Voters go to the polls on Thursday in an election that will pave the way for Brexit under Prime Minister Boris Johnson or propel Britain toward another referendum that could ultimately reverse the decision to leave the European Union. After failing to deliver Brexit by an Oct. 31 deadline, Johnson …
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NLC explains reason for court order against striking teachers
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has explained its decision to secure a court order against three teacher unions whose members are currently striking. The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Ofosu Asamoah, has explained that the decision was made because of the teachers’ failure to follow due process. The NLC, on Wednesday, filed …
Read More »We’ll go back to the classrooms but you can’t force us to teach – Teacher unions to NLC
The striking teacher unions have said that the National Labor Commission (NLC) can compel them to return to the classrooms but cannot force them to teach. The NLC secured a court order to stop the teachers from continuing its strike action. This was after the teachers defied a ruling by …
Read More »Medical breakthrough in Ghana as Korle Bu performs 4 kidney transplants
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), in collaboration with Transplant Links UK, has performed successful kidney transplant for four patients with kidney conditions in a major breakthrough in local medical practice. The transplant team at the KBTH was led by surgeons Dr Bernard Morton and Dr James Edward Mensah, and …
Read More »TRENDING: Video of SHS Students Spotted Kissen In The Classroom Goes Viral
The video of some suspected secondary school students who were passionately making out in a classroom has hit the internet. According to the video, the two male students was seen with female fellow students around the four corners of the classroom as they engaged in a passionate job As at …
Read More »Women turn to apps, podcasts to explore sexuality through sound
A new generation of women is launching podcasts, websites and apps featuring erotic content that prioritizes the female perspective — all in the name of improving sexual wellbeing. At the outset, these women were looking for a middle ground between erotic literature, which falls short on fulfilling all of the …
Read More »Cash and carry looms as Private Health Facilities demand arrears from NHIA
Private Health Facilities in Ghana (PHFAoG) has threatened to withdraw their services if the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) does not pay their ten (10) months claims in arrears by 16th of December, 2019 to alleviate the intensity of their woes and distress The association said the delay in payments …
Read More »Court orders striking teachers to resume work
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an injunction to compel the striking teacher unions to immediately resume work. The court order also barred the teachers from continuing with the strike which has been in effect since Monday. Meanwhile, the teachers say forcing them to the classroom in spite of …
Read More »7-hour siege at Somali hotel ends with10 deaths
Somali Security forces have shot to death five attackers who officials said were behind a raid Tuesday evening on an upscale hotel near the presidential palace, officials said. At least five people were killed in the attack and scores rescued, officials said. Among those killed is a former judge and …
Read More »Crocodile kills Pastor Inside River During Baptism
According to BBC A crocodile has killed a Protestant pastor who was baptizing followers near a lake in southern Ethiopia. Docho Eshete was conducting the ceremony for about 80 people on Sunday morning at Lake Abaya in Arba Minch town’s Merkeb Tabya district. Residents and police told BBC Amharic a …
Read More »80% of HIV patients in Ghana are Christians – AIDS Commission
The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that Christians constitute about 80 per cent of Persons Living HIV (PLHIV) in Ghana. Officials attribute the trend to less active social mobilisation and community participation in the campaign on risk behaviours. Speaking at an event in to mark World Aids Day at Kwadaso …
Read More »Chilean plane en route to Antarctica disappears with 38 on board
A military plane with 38 people on board has disappeared en route to Antarctica, Chile’s air force says. The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft took off from Punta Arenas at 16:55 local time (19:55 GMT), and operators lost contact soon after 18:00 (21:00). Those missing include 17 crew and 21 passengers. …
Read More »Russian court sentences 11 for Saint Petersburg bombing
A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced 11 people to terms including life in prison after finding them guilty of a deadly bomb attack on the Saint Petersburg metro in 2017. Abror Azimov, a 29-year-old from Kyrgyzstan, was sentenced by a military court in Russia’s second biggest city to life in …
Read More »Teacher Unions sabotaging us with their strike – Govt
Government has described the ongoing strike by Teacher Unions as sabotage after their meeting with the unions ended inconclusively. Government’s meeting with the teacher unions to resolve the issue of legacy arrears did not end well, the PRO for the Education Ministry, Vincent Ekow Assafuah speaking to Joy FM accused …
Read More »SHS closed over bedbugs
A piece of information gathered has it that the Students at Mayani Secondary School in Dedza have been sent home following the temporary closure of the institution due to an outbreak of bedbugs. The school, like many other schools in the country, was supposed to close this term on 21 …
