Articles from the ‘News From Other Newspapers’ category
Posted by Contributor on January 24, 2012 at 1:58 pm in News From Other Newspapers
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has been presented with the President’s Global Leadership Award by the University of South Florida (USF) in the United States. The award is the highest international recognition the university bestows on individuals for exemplary accomplishments in international leadership and global relations. Prof [...]
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Posted by Contributor on January 23, 2012 at 5:11 pm in News From Other Newspapers
The Minister of Education, Mrs Betty Mould-Iddrisu, has charged polytechnics in the country to focus on their mandate of equipping students with hands-on skills, instead of operating “from the shadows of universities”. In Ghana, she said, the polytechnics were established to equip students with practical problem-solving skills and that when their trainees became managers, “they [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 5:06 pm in News From Other Newspapers
A suspected notorious car snatcher has been shot dead by the police at Konkromoase near Atasemanso in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital. The deceased, believed to be in his early 30s, was shot dead after allegedly engaging a joint police and army petrol team in a shooting battle. The robber whose name is unknown was [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 4:29 pm in Entertainment, News From Other Newspapers, Other Entertainment News
Star actress Yvonne Nelson is in shock over media reports that she is selling fake and imitated brands of Louis Vuitton (LV) and Gucci bags in her Dansoman-based YV Closet fashion shop. The actress said she initially took the publications as a joke and decided to ignore it but changed her mind when reputable television [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 3:38 pm in Entertainment, News From Other Newspapers, Other Entertainment News
Comedian David Oscar believes he is the funniest around and is not amused about criticism that his comic TV show on Viasat One, Laugh A Minute, is not very side-splitting and does not live up to its hype as the premier comedy show. He is further astonished by suggestions that despite plying his trade for [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 12:02 pm in News From Other Newspapers, Top Story
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) says the blackout which hit parts of seven regions of the country on Friday was due to an explosion which occurred during the installation of a new circuit breaker at its Volta Substation in Tema. While almost the whole of Accra and Tema were enveloped in total darkness, parts of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 11:53 am in News From Other Newspapers, Other Top Stories
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says the restoration of fuel subsidies by the government will not necessarily lead to a reduction in lorry fares in the country. This is because fuel prices constitute the minutest aspect of the operational cost of the transport business. Reacting to concerns over the increases in lorry fares [...]
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Posted by Contributor on January 16, 2012 at 12:02 pm in News From Other Newspapers, Politics
Information reaching the Ghana Palaver newspaper from unimpeachable sources at the Castle Osu, the seat of government indicates that Mr. Martin Amidu, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice will today tender his resignation letter. The decision is as a result of a directive from the President, John Evans Atta Mills after a meeting he [...]
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