Two Trade Unions within the Educational Sector, Innovative Teachers, and All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG), have jointly dragged the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Attorney-General, and the Ministry of Education to court over the procurement of laptops for teachers. The Unions are alleging that the company the Ministry of Education has contracted to provide the 1 teacher 1 laptop lack ...
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Treepz Ghana to pilot app-based mass transit in Accra
Treepz Ghana has signed an agreement with HM Evolution Services Ltd, a leading transport company in Ghana, to pilot an app-based mass transportation solutions within the Greater Accra Metropolis. The partnership will allow commuters to book intra-city bus rides on HM Evolution 44-seater buses via the Treepz Mobile app. Upon a successful pilot, the partnership will see the onboarding of ...
Read More »Bank of Ghana answered my question, so I fact-checked the Vice President
Digitization is one of the niche subject matters in the field of information and communication technology. However, its use and application have reached other fields, including the economy, to accelerate growth and development in recent times. The application of digital technologies is expected to characterize future economies as it offers a better quality of life. Many countries across the globe, ...
Read More »Don’t burn mentally challenged patients over theft – MHA to Mankessim residents
The Mental Health Authority(MHA) has appealed to residents of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region to exercise restraint over threats to set mentally ill persons ablaze. A statement issued by the Mental Health Authority on Tuesday, November 16 ,2O21 advised locals to use better ways of resolving the so-called nuisance caused by the persons with severe mental ...
Read More »Nigerian army ‘shot and killed #EndSars protesters’ -Report
An inquiry panel has submitted a report which says Nigerian armed forces shot and killed anti-police brutality protesters last year. Tens of thousands of Nigerians took to the streets last October calling for the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) police unit to be disbanded. The report, leaked on Monday, has identified 48 casualties after the army opened fire on the demonstrators. ...
Read More »Oti: DCE for newly created Guan District passes on
Mr Marlon Anipa, the first-ever District Chief Executive for the newly created Guan District in the Oti Region, has been reported dead. He is believed to have died in Hohoe on Tuesday, November 16 as confirmed by sources within the New Patriotic Party. Details of his death are yet to be known. Marlon Anipa was unanimously approved as the first ...
Read More »GUTA fights AGI over benchmark value
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has accused the leadership of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) of blatantly lying about the 50 per cent benchmark value reduction at the ports. According to GUTA, it is never true that the benchmark value reduction that offers discounts to importers in the country is derailing the government’s agenda for the industrialisation ...
Read More »Tidal waves: Reprimand Majority for showing fake pictures – Edudzi Tameklo
Private legal practitioner and member of the communications team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Gordon Edudzi Tameklo, has stated that for the benefit of hindsight the majority caucus in parliament should retract and render an apology to the people of Keta for the alleged picture of sand winning activities in the area that has resulted in the tidal wave. ...
Read More »Our statistics doesn’t support price hike in foodstuff – Agric Minister
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has described as falsehood claims by a section of Ghanaians that food prices have skyrocketed in the country. The Minister said statistics compiled by his office do not support such claims. “That is the wrong perception. The statistics that we compiled in this Ministry do not support that,” he said ...
Read More »Boat disaster: Families forgiving headteacher won’t end court case – Lawyer
Legal practitioner Justice Abdulai has explained that the families of the nine pupils who died as a result of drowning in Saboba cannot claim they have forgiven the culprit for the case to be abandoned by the court. Lawyer Abdulai said the families could be used as witnesses because the prosecutors may need some information on the victims. The headmaster ...
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