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WAEC releases provisional 2021 BECE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to WAEC, a total of 572,167 candidates took part in the 2021 BECE, with 287,730 of them being males and 284,437 being females. A statement by WAEC released on February …

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Pope calls Ukrainian president to express “profound pain”

Pope Francis called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday and expressed his “most profound pain” for the country’s suffering, the Ukrainian Embassy to the Vatican said. The embassy announced the conversation in a tweet and an embassy official told Reuters the conversation took place at about 4 p.m. (1500 GMT) …

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We won’t comply with your directive – UG-UTAG

The University of Ghana, UG, branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, has rejected the call for academic work to commence on Monday, February 28, 2022. According to a release signed by Prof Ransford E.V. Gyampo, Secretary UG-UTAG, lecturers of the University of Ghana cannot comply with an …

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3 members of UEW UTAG dissociate themselves from Association

Three members of the University of Education, Winneba’s branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have disassociated themselves from the Association. They are Prof. Samuel Asiedu Addo, Dr Samuel Ofori Bekoe and Dr Frimpong Kaakyire Duku. The group of three in a rejoinder stated that their decision is …

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UPSA-UTAG also rejects suspension of strike

The University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has rejected the decision by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to suspend the strike. One Hundred and Seven members of the UPSA-UTAG, out of the total of 170 members voted on Friday, February 25 …

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UTAG-KNUST votes to reject NEC’s decision to suspend strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) chapter at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has voted to reject the decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) to suspend its strike action. NEC early this week announced through a statement after an emergency meeting that the over …

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Explosions in Kyiv on second day of Russian attack

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv was rocked by several explosions early Friday on the second day of Russia’s military intervention in the country. The series of blasts were heard at 4.20 am local time (0220GMT). On Thursday, similar explosions occurred in the cities of Kharkov, Kramatorsk, Mariupol, Mykolaiv and the port city …

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Queen Elizabeth II alive, rumours of her death denied

A rumor claiming that Queen Elizabeth II had died went viral on social media on Tuesday night, but a parliamentary official said there was no truth to the report. The monarch is currently recovering from COVID-19. The rumors emerged on Tuesday night when Hollywood Unlocked, a celebrity news outlet with …

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Biden sanctions Russia over ‘beginning of invasion’

The US has hit Russia with wide-ranging sanctions over what President Joe Biden called “the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine”. “We’ve cut off Russia’s government from Western financing,” Mr Biden said. It came after Russian politicians authorised President Vladimir Putin to send troops into two rebel-held parts of …

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Pig head in basin found at basic school at Mpintsin

Teachers and pupils of the Mpintsin AME Zion Basic School in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region were left in a state of fear and trepidation on the morning of Tuesday, February 22 when they went to school. Sitting in the middle of the school’s compound was a small …

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KNUST to resume lectures on February 24

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has announced the date for the resumption of academic activities. In a letter addressed to members of the university community, it noted that in line with the suspension of the UTAG strike, lectures and all academic activities will commence on Thursday February …

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Seven children die of severe acute malnutrition in Ketu South

The Ketu South Municipality lost seven children to Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2021. The deaths caused by the life-threatening condition because of low weight for height or by the presence of nutritional oedema were the highest in the last three years. Records of in-patient management of SAM at the …

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A/R: SHS Students bemoan delayed funds, food shortages

The various Student Representative Councils (SRCs) in the Ashanti region are demanding immediate action to halt the funding delays and food shortages affecting Senior High Schools (SHS) in the region. The student body made the call in its address to mark the opening of its 25th Congress and launching of …

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UTAG calls off strike for a week

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced a short window of opportunity for the government to finally resolve its long-standing feud with it. This is coming on the back of the announcement by the teachers group that it had agreed to call off the strike. This was announced …

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UTAG agrees to suspend strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has agreed to suspend their seven-week-old industrial action. This is to pave the way for a two-week negotiation with government to begin and conclude. The suspension is subject to the approval of UTAG members within a five-day period. The announcement was made via …

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Support GHS to eradicate unsafe abortion – UWR Deputy Director of PH

The Deputy Director of Public Health at the Upper West Regional Health Directorate, Dr Richard Wodah-Seme has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to eradicate unsafe abortion in the region. The Deputy Director enumerated that between 2017 and 2021, the region recorded 1,750 incomplete unsafe abortions …

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