The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the new academic calendar of 2019/2020 for double-track and single track Second Cycle (Senior High School) Institutions. Academic calendar attached Source: Peacefmonline.com
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WHO statistics show that Accra’s air is highly contaminated
Latest statistics from the World Health Organisation shows that Ghana’s capital, Accra, is less congenial for human habitation due to unacceptable levels of contaminants in the air. The data, which is based on perceptions of persons surveyed over a period of three years, is presented below. It indicates a very low perception if the value is …
Read More »TUTAG strikes again
The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike again over the non-payment of their December allowance after they called off a similar strike in October. In a letter notifying the authorities of their strike, TUTAG accused the government of reneging on the agreement they had …
Read More »Some Dogs Get Better Healthcare Than Ghanaians – A Plus Tells Govt.
Dogs in some parts of the world receive better healthcare than most Ghanaians, Kwame A Plus has said, insisting that the funds allotted by the government of President Nana Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party for the provision of bulletproof curtains for MPs in Parliament as well as the compilation …
Read More »Bawumia has raised the political bar – Catholic Priest
A senior member of the Roman Catholic Church, Fr Lawrence Azure, has praised Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia for leading his constant call for political tolerance and national cohesion by example. Fr Azure, who is Dean of the Bolgatanga Deanery of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese, lauded the Vice President for “taking politics …
Read More »Dr Bawumia surprises Adongo at mother’s funeral
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday afternoon proved there is much more to life beyond politics when he made a surprise appearance at the funeral of the mother of NDC MP for Bolga, Isaac Adongo at Bolga. Hon. Isaac Adongo was mourning his mother Mary Adane Adongo in …
Read More »Meet the 14-year-old boy who is revolutionizing education in Ghana
Normally in the festive season in Ghana, what you see most teenagers do is work on their own toy guns but this is not the case for 14-year-old Kelvin Amaniampong. While other teens are craving to make their holidays more fun, Kelvin is busily fixing problems with the Free Education …
Read More »GNAT opposes Mahama’s plan to cancel licensure exams
Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers has kicked against plans by the opposition National Democratic Congress, to cancel the licensure exams if it is voted into power. According to Mr Awotwe Nkansah, they need this accreditation to differentiate themselves from the “fake” teachers that have flooded the …
Read More »Korle-Bu detains children over bills
The Head of the Children’s Ward at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Madam Joyce Oppon Ayisi has expressed worrying concern at the rate with which challenges facing the health facility has to force children to be detained because their mothers could not afford bills. According to Madam Ayisi, it sometimes takes the …
Read More »Bole lifted my political carrier – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has described Bole, his hometown in the Northern Region, as the ladder that propelled his political career and made him who he is today. Speaking on Bole-based Nkilgi FM after organising his annual Christmas party for the children of Bole on Boxing Day, Mr Mahama …
Read More »FDA bans 16 tomato paste products
The Food and Drugs Authority has directed the withdrawal of all batches of certain brands of tomato paste from the market which were found to contain the ingredients starch and colour, that were not indicated on the labels. According to the FDA, these ingredients are not permitted in tomato paste …
Read More »FACT-CHECK: 4 claims by John Mahama during Facebook live interaction
Claim: Four claims about the Service sector being the largest sector and fastest growing, IMF warning Ghana is in danger of debt distress, Transformed Bost from worst performing state-owned enterprise to Best Performing and banking sector crisis has led to almost 20,000 job losses Source: Former President John Mahama Verdict: One true, one …
Read More »70% of rural girls bath once during menses as tradition bars them from fetching water
A research Commissioned by Plan International Ghana has revealed that over 70% of rural girls bath only once during menstruation. The survey was part of the NGO’s implementation of 2,247,500 Euro – Plan Germany Office Funded project dubbed “Rural, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (RWASH)” in 36 beneficiary communities in Akuapem …
Read More »Kufuor supports EC’s decision to compile new voters’ register
The former president John Agyekum Kufour, has expressed hit total support for the Ghana’s Electoral Commission decision to compile a new and credible voters’ register for the 2020 general elections. “Everything possible must be done to ensure a very credible electoral process; the current register should be replaced to make …
Read More »‘It’s a lie; how could Akufo-Addo’ve employed 50K of Ghana’s 70K nurses?’ – Mahama
It cannot be true that 50,000 of Ghana’s total nurse population of 70,000 have been employed by the three-year-old Akufo-Addo government, former President John Mahama has said. “The government said they’ve employed 50,000 nurses since they came and still nurses are picketing and demonstrating”, Mr Mahama wondered in a Facebook …
