said the ruling in the election petition case had cleared investors uncertainty and that of the business community. …

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PHOTOS: Fire guts down house at Old Tafo

  About 50 residents of a home at Old Tafo in Kumasi are counting their losses after a fire gutted their home and other property valued at thousands of cedis. Although no fatalities were recorded, the residents told JoyNews’ Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen the fire consumed all household items including foodstuffs. One resident, …

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Asona-Minta Traditional Council summons Koku Anyidoho over ‘unlawful divorce’

The Asona-Minta traditional Council has summoned former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Koku Anyidoho over what they described as “unlawful divorce” of wife, Jennifer Boahemaa Yeboah. Jennifer Boahemaa Yeboah accused Koku Anyidoho of throwing her out of their matrimonial home. She also accused her husband of abandoning her at the hospital after …

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Who will present the 2021 budget statement?

There’s been some skepticism as to who will be delivering government’s 2021 Budget Statement and Economic Policy before Parliament next week. The Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta is currently in the United States undergoing treatment for post-COVID-19 complications. His doctors however have advised him to stay on for another two weeks for further observation and …

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NPP leading member dies

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Saboba constituency of the Northern Region, Joshua Yakpir Jagri, is dead. Mr Jagri reportedly passed on on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at the Assemblies of God Hospital at Saboba, aged 74. However, the cause of death is not yet …

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To the man who feels too guilty to leave his miserable marriage

The portrayal of divorce and break-ups in TV, movies, and magazines errs on the side of promoting the sad stories of women selfishly left behind by heartless men for younger, more supple women. How could he? We the outraged protest. What about all the years she gave him? When Brad left for Angie, the …

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