Disregard allegations of visa ban on travels to UAE – Foreign Affairs Minister
By: Hannah Dadzie The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana has asked the public to disregard reports of visa ban on Ghanaians seeking to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). There had been recent media reports suggesting that authorities in UAE had banned Ghanaian nationals and citizens of 20 other African […]
Worker agitation: VALCO shutdown- Union wants issues investigated
By: Patrick Kyei Obeney Management of the Volta Aluminum Company VALCO has ordered a shutdown of the smelter following a demonstration by workers of the Company on October 31, 2022. The aggrieved workers are calling for the dismissal of some 12 retirees of the Company who are at post. This development is not sitting well […]
Takeoff: Migos rapper shot dead in Houston at 28
US rapper Takeoff, from the chart-topping group Migos, has been shot dead at the age of 28 in Houston, Texas. The star was killed at a bowling alley where he was playing dice with his uncle and bandmate, Quavo, on Tuesday. A representative for the musician, real name Kirshnik Khari Ball, confirmed the news to […]
Decentralize post-graduate medical education – President Akufo-Addo tells College of Physicians
By: Bright Ntramah President Akufo-Addo has charged the West African College of Physicians to take steps to decentralize post-graduate medical education in the sub region in order to increase the number of specialists in the region. He said centralized nature of the training requires doctors to move from the districts and regions to the few […]
200% increase in fuel prices between January-November – Abdulai Jinapor
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH A Member of the Minority Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament and MP for Yapei Kusawgu Constituency in the Northern Region, Mr. John Abdulai Jinapor has disclosed that there has been close to two hundred percent (200%) increment in fuel prices between January, 1 to November 1, 2022. According to him, there is no […]
2022/2023 National Service Year commences nationwide
By: Rachel Kakraba A total of one hundred and fifteen thousand, two hundred and forty prospective national service personnel will from today November 1, commence undertaking their mandatory National Service for the 2022/2023 service year. National service, which is mandatory gives fresh graduates hands on training after tertiary education. Speaking to GBCGHANAONLINE on their expectations […]
Davido’s young son drowns: Nigerian police question staff
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Nigerian police have taken in eight domestic workers for questioning following the death of the three-year-old son of Afrobeats star Davido. A police spokesman confirmed to the BBC that Ifeanyi Adeleke, who turned three last month, had drowned on Monday. According to media reports, it happened in the swimming pool at his […]
Registration for 2022 National Service Year begins as Executive Director tours decentralized registration centers
By Rachel Kakraba The National Service Scheme is to launch an Employability Platform for Service Personnel yet to secure jobs after their service, to secure permanent jobs. The platform, which will be a one stop shop for employers will ensure personnel secure jobs in a stress-free manner. “All those who are done with their national […]
Tamale: US Government supports Agricultural Biotechnology in Ghana
By: Napoleon Ato Kittoe The United States Department of Agriculture is supporting education on improved agricultural methods in Ghana by engaging research scientists, farmers and media in an interactive session at Tamale in northern Ghana. Dubbed US-Ghana Innovation For Food And Economy, it flows from the belief in Ghana’s potential and capacity to generate internal […]
More than 400 Ghanaians stranded at medical facility in Dubai repatriated
By: Hannah Dadzie The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration says it has successfully repatriated more than four hundred and fifty Ghanaians who were stranded at the Al Tawadi Medical Centre in Dubai. The Ministry said according to its investigations, the Ghanaian compatriots who were stranded were misled by unscrupulous agents who promised non-existent […]
