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US Embassy in Accra opens thousands of new visa slots; urges World Cup travellers to apply early
Posted on with No CommentThe United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening “thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots,” with many said to be immediately available. The move is a direct effort to manage anticipated high demand … Read more →
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2 Finance Officers arrested, handcuffed at Public Accounts Committee Hearing
Posted on | CommentChairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC),James Klutse Avedzi has ordered the arrest of the current and former finance officers from the Sefwi Akontombra District Assembly. Isaac Akowuah and James Essilfie, who were sent to the Parliament Police Station, were … Read more →
Trump impeachment: What you need to know about the Senate trial
Posted on | CommentFor only the third time in history, an American president is facing an impeachment trial, with hearings set to start on Tuesday at 13:00 (18:00 GMT). Such a trial could, in theory, lead to President Donald Trump being removed from … Read more →
Man killed over dog meat
Posted on | CommentA 30-year-old man at Papaase, near Asaam, at Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region has been killed over dog meat. Attah Azimma was shot in the head by his brother, Kwaku Kandarira, 35, after confusion allegedly ensued between them over … Read more →
Harry and Meghan: No other option but to step back, says Duke
Posted on | CommentThe Duke of Sussex has said he is “taking a leap of faith” in stepping back from being a senior royal, saying “there really was no other option”. Speaking at an event on Sunday evening, Prince Harry said he and … Read more →
Isabel dos Santos: Africa’s richest woman ‘ripped off Angola’
Posted on | CommentLeaked documents reveal how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and telecoms when her father was president of Angola, a southern … Read more →
GRA exceeds target; over 15% of 2018 collection
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Revenue Authority exceeded its revenue collection target for last year by 3.2 per cent, the first time in two years. The authority collected GH¢43.76 billion for the year under review, as against a target of GH¢42.08 billion, GH¢1.68 … Read more →
Policewoman, 3 kids die in fire explosion
Posted on | CommentA policewoman Inspector Kate Hawa Kwakuru, 45, and her three children died in a gas explosion at Ablekuma Fan Milk in Accra last week. The children were identified as Emmanuel Adjei, a 22-year-old student of Ghana Telecom University College; Ebenezer … Read more →
Siemens, GRIDCo sign $250m power deal
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo, and Joe Kaeser in a group picture with Government officials and Siemens delegation after the signing ceremony at Jubilee House. INSET: Jonathan Amoako-Baah, CEO of GRIDCo and Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa signing the MoU. … Read more →
US lifts visa restrictions in Ghana applied under Section 243
Posted on | CommentThe United States has lifted the visa restrictions applied under Section 243(d) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act. As of Friday, January 17, 2020, visa processing will return to the normal procedures. The validity period and number of … Read more →
Politicians ‘hunting’ for blood in election year for power – Rev. Owusu Bempah on accidents
Posted on | CommentThe Leader and Founder of Glorious Word Chapel International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah says more gruesome deaths await Ghanaians as the country goes to the polls come December 7. According to him, politicians wanting to win power and those who … Read more →
Date for 2020 Census to change – Ghana Statistical Service
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says it was likely the 2020 Population and Housing Census which had been scheduled to take place in March 2020 would be moved forward by “a couple of months”. In a press statement issued Wednesday … Read more →
Unemployed nurses, midwives threaten to demonstrate
Posted on | CommentMembers of a group calling itself Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives Association (GUNMA) have scheduled January 28, 2020, to demonstrate against what they say is government’s failure to provide clearance for their posting. According to the leadership of the association, … Read more →
Accra Academy dormitories in flames
Posted on | CommentParts of Accra Academy located at Bubiashie in Accra were in flames on Wednesday evening. Photos and videos were rife on social media with some claiming that dormitories in two halls of residence in the school, namely Alema and Halm-Addo … Read more →
Cape Coast Hospital calls on public to help identify 34 killed in accident
Posted on | CommentThe Cape Coast Teaching Hospital is calling on the public to help identify persons who were killed in Tuesday’s road crash at Dompoase in the Central Region. The accident, which involved a head-on collision between two buses travelling to Takoradi … Read more →
Reckless overtaking, overspeeding caused death of 34 passengers – MTTD
Posted on | CommentThe Motor Traffic and Transport Department(MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has attributed the accident involving two buses at Dampoase on the Cape Coast- Takoradi Highway to the failure to obey road traffic regulations. Thirty-five people were killed in the … Read more →
Lesotho’s first lady wanted by Police
Posted on | CommentPolice in Lesotho are looking for Maesaiah Thabane, the wife of the prime minister, for questioning in connection to the killing of his estranged wife two years ago. Mystery surrounds Ms Thabane’s whereabouts since Friday when a court issued a … Read more →
How mosquitoes delayed an STC bus for 45 minutes in Tamale
Posted on | CommentSome passengers yesterday refused to board an STC bus scheduled to travel to Cape Coast/Takoradi from the Tamale STC yard, complaining that mosquitoes had invaded the bus. Four ladies suspected to be students and who were to sit at the … Read more →
Man hospitalised with 3-day erection after taking Viagra meant for bulls
Posted on | CommentA man was rushed to hospital after taking “Viagra” meant for bulls and ending up with a three-day erection, according to reports. The unnamed bloke – who was reportedly planning a steamy encounter with a date – is said to … Read more →
Prince Kofi Amoabeng and Michael Nyinaku charged with stealing
Posted on | CommentThe founders of two collapsed banks, Prince Kofi Amoabeng and Michael Nyinaku have been charged with stealing and money laundering. Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the founder of the defunct UT Bank and Michael Nyinaku, the founder of the defunct BEIGE bank have … Read more →
20 Males, 11 females and 3 children confirmed dead in Central Region accident
Posted on | CommentA total of 34 persons have been confirmed dead in a highway accident which occurred on the Cape Coast -Takoradi highway Tuesday dawn. The accident which occurred around midnight involved two buses. Among the dead are 20 males, 11 females and … Read more →
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