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Over 200,000 people given Merck Ebola Vaccine in Congo – Government

Congolese authorities and health workers vaccinated more than 200,000 people against Ebola in August, the government said on Sunday, using a Merck vaccine they hope will help rein in the world’s second worst epidemic. Figures released by the government’s Ebola committee showed that 204,044 people had been inoculated since August …

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There Is A Rule In The Game

I certainly can not be happy with comments from some of the aspirants who did not emerge victorious at yesterday’s primaries.  It can’t be justify in anyway, but I believe we must give them the second chance. We can not throw the baby away with the bath water. There are …

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UPSA introduces ‘dual qualification’ for students

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), as part of its new academic policy has introduced what the University termed, as the “dual qualification scheme” for all its students. Under the dual qualification scheme which will begin this (2019/2020) academic year, students who enroll in a degree programme will compulsorily …

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Amazon fires: Brazil sends army to help tackle blazes

Brazil’s president has ordered the armed forces to fight record forest fires in the Amazon, amid international outrage over rising deforestation. President Jair Bolsonaro deployed soldiers in nature reserves, indigenous lands, and border areas beset by fires. The move is an apparent reversal from Mr Bolsonaro, who has been accused …

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GES releases GHC 7.6m for curriculum training participants

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has disbursed a further transportation allowance of GHC50 per person to participants of the just ended curriculum training programme. The money has been released to the districts through GES’ regional offices. A total of 152,000 KG to class 6 teachers across the country participated in …

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Global pressure over Amazon fires escalates, Bolsonaro defiant

International concern over fires in the Amazon mounted on Thursday, with the UN and French President Emmanuel Macron calling for action as Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research reported nearly 2,500 new fires in the past 48 hours. Amid global concern about raging fires in the Amazon, Brazil’s government complained …

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We’re angry over Senyo Hosi’s attack – UTAG Legon

Members of the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) say they are angry over the comments of the  the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distribution Senyo Hosi against the university and its management. The lecturers say they believe Mr. Hosi …

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Trump’s Denmark snub over Greenland sale ‘annoys’ PM

  Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she is “annoyed” at Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his visit after being told Greenland was not for sale. “Our preparations were well under way,” she said, adding she had been looking forward to meeting the US president. Ms Frederiksen reiterated that the …

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HS2: Review to examine costs and benefits of rail project

The government is launching a review of high-speed rail link HS2 – with a “go or no-go” decision by the end of the year, the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. It will consider whether and how the project to connect London, the Midlands and northern England should proceed. Billions …

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Every 14th New Marriage in Germany Is Same-Sex

– Every 14th wedding celebrated in Germany between October 2017 and December 2018 was for same-sex couples, according to figures from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Destatis data sent to Xinhua showed that a total of 449,466 marriages were contracted in Germany during this period, of which 16,766 were between …

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Mahama didn’t pay for E-Block schools – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has told the chiefs and people of Wechianu in the West District of the Upper West Region that the Mahama government did not pay for the majority of the E-Block schools it constructed. The Mahama government had told Ghanaians that it constructed and completed some of the schools …

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NAGRAT unhappy with teachers’ early recall from vacation

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is unhappy with the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) directive to third-year students in Senior High Schools to return to school earlier than the planned reopening date for extra classes. The students, the first batch of government’s Free SHS program who were supposed to …

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No pupil will be sacked for not wearing new uniforms – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says no pupil will be sacked for not wearing the new school uniforms for Junior High School students when the academic year starts in September. Commenting on its implementation, the Director-General of GES, Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa said the old uniform will be phased out …

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GES shifts reopening for SHS 3 students to August 25

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has shifted the reopening of school for third-year Senior High School (SHS) students from Monday, August 19 to Sunday, August 25, 2019. A statement issued on Friday and signed by the Director-General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, said the new date was arrived …

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Bawumia takes on Mahama over free SHS comment

Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has criticized the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama over his recent comments about the government’s flagship Free Senior High School policy. Speaking at the commissioning an ultra-modern Fertilizer Blending Factory at Asuboi in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region on …

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A Letter To Mahama Over His Pretentious U-Turn On Free S.H.S

Dear Mr Mahama, Your pretentious u-turn on President Akufo-Addo’s Free Senior High School implementation has been exposed by the affable and competent Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. You and your surrogates, since 2012, have caused for over forty advertisements to be made against President Akufo-Addo’s Free S.H.S …

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GES directs 3rd-year SHS students to report to school on August 19

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed that all Senior High School (SHS) third-year students are to report to school on Monday, August 19, to begin the first term of the 2019-2020 Academic Year. The directive brings forward, the re-opening date initially set for September for the third-year students, the …

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Gov’t pays GHS198m allowance to nurses

The government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Health (MoH), has paid the final tranche of allowance to nurse trainees for the 2018/19 academic year.The ministry, in a statement, said each trainee nurse received GHS400 for 10 months in each academic year to support their academic and clinical works.In all, …

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Sudan’s ex-spy chief banned from the US

The former head of the Sudanese intelligence service, Salah Gosh, has been banned from entering the United States because of his alleged involvement in human rights violations. In a statement, the US State Department said it had credible evidence that Mr Gosh was involved in torture when he was in …

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Free WiFi for schools

Government is to provide free WiFi (Internet) service in all tertiary and secondary schools across the country to aid teaching and learning. It is in fulfilment of the campaign pledge of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration to pursue free WiFi for certain categories of educational institutions. “I’m happy to …

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