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KATH’s local elections suspended after court injunction

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Health Service Workers Union(HSWU) elections which was scheduled to come of Friday October19, 2019 has been called off. The suspension is due to a court injunction placed on the elections by two aggrieved members of HSWU- Awuni Akyireba and Emmanuel Kusi Sarpong, who are also …

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Photos: University of Energy bus catches fire mid-way to Kumasi

A bus conveying students from the University of Energy and Natural Resources in Sunyani to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi has caught fire. Photos circulating on multiple online platforms show huge flames breaking out through the windows of the white bus. The cause of the fire is yet …

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Administrators in Technical Universities declare indefinite strike

Administrators of Technical Universities have declared an indefinite strike. The administrators, who are members of the Technical Universities Administrators Association of Ghana (TUAAG) say their decision is premised on the failure of the government to address their concerns. Key among these is their base pay in line with their new …

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Musician, Frank Ocean opens LGBT nightclub

American singer, Frank Ocean, has opened his first LGBT+ nightclub in New York City years after taking a break from the music business. The ‘Novacane’ singer came out as bisexual or gay in a letter posted to Tumblr in 2012. In the piece, he admitted to having fallen in love with a man. It …

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Brexit: Commons set for knife-edge votes on deal

MPs are debating the PM’s Brexit deal, amid uncertainty about whether the decisive vote on it will go ahead. The PM is trying to convince MPs to support the agreement he secured with the EU, in Parliament’s first Saturday session in 37 years. Mr Johnson told MPs “now is the …

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[VIDEO]: Nsawam prisoners enrolled on NHIS – Bawumia

The Ghana News Agency has reported that 80) per cent of inmates at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison have been registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). This is to enable them get access to quality healthcare. That is not all, an additional 40 medical practitioners have been seconded …

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Group protests renaming of Navrongo UDS after C.K. Tedam

A group calling itself the Concerned Navrongo Citizens for Development in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal is demanding the suspension of plans to rename the now autonomous University for Development Studies, Navrongo campus after C.K. Tedam. The group on Friday marched on the streets of Navrongo in protest to the change. President Nana Akufo-Addo …

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Afghanistan mosque bombing kills 62 worshippers

At least 62 people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan, according to a provincial spokesman. The force of the blast, in eastern Nangarhar province, destroyed the building’s roof, eyewitnesses said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The …

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Mexico drug wars: Fighting erupts as El Chapo’s son goes free

Heavy fighting broke in northern Mexico after the security forces seized one of the sons of jailed drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Fighting raged for several hours after Ovidio Guzmán López was found during a routine patrol in the city of Culiacán. Footage on Mexican TV showed armed men …

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Ghana’s food in danger as chemicals pose health threat

Some traders have called on the Government to stop farmers from applying chemicals to the food they grow because the chemicals pose health threat and shorten the life span of most of the perishable food items like vegetables and fruits. In an interview on the World Food Day today, the …

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Brexit: Johnson in race to win support for deal

Boris Johnson will attempt to persuade MPs to back his Brexit deal today ahead of what is expected to be a knife-edge vote in the Commons on Saturday. Mr Johnson has insisted he is “very confident” MPs will back his deal. But the DUP’s opposition to his plans means he faces …

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Schools in Sunyani to be closed today

The Bono Regional Coordinating Council in collaboration with the Sunyani Municipal Education Directorate have declared Friday, October 18, 2019, a holiday for schools in the Sunyani township. This was due to the one-week funeral observation rite of the late Nana Yaa Nyamaa Puduo II, the Paramount Queen of the Sunyani …

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VIDEOLegon students mock ‘chalewote’ girlfriend

A video has emerged of some University of Ghana students making a mockery of a colleague lady who was recently in the news for slapping her boyfriend with slippers commonly known in Ghana as ‘chalewote’. The young lady identified as Karen became an internet sensation last week for slapping her …

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Brexit: Marathon makes EU eager to reach finish line

The twists and turns of Brexit – after more than three years of negotiations – dominate an EU summit on Thursday, amid signs of an emerging deal. Intensive negotiations went on all day on Wednesday to nail down complex special arrangements for Northern Ireland, the main sticking point in the …

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Gari fotor introduced onto school feeding menu

A two-day nutrition training programme has been organised for caterers at Agona Bobikuma and Agona Kwaman in the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region. The event was aimed at engaging the caterers in the preparation of gari fotor and introducing it onto the school feeding menu in the two …

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Pope Francis’ Chief Bodyguard Resigns Over Scandal

Vatican police chief Domenico Giani, who is also Pope Francis’ Chief Bodyguard on Monday October 14, announced his resignation following the leak of a Vatican police flyer which identified five Holy See employees who were suspended as part of a financial investigation. The Vatican said Giani bore no responsibility for the …

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Turkey-Syria offensive: US sanctions Turkish ministries

The US has sanctioned two Turkish ministries and three senior government officials in response to the country’s military offensive in northern Syria. President Donald Trump also phoned his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to demand an immediate truce, Vice-President Mike Pence said. Mr Pence said he would travel to the …

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SHS Gold track set to re-open on November 12

The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said November 12 is the new date for the re-opening of Senior High School (SHS) Two Gold Track. The decision was made at a joint meeting between the Management and Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High School (CHASS) Executives. A …

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Sex for grades: Lecturer openly dares female students

The raging controversy about sex for grades scandal that has hit two prominent West African Universities, the University of Lagos and University of Ghana lingers. In a recent development, a senior lecturer in a Nigerian university has dared some of his students. Only identified as liyu Maigado, he sought to …

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Two die from rabies at Somanya

Two persons have been confirmed dead from rabies in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region. The situation has left some residents worried over what they believe is an outbreak of the disease. The Regional Health Director, Dr. Albert Antarah who confirmed the news said one of …

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US boxer, Patrick Day in coma after brutal knockout

27-year-old American boxer, Patrick Day has been hospitalized after suffering a brutal knockout during a fight with 21-year-old unbeaten Charles Conwell in a super welterweight bout in Chicago on Saturday October 12. ESPN reported that Patrick Day had an emergency brain surgery and currently in the intensive care unit following …

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I’ll review Free-SHS within 90 days in office – Mahama

Former President Mahama has insisted that he will review the government’s flagship free-shs policy within his first 90-days in office if elected in the  2020 general elections. He noted that he will engage relevant stakeholders to ensure that the policy is bettered. According to him, the current government did not …

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Free SHS: Over 1,500 kitchen staff to be employed – NAPO

Over 1,500 kitchen staff are expected to be employed into the country’s educational setup in the coming days to support current ones who have been overly burdened by the double-track system, according to Minister of Education Mr Matthew Opoku Prempeh. Last year 8,700 teachers were employed to support the teaching …

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Typhoon Hagibis: Biggest Japan storm in decades makes landfall

Torrential rain and tornado-like winds are lashing large parts of Japan, as the country endures what could be its worst storm for 60 years. The eye of Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on Japan’s main island shortly before 19:00 local time (10:00 GMT), in Izu Peninsula, south-west of Tokyo. It is …

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