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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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Radio Gold founder Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie dies
Posted on | CommentKwasi Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie, the former chief executive officer and founder of Network Broadcasting, operators of the defunct Radio Gold, is reported dead. Reports suggest that he passed away today (1 February) after a short illness. Baffoe-Bonnie was a presidential staffer in … Read more →
Murdered Tadi girls: “I knew the 2 Priscillas” Suspect admits
Posted on | CommentThe first accused in the ongoing case of the murder of the Takoradi kidnapped girls, Sam Udeotuk Wills, on February 1, 2021, admitted before a Sekondi High Court that he knew two of the four murdered kidnapped girls. Suspect Wills, … Read more →
Junkies in Western, Ashanti & Gtr Accra Regions now get high by inhaling public toilet stench
Posted on | Commentwww.233times.net has uncovered that some drug addicts have found an unusual way of getting high. According to the deep throat who revealed this to the medium, youth in Western, Greater Accra and some parts of Ashanti Regions enter public toilets … Read more →
Why I wore 2 face masks at Rawlings’ funeral – Archbishop Duncan -Williams
Posted on | CommentThe General Overseer of the Action Chapel International Ministry has explained why he wore two face masks at the funeral of former President Jerry John Rawlings. Archbishop Nicholas Duncan -Williams disclosed that he has received a lot of calls from … Read more →
Why schools have not been closed despite coronavirus restrictions
Posted on | CommentDespite the surge in the cases of COVID-19 in the country, and government’s subsequent reintroduction of restrictions on funerals, weddings, concerts, theatrical performances and parties until further notice, schools have still not been closed. According to President Nana Akufo-Addo, the … Read more →
COVID-19: KNUST researchers get approval to trial potential treatment
Posted on | CommentResearchers from the School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have received approval to commence clinical trials of a potential treatment for COVID-19. The approval which was granted by Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority … Read more →
COVID-19: Gov’t bans funerals, weddings and concerts
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced a ban on funerals, weddings concerts and parties until further notice in a bid to control the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases across the country. Delivering his 23rd update on measures taken against spread of coronavirus on … Read more →
Wa: 11-month-old baby and parents test positive for COVID-19
Posted on | CommentAn 11-month-old child has tested positive for COVID-19 at Wa in the Upper West Region, according to health officials. The child’s parents have also tested positive, health authorities in the region confirmed to Asaase News. The three are currently in isolation and … Read more →
Ghana to procure 17.6 million COVID-19 vaccines by end of June
Posted on | CommentThe government is hopeful to procure about 17.6 million COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June 2021, President Akufo has announced. He said “…The earliest vaccine will be in the country by March.” Addressing the nation in his 23rd update … Read more →
Most students of Sekondi School for the Deaf not reported after reopening
Posted on | CommentOut of the 400 students of the School for the Deaf, Sekondi, only 40 have reported to school as at Thursday, January 28. Sekondi School for the Deaf is a public basic school in the Western Region capital, catering for … Read more →
Many of Covid-19 cases still among the middle, upper middle class – GHS
Posted on | CommentDr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has revealed that many of the active cases of the coronavirus in Ghana are still among the middle and upper middle class. Addressing the media in Accra on Thursday … Read more →
Ghana receives €9.7 million EU grant to improve access to power in Sub-region
Posted on | CommentThe European Union (EU), through the French Development Agency – Agence Francaise Development (AFD) – has approved a new €9.7 million grant for the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to boost infrastructure works on the interconnection line between Ghana and Burkina … Read more →
Sani Abacha – the hunt for the billions stolen by Nigeria’s ex-leader
Posted on | CommentWhen Nigeria’s then-head of state Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars and died before spending his loot, it prompted an international treasure hunt spread over decades. The man hired to get the money back tells the BBC’s Clare Spencer how … Read more →
KMA to evict traders from pavement by 1 February
Posted on | CommentThe Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says the traders had up to the end of January to relocate to the approved trading areas. The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) will from Monday, 1 February this year, commence an eviction exercise to clear … Read more →
Airport Ridge to get first gated community in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Airport Ridge residential area in Takoradi is set to have a ‘gated community’ which would be the first of its kind in Takoradi. The gated community, which would be known as the “Riverside Enclave” is scheduled to be completed … Read more →
Ghana is 9th African country with largest Chinese debt
Posted on | CommentGhana has been ranked as one of the countries on the African continent that is heavily indebted to Asian superpower, China. China over the past few years has established itself as one of the world’s economic superpowers and as such … Read more →
You were for Ghana and then for me – Nana Konadu in touching tribute
Posted on | CommentWife of the late Jerry John Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, says her late husband was God’s greatest gift to her. This was contained in a tribute read on her behalf by Princess Amina Rawlings during the final funeral rites and … Read more →
Prepare for the next pandemic like a ‘war’ – Bill Gates
Posted on | CommentBillionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned that the world must prepare for the next pandemic as it would for war, including the investment of tens of billions of dollars each year, in a letter released Wednesday. “We can’t afford to … Read more →
Rawlings buried with full military honours (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentFlight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings (rtd) has been laid to rest on Wednesday 28th January after a state funeral at Black Star Square in Accra. He was given full military honours – a guard of honour and 21-gun salute – after … Read more →
Pilolo Network launch and Virtual Career Development Programme
Posted on | CommentThe Pilolo Network, a Child Empowerment and Advocacy Network was officially launched on the 17th of January, 2021 by the JH Health Connect and JH Health Foundation. The Pilolo Network seeks to actively empower children/young people and is open to … Read more →
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