Senior Staff Associations of Universities of Ghana threaten nationwide strike
Leadership of the Senior Staff Associations of Universities of Ghana has reiterated its intention to declare a nationwide strike if government fails to address its concerns by close of day. The Association on Wednesday, July 14, issued a statement which indicated that negotiations with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission had stalled, and called out […]
Poultry traders lament reports of bird flu outbreak
Some Poultry traders in the capital Accra have expressed worry over reports of bird flu outbreak in parts of the country. According to them, they have never experienced bird flu since they started undertaking the Poultry business. They believe this is a way of putting them out of business especially during the festive season of […]
Form 3 mid-semester break begins on Tuesday, July 20
All Form Three students of senior high schools are permitted to go on mid-semester break from Tuesday, July 20, to Sunday, July 25, 2021. A letter signed by the Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), in charge of Quality and Access, Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, however, said academic work should resume on Monday, […]
Israeli firm’s spyware used to target journalists’ cell phones – reports
An Israeli company’s spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the world, according to an investigation by 17 media organizations published on Sunday. One of the organizations, The Washington Post, said the Pegasus spyware licensed by Israel-based NSO Group also was […]
Government gives approval for payment of School Feeding caterers – National Coordinator
The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr. Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah has hinted that the government has given approval for funds to be released for the payment of arrears for first term of the 2021 academic year to caterers. According to her, the National Secretariat of GSFP had already collated caterers’ data […]
Did you know Agbogbloshie derived its name from river shrine?
Did you know that Agbogbloshie derives its name from a River Shrine? Did you also know Agbogbloshie was originally Old Fadama? In the 1960s, Agbogbloshie was a wetland. And at one point, it was an industrial enclave during Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s regime. It was surrounded by the Agbogblo River which is the domain of a […]
Immunologist advocates robust Antigen testing to curtail COVID-19
Immunologist and Research Fellow at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, Dr. Yaw Bediako has called for innovative and robust Antigen Testing for covid 19. This he said will ensure swift detection and intervention programmes to curtail covid 19 complications, especially in schools. Dr. Bediako who was speaking on GBC’s current affairs […]
Agortime Traditional Area announces death of Paramount Chief
The chiefs and people of Agortime Traditional Area in the Agortime Ziope District of the Volta Region have announced the passing of their Konor or Paramount Chief, Nene Nuer Keteku. The late Nene Nuer Keteku’s reign span a period of 58 years and he is credited for being pivotal in the area’s development and sought […]
Baby needs ¢100K for hole-in-heart surgery
The family of an eight-month-old baby, Abdul Latif Mufeeda is appealing for support to enable their daughter to undergo a heart surgery. Abdul Latif Mufeeda was diagnosed with congenital heart disease, a Hole-in-heart, when she was 6 months, at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital and has since been battling the condition. According to the doctors, she […]
Woman, 64, allegedly ‘pounds’ her centenarian husband to his death
A misunderstanding between an elderly couple has ended in tragedy in the farming community of Kyenkyenase, in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region. During a quarrel on Wednesday, July 15, Nyamba Ayenliwuli, 64, allegedly picked a pestle and hit her 100-year old husband, Aponwuni Ayenliwuli, leaving him in a state of unconsciousness. He […]
