A 14-year-old final year student of Miracle Junior High School at Sunyani in the Bono Region, Leticia Kyere Pinaman, is believed to have died by suicide. She is suspected to have hung herself on Monday evening at the school’s dining hall. It is not yet clear what might have accounted for the incident. The Housemistress […] The post Sunyani: 14-year-old
The Senior Staff Association of Public Universities of Ghana has commenced an indefinite strike to push for improved service conditions. It has thus called for a complete withdrawal of services by members nationwide. The Association is among other things demanding the payment of Tier 2 pension arrears of members, award of market premium and non-basic […] The post We’ll
President Akufo-Addo has arrived in Paris for the Summit on Financing African Economies, which is being convened by the French President, Emmanuel Macron. The summit, which will bring together several African and European leaders, and heads of international financial institutions, will devise strategies that will boost strong, inclusive recovery in Africa, grounded in a dynamic […] The post Akufo-Addo
West Africa’s verification and fact-checking platform, Dubawa, has concluded plans to induct twenty-six (26) fellows into its 2021 cohort of fact-checkers to combat misinformation in the sub-region. The platform, under the aegis of the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), announced the commencement of the yearly fellowship in Abuja on Monday 17th May, 2021. Now in its […] The post Dubawa
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says plans are underway to ensure that all Ghanaians with SIM cards re-register them using the National Identification card also known as Ghana card. According to him, the move is part of plans to rid the country’s cyberspace of fraud, monitor and track down persons who use their phones for […] The post Re-register
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested three persons suspected to be part of a kidnapping and robbery syndicate. The suspects allegedly operate within the Savannah, Northern, and Oti Regions. According to the Regional Police Command, the suspects were lodging in separate hotels in Tamale when they were picked up upon intelligence. Items including mobile […] The post Police
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has urged residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL) to invoke the jurisdiction of Parliament to probe circumstances that led to the current predicament of the enclave. The residents of SALL voted in the 2020 presidential elections but did not take part in the parliamentary election with the […] The post Petition
The Eastern Regional branch of the National Democratic (NDC) has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be sincere in the fight against illegal small-scale mining also known as ‘galamsey’. According to the NDC, the current fight against illegal mining is more symbolic than functional, and is bound to fail. “The President, his officers, family […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Electricity of Ghana (ECG) says the eight-day load shedding experienced in parts of Accra ended at 6:00 am today, May 18, 2021. The power distribution company made this known in a press statement. “Following the earlier notice of the need to interrupt power supply for the eight (8) days from Monday, 10th May to […] The post Eight-day load-shedding in Accra ends – ECG
Microsoft was investigating its co-founder Bill Gates over a 20-year-old affair shortly before he stepped down from the company’s board last year. The tech giant confirmed that it had launched a probe after concerns were reported about his behaviour. The firm said it held an investigation with a law firm and provided support to the […] The post Bill Gates left Microsoft
The Municipal Director of Health in the Bono East Region, Dr. Kwabena Fosuhene Kusi, has emphasised that community participation is crucial for the successful implementation of the Larval Source Management (LSM), aimed at killing larvae mosquitoes at various breeding sites even before they grow to become adults and wreak havoc. According to him, it will […] The post Community
US President Joe Biden has voiced his support for a ceasefire after eight days of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. Mr Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US was working with Egypt and other countries on halting hostilities. But the US again blocked a UN Security Council statement calling […] The post Israel-Gaza violence:
A member of the Muslim Caucus in Parliament, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, has called for cool heads to prevail following the disagreement between Muslims and Christians after a Muslim student was prevented from observing the just ended Ramadan fast at the Wesley Girls’ High School. The school was directed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to […] The post Wesley
Reverend Dr. Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, the Chairman of the National Peace Council, on Monday, May 17, 2021, conferred with Dr. Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam in Accra on the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School impasse with Muslim students in the school. This was to enable the Council to brief the Chief Imam on […] The post Wesley Girls’
Health authorities in the Ashanti Region are scaling up interventions to reduce rising cases of hypertension especially among young adults in the region. Officials have attributed the trend to lifestyle modification in young people who are either not aware of having the disease or do not visit the hospitals to report the symptoms. Cardiovascular diseases, […] The post A/Region:
Hundreds of illegal structures mounted on the Obetsebi Lamptey-UTC road in Accra are to be demolished on Tuesday morning by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council. The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quarter, said the exercise, which will include a clean-up exercise in the city, the evacuation of encroachers, and […] The post AMA
Professor Kwesi Aning, the Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs & Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, says the country’s National Security structure is problematic, and should be blamed for the recent incidents of attacks on citizens including journalists. According to him, the National Security by law is not to have […] The post National
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), will from Monday, 24 to Friday, 28 May 2021, conduct an anti-terrorism training exercise code-named Exercise Eagle Claws 2021 in the Northern part of the country. The exercise, which is under the theme ‘Consolidating Security for National Development, is a four-day field simulation training aimed at testing and preparing participants […] The post GAF
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged Chief Executives of Government agencies and business leaders to embrace the tide of digitisation and infuse their operations with innovative digital technology to drive business evolution. He also encouraged them to focus on building sustainable businesses and help create an economy that will remain resilient even in […] The post Embrace
The embattled Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Ayensu Opare Addo (rtd), has disclosed that members of the disbanded vigilante group, Delta Force, are working as National Security operatives. The pro-NPP vigilante group was disbanded following the implementation of the Vigilantism and Other Related Offences Act, prior to last year’s general elections. […] The post I
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