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US Government Donates 1 Million Vaccines To Ghana

US Government Donates 1 Million Vaccines To Ghana

U.S. Ambassador Stephanie Sullivan handed over one million Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ghana today. Since September, the United States has donated 5.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Ghanaian people. Ambassador Sullivan joined representatives of UNICEF, the Government of Denmark, and Ghana’s Ministry of Health at Accra …

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3 Burnt To Death While Sharing Fuel Near Naked Fire

3 Burnt To Death While Sharing Fuel Near Naked Fire

Three persons have been burnt to death at Nteso-Ntonoam electoral area in the Fanteakwa North District in the Eastern Region. The deceased are Hellen Teye, Emmanuel Angmor and Teye Michael. Starr News has gathered that two farmers, now deceased were sharing a gallon of petrol near a naked flame on …

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Provisional 2021 WASSCE Results Released With 3,667 Candidates’ Withheld

WASSCE Candidate Delivers In Exams Hall, Returns To Complete Paper

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the provisional results of candidates for the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a statement on Wednesday, the Council’s Head of Public Affairs, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, disclosed that the entire results of some 3,667 students have been withheld. According …

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GOIL Reduces Fuel Prices Further By 15 Pesewas

Ghana’s leading indigenous oil marketing company, GOIL Company Ltd, has announced a further 15 pesewas reduction in fuel prices at all its retail outlets across the country effective December 7, 2021. This means that a litre of Super XP (Petrol) and Diesel XP will both sell at GH6.70 from the …

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JUST IN: Commercial Drivers Call Off Nationwide Strike

JUST IN: Commercial Drivers Call Off Nationwide Strike

News gathered by GhArticles.com indicates that the Coalition of Commercial Transport Owners have suspended their nationwide strike. According to a press release sighted online, the GPRTU stated that the strike has been called off because the government has invited the leadership for deliberation. They leadership added in that letter that …

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Francisca Lamini Has Betrayed Feminists For Snubbing Free Dubai Trip – Victoria Hammah

Francisca Lamini Has Betrayed Feminists For Snubbing Free Dubai Trip - Victoria Hammah

Former Deputy Communications Minister, Victoria Hammah, has described it as a betrayal on the part of Francisca Lamini to reject a trip to Dubai sponsored by Kenyan Airwaves. Francisca Lamini is reported to have turned down the offer on grounds that her two colleagues were not included in the list …

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Teachers Alliance Ghana Set To Embark On Demonstration Over Salary Reductions

Teachers Alliance Ghana Set To Embark On Demonstration Over Salary Reductions

A teacher union, known as All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG) is set to embark on a demonstration on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. The protest, according to the group, is to drum home their displeasure over government’s decision to deduct an amount of ¢509 from the teachers’ professional development allowance as …

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The World’s First Living Robots Are Now Able To Reproduce According To Recent Scientific Findings

The World’s First Living Robots Are Now Able To Reproduce According To Recent Scientific Findings

Well it’s no secret that technology has the ability to now create and produce things that we previously only thought were found in Hollywood films—but the latest jaw-dropping news about robots proves that we are currently living in the future we once used to imagine. According to recent findings by scientists, …

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Forbes Africa Names Prez. Akufo-Addo African Of The Year

Forbes Africa Names Prez. Akufo-Addo African Of The Year

Forbes Africa magazine has named President Akufo-Addo as its African of the Year. The magazine, in a statement, said “Ghana’s President, has repositioned the country in the global marketplace as one reliant on its own resources and strengths.” Responding to the win, President Akufo-Addo told Forbes Africa that he was …

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