Read More »Anger in Asokwa NPP as Chairman engineers clandestine moves to enable Mama Pat run unopposed
NPP delegates and members in the Asokwa Constituency are readying a formal complaint against their constituency Chairman, Rev. Fosu Nkromah, who is engineering illegal moves to force through a position to allow the incumbent MP, Madam Patricia Appiagyei, to run unopposed in the party primaries. It appears the Asokwa MP …
Read More »Popular prophet predicts Mahama’s victory ahead of 2020 elections
Popular Prophet Nigel Gaissie has said all the visions he has received about the 2020 elections shows former President John Mahama is winning the 2020 elections hands down. Speaking in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com, the prophet said to be very sure about what he has been seeing, he travelled …
Read More »Korle Bu reveals top ten diseases killing Ghanaians
Dr Daniel Asare, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has advised Ghanaians to be wary of their lifestyles as there has been an upsurge in chronic kidney disease as well as other diseases. Chronic kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney failure, is the …
Read More »Mahama’s TVET plans dead on arrival – Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has rubbished the plans announced by former President John Dramani Mahama to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on his second coming. Mr Mahama had said in a Facebook Live transmission on Monday, 23 December 2019, among several promises that one of the …
Read More »Video: Akufo-Addo’s Christmas message
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged Christians to use the Christmas season to rededicate themselves to the Saviour and remain committed to the cardinal principles of Christianity – faith, love charity and reconciliation. He also used the opportunity to tout his government’s achievement in 2019. “We have good …
Read More »MPs approve GHC443m for new voters’ register
Those in favour say ‘Aye’…and those against say ‘No’ “The Ayes have it,” the unmistakable voice of the Speaker, Aaron Mike Oquaye, announced the expected outcome of MPs vote on the Electoral Commission’s demand for almost half a billion Cedis for a new voters’ register. With a 63 seat deficit …
Read More »I’ll make TVET free at all levels – Mahama
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will be free at every level for Ghanaians should former President John Mahama be voted back into power in the 2020 polls. Mr Mahama aside the TVET promise also said he will increase the amount of money given to tertiary students by government …
Read More »I’ll abolish Teacher Licensure Exams – Mahama
Former President Mahama says he will abolish the licensure examination for teachers if he is elected as President in the 2020 polls. Addressing Ghanaians through Facebook, Mr Mahama also said he will abolish the 60% increment on Communication Services tax by the Akufo-Addo government if given the opportunity again. “Ghana …
Read More »Afriyie-Ankrah breaks silence on ‘leaked tape’
The Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has reacted to a leaked tape attributed to him in which he is heard suggesting the party mounts pressure on the Electoral Commission (EC). According to him, he personally did the recording and sent it to party …
Read More »NDC can never win election with new voters’ register – Majority leader
The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and leader of the Majority in the House Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says the opposition NDC is resisting the Electoral Commission’s call for a new voters’ register because they cannot win any elections with a new register. “Just as they did in the case of …
Read More »Disrespectful, curse invoking members will be punished – John Boadu to NPP
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the party will now take disciplinary action against members who take to social media and other platforms to disrespect party executives and leadership. John Boadu who has been a victim of social media slander said the practice is unhealthy and not …
Read More »25% of newly trained teachers not qualified – National Teaching Council
The Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Christian Addai-Poku, has said about 25 per cent of newly trained teachers are not qualified to be in the classroom. This comes as a result of the average pass rate in the past three Ghana Teacher Licensure Examinations (GLTE) written by …
Read More »Audio: Akufo-Addo mocks Mahama
President Akufo-Addo is wondering how the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will conduct its campaign in next year’s elections given what he says is their poor track record in government. According to him, the party former President John Mahama is leading into the 2020 elections has no record to defend …
Read More »NPP holds congress today
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will hold its annual delegates conference today, Sunday, December 22. Delegates of the party from across the country are expected to converge at the Fantasy Dome of the Trade Fair Site at La, Accra. Yaw Buaben Asamoah, Communications Director of the NPP, made this …
Read More »Political parties must desist from announcing election results – NCCE
The Inter- Party Dialogue Committee , a unifying body which seeks to promote peace and resolve conflicts before, during and after general elections has been inaugurated in the Central Region with a call on political parties to desist from announcing election results. Mr. Samue Asarel Akuamoah, Deputy Chairperson, Operations of …
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