Monthly Archives: October 2018

GHc15.2m GSA training school leaks Just 2yrs after use, state to cough money again for repairs

A corruption watch (CW) investigation has found that the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) Training School which was constructed at a cost of GHc 15.2 million has developed leakages and defects just two years after being handed over to the GSA, raising concerns about value for money. CW findings indicate that the defects in the GHc15.2 million worth contract were spotted ...

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Ministry rubbishes reports on double-track cancelation

The Ministry of Education has dismissed media reports that it has cancelled the double track policy in some schools in the Northern Region due to poor infrastructure. The Ministry has in a statement said that the reports are false and should be disregarded. “The Ministry wishes to state that these stories are untrue and that for the avoidance of doubt, ...

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The Double Track System will not be scraped – Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education has debunked reports on the cancellation of the Double Track System under the Free SHS policy in some schools in the Northern region. Some reports filed last week indicated that, the Deputy Director General of the Ghana Education Service after a meeting with Head teachers of Second Cycle Schools in Tamale, asked some schools to withdraw ...

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Government halts Double Track System in Tatale SHS

The government appears to be quietly cancelling the Double Track System under the Free Senior High School (SHS) in schools in the Northern Region following lack of basic teaching and learning structure. The two Deputy Director Generals of the ministry of education after a meeting with head teachers of second cycle schools on Tuesday, in Tamale, asked some schools to ...

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I’ll descend on Multimedia soon! – Rawlings replies Judges’ murder documentary

As part of Multimedia’s attempt to unravel circumstances surrounding the killings of some three judges of the superior court in Ghana, a full documentary dubbed “Who killed the judges” was aired on October 2, which has regenerated a discussion on the matter after so many years. But MyNewsGH.com accosted Mr Rawlings at the United Nations Youth summit held in Accra ...

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ANWB waarschuwt Nederlanders die naar Brussel gaan: boete van 150 euro

De ANWB is bang dat Nederlanders die in de herfstvakantie een dagje Brussel doen onbewust in de fout gaan doordat ze hun auto niet hebben geregistreerd. De boete hiervoor bedraagt 150 euro. Sinds 1 oktober deelt Brussel boetes uit aan automobilisten die met een dieselauto van vóór 1997 (Euroklasse 1 of ouder) de zone inrijden. Maar ook schone auto’s moeten geregistreerd staan. ...

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Het ziekenhuis komt straks naar de patiënt, dankzij Toyota

Bloedprikken, een röntgenfoto, een scan of ander medisch onderzoek? Over een paar jaar hoeven patiënten hiervoor niet meer naar het ziekenhuis. De onderzoeksafdeling komt dan gewoon aan huis, in een zelfrijdend voertuig. Toyota, een van ‘s werelds grootste autofabrikanten, gaat deze service de komende jaren ontwikkelen. Toyota heeft er een apart bedrijf voor opgericht, samen met SoftBank, een Japanse multinational ...

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Blows in NDC over 2016 election results

Nearly two years after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was humiliated at the polls, the opposition party is still fighting over the 2016 election results. They are at each other’s throat over the collated results as the campaign to elect new national executives intensifies. The ‘fight’ has ensued between Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, a national chairman aspirant who was the NDC’s ...

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Government releases GHS 35million to pay arrears of Trainee nurses allowances – Hadzide

Government has released an amount of GHC35 million to pay arears owed trainee nurses across the country according to the Deputy Minister of Information, Pius Enam Hadzide. This comes on the back of mounting pressure on the Ministry of Health to pay arrears of nursing trainee allowances. Speaking in an interview, the Deputy Minister of Information Pius Enam Hadzide confirmed ...

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