The Board of the Zongo Development Fund (ZoDF) says there is nothing untoward in the decision by the Fund to single source the procurement of some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as part of the broader national effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Category: Social
Those who can’t recite national anthem unfit for public office – Boadi Nyamekye
The General Overseer of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr. Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has suggested that one of the criteria for appointing public office holders in Ghana is to be able to recite the national anthem and the pledge.
GES reverses ban on 13 students after Akufo-Addo’s intervention
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reversed the ban it placed on some 13 students from writing the ongoing West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Okyenhene orders closure of Bright SHS
The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called for the immediate closure of the Bright Senior High School, a private institution at Akyem – Kukruantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern Region over the alleged beatings instigated by the students on the WAEC officials in last week.
Reconsider decision to ban 14 WASSCE students – Akufo-Addo to Educ. Minister
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister for Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to engage the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider its decision to ban some 14 dismissed final year senior high school students from taking the ongoing West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). “Even though the acts of indiscipline undertaken by these […]
WAEC relocates exams centre at Bright SHS to Ofori Panin SHS
The West African Examination Centre (WAEC) has relocated the examination center from Bright Senior High School to Ofori Panin Senior High School effective Saturday, August 8, 2020. The interim measure, according to the Council, “is to ensure the integrity of the examination and safeguard the lives of examination officials, invigilators and WAEC Officers assigned to […]
Akufo-Addo commissions University of Environment and Sustainable Development
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the University of Environment and Sustainable Development, in Somanya, in the Eastern Region, and cut the sod for the commencement of construction of Phase Two of the University.
Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Nsukwao basin drainage project to commence; inspects 1D1F facility in Akropong
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Nsukwao Basin Drainage Project, in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region, under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme (GSCSP). It will be recalled that the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme was launched on 7th May 2019, […]
E/R: Woman clubs rival to death for flirting with husband
The entire Kofordua township is in a state of shock after news broke out of the alleged killing of a woman by her rival for flirting with her husband.
E/R: Two die, five seriously injured in accident at Adeiso
Two persons have been confirmed dead while five (5) others are seriously injured in a fatal accident that occurred on the Adeison-Asamankese Highway in the Eastern Region.
Parliament approves €50m facility for construction of Techimantia-Akomadan road
A €50 million loan facility has been approved by Parliament for the reconstruction of Bechem-Techimantia-Akomadan road. The road project forms part of the Akufo-Addo-led government’s promise to improve the country’s roads to facilitate economic growth, integrate rural development, improve access for the rural and urban poor to basic public services such as education, healthcare, water and […]
Strictly adhere to COVID-19 protocols as you celebrate Eid-ul-Adha – Rawlings
Former President of the Republic, Jerry John Rawlings, and his wife, Nana Konadu Rawlings, have advised Muslims in the country to strictly adhere to all the novel Coronarivus (COVID-19) protocols as they celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha festival.