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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

MTN Announces Plans To Expand Enterprise Business Solutions

MTN Ghana has announced plans to extend its enterprise business solutions to other vertical markets, such as oil and gas, energy, banking and finance, and telecoms, as part of plans to better serve businesses and specific industries. MTN Ghana, through its

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Ex-Ghana Coach’s Son Eyes Black Stars Call-Up After Representing Germany

Former Ghana coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor has revealed that his son, Charles-Jesaja Herrmann, has expressed interest in playing for Black Stars. Herrmann, who currently plays for SV Waldhof Mannheim, previously represented Germany's U-17 team and has communicated his desire to follow in

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

Girona Defy Odds, Stun Barcelona And Make History In La Liga

Last Sunday, Barcelona were stunned at home. The Catalan giants were outplayed, outcoached and quite frankly, humbled by their local rivals at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium. Humbled is a word you associate with Barcelona when they are pummeled by Bayern Munich or bitter rivals Madrid,

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

Organised Labour Demands Over 70% Base Pay For 2024

Organised Labour has proposed over 75% increment in base pay for the year 2024 as they begin negotiations with the government. The demand is to meet the rising cost of living in the country. As the details of the current negotiation

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