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December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

2023 Schools Placement Highest In Enrollment So Far – Adutwum

Minister of Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has admitted that the school placement faced challenges but this year's recorded the highest in the country. According to him, the Ministry was able to place 95 percent of 2023 Junior High School graduates into various senior high schools (SHSs) in

December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

Unethical, Unlawful Content On Airwaves Increases Over 64% In November – NMC

The second part of November registered a rising trend, with an increase of 64.7% in the total number of reported cases of unethical and unlawful content on the airwaves, the National Media Commission (NMC) and the National Communications Authority (NCA) have said. Joint

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Pope Reiterates Calls For Ceasefire Following UN Resolution

Some fresh comments to bring you from the Vatican City as Pope Francis renewed his call for an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza. The Pope's remarks come hours after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution which also demands a ceasefire. During

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

TV Signals To Be Cut If Broadcasters Fail To Pay For DTT Platform – Ursula Warns

The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has warned that television signals to homes and offices might be shut down from next year if broadcasters decline to pay for the usage of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful speaking on the

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Biden Warns Israel Losing Global Support Over Gaza Bombing

US President Joe Biden has issued his sharpest criticism yet of Israel's leadership, linking the loss of international support with what he called the indiscriminate bombing in Gaza. His comments were made to donors at a fundraising event on Tuesday. "Israel's

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Interdicted Interdicted Summoned Before Investigative Committee

Some of the headteachers who were interdicted in the Ashanti Region for allegedly charging unauthorized fees appeared before an investigative committee today, December 12. The Ghana Education Service (GES) interdicted the headteachers after they were accused of charging students various unapproved

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Humanitarian Crisis Worsens In Gaza As Israel-Hamas War Intensifies

Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that its troops have destroyed a Hamas rocket launch post and a weapons factory in northern Gaza. This comes as Israel's defense minister claimed troops were encircling Hamas' last two strongholds — Jabalya and Shejaiya —in

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

DTT Pricing: Be Wary How You Treat Media; It Is A Pillar Of Our Democracy – GIBA President

The President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Cecil Sunkwa-Mills, has urged the Communication and Digitisation Ministry to reconsider the pricing of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. Addressing the issue, Mr Sunkwa-Mills expressed concerns that the $10,000 per month

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

MMDAs Directed By The Local Government Ministry To Resume The Collection Of Property Rates

Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across all sixteen regions of the country have been directed by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development (MLGDRD), to take immediate steps to put in place appropriate structures to resume the collection

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023

Two-Thirds Of Gaza’s Hospitals Out Of Action – WHO

A World Health Organization official says less than a third of Gaza's hospitals remain functional, and those only partially so, Reuters news agency reports. According to Reuters, the WHO's Richard Peeperkorn told a UN press briefing: "In just 66 days the