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The Government, Private Institutions and Individuals Owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) about GH¢1.6 Billion in Electricity Bills

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The government, private institutions, and individuals owe the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) about GH¢1.6 billion in electricity bills as of 2014. The acting Director of Finance of the ECG, Mr Frank Anokwafo, told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last Thursday that the government owed GH¢950 million as a result of subsidies and non-payment of … Read more

VIDEO – Watch Asamoah Gyan’s Performance at His 30th Birthday Party

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Asamoah Gyan had a birthday party at his residence in Ghana on Saturday night. The party was star filled with high profile names. Black Stars coach Avram Grant, President of the Ghana Football Association Kwesi Nyantakyi, former Ghana international Stephen Appiah, Allsports.com.gh Editor Godfred Akoto Boafo, Lydia Forson and a host of other high profile … Read more

250 Labone Senior High School (SHS) Sacked For Non-Performance

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Two hundred and fifty students of the Labone Senior High School (SHS) have been sacked for their abysmal performance in the end-of-year examination in July, this year. The students, who had an average of four failures in eight subjects, were sent packing when the first term of the 2014/2015 academic year began. Out of the … Read more

More Ebola Outbreaks outside Africa – Nurse Infected in Spain

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Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato has confirmed that a nurse who treated two victims of Ebola in Madrid has tested positive for the disease. The nurse is said to be the first person in the current outbreak known to have contracted Ebola outside Africa. The woman was part of the team that treated Spanish priests … Read more

Education Minister Refutes Reports that 70% of WASSCE Candidates have Failed the Exams

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Seventy per cent of candidates have not failed (Accra, GNA) – Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Education Minister, said it was not true that about 70 per cent of the 2014 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates failed. She said in 2013, the Ministry presented over 460,000 candidates from the four-year and three-year … Read more

Pictures & Highlights from the MTV VMAs 2014: Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea, Kelly Rowland and Miley Cyrus Among Others On The Red Carpet

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Kesha, actress Lucy Hale and British singer Charli XCX were among the first to arrive on the red carpet ahead of the MTV VMAs 2014. The crowds gathered to witness the stars of music and film make their grand entrance were audibly excited to finally recognise someone when singer Kesha turned up complete with rainbow … Read more

Protest In Washington DC over Economic Hardship in Ghana

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Ghanaians in the United States of America (USA) have scheduled a protest march outside Ghana’s embassy in Washington DC over “economic hardship in Ghana”. A statement issued by organizers, Ghanaians Against Bad Governance, said the demonstration will be held on Wednesday, July 23. “The protest is in response to the present economic hardship in Ghana, … Read more