Patients on admission at the La General Hospital have been hit with double agony after thieves broke into the ward and stole their valuables. Mobile phones, bags containing money, ID cards and other valuables were all missing from the ward when the patients woke up on Friday. The burglary is …
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A/R: Francis Owusu-Akyaw Renovates M/A Primary School In Bomfa
The affable and accessible Mr Francis Owusu-Akyaw a former Parliamentary Candidate aspirant in New Patriotic Party at the Juaben Constituency within the Ashanti region of Ghana has put smiles on the faces of the good people of Bomfa by renovating their M/A Primary School, Bomfa is a town within the Juaben …
Read More »Mahama declares Akufo-Addo ministers useless
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has once again criticized the elephant-size government of President Akufo-Addo, saying his successor can do away with 40 ministers, if he is committed to his campaign to protect the public purse by having a lean government. According to ex-President John Dramani …
Read More »VIDEO: Mahama weeps at launch of Electronic Fund-raising Platform
Tears run down the cheeks of former president John Dramani Mahama yesterday, January 16, 2020 during the launch of NDC’s Electronic Payment Platform held in Accra. The former president who mounted the podium to address the crowd ended up weeping for close to two minutes. Though the reason for his …
Read More »All schools to benefit from school feeding programme – Gender Minister
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, will expand the School Feeding Programme to all schools across the country, Madam Cynthia Morrison, sector Minister has said, following its successful implementation since 2005. “If everyone is enjoying free senior high school, it is equally fair for everyone to enjoy school …
Read More »Fire guts Islamic Girls SHS dormitory
Over 150 students have been displaced as a fire gutted a dormitory at the Islamic Girls Senior High school in the Wa Municipality. The fire broke today at midday, and no fatalities were recorded. The fire which lasted about an hour destroyed items and belongings of the students including bed, …
Read More »Jean Mensa will not be shot and killed, trust me
You don’t need to be a “Prophet” Reindolph Oduro Gyebi or an “Eagle Prophet” to be keenly aware of the fact that some disgruntled and murderous elements in Ghana’s political opposition and some of the latter’s treacherous collaborators inside government may very well be planning or conspiring to either endanger …
Read More »Communities reap benefits of One village, One dam
The government has completed the construction of 200 small dams under the One village, One dam (1V1D) initiative, the Minister of Special Development Initiatives, Ms Mavis Hawa Koomson, has announced. She said 570 dams would be constructed across the five regions of the north, as work on more than 100 …
Read More »NPP sets guidelines for parliamentary, presidential elections
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set Monday, 20 January 2020 for the opening of nominations (sale of nomination forms) for parliamentary primaries in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament. The nominations will close on Thursday, 20 February 2020. An Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate (APC) according to …
Read More »2019 teacher licensure exam records almost 80% pass rate
The 2019 teacher licensure exam recorded a 78.2 percent pass rate representing 27,171 out of 34,724 teachers who sat for the examination. This means 21.8 percent of the teachers, representing 7,553 teachers failed the exam, according to the National Teaching Council (NTC). The licensure exam is a prerequisite for all …
Read More »I’ll stop appointees from buying state vehicles, others – Mahama
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says as part of fighting corruption, his second coming will see the abolishing of the entitlement system for political officeholders. He has rather suggested a financing module with the collaboration of some financial institutions to aid such office holders …
Read More »EC open to using NIA database for new voters’ register
“Yes, we can use the [National Identification Authority’s] data but is the NIA data ready?” These were the sentiments of Dr Yaw Ofori-Agyei, a consultant at the Electoral Commission on suggestions that the Commission should rely on the NIA’s data for its proposed new voters’ register. In an engagement with journalists …
Read More »Don’t Download NDC App On Your Phone, “They Will Rob You”- Wontumi Warns Public
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party is warning the general public from attempting to download any mobile application developed by the National Democratic Congress. According to Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the leaders of the party cannot be trusted with it comes to handling of funds and for that …
Read More »NDC launches digital platforms to raise funds for campaign
The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has launched a digital campaign aimed at getting members to help finance the party ahead of the December polls. Members of the party, according to the initiative, are required to download a special application on playstore on their mobile phones to enable them …
Read More »GII, MFWA, IDEG, others join fight against EC’s decision to discard current voters’ register
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has kicked against the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voters’ register. In a statement jointly issued Thursday, 15 CSOs argued that the EC’s decision to change the voters’ register is based on “information provided by a single vendor or narrow set of vendors.” “The EC …
Read More »LPG to pay GHc200 monthly allowance to every Ghanaian child
