Deputy Communications Director for the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], Kweku Boahen has accused President Akufo-Addo and his government of being the cause of the huge percentage of failed students in the just ended Basic Education Certificate Examinations [BECE] results. He said, “The propagandist promise made by the New Patriotic Party [NPP] during the 2016 elections that led them into ...
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Amewu didn’t call for dismissal of NDC public servants – Lands Ministry
The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has dismissed media reports which claimed that the sector minister, John Peter Amewu called for the dismissal of public sector workers who were appointed under the Mahama government. A statement from the Public Relations unit of the ministry described the reports as “untrue.” Mr. Amewu is reported to have said that if he had ...
Read More »STATEMENT: I never promised not to borrow – Bawumia
The office of Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has denied accusations that he; then running mate of the NPP, promised not to borrow when his government comes into office. The Minority has described as shameful, Dr Bawumia’s new position on borrowing. Deputy Minority Leader, James Klutse Avedzi said: “It is shameful for Bawumia to say in the past that we ...
Read More »Akufo-Addo turns ‘preacher’
President Akufo-Addo stunned majority of his audience yesterday when he mounted the podium at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel during the 12th Convocation of Advocates in Africa. For a good part of his speech as special guest of honour at the programme – which was held under the auspices of the Christian Lawyers Fellowship Ghana (CLFG) – the president ...
Read More »University of Ghana Steps for Online Registration – 2017/2018 Freshmen & Continuing Students
Note that you will need your UG Student ID Number and UG 5-digit PIN for Online Registration. If you do not have them, please follow the instructions on the website to access your provisional admission letter which contains the required information. GHANAIAN STUDENTS Step 1: Residential Application Online Follow these steps only if you require residence on campus. If not, proceed to Step ...
Read More »Blame Alavanyo Residents for ‘poisonous’ fish deaths – FDA
The Public Relations Officer of the Food and Drugs Authority, James Lartey has blamed residents of Alavanyo for the death of four persons in the community after they consumed poisonous ‘puffer fish’. According to him, the indigenes were aware of the harmful effects upon the consumption of the poisonous fish. Mr. Lartey’s comments follow after Alavanya residents died after eating ...
Read More »KFC supports ‘Save a child, Save a mother’ project
Popular fast-food restaurant chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), has supported the ‘Save a Child, Save a Mother’ project, an initiative of the Rebecca Foundation, with GH¢ 10,000. The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has been raising funds towards the construction of a new Maternity as well as Mother and Baby Unit MBU) for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), to ease ...
Read More »‘Every civilized nation licenses teachers’ – NAGRAT, others told
Innovative Teachers, an organisation that champions the interest of Ghanaian teachers, wants opposition to the proposal to license teachers through a professional examination to stop. Head of the Organisation, Steven Densu, says the move will improve teacher-quality and is consistent current global trends. “In line with professional status of teachers and in line with international standards, every teacher must be ...
Read More »GIGS backs humanitarian support for Sierra Leone
The Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS) has joined many across the world to extend its heartfelt sympathy to the government and people of Sierra Leone following the mudslide disaster in which hundreds have perished. “This is too much for a country to bear, and we, therefore, urge the other African States, especially in the ECOWAS region to stand ...
Read More »GIPC partners Foreign Ministry to solicit aid to disaster-hit Sierra Leone
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is leading a humanitarian effort in favour of Sierra Leone which has recently been hit by a natural disaster. Some 400 persons are known to have died from Monday’s mudslide and flooding which also displaced over 3000 people in what is being described as a humanitarian ...
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