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Blame chiefs for the siting of E-blocks in bushes – Yammin to NPP

Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister Mr. Joseph Yammin has responded to critics blaming the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for siting the Day Senior High School E-Block in bushes to channel their blames to Chief of those communities instead. According to him, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) did not …

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5 reasons why you should have s3x during pregnancy

Pregnant women and their partners often wonder if it’s safe to have sex during pregnancy. Sex is a natural, normal part of pregnancy, if you’re having a normal pregnancy. Penetration and intercourse’s movement won’t harm the baby, who is protected by your abdomen and the uterus’ muscular walls. If you …

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Four remanded SHS students denied access to write WASSCE

Four final year students of Zebilla Senior High Technical School in the Upper East Region who have been remanded into Police Custody by a Bawku Circuit Court have been denied access to write the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(WASSCE). The students in the early hours of Monday, August …

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Beirut blast: Lebanon in mourning after massive explosion

Lebanon is in mourning after a huge explosion in the capital Beirut killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others on Tuesday. The whole city was shaken by the blast, which began with a fire at the port which exploded into a mushroom cloud. President Michel Aoun …

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Arrested teacher interdicted for dictating answers to students during WASSCE

A teacher [name withheld] in one of the Senior High Schools in the Eastern region has been interdicted for dictating answers to students in the ongoing West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations(WASSCE). According to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, the police is conducting further …

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NDC to cancel teacher’s licensure examination

The Deputy Eastern Regional Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr Richard Nyarko said if the NDC wins the 2020 elections, they will cancel the teacher’s licensure examination. He explained that the party did not see the licensure examination as necessary as it reduced the number of qualified …

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Beirut blast: Hundreds injured in explosion – Red Cross

A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has caused widespread damage, injuring hundreds of people, the Lebanese Red Cross says. It is not yet clear what caused the explosion in the city’s port region. Video posted online showed a large mushroom cloud and destroyed buildings. Hospitals are said to …

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Educational Workers Connect Cautions WAEC

“It is said that Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful”. Educational Workers Connect, once again congratulates all the stakeholders who are putting their shoulders to the wheel to ensure that this year’s WASSCE is malpractice free. We, however, wish to caution …

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Is Pope Francis cancelling the Bible?

Pope Francis, the global head of the Catholic church, has “cancelled the Bible and proposes to create a new book”, claim several messages shared on Facebook and WhatsApp. The claim dates back to at least April 2018. In July 2020, a Kenyan website published an article headlined: “End Time: Is this Why Pope Francis has …

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Coronavirus: Iran cover-up of deaths revealed by data leak

The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran’s government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found. The government’s own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died with Covid-19 symptoms up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by its health ministry. The number of …

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President, Asantehene congratulate KNUST’s first female Vice-Chancellor

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, have congratulated Professor Mrs.Rita Akosua Dickson on her investiture as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The newly-invested Vice-Chancellor is the first female to occupy that prestigious position in the history of Ghana’s foremost …

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Nasa SpaceX crew return: Dragon capsule splashes down

Two American astronauts have splashed down, as the first commercial crewed mission to the International Space Station returned to Earth. The SpaceX Dragon Capsule carrying Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken came down in the Gulf of Mexico just south of Pensacola on Florida’s Gulf coast. A recovery vessel moved in …

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Student Getting Ready as WASSCE starts today

This year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will commence on Monday, August 3, with a total of 375,737 candidates in over 796 examination centres across the country. According to registrations data, 187,574 of the candidates are males and 188,163, females. The Ashanti region had the highest number of …

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Double Track system in SHSs will end before 2024 – Akufo-Addo

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that the Double Track system currently been used at the Senior High School(SHS) level will end when his second term in office ends. Senior High School students under the Free SHS policy are practising the semester-based system where students are …

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Government considering free tertiary education – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country. According to the president, the greatest investment to make in a country is to invest in it’s people, therefore, he intends to do so by investing in the education of the people. “What I’ve realised is …

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Barbados: Nine nurses from Ghana test positive for COVID-19

Twelve people, including nine of the nurses who recently arrived in Barbados from Ghana, have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests conducted on Friday by the Best Dos-Santos Public health Laboratory. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George made the announcement during a live media conference on CBC TV yesterday afternoon. …

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GES, WAEC deny leakage of 2020 WASSCE Science Paper 1 and 2

The Ghana Education Service and the West African Examination Council in different releases have denied reports that the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science Paper 1 and 2 scheduled to be taken on Monday, August 3, 2020 has been leaked. In its release, WAEC while allying the fears of students and other …

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Prez Trump To Ban TikTok In United States Today

President Donald Trump has revealed plans to ban TikTok app in the United States through executive authority today. “As far as TikTok is concerned, we’re banning them from the United States,” Trump told reporters while flying home from Florida on Friday evening, July 31. The president said he would sign …

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Hong Kong Postpones Elections For A Year ‘Over Virus Concerns’

The Hong Kong government has postponed September’s parliamentary elections by a year, saying it is necessary amid a rise in coronavirus infections. Hong Kong is currently experiencing a spike in Covid-19 infections and reported 121 new cases on Friday. However, the opposition has accused the government of using the pandemic …

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WASSCE 2020 Integrated Science questions Leaked?

Less than 72 hours to the start of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE), there are suspicions that the questions have been leaked. A sample of the Integrated Science paper which is scheduled to be written on Monday, August 3, 2020, has surfaced on social media. A post sighted on …

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COVID-19 death toll in Ghana hits 182

Ghana has recorded seven more COVID-19 deaths as the death toll now stands at 182 from 175, according to the Ghana Health Service. The active cases of the virus stand at 3,223 with 32,090 persons recovered or discharged. The total number of cases stand at 35,501 after 359 new cases …

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SHS gold-track student collapses and dies during exams in Koforidua

A second-year gold-track student of Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua has died during exams. The female student collapsed while writing Literature in English WASSCE Thursday afternoon. She was immediately rushed to the St. Joseph Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Starr News has gathered that the General …

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Ghanaian musician gets 24 years jail term for rape in the UK

Grime artist Solo 45 has been jailed for 24 years for raping four women and holding them against their will. The 33-year-old, whose real name is Andy Anokye, was found guilty at Bristol Crown Court of 30 charges relating to a two-year period. These were 21 rapes, five counts of false imprisonment, two counts of …

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