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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced it will conduct examination for private candidates under the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) between 10th and 14th February. Over 2000 students are to partake in the exams, WAEC said in a statement Friday. The figure represents 1,210 males and 944 females. The examination will take place at 11 designated centres across ...

The impasse between the management of the University of Ghana and government over the ownership of the UG Medical Centre has been settled. Per an agreement between the two parties, government will take 60 percent shares of the facility with the University reserving  40. The disagreement over who takes control of the hospital led to a shut down of the ...

United Steel & Fabrication Limited, a steel manufacturing company in the Tema Free Zones enclave, has been temporarily shut down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This follows the company’s inability to meet EPA’s deadline to cut down on pollution. Ebenezer Appiah Sampong, Deputy Executive Director of EPA, Accra, who led the team on an inspection tour of the facility, ...

The Government has initiated processes in parliament to ban the importation of overaged and accident vehicles. The Customs amendments bill currently in parliament when passed will regulate importation of vehicles. Currently, overaged vehicles are allowed into the country after payment of penalty. But speaking during a media encounter in parliament Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu explained that the decision by many ...

Zipline has begun safety tests on its high-performance drones in readiness of the opening of the third and fourth distribution centers. Since launching in Ghana, Zipline said, has delivered over 20,000 units of blood, vaccines and critical medicines to patients in need at more than 350 health facilities over the course of more than 4000 flights from  distribution centers in ...

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has used his revered office to secure a mouthwatering financial package from the World Bank to support the transformation of education in the country. Through the intervention of the Asante Monarch, whose fame is known across the globe, the World Bank has decided to reverse its decision of cancelling a whopping US$174 million financial support ...

Ghanaian students stranded in Chinese towns hit by the deadly novel coronavirus have renewed calls to be evacuated to Ghana as the death toll in China exceeds 600. According to the emotionally traumatised students, Wuhan, where they are located, is on lockdown with all shops closed making it difficult for them to get access to basic necessities. “Generally the anxiety ...

The World Bank has cautioned Ghana against excessive borrowing as the total debt stock of the country hits GHS214.9 billion. World Bank Country Director Frank Laporte urged Ghana to be careful with increasing the country’s debt stock with fresh borrowings. The warning comes after the country issues a successful 3 billion Dollars Eurobond which came at a coupon rate described ...

Ghana’s Ambassador to Denmark, Mrs Amerley Ollennu Awua-Asamoah, has led a seven-member delegation from the Global Medical Aid in Denmark to Ghana. The delegation is in the country on the invitation of Ambassador Mrs Awua-Asamoah to explore opportunities for collaboration and interventions and to gain certain firsthand information on Ghana’s health sector and to see the kind of support to ...

The government has released GH¢10 million for the payment of compensation for critical structures to facilitate the effective execution of the Pokuase Interchange project in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The Resident Engineer of Associated Consultants Limited, the consulting firm for the project, Mr Kwabena Bempong, who disclosed this to the Daily Graphic, said the company ...