Read More »Chantan Zone Of COP Supports Experimental Schools
Chantan, Nii Okaiman and Israel Districts of the Church of Pentecost in the Kaneshie Area on Thursday, 5th December, 2019, visited and donated 100 bags of cement worth GHC 3, 100.00 to the Abeka Motorway Basic School and Chantan M. A. Experimental Basic School which share a common compound as …
Read More »‘We don’t trust anything government says again, we are disappointed’ – GNAT
Three teacher unions in the country are currently on strike over delay in payment of legacy arrears due them. The unions: the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) said they will not resume work until they …
Read More »Teachers begin strike today over unpaid salaries
Teachers across the country’s public schools are this morning beginning a strike to demand payment of their salary arrears. Three unions, the Ghana National Association of Teachers(GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers(NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers(CCT) had earlier given Education officials a December 5, 2019 deadline to …
Read More »Girls in rural areas forced to exchange sex for sanitary pads
Accessing Menstrual Management Products in rural parts of Ghana is still a challenge forcing many teenage girls to sometimes exchange sex for Sanitary pads. The high prevalence of poverty in rural parts of Ghana continues to worsen the plight of young girls who in desperate attempts to have menstrual hygiene …
Read More »Marry early to avoid fibroid – Gynaecologist advises ‘choosy’ ladies
An obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr Gabriel Akilo has advised that since late pregnancies cause fibroids, women should endeavour to get married earlier so as to conceive early, noting that getting pregnant earlier or in one’s 20s helps to avoid fibroids. He explained that fibroids are common in women who are between 35 …
Read More »Renowned German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke is dead
Reinhard Bonnke, German Christian evangelist, who is credited to have overseen the recorded conversion of 77 million people to Christianity has died at age 79 ABC News can report. The renowned evangelist died on Saturday according to a communication put out by his wife Anni Bonnke. “Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, …
Read More »Anthony Joshua beats Andy Ruiz Jr to reclaim heavyweight world titles
Anthony Joshua became a two-time world heavyweight champion with a unanimous points victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in a tense rematch in Saudi Arabia. Six months on from the night Ruiz stunned boxing, Joshua risked seeing his career left in tatters with a second defeat, but served up 36 minutes …
Read More »Kokofu D/A JHS closed down after assault on headteacher
The Kokofu D/A Junior High School near Goaso in the Ahafo region has been closed down temporarily following an assault on the headteacher a week ago. A group of young men and women stormed the school premises and assaulted the headteacher for canning a pupil of the school. According to …
Read More »Boy, 5, invites entire class to watch his adoption
A five-year-old boy in Michigan has invited his whole kindergarten class to witness his legal adoption – and warmed hearts across the world. The youngster, identified as Michael, formally joined his new family at Kent County court on Thursday. A photo shared by Kent County on Facebook showed the little …
Read More »How U.S Airport authorities detained Ken Agyapong for 6 hours over Ahmed Suale’s murder
Authorities at Houston Airport detained New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central the Hon. Kennedy Agyapong for several hours over the death of journalist Ahmed Suale when he (Kennedy) landed for business in the United States last week. In an interview monitored by MyNewsGH.com, Kennedy Agyapong himself admitted …
Read More »Man claims cure for blindness as hundreds troop to herbal facility
Mankessim, a commercial town in the Central Region, is noted for foodstuff, fish and meat. But for some time now, people from all walks of life have been trooping to the town not to shop for these items but to seek healing for various eye challenges, including blindness. This follows …
Read More »Teachers divided over legacy arrears strike as GES detects anomalies
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has detected anomalies in the payment of the legacy arrears of teachers which will lead to the payment of GH¢11.3 million in excess. Consequently, it says there was the need to do further auditing before the funds were paid. The amount relates to …
Read More »Teachers’ strike a breach of their own principles – Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education has described the strike declared by the three teacher unions as baseless. The unions; namely the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), declared the nationwide strike to take effect from Monday, December …
Read More »5 awful signs you’re in love with an emotional manipulator
Perhaps you started out as friends. You were seeing someone else; he was seeing someone else. You were in the same circles — the same boxing class, the same local wine bar, maybe the same workplace. You never entertained him as a lover — you were not available; he was …
Read More »Strike by teacher unions shocking and illegal – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) is shocked at the decision by three teacher unions to embark on a strike on Monday over supposed delays in the payment of their arrears. According to GES, the industrial action declared by the teachers is illegal and ‘grossly an abuse of principle of good …
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