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Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Posted on with No CommentDonald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a … Read more →
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Tadi loses Philanthropist who took madmen from the streets and lived with them (2017 VIDEO interview attached)
Posted on | CommentMadam Habiba Fuseini, the Philanthropist who kept the street of Sekondi-Takoradi madmen free has passed away. According to information available to www.233times.net, Madam Habiba as she is affectionately called collapsed on 10th March at the Kith Mental Home where she … Read more →
Gov’t has taken no decision to sanction persons who refuse COVID-19 vaccine
Posted on | CommentThe government has not taken any decision to sanction persons who refuse to to take the COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana. Reacting to some media reportage that suggests that the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah had said so, the … Read more →
2 dead, over 30 injured in ghastly accident near Kintampo
Posted on | CommentTwo persons, including a toddler, have lost their lives in a gory accident at Suronuase near Kintampo in the Bono East Region. A woman, whose identity is yet to be known, died on the spot while a toddler was declared … Read more →
TTU Students threaten to boycott lectures over lack of furniture
Posted on | CommentStudents of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) have served a weeks notice to management of the University to fix the inadequate furniture situation at the various lecture halls or they would boycott lectures. “ Students and SRC would have no … Read more →
Gov’t to construct 14 treatment centres to manage COVID-19 vaccination waste
Posted on | CommentGovernment has indicated that it in talks with private investors for the establishment of 14 treatment centres nationwide for the proper disposal of medical waste in the country. The move has been necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant … Read more →
Economy to rebound strongly as GDP growth nears 5% – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo says Ghana is expected to have a GDP growth rate of about 5 percent following a year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during his State of the Nation address, President Akufo-Addo said this growth rate would beat … Read more →
From analyzing in the lab to becoming CEO: The story of Delese Mimi Darko, FDA Boss
Posted on | CommentAs part of celebration of women, the team went up-close with the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Delese Afia Mimi Darko, simply known by many as Mimi Darko. Mimi is the first ever woman to … Read more →
We need to keep pushing into the minds of women that they’re capable – Yaa Amoako-Adu
Posted on | CommentChief Executive Officer (CEO) of Intergrity Logistics, Yaa Amoako Adu has mentioned that it is her wish to see women rub shoulders with men. Stating her reasons for this statement she said, “I don’t know why, but I feel we … Read more →
Gov’t to receive extra 2 million COVID-19 vaccines by May
Posted on | CommentGhana will receive an additional two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX Facility by the end of May, this year. That would boost the country’s COVID-19 vaccination programme and aid the government’s quest to vaccinate about 20 million Ghanaians. … Read more →
FDA warns public not to buy COVID-19 vaccines online
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has asked the public not to patronise products offered online supposedly being advertised as COVID-19 vaccines. The FDA issued the alert in a statement released on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. According to the FDA, … Read more →
GRIDCo explains cause of nationwide power cut on Sunday
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has said it is working to resolve the challenges that resulted in the power cut on Sunday. A statement by management said “The Ghana Grid Company Limited wishes to inform the general public that … Read more →
GES postpones reopening date of SHS 1 Students
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Education Service has postponed the reopening of first-year Senior High School students to Thursday, March 18 through to Sunday, March 21. In a press release signed by the Deputy Director-General, the Service said the action is to give … Read more →
162,541 Ghanaians receive Covid-19 vaccine
Posted on | CommentSome 162,541 Ghanaians who fall within the eligible groups in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Central regions have received their Covid-19 vaccine. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) situational report on the vaccination, 104,174 people have been vaccinated in … Read more →
Armed robbers kill Nabdam Deputy District Director of NADMO
Posted on | CommentThe Nabdam Deputy District Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Upper East Region, Mr Dominic Kulkong, has been shot dead when a group of three armed men carried a robbery operation at the Pelungu market. The … Read more →
Kidnapped Tadi girls: 2 accused sentenced to death
Posted on | CommentThe Sekondi High Court has sentenced to death the two accused persons behind the kidnapping and subsequent murder of four Takoradi girls. Justice Richard Adjei Frimpong, however, gave the accused 30 days to appeal the judgement. The two convicts kidnapped … Read more →
Western Regional Minister Okyere Darko adjudged 2nd Best Regional Minister for 2020
Posted on | CommentHon. Dr. Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, the Western Regional Minister-designate has been adjudged the 2nd Best Regional Minister for the year 2020. Dr. Okyere Darko Mensah who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi Constituency was appointed as … Read more →
Takoradi girls’ trial – Defence counsels ‘abandon’ case
Posted on | CommentThe defence lawyers for two Nigerians standing trial for the murder of the four missing ‘Takoradi girls’ yesterday failed to appear before the Sekondi High Court without prior notice. At the last adjournment, the court ordered the prosecution to file … Read more →
Virtuous Boardroom supports teenage mothers in Ahanta West
Posted on | CommentThe Ahanta West Municipal Assembly has since 2018, and to date, consistently led as the assembly with the highest number of teenager pregnancy cases in the Western Region. “Teenage pregnancy is prevalent here in Ahanta West. In fact, we have … Read more →
GH¢5.7 billion petroleum revenue lost to COVID-19
Posted on | CommentGHANA lost some GH¢5.7 billion in petroleum revenue in the first half of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, a report published by the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has revealed. PIAC explained that the outbreak … Read more →
COVID–19: Ada SHS records 10 cases
Posted on | CommentAda Senior High School has recorded 10 COVID-19 cases with four recoveries, Headmaster of the school, Kojo Ayibor, has said. He said the school was awaiting the results of the last samples taken from the remaining six students. “We hope … Read more →
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