Citi FM’s ‘The Literacy Challenge’ on June 23, 2022, visited The Light Academy and De Youngsters School in Adentan, as well as St. Peter’s Mission School at Ogbojo. The visit to the three schools is part of efforts to interact with students across the country to garner interest for this year’s competition. The team had […] The post The Literacy Challenge:
SuaCode.ai, a Ghanaian-led AI EdTech company has launched Kwame AI (in Beta), an AI-powered web app that enables students to ask questions related to the Science subjects of the West African Secondary School Examination (WASSCE) and get instant answers along with relevant diagrams. Kwame AI provides the top 5 past WASSCE questions related to their […] The post Ghanaian
Three groups have thrown their weight behind Pressure Group, Arise Ghana’s protest against worsening economic conditions in the country. Commercial Road Transport Operators, Spare Part Dealers Association, and National Okada Riders Association in a statement cited the frequent fuel price increments, cost of spare parts and vehicles, and poor road network among others as reasons […] The post Transport
The Ministry of Energy has refuted claims by energy think tank, the Institute of Energy Security (IES) suggesting that the Tema Oil Refinery faces imminent collapse under the leadership of sector minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh. IES has stated that the refinery needs government intervention in order to get it back on track to optimum […] The post TOR not collapsing
Ghana’s leading manufacturer of electrical cables and conductors, Tropical Cable & Conductor Limited (TCCL), has marked its silver jubilee in Tema under the theme, ‘25 Years of Impacting Ghana: New Ideas, New Products, New Markets’, with a launch of an industry-first product. The new product, Coaxial TV Cable is a type of communication cable specially […] The post Tropical
Government has ruled out the possibility of turning to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a programme to salvage the economy. Ghana exited an Extended Credit Facility Programme a few years ago after completing a program for budgetary support of less than US$ 1 billion. Owing to the current economic constraints of the country, some […] The post Ghana will still not go to
One person has been confirmed dead, with two others sustaining severe injuries after a tipper truck they were using to transport sand somersaulted at an abandoned bridge construction site at Sakora Wonoo in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle and ran into a […] The post Sakora Wonoo: One
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the confirmed list of national executive aspirants who will be battling it out on July 15-17, 2022, to assume management roles in the party into the 2024 elections. A press release issued by the party indicated that the listed candidates were deemed qualified to contest in the polls […] The post NPP releases
The Yilo Krobo Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) is appealing to church leaders in the municipality to use their pulpit to educate congregants on the need and essence of the ongoing prepaid meter installation by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). According to MUSEC, it has become necessary to engage all stakeholders, including the clergy, to […] The post Educate
The Ghana International Bank (GHIB) says it has reached a settlement agreement with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its investigation into GHIB’s unsatisfactory anti-money laundering (AML) controls. The FCA had earlier fined the bank 5.8 million pounds after discovering some deficiencies in its anti-money laundering systems. Between January 2012 and December 2016, the […] The post Ghana
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has emphasised the need for challenges with the national school feeding programme to be quickly resolved. In recent times, there has been a running battle between caterers of the programme and authorities over the cost of feeding per student. In a bid to resolve the challenge, the Speaker paid […] The post We’ll
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed that Monkeypox cases in the country have increased from 12 to 18. According to the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick, 72 suspected cases were tested and 18 came out positive. Addressing the media at a meet-the-press session, he said the infected persons are between the […] The post Monkeypox cases in Ghana rise to 18 appeared
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Ghana International Bank (GHIB) 5.8 million pounds ($7.1 million) for failings in its anti-money laundering controls. The FCA said the bank provided correspondent banking services to other lenders, allowing them to provide products and payment services they would otherwise be unable to provide. Between January 2012 and December […] The post UK
Lynx Entertainment has signed a new musician, St. Lennon, to its label. Born Cudjoe Godfred Lino, St. Lennon is a Ghanaian Afrobeats and Highlife singer and songwriter. He has released his first single, ‘Holy Father’ under the record label. The song was produced by Beat Vampire. The video was shot and directed by Tigon Creative […] The post Holy
The High Court has ordered political commentator Listowell Nana Kusi-Poku to pay GH¢10 million as damages to Edward Akufo-Addo in a defamation suit. Mr. Edward Akufo-Addo who is the Managing Director of Amaadi Cold Stores Limited and a brother of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo sued the Class Media group, Kwabena Bobbie Ansah Mensah Thompson, […] The post Political
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the President of the Greater Accra School Feeding Caterers Association, Juliana Cudjoe as a member of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. A letter dated June 17, 2022, signed by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, noted that “H.E. the President…has revoked your appointment as a […] The post School
The Ghana Immigration Service wants the public to be on alert over fake offers of recruitment into the service by some unscrupulous persons on Facebook. The Service in a statement said the activities of one of such fraudsters, using a Facebook account with the name Kwame Asuah Takyi with phone number 0559248677 have come to […] The post Immigration
Cardiologist and Senior Physician Specialist, Dr Aba Folson, has explained that not all heart attacks come with classic signs such as severe chest pain. She noted that some patients who experience heart attacks may not recognise it until after a physical examination by a health practitioner. According to her, even though silent heart attacks may […] The post Vodafone
Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital says it regrets the recent flooding incident at its Endoscopy Unit. It says such a situation will not be experienced by both patients and staff again, since contractors have begun work to fix the problem. In a statement issued today, June 23, 2022, management blamed the flooding on […] The post Korle Bu apologizes over flooding
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has not endorsed any flagbearer aspirant in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), his office has said. A statement, signed by Dr. Kwabena Osei-Adubofour, Senior Aide and Spokesperson to former President Kufuor, said Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s presence at a Father’s Day event at Peduase with Mr. Kufuor was misconstrued. […] The post Kufuor
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