Students Loan Trust Fund names and shames defaulters

May232023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Students Loan Trust Fund names and shames defaulters

Ghana News

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has published the first batch of the names and details of 30 of its borrowers, who have defaulted in repayment of their loans. The publications in the Daily Graphic were done on May 17 and May 22. The loan amounts in default, range from ¢1500 to ¢11,000. According to the SLTF, the move is in accordance with the Students Loan Trust Fund Act 820, which empowers the SLTF to publish defaulters as one of the necessary steps before prosecution. Management of the Fund has found the move necessary, as a way of meeting a growing demand for loans from tertiary students. The CEO of the Fund, Nana Kwaku Agyei Yeboah, said that the increase in demand is a result of the introduction of the “no guarantor” policy and the higher number of students accessin...

May232023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Ghana Police Service decentralises criminal clearance

Ghana News, Headlines Today

The Ghana Police Service has decentralised its criminal clearance service in all 25 Police regions to make it more accessible and convenient for individuals across the country. A news brief from the Police said effective today, Monday, May 22, 2023, persons seeking criminal clearance could do so in any of the Police regions across the country. The brief said the Police Regional Commands where the service could be accessed were the Ahafo Regional Police Command, Goaso; Bono Regional Police Command, Sunyani; Bono East Regional Police Command, Techiman; Ashanti Regional Police Command, Kumasi; Ashanti South Regional Police Command, Bekwai, Ashanti North Regional Police Command, Mampong; Tema Regional Police Command, Tema. Others are the Central Regional Police Comma...

May232023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Expect more more rains, thunderstorms – Ghana Meteo warns

Ghana News, Headlines Today

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) is cautioning Ghanaians to brace themselves for more torrential rains with ravaging lightning storm in the coming months. There were sparks of thunderstorms on Thursday and over the weekend in parts of the capital, Accra, causing some fear and panic amongst a section of Ghanaians. “Yeah, there are more thunderstorm rains to come, we have not reached June yet. When we checked the lightning data, June is the peak of lightning. When we get to July or August we will not be getting lightning. Along the coast, and the middle belt, yes, we will still be getting lots of lightning and thundering activities. It’s not yet over at all,” the Director of Forecasting for GMA, Joseph Portuphy, told host of Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle. Giving some p...

May232023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Ghanaian peacekeeper selected as United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2022

Ghana News, Headlines Today

A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei, Sudan (UNISFA) will receive the 2022 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, who has served in Abyei since March 2022 as the Commander of the Ghana Engagement Platoon, will receive the award from Secretary-General António Guterres during a ceremony marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers on Thursday, 25 May 2023. Created in 2016, the United Nations “Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award” recognizes the dedication and efforts of an individual military peacekeeper in promoting the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. “Resolution 1325 reminds us that our women peacekeepers are not only sup...

May222023 by Daniel DuahNo Comments

Vinicius Jr says racism is ‘normal’ in LaLiga after crowd chants during Real Madrid’s league match in Valencia

International, Pent TV, Sports

Vinicius Junior was subject to racist abuse during Real Madrid's 1-0 defeat to Valencia on Sunday; it is not the first time the 22-year-old has been abused this season; LaLiga president Javier Tebas told Vinicius to "inform yourself", prompting an angry response from Real winger Vinicius was targeted by chants from sections of the crowd at the Mestalla during Real Madrid's 1-0 loss to Valencia, with the game being stopped in the second half for 10 minutes as the visibly angry 22-year-old grabbed the referee and pointed towards fans who he felt had abused him. Vinicius was later sent off for violent conduct in added time following an altercation with striker Hugo Duro. He tweeted after the game:"It wasn't the first time, nor the second, nor the third. Racism is normal in LaLiga...

May222023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Ten fire incidents recorded in Accra on Sunday

Ghana News, Headlines Today

The Ghana National Fire Service says ten fire incidents were recorded on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Accra. This comes after a bakery and some shops were burnt at Kotobabi Abavanna Down and a similar incident at Circle Tiptoe Lane which also led to the destruction of several shops. Although no casualties were recorded, properties worth thousands of cedis were lost to the inferno on Sunday. Speaking to Citi News, an official at the Public Relations Department of the National Fire Service Headquarters ADOII Alex Nartey urged the public to take precautionary measures against such incidents in the rainy reason. “We are in the rainy season; we are cautioning people to be cautious of their activities. People should learn to be abreast with safety measures. Between 1am to 5am on Sund...

May222023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Floods destroy homes and property in Aflao

Ghana News, Headlines Today, Lifestyle & Social

Torrential rains over the weekend destroyed houses and displaced hundreds of people at Duta and Agbawoeme, two adjoining communities near Diamond Cement at Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region. The rains caused severe flooding of several homes and destroyed property running into tens of thousands of Ghana cedis, As a result, many of the residents in the affected communities have had to relocate from the area to put up with their family members in neighbouring communities. Mrs Sylvia Awuye Akpavor, a media practitioner, who lives close to the affected communities, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the situation was alarming as it had really affected the daily life of the residents. “I have personally visited the Duta and ...

May192023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Galaxy Buds2 Pro brings ultimate sound for people who are hard of hearing

Science & Technology, World News

Whether it’s listening to your favourite music, or simply tuning into—or tuning out—your surroundings, the Galaxy Buds2 Pro offer the ultimate in sound for everyone. As we recognise Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Samsung is committed to helping those who are hard of hearing better enjoy the sounds of the world around them with the introduction of new enhanced Ambient Sound. Making Technology More Accessible and Inclusive Previously available at three levels of customisation, the updated Ambient Sound feature—which gives users the ability to listen to and stay aware of their surroundings—now adds two additional levels, offering five levels of amplification and providing the benefit of improved hearing to even more users. To assess the feature’s efficacy, a clinical tri...

May192023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Italy floods leave 13 dead and force 13,000 from their homes

International

More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving 13 people dead and forcing thousands from their homes after six months’ rainfall fell in a day and a half. More bodies were found on Thursday after almost every river flooded between Bologna and the north-east coast 115km (70 miles) away. Some 280 landslides have taken place. The mayor of Ravenna, a city badly affected by flooding, told the BBC it was the worst disaster in a century. Michele de Pascale described the damage caused by the floods as catastrophic, costing people in his city and the wider region their homes, possessions and for some, their lives. “It was a very bad 48 hours. Water and mud took over our whole village,” said Roberta Lazzarini, 71. Her home of Botteghino di Zocca, south of Bologna, was ...

May192023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Floods hit eastern Accra after morning downpour

Ghana News, Headlines Today, Lifestyle & Social

Movement of motorists was heavily impeded Thursday morning at the Kpone Barrier portion of the main Tema-Aflao N1 road due to flood waters following an early morning downpour. Some motorists and their passengers complained of staying in gridlocks between two and five hours before making their way out of the situation. Joy News’ Carlos Calony who toured the affected areas said the floods blocked the road in front of the Bel-Acqua Bottling Company where commuters virtually sailed through running waters. The main Accra –Tema Motorway did not fare any better, as the rains forced a heavy gridlock that ensured vehicles moved at a snail’s pace. A number of vehicles with very low clearance had to park for the floods to subside, while some others who braved through had their vehicles br...

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