George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has died at age 94. His death was announced by his family Friday night on Twitter. The president’s health had been in decline in recent months. “George Herbert Walker Bush, World War II naval aviator, Texas oil pioneer, and 41st President of the United States of America, died…
The suspended Assistant Headmaster of the Kumasi High School, George Amponsah-Duodo, has insisted he is innocent, following allegations that he sodomized some students of the school. Describing the allegations as baseless in a letter from his lawyers, Mr. Amponsah-Duodo insisted that he has not had any contact with the alleged victim. The lawyers argued that the committee looking into…
An Adventist Institution in Michigan – USA, Andrews University, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ghana to grant partial scholarship to Ghanaian students and professionals, both home and abroad. In his address to the executive leadership of the university, Dr. Adjei-Barwuah, Ghana’s Ambassador to the USA who was visibly excited, reiterated the importance of the agreement; “this…
As part of measures to fight corruption in the public sector, stringent policies have been put in place by the government to prevent public servants from soliciting or receiving gifts before providing services. One such policy is the Ghana Gift Policy under the National Anti Corruption Action Plan (NACAP). The Ghana Gift Policy makes it compulsory for public office…
Sammy Gyamfi has beaten Fred Agbenyo for the Communications Officer position of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Provisional results indicate Sammy Gyamfi beat Fred Agbenyo who was the deputy communications officer by a wider margin of about 4000 votes. Sammy Gyamfi used to be a spokesperson for former Kumasi Mayor, Kojo Bonsu and a member of Ashanti Regional Communications…
Jordan Ayew enjoyed a dream return to the Ghana national team on Sunday afternoon as he struck twice in the first half of the Black Stars 2-0 victory over Ethiopia in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Crystal Palace striker was handed a start in Addis Ababa, joining Emmanuel Boateng in attack and he rediscovered his fine…
A new discovery could explain why obese people are more likely to develop cancer, scientists say. A type of cell the body uses to destroy cancerous tissue gets clogged by fat and stops working, the team, from Trinity College Dublin, found. Obesity is the biggest preventable cause of cancer in the UK after smoking, Cancer Research UK says. And…
Ghana international and Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Teye Partey has been nominated for the 2018 BBC Africa Player of the Year Award. He was nominated alongside Medhi Benatia, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane, and Mohamed Salah for the award. It has been an outstanding year for Partey, a first time nominee, after he cemented his place as an important figure…
An Assistant Headmaster at Kumasi High School has been suspended, pending investigations into allegations of sodomy against him. The 54-year-old year old George Amponsah-Duodu, is accused of engaging in the alleged acts with students of the all-male school. The Regional Education Directorate has referred the matter to the Disciplinary Committee for further investigations. A letter signed by Regional Director,…
The Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, has stated that measures are being put in place to tie the continuous stay of school managers and teachers at work to the educational outcomes of their students. He said the initiative to be rolled out within the shortest possible time was meant to improve monitoring and supervision in schools and also…
