Centre-left opposition candidate Alberto Fernández has been elected president of Argentina in a vote dominated by economic concerns. Mr Fernández secured more than the 45% of the vote needed to win, beating conservative incumbent Mauricio Macri. Raucous crowds gathered at Mr Fernández’s election headquarters to celebrate the result. The vote …
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Ministry of Education, NTCE to consider D7 for university admissions
The Ministry of Education has begun consultations with the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to spell out implications of a new policy for admissions to universities and other tertiary institutions that introduces some flexibility in the consideration of non-credit passes. Under the new policy, the status of grades such …
Read More »The former sex slaves transforming their tattoos
For 17 years, Hollie was forced to sleep with countless men by several pimps. Four years ago, she finally escaped from sex trafficking. One of her traffickers, she says, branded her with a tattoo which read “Love is Loyalty”. It’s what he did to most of the women who worked …
Read More »Angry mum takes daughter to ‘court’ after she breaks her bed while having sex
A furious mum who discovered her daughter had broken her bed while having sex is demanding she pays her £1,600 for a new one. Nicole has been at loggerheads with daughter Rhiannon ever since her night of “intense passion” which saw her and an unnamed lover snap the bed frame …
Read More »Donald Trump confirms Islamic State leader killed by US military
Donald Trump has confirmed that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was killed in a US military operation. The notorious terror group leader was one of the world’s most wanted criminals, with a bounty of $25m (£19.5m) on his head. He was at the centre of an international manhunt …
Read More »Man, 24 year old became a billionaire overnight
One of China’s richest families just gave their 24-year-old son a $3.8 billion gift. The founder of Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. and his wife are transferring about a fifth of the company’s share capital to their son Eric Tse, making him one of the world’s richest people overnight. The grant of …
Read More »IS leader ‘killed in US operation’ in Syria
The fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in a US military operation in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump has said. Speaking from the White House, Mr Trump said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi detonated his suicide vest during a raid by special forces late on Saturday. Baghdadi …
Read More »Another Ghanaian teenager stabbed to death in the UK
Two teenagers who were stabbed to death at a house party in Milton Keynes have been formally identified by police. Dom Ansah (a Ghanaian) and Ben Gillham-Rice, who were both 17, were attacked in Archford Croft, Emerson Valley, on Saturday night, reports ITV news. Thames Valley Police have now formally …
Read More »NAFTI beats UG, GIJ, AUCC in maiden journalism quiz
Broadcast journalism students of the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) were the toast of the audience on Wednesday, 23 October 2019, as they trashed graduate students from the University of Ghana, Legon and their undergraduate counterparts from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), African University College of Communications (AUCC), …
Read More »US Zimbabwe sanctions: Security minister targeted
The US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister amid human rights concerns. Owen Ncube would be denied entry to the US because of evidence he was involved in “gross violations of human rights”, a state department statement said. It called on Zimbabwe’s government to “hold accountable officials responsible for human …
Read More »UEW: Avoke being treated unfairly – Rawlings
Former President JJ Rawlings has waded in the impasse between authorities of the University of Education-Winneba and Professor Mawutor Avoke saying there is a “clear case of injustice”. The former President’s position comes after the former Vice Chancellor of the school petitioned him over his removal by the council of …
Read More »EU agrees to Brexit delay, but no date yet
EU ambassadors have agreed to delay Brexit, but will not make a decision on a new deadline date until next week. The European Commission said work on this would “continue in the coming days”. The talks came after Chancellor Sajid Javid admitted the government’s deadline to deliver Brexit next Thursday …
Read More »California wildfires: Thousands evacuated as flames rage
About 40,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as wildfires rage through California. Firefighters are struggling to contain the blazes as they engulf land and burn buildings in the north and south of the western US state. The fires are being driven by powerful winds, which are expected to …
Read More »Essex lorry deaths: 39 found dead ‘were Chinese nationals’
The 39 people found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals, it is understood. Police are continuing to question lorry driver Mo Robinson, 25, who was arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers in Northern Ireland have raided two houses and the National Crime Agency said it was …
Read More »TUTAG rejects gov’t proposals after eight-hour-long stakeholders meeting
