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Three Town SHS student jailed four years after stabbing teacher

trial, Gavel, court case, jailed A final year student of Three Town Senior High School at Denu in the Volta Region has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour. The convict, 19-year-old Gilbert Akakpo, stabbed his teacher, John Akey Kwashi, with a cutter on his left upper …

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‘There are no indications government will revise E-levy’ – Mahama Ayariga

Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, believes the government has already shown its unwillingness to revise the proposed Electronic Transactions Levy. He says the inability of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to provide a clear plan on the implementation of the E-levy when he reappeared before the House on Tuesday, to …

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COVID-19: We must be on high alert with detection of Omicron variant – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), says the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country demands that surveillance at the various entry points into Ghana must be heightened. According to the association, all COVID-19 protocols must be adhered to by all to reduce the spread of the new variant. …

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COVID-19: We must be on high alert with detection of Omicron variant – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA), says the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country demands that surveillance at the various entry points into Ghana must be heightened. According to the association, all COVID-19 protocols must be adhered to by all to reduce the spread of the new variant. …

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We’re willing to engage Minority on 2022 budget concerns – Oppong Nkrumah

The government says it will not hesitate to make changes to portions of its 2022 budget statement and fiscal policy being opposed by the Minority in Parliament and some industry players. It says, it is prepared to engage all parties and stakeholders to have concerns about the budget resolved in …

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‘We’ll soon know the truth as to whether Adwoa Safo was in parliament or not’ – Ablakwa

It appears the Minority in Parliament is not giving up anytime soon on the matter of whether Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, was physically present in parliament on Tuesday November 30, 2021 or not. Despite the MP and Minister clarifying in Parliament on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 on the …

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Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited inaugurates new fire station

Sunon Asogli Power Ltd, on Tuesday, 30th November 2021 inaugurated its new ultra-modern fire station located on the company’s premises. Present at the event were ACFO1 Doris Lamptey, Regional fire Officer, DO1 Raymond Nyamasekpor, District fire officer, DO3 Ebenezer Sam, Staff officer Tema region, DO3 Samuel Fiifi Oppong, Acting Operation …

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Ashesi launches collaborative research project with McGill University

Ashesi University has launched a research project with McGill University to understand the pathways from experiential education to the entrepreneurial actions of their students and graduates. The research, a Mastercard Foundation (MCF) Partner Research Fund (PRF) sponsored project, primarily focuses on MCF Scholarship beneficiaries and provides an opportunity to study …

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W/R recorded over 1k HIV infections in 2020

The Western Region recorded a total of 1,255 new HIV infections in 2020. Currently, the Region is among the Top 5 regions with the highest new HIV infections with an estimated 25,620 people living with the virus in the Region The 2020 National and Sub-national HIV and AIDS estimates and …

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Gov’t to introduce no COVID-19 vaccination, no access to entertainment centres policy

As part of measures to ensure that more people are vaccinated against COVID-19 in Ghana, the government is in the process of introducing a policy to deny persons without vaccination certificates access to entertainment centres. The yet-to-be-implemented directive comes on the back of the spread of the COVID-19 virus in …

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