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US charges 6 over car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Ghana
Posted on with No CommentSix individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, … Read more →
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Sekondi: Boy kills elder brother
Posted on | CommentA 19-year-old has stabbed his elder brother with a scissors to death at Essaman, a suburb of Sekondi, in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The incident happened on Thursday evening, April 29, 2021 which the suspect, name given as Emmanuel Akromah, aka … Read more →
Market Circle to be permanently shut down on Tuesday- STMA Mayor
Posted on | CommentThe Takoradi Market Circle will be permanently closed on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, to pave way for the contractors to start work on the market.The major construction works will start next month and the city authorities have to meet the … Read more →
Sekondi residents cry of water shortage
Posted on | CommentResidents of Sekondi in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis are complaining bitterly of the lack of water in the town. Some of the residents addressed it can take about two weeks or even a month before the tap will flow which is … Read more →
Surge in iPhone sales sees Apple’s profits double
Posted on | CommentA surge in iPhone sales, especially in China, has led to a doubling of profits at Apple since the start of the pandemic. The results reflected “optimism” about the days ahead, Apple’s boss said. Rival tech firm Facebook also reported … Read more →
Heathrow Airport’s losses deepen as Covid impact continues
Posted on | CommentHeathrow Airport’s losses have deepened as the coronavirus collapse in travel continues to “devastate” aviation. Britain’s biggest airport sunk a further £329m into the red in the first three months of the year, bringing total losses since the start of … Read more →
Biden pitches ‘once in a generation investment’ to Congress
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden has laid out a sweeping investment plan for jobs, education and social care in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Delivered on the eve of his 100th day in office, the Democrat pitched … Read more →
Read: Martin Amidu reacts to Special Prosecutor nominee
Posted on | CommentDo not defame Martin Amidu in the propaganda to nominate a new Special Prosecutor: by Martin A. B. K. Amidu Anybody deeply knowledgeable about the Agyapa Royalties Transaction Corruption Risk Assessment report which resulted in my eventual resignation as the … Read more →
Over 1.3m expiring vaccines in DRC to be re-distributed to Ghana, 5 others
Posted on | CommentMore than 1.3 million AstraZeneca vaccines delivered to the Democratic Republic of Congo on March 4, 2021, are to be re-distributed to Ghana and five other African countries. The Central African country is the second largest country in Africa (by … Read more →
W/R: 2 Chinese arrested after military raid on illegal miners at Ateiko (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentTwo Chinese illegal miners have been arrested at Ateiko close to Patachosu in the Wassa East District.These Chinese illegal miners were 10 in number which 8 of them bolted after having an information about the military operation. They have been … Read more →
Sayvee launches Corpnation Foundation in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentCorpnation Foundation, a not-for-profit organization with the aim of empowering the youth was on Sunday 25th April launched at Raybow Hotel in Takoradi. The Foundation forms part of Corpnation’s aim to empower the next generation of youth leaders. The leader … Read more →
Man’s penis cut off, fed to pigs for raping niece
Posted on | CommentWhen he arrived at the field, the two men attacked him instead. After beating him unconscious, they removed the sex attacker’s trousers and cut off his penis and testicles before allegedly throwing the genitalia to the pigs to eat. The … Read more →
India records 200,000 Covid deaths amid surge
Posted on | CommentIndia has crossed another tragic threshold with officials saying that 200,000 people have died of Covid in the country as of Tuesday. The country also saw more than 3,000 fatalities in one day for the first time, with officials saying … Read more →
UMaT develops technology to clean polluted water bodies
Posted on | CommentProfessor Richard Kwasi Amankwah, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), says the University has developed a technology capable of cleansing the polluted rivers in the country. He said the University had already tried the technology … Read more →
Africa needs to prepare for future pandemics – Rebecca Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentMrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo says Africa needs to prepare for future pandemics by building robust health systems among other things, since COVID-19 will not be the last. She said COVID 19, had had an “unthinkable toll on our lives” and that … Read more →
Hearing-impaired students to be admitted into SHSs on pilot basis
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Education will from next academic year integrate hearing-impaired students into the conventional senior high school system, piloting with one school, the sector Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said. This follows the minister’s observation at the Takoradi … Read more →
Sierra Leone decorates Prez. Akufo-Addo, Weah, others
Posted on | CommentPresident Dr Julius Maada Bio has commemorated Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence Anniversary with eight foreign dignitaries and reminded the occasion of the countries’ common interests as well as threats they face in the sub-region. Present at the day’s ceremony were … Read more →
South Sudan to destroy 60,000 Covid vaccines
Posted on | CommentSouth Sudan’s health ministry has rejected the advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) not to destroy the expired Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. The country’s Covid-19 Incident Manager Richard Laku has said the government will not use the 60,000 vaccines and … Read more →
All 53 sailors in sunken Indonesian Navy Submarine confirmed dead
Posted on | CommentThe Indonesian navy has released a poignant video showing the crew of a sunken submarine singing on board their vessel. The video, filmed a few weeks ago, shows the sailors singing an Indonesian hit called Sampai Jumpa (see you later). … Read more →
Enforce mining laws without fear or favour – W/R Security tasked
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Security Council has been asked to enforce the laws regulating the small-scale mining sector to the letter, without fear or favour, irrespective of political affiliation. Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, said … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo joins Sierra Leone to mark 60th anniversary
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Monday, April 26 to attend the 60th independence anniversary celebration of Sierra Leone. He travelled at the invitation of President Julius Maada Bio. The President is also attending the event in his capacity as Chairman of the … Read more →
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