The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana, TUTAG, has rejected the government’s proposal to pay its members extra allowances instead of migrating them onto the public university single spine salary structure. Government officials led by the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations reportedly proposed the payment of entertainment and responsibility …
Read More »A/R: Fully equipped CHPS Compound abandoned at Kentikrono
Residents of Kentinkrono in the Oforikrom municipality of the Ashanti region are angry at the municipal assembly for their inability to open for services, a constructed and equipped Community-Based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) compound that have been left to rot for years. The health facility which was constructed by …
Read More »TUTAG strike: Academic calendar may be extended – Vice Chancellors hint
The Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities in Ghana have given strong indications that the academic calendar of technical universities may be extended by three weeks if the ongoing strike by lecturers and administrators is not called off by the end of this week. The group which has been appealing to the …
Read More »Asantehene to award teachers November 27
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is expected to award 100 teachers across the country on 27 November 2019 at the Manhyia Palace. The awardees are basic school teachers teaching in deprive communities across the country for a period of five years. The 7th Otumfuo teachers awards seeks to appreciate hardworking teachers …
Read More »2018 trained teachers to be posted by November – GES
The Ghana Education Service says it has commenced the process of posting teachers who completed Colleges of Education in 2018. Only trainees who have written and passed the Teacher Licensure Examination, and are completing their National Service are eligible. “Candidates who duly applied online will be shortlisted and postings effected …
Read More »Staring at women’s breasts makes men live longer, healthier —Study
A study done by a German scientist, Dr. Karen Weatherby, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has revealed that staring at women’s breasts is healthy and also elongates men’s lifespan. The study, which was carried out over a period of five years, involved 500 men, half of …
Read More »Hungary’s PM bans gender study at colleges
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing a strong backlash from universities this week after banning gender studies programs. “The Government’s standpoint is that people are born either male or female,” a spokesman for the prime minister told CNN, “and we do not consider it acceptable for us to talk …
Read More »TUTAG strike: Gov’t accused of disrespecting lecturers, students
The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has accused the government of not taking their concerns seriously despite their strike. Chairman of the Accra Technical University branch of TUTAG, Dr. Ibrahim Zubairu, told media that government’s posture is disrespectful to both students and teachers. TUTAG went on strike on October …
Read More »Friends told me not to marry Prince Harry – Meghan
The Duchess of Sussex has said friends advised her not to marry Prince Harry to avoid pressure from the media. Meghan, 38, said she was told “you shouldn’t do it because the British tabloids will destroy your life”. In an ITV documentary, she admitted motherhood was a “struggle” due to …
Read More »Brexit: No 10 to push again for vote on Boris Johnson’s deal
MPs must be given “a straight up-and-down vote” on the PM’s Brexit deal later, No 10 says, but it is not clear whether the Speaker will allow it. John Bercow is due to announce his decision at about 15:30 BST. The PM tried to bring his deal to the Commons …
Read More »‘I will always protect my family’ – Prince Harry
The Duke of Sussex has insisted he will “always” protect his family, adding that he “will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum”. Speaking in an ITV documentary, the duke said he did not want a “repeat of the past”. Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex said …
Read More »Jobless Nurses Picket At Ministry of Health Today
Members of the Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association will today, Monday, 21 October 2019 picket the Ministry of Health (MoH) to demand their immediate employment. The association is made up of public-trained nurses and midwives who graduated in 2017 and 2018 and have been home unemployed. “We are going …
Read More »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 …
Read More »[VIDEO]: School feeding policy is for pupils, not teachers – Gender Minister silences ‘whining teachers’
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has told teachers to stop complaining about the food they receive from caterers implementing the School Feeding Programme. Cynthia Morrison said the caterers are only doing the teachers a favour because the programme covers only school children. “There are a lot of …
Read More »Brexit: PM sends letter to Brussels seeking further delay
Boris Johnson has sent a request to the EU for a delay to Brexit – but without his signature. The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, which says he believes that a delay would be a mistake. The PM was required by law to ask …
Read More »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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