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UEW finally gets Pro Vice-Chancellor

The University of Education, Winneba(UEW), now has a Pro Vice-Chancellor to assist the current Vice-Chancellor Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni. This follows an election held in the four campuses of the University namely Winneba, Ajumako, Kumasi and Mampong. At the end of the process, Prof. Andy Ofori-Birikorang who is the Dean of …

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GES recruits 14,500 teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has recruited 14,500 new teachers for basic schools across the country. The teachers, from the 46 colleges of education, completed their studies in 2018 and did the one-year mandatory national service. The Director-General of the GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who made this known in an …

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Impeachment inquiry: Trump directed Ukraine pressure – Sondland

A top US diplomat has told an impeachment inquiry that he followed President Donald Trump’s orders to put pressure on Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Ambassador Gordon Sondland said the instruction came from Mr Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. The inquiry is assessing if Mr Trump withheld …

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Government withdraws appointment of GHS Director-General

Government has withdrawn the appointment of Dr. Baffour Awuah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Citi News sources at the Presidency confirmed the withdrawal of the two weeks-old appointment. No explanation has so far been given for the government’s decision. Dr. Baffour Awuah, was appointed in …

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HIV Positive Maid Nabbed For Breastfeeding Boss’ Baby

Police in Zambia, Lusaka have charged and arrested a female adult aged 29 years of ZNS Airports Farms for negligent act likely to spread infection. Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo said the suspect is employed as a housemaid by the complainant who is an employee of Zambia National Service. ” It …

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What happens to your body if you eat GINGER everyday

Ginger is one of those seasonings that adds something special to anything it’s in. Whether ginger is the dominant flavor, like in gingerbread, or whether it serves as that intriguing hint of spice in a stir fry or stew, it offers a nice combination of sweet and spicy that pleases …

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Parked Ambulances: Special Dev’t Ministry responds to OccupyGhana

The Ministry of Special Development Initiatives has responded to the questions asked by pressure group, OccupyGhana over the government’s delay in distributing ambulances parked in front of the State House. OccupyGhana which is disappointed by the delay was demanding from the government an outline detailing its action plan on the …

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UDS appeals for completion of projects

The Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, has appealed for the early completion of ongoing infrastructural projects in the university to ensure the smooth take-off of the Wa and Navrongo campuses as autonomous universities. He noted that the completion of ongoing projects would …

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The sad tale of Aninkroma D/A Basic School

If multiple nondevelopment challenges were a disease, the Aninkromah D/A basic school in the Atwima Nwabeagya District of the Ashanti Region, will be the exact embodiment of the condition. The community’s only school serving three hundred and seventy students is facing dire infrastructure challenges. Old clay built classrooms used by …

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Pope demands big tech do more to tackle porn

Pope Francis has called on Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google, among others, to step up efforts to remove child pornography from the internet. He also said it is too easy for youngsters to access indecent material. Pope Francis said Thursday that tech companies, such as Facebook and Google, needed to …

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Canada refuses visas to over a dozen African AI researchers

For the second year in a row, Canada has refused visas to dozens of researchers – most of them from Africa – who were hoping to attend an artificial intelligence (AI) conference in Vancouver. The hassles have caused at least one other AI conference to choose a different country for …

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Iran petrol price hike: Protests erupt over surprise rationing

Protests have erupted across Iran after the government unexpectedly announced it was rationing petrol and increasing its price. Prices rose by at least 50% on Friday as subsidies on petrol were reduced. The authorities say they want to free up money to help the poor. Iran is already suffering economically …

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Halt 2020 BECE registrations – GNACOPS

The National Executive Council of the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called on all private schools in the country to hold on with the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration process until the promise made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that the government will absorb half …

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‘Sex for grades’: Gyampo, Butakor report ready – UG V-C

The committee set up by the University of Ghana (UG) to investigate allegations of sexual harassment made by the BBC against two lecturers of the University of Ghana has submitted its report to the management of the school, Vice-Chancellor Prof Ebenezer Oduro Owusu has revealed. Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr …

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Deadly Los Angeles school shooting traumatises students

A student gunman opened fire Thursday at a US high school in Southern California, killing two students and wounding three others before he was captured in grave condition after shooting himself in the head, authorities said. The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about …

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