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Ken Ofori-Atta’s US immigration case adjourned to April 27
Posted on with No CommentThe hearing of the case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been adjourned to April 27, 2026. Mr Ofori-Atta appeared before a United States immigration court in Virginia on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as proceedings continue over his immigration … Read more →
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Man dies on plane after ingesting 246 cocaine bags
Posted on | CommentA Japanese man has died on a flight from Mexico City after ingesting 246 bags of cocaine. The flight, bound for Japan’s Narita International Airport, had to make an emergency landing in Mexico’s Sonora state after he began to have … Read more →
i-VickyMends Foundation donates to Kith Care Mental Home
Posted on | Commenti-VickyMends Foundation Club has donated some food items to the KITH Care Mental Home Center at Apemdo in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality. The donation forms part of the foundation’s mandate that seeks to build and foster friendship through giving and … Read more →
Physically-challenged, one other, jailed total of 22 years
Posted on | CommentTwo persons including a physically-challenged who conspired to rob a bread seller at knife point, at Bantama in Kumasi, have been sentenced to a total of 22 years imprisonment by a Kumasi Circuit Court. Kwaku Gyasi, the physically-challenged whose disability … Read more →
Highest level of antibiotics found in Ghana’s rivers
Posted on | CommentRivers around the world are contaminated with dangerous levels of antibiotics, according to a major new study. The study, led by researches from the University of York in the UK, found that concentrations of antibiotics in some waterways exceed safe levels … Read more →
China ready for Kumasi-Bechem railway project
Posted on | CommentCHINA CIVIL Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has expressed its readiness to commence the Kumasi-Bechem railway project. This came to light when the Minister of Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, led a Ghanaian government delegation to China recently to meet officials of … Read more →
‘Ghana now Austria’s important business destination in Africa’ – Austrian President
Posted on | CommentThe President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, has described Ghana as the most important destination in Africa currently for Austria and Austrian businesses. According to President Alexander Van der Bellen, the management of the Ghanaian economy, especially over the … Read more →
Boat sinks on DR Congo lake; 30 dead, 200 missing
Posted on | CommentAt least 30 people are feared dead after a boat sank on Lake Mai-Ndombe in western Democratic Republic of Congo, local reports say. The vessel is reported to have been carrying more than 400 people, of which 170 have been … Read more →
Ghana Oil Company Limited now GOIL Company Limited
Posted on | CommentShareholders of Ghana Oil Company Limited have approved a name change for the firm. It will henceforth be known as GOIL Company Limited. This was part of the resolution made at the 50th Annual General Meeting of the company. The … Read more →
Deadly attack on Catholic Church in Burkina Faso
Posted on | CommentFour people have been killed at a Catholic church in the north of Burkina Faso – the latest in a series of attacks the government blames on Islamist militants. A government minister told the BBC that eight armed men targeted … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo off to R20 Austrian World Summit
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Sunday to attend the R20 Austrian World Summit in Vienna. The meeting is an initiative which is helping regions, countries and cities to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and … Read more →
May ends in June
Posted on | CommentMaybe, all along, Theresa May just wanted to outlast Gordon Brown. Prime Minister Theresa May has resigned her post, announcing she will depart on June 7. She will stand down as leader of the Conservatives, and by consequence from 10 … Read more →
Queen visits British Airways’ headquarters to mark the Airline’s centenary
Posted on | CommentHer Majesty The Queen yesterday visited British Airways’ headquarters at Waterside, Heathrow, as part of the airline’s centenary celebrations. While at Waterside, Her Majesty The Queen was introduced to colleagues in heritage uniforms from across the airline’s history, and she … Read more →
UCC introduces Police Science curriculum
Posted on | CommentIn its quest to join hands with the security agencies in the country to fight crime, the University of Cape Coast has developed a Bachelor of Science curriculum in Police Science to help train personnel to become more professional in … Read more →
All 275 Constituencies ‘to get ambulances in August’
Posted on | CommentEach of the 275 constituencies in the country would by the end of August take delivery of one new Mercedes Benz Ambulances to enable health personnel to deliver on their mandate of saving lives timely. Deputy Health Minister, Tina Mensah, has … Read more →
Bawumia tour: This hasn’t happened in over 100yrs – Konongo Chief Imam
Posted on | CommentThe Municipal Chief Imam for Konongo in the Asante Akim Central Municipality has described as “very very historic,” the visit of, and worshipping with Muslim faithful, by the Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to the Konongo … Read more →
Productivity at KIA’s Terminal 3 to decline due to flooding
Posted on | CommentProductivity at the Terminal 3 of the Kotoka International airport is likely to be affected in June and July of this year, because of the heavy rains expected in capital. The Terminal 3 on two occasion has been flooded after … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo inspects GAMA’s Kaneshie storm drain construction works
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, inspected ongoing dredging works on the Odaw river, and the construction of a storm drain at Kaneshie First Light in Accra. The Kaneshie First Light storm drain project is aimed at helping to … Read more →
FDA and CEPS bust unregistered and fake drugs in Volta Region
Posted on | CommentA collaboration between the Volta Regional Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) at its landed borders has yielded in 26 seizures of unregistered and fake drugs valued at GHC 190,000 in the first … Read more →
First batch of Hajj pilgrim to leave on July 24 – Sheikh I. C Quaye
Posted on | CommentChairman of the Pilgrimage Affairs Office of Ghana, Sheikh I.C. Quaye has mentioned that all things being equal, the first batch of the 2019 hajj pilgrims will depart Ghana on July 24, 2019. He said they will as usual start … Read more →
Cabinet backs Theresa May’s Brexit bill
Posted on | CommentThe cabinet has agreed Theresa May’s plan for her Withdrawal Agreement Bill, including compromises intended to attract the support of Labour MPs. It includes the idea of a temporary customs relationship until the next general election, and measures on the … Read more →
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