Ghana has been announced as the honouree country for the 44th edition of Memphis in May International Festival in 2020. This was revealed when a delegation of the Memphis in May international festival paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Accra. The board settled on Ghana because it is the “golden … The post Ghana is honouree country for Memphis in May
Private legal practitioner, Elikplim Abemeva has pointed to a void in the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act 2016 (Act 930), which he said is making it difficult for the state to press convincing charges against former directors of the defunct Capital Bank. He observed that although Sections 152 and 153 of Act 930 deal … The post Charging Ato Essien, et al with
A Deputy Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Freda Prempeh, has advised female students to stop trooping into the offices of lecturers for favours. She equally condemned lecturers who take advantage of their students who come to them for help. “If the ladies did not present themselves by seeking for favours, the lecturers would not … The post Sex4grades: Don’t
Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance has accused telecommunications companies of working to make government unpopular because it is being efficient. Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah pointed to telcos’ decision to communicate directly to consumers on the effect of the Communication Service Tax (CST) increment. The CST which took effect from October 1, was announced by … The post Telcos
OccupyGhana is asking the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh, to apologise to law students who were brutalised on Monday for demonstrating to push for reforms in the country’s legal education. Police personnel detailed to provide security for the protest used used brute force to prevent the law students from presenting a petition summing up … The post IGP
A woman said to be in her twenties has allegedly abandoned her child believed to be a year-old, at a Catholic Church in Takoradi in the Western Region. The boy who was abandoned at the Star of the Sea Catholic Cathedral at about 6:00 a.m. Monday, has since been handed over to the Department of … The post Woman allegedly abandons boy at Catholic church in Takoradi appeared first
The former Managing Director of defunct Capital Bank Ghana Limited, William Ato Essien, has been dragged to an Accra High Court over several offences including stealing and money laundering. Together with three others, Mr Essien, who became the highest shareholder after leaving the Bank, was charged on Tuesday, October 8. Tetteh Nettey, Fitzgerald Odonkor and … The post 26 charges levelled
The BBC has justified the title of its latest investigative documentary, ‘Sex for Grades’, which exposed four professors of the University of Ghana and University of Lagos in Nigeria, sexually harassing their students. “We stand by our journalism; we’ve done the research and we’re happy with what we’ve produced,” Mayeni Jones, Co-producer of the investigative … The post BBC
A statue of former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been built in his hometown in Sweden. The bronze structure, commissioned by the Swedish FA, was unveiled in front of hundreds of fans outside Malmo’s stadium on Tuesday. “No matter where you come from, where you are, no matter what you look like, the statue … The post Ibrahimovic statue unveiled in Sweden appeared first
A second lecturer from the University of Lagos (Unilag) has been suspended, following a BBC Africa Eye investigation into sexual harassment at two top West African universities. Dr Samuel Oladipo was secretly filmed propositioning an undercover reporter posing as a prospective student. He becomes the fourth and final academic exposed in the documentary to be … The post Lagos
National President of the Technical Universities Workers Association of Ghana (TUWAG) Nana Kwapong Offei-Boohene has stated that his union gives its support and commitment to the strike action by the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG). “The migration issue affects all of us at the technical universities. So, if they have taken the lead … The post Two technical university
TV3 primetime news anchor and head of business desk Alfred Ocansey, has won the Overall Young Professionals Role Model Award. He received the award for the male category at 10th Young Professionals Transformational Leadership Conference in Accra at the weekend. More than 8,000 students from across six tertiary institutions across the country voted for Alfred … The post TV3’s
More than 100 residents of Ablekuma, a suburb of Afienya in the Ningo-Prampram district, have been rendered homeless as their buildings have been demolished to pave the way for ongoing railway project in the area. At least 30 of the about 60 buildings earmarked for demolition were pulled down Tuesday by the Works Department of … The post 60 buildings demolished at
Changes in trends and consumer preferences often force structural changes in industry. Some companies reinvent themselves to survive and those who do not die. The Post has evolved through many developments and milestones the world over in the last 20 years. Basically, the postal industry connects the hearts of senders and receivers. Until the last … The post Delivering Development through Ghana
A member of the Women Caucus in Parliament has threatened to kill any male teacher who makes sexual advances at her daughter in any educational institution in the country. The Member of Parliament for Bosome-Freho Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei, said such acts “should not be tolerated in schools” because they … The post I’ll kill any teacher who
The government has released GH¢88,056,438 for disbursement to all public senior high schools (SHSs) for the implementation of the free SHS programme for the 2019/2020 academic. The amount will, however, cover only second-year students for the first semester. The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who made this known in an … The post Gov’t
The Accra Circuit Court Four on Tuesday acquitted Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, the Proprietor of the Obengfo Hospital, located at Weija in Accra. He was charged for being an unregistered practitioner and operating an unlicensed health facility, but the Court did not find him culpable per the way the charges were framed by the prosecution. … The post Dr Obengfo freed as high court
A foreign firm has launched electric motorbikes to operate as taxis in Rwanda. Safi said its fully charged e-motors can run for 45 minutes and cover a distance of 90km (55 miles). Motorbikes are a common means of transport in Rwandan cities, some 20,000 operate in the capital, Kigali, alone. Niyonkuru Christelle from Safi told … The post E-motorbikes launched in Rwanda appeared first on
The White House has officially refused to co-operate with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. A letter sent to Democratic leaders rejected it as “baseless” and “constitutionally invalid”. Three Democratic-led House committees are investigating Mr Trump. The inquiry is trying to find out if the president held back aid to Ukraine to push it … The post White
World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October. It is the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss city of Berne. The date was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. Ghana Post Company Limited will on Wednesday, … The post Ghana Post marks 2019 World Post Day with pride appeared first on
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