The office of the National Chief Imam has lauded the Ghana Education Service (GES) for directing authorities of the Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast to allow Muslim students to observe the Ramadan fast. GES in a statement last Saturday, May 1, 2021, directed the school and educational institutions to allow Muslim students to […] The post Chief
The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) is expected to release a temporary load-shedding timetable for the Tamale metropolis in the coming days. This, according to authorities, has become necessary due to a technical challenge at the Adubili-Yili KV substation together with the malfunctioning of an underground cable. Power supply to certain parts of the metropolis […] The post Tamale
The Christian Council of Ghana has taken on the Christ Embassy church in Accra for flagrantly flouting COVID-19 protocols at an event it organised last Friday. The event has generated lots of public concern with the police opening investigations into it. General Secretary of the Christian Council, Rev. Dr. Cyril Fayose in a Citi News […] The post Christian
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the quality of Ghana’s secondary level education has not been compromised in any way during the implementation of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy. He said data released by the West African Examination Council in its 2020 West Africa Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) showed Ghanaian students […] The post Free
A health policy planning and financing specialist, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has waded into the alleged breach of COVID-19 safety protocols at a recent event organised by the Airport City branch of the Christ Embassy Youth church in Accra. The church has received widespread condemnation after videos went viral on social media of the programme […] The post Omane
The Minority in Parliament is admonishing the government to consider Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) arrangements to secure COVID-19 vaccines for Ghanaians. According to the group, the government hasn’t put enough effort into securing the vaccines despite making budgetary allocations for them. Their suggestion follows a delay in the procurement of vaccines for the second phase of the […] The post Use
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea have started recruiting participants to test a new drug to treat people with mild to moderate forms of Covid-19. The study called Anticov is the largest trial in the continent to identify early Covid-19 treatments. “It has been more than a year since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, […] The post DR Congo and Guinea to test early-stage
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, believes the Christ Embassy Youth Church should be severely punished for organizing an event without observing COVID-19 protocols. Mr. Osei Nyarko described the situation as shocking. Trending videos of the alleged gathering, dubbed “Pneumatica Night” showed a mostly unmasked crowd, screaming, chanting, and dancing […] The post Punish
Military leaders in Chad – who took over after the death of the country’s long-standing ruler Idriss Déby last month – have named a transitional government. An army spokesman said 40 ministers and their deputies had been appointed. They include a former rebel chief – Acheick Ibn Oumar – who will head a new national […] The post Chad’s military names new
The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Real Estates Developers Association (GREDA), Mr. Samuel Amegayibor, is advising the government to consider local participation in executing affordable housing projects. This he says will bring an end to the non-completion of projects like the controversial Saglemi Housing project in the Ningo Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region. […] The post Allow
South Africa on Sunday night received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses will be received every week, with a total of 4.5 million doses expected by end of June. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize tweeted photos of the Pfizer vaccines arriving. The first batch of Pfizer vaccines […] The post South Africa receives Pfizer Covid-19
The Muslim caucus in parliament has welcomed the directive from the Ghana Education Service (GES) to the authorities of Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape Coast to allow Muslim students to observe the Ramadan Fast. GES, over the weekend, directed Wesley Girls High School and all other schools to allow Muslim students to observe the […] The post Muslim
The demolition of the 93-year-old market circle in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region is expected to commence today, Monday, May 3, 2021. The demolition follows a final eviction notice to traders in the market to vacate the area, to pave way for the commencement of the redevelopment project. According to the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, security […] The post Demolition
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper West Akim, Frederick Adom Obeng has donated a palm kernel processing machine to the Mepom Palm Oil Company in the Eastern Region. The donation was as part of the lawmaker’s celebration of International Labour Day with his constituents. For several years, labour-intensive methods of processing palm kernels, which are […] The post Upper
The Ghana Police Service has warned that it will pursue any organisation that flouts the COVID-19 safety protocols. This comes after a video, allegedly showing members of the Christ Embassy Youth Church flouting COVID-19 protocols at an event in Accra, went viral on social media. The video showed a mostly unmasked crowd, screaming, chanting, and […] The post We’ll
Education think-tank, Africa Education Watch has advised the Ghana Education Service (GES) to maintain the academic standards that the Achimota Preparatory School is noted for. This admonishment follows GES’ takeover of the school after a court order. The Executive Director of the think tank, Kofi Asare, said although the school will now be an institution […] The post Maintain
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