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG)with Kofi Akpaloo as its Presidential candidate has promised to initiate a social intervention policy dubbed ‘Child Benefit’ to meet the needs of Ghanaian children if given the nod to govern the nation. “The Party intends to pay GHc200.00 monthly stipend to every Ghanaian child …
Read More »I’ll bring back automatic promotion for teachers – Mahama
Former President John Mahama says a future NDC administration will reintroduce the automatic promotion for teachers if the party wins power in the December polls. He also reiterated his claim that an NDC government under his leadership will cancel the controversial teacher licensure exams. Speaking at an event in Accra …
Read More »TUTAG calls off nationwide strike
The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has called off its nationwide strike after the National Labour Commission (NLC) secured an interim injunction on the industrial action. The association in a statement said its decision to call off the strike was a “demonstration of good faith which must be reciprocated by …
Read More »GES Apologises For Treating SHS Teachers Poorly
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has apologised to senior high school teachers for treating them poorly on Monday at the start of a four-day training programme. More than 200 teachers from the Greater Accra, Oti and Volta Regions who were invited on short notice to attend the training were left …
Read More »We don’t trust EC to be neutral- Asiedu Nketia
General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com has revealed his party doesn’t trust officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct a free and fair election. Mr. Asiedu Nketia’s comment follows calls on political parties to protect the integrity of the EC …
Read More »Politicians ‘hunting’ for blood in election year for power – Rev. Owusu Bempah
The Leader and Founder of Glorious Word Chapel International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah says more gruesome deaths await Ghanaians, as the country goes to the polls, come December 7. According to him, politicians wanting to win power and those who want to hang on to power are scheming for human …
Read More »Students evacuated as Accra Academy dormitories go up in flames
Parts of the Accra Academy located at Bubiashie in Accra is reportedly in flames. It is unclear what might have caused the fire in the school. Photos and videos are rife on social media with some claiming that dormitories in two halls of residence in the school, namely Alema and …
Read More »Women who have more sex reduce risk of early menopause – Scientist
Women who have sex at least once a month have a lower risk of entering menopause early than women with less active sex lives, scientists have found in research which they say points to a form of biological energy trade-off. A study of data from almost 3,000 women in the …
Read More »‘I’ve achieved a lot in 3 years; give me 4 more years’ – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed hope that Ghanaians will reward his governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) with another resounding victory in the December 2020 polls. “Having achieved all these significant milestones, even in the midst of the difficulties we met, I am hopeful that the Ghanaian people would …
Read More »I’ll gladly accept to be Mahama’s running mate – Kojo Bonsu
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and member of the opposition NDC party, Kojo Bonsu says he’ll gladly accept a running mate position if he’s nominated as he believes he’s well qualified. According to him, he’ll be very excited to partner the NDC flagbearer ex-President John Mahama …
Read More »Election 2010: Nana Addo must sack self-serving and arrogance appointees or ……. APJ
Action Patriots for Justice, (APJ) a group associated with the ruling NPP in the Bono East Region has called on President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffu Addo to ensure that his appointees to public positions, who have shown signs of indiscipline, “tired-brains”, arrogance of power as well as laziness towards ‘genuine concerns of party faithful and the public …
Read More »TUTAG members expected to return to work after court order
Teaching and learning at the various Technical Universities across the country is expected to commence today following an Accra High court order directing striking Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) members to return to work. The decision was arrived at after the National Labour Commission (NLC) secured a court …
Read More »Demonstrations against new register recorded no casualties in my era – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is elated that a demonstration exercise organised by some opposition political parties including the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the compilation of a new voters’ register recorded no casualties. Speaking at the 71st New Year School at the University of Ghana on Tuesday, Nana Akufo-Addo …
Read More »3rd Ghana Teacher Licensure Exams results out
The National Teaching Council (NTC) has released the results of the third Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE). A total of 27,171 out of the 34,724 candidates who sat for the examination representing 78.2 per cent passed the examination, while, 7,553 representing 21.8 per cent failed. A statement from the NTC …
Read More »I promise to supervise a violent-free elections – Akufo-Addo
According to the President, he described as unfortunate the mistrust and fear that characterize every general election. The President interacted with members of the Christian Council on January 14, 2020, and called on all to put in efforts to ensure the long-existing peace we have is maintained. “We want to …
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