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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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Veep hosts India Military delegation
Posted on | CommentVICE PRESIDENT Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has hosted a delegation of the India National Defence College Course (Course 59). The delegation was led by Air Vice Marshal Bakul Vaikunthrai Upadhay to the Jubilee House, the seat of Government in Accra. DGN … Read more →
Akufo-Addo signs RTI Act into Law
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appended his signature to the RTI Act finally making it a law. The President assented his signature to the bill Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in the full glare of journalists stating that the bill … Read more →
Accidents in 2019: 696 killed in 3 months
Posted on | Comment-It represents 17.57% increase over first quarter of 2018 figures The number of road users killed in the first quarter of 2019 has recorded a 17.57% increase over figures for the first quarter of 2018. Commuters and pedestrians killed increased … Read more →
We used to think NPP did not like Zongos and Muslims – Suaman Chief Imam
Posted on | CommentThe District Imam for Suaman District in the Western North Region, Alhaji Mumuni, has urged his fellow Muslims and Zongo dwellers to disabuse their minds of the perception that the NPP is anti-Muslims and Zongos. According to him, the various … Read more →
Google restricts Huawei’s use of Android
Posted on | CommentGoogle has barred the world’s second biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. The … Read more →
Black Sunday in Takoradi: 2 Killed in accident on Queen of Peace highway
Posted on | CommentNews reaching www.233times.net is that an accident that occurred at the Queen of Peace on the Kansaworado highway, Sunday, May 19 around 10:29 am has killed two. The fatal accident which occurred on the Anaji-Nkroful highway adjacent “Anaji Yahowa Naye” close … Read more →
Man arrested for mysteriously entering the home of Western Regional Minister with metal rod
Posted on | CommentA man believed to be in his early twenties around 4:30am Saturday 18th May, 2019 was arrested for mysteriously entering the home of Hon. Dr. Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Western Regional Minister (RM) who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) … Read more →
Western Regional Minister tours border town
Posted on | CommentThe various security agencies at the Elubo border are collaborating to ensure maximum security at the Elubo enclave in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region. Mr. Edward Osei, Assistant Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Service … Read more →
Family calls for investigations into death of Koforidua Technical University student
Posted on | CommentThe family of Olivia Sakyi, a level 200 student of Koforidua Technical University, who died under unexplained circumstances, is demanding a thorough investigation into the matter. The student passed away at the emergency unit of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, … Read more →
2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship: 32 Ghanaians selected to hone their skills in USA
Posted on | CommentGhana presents 32 members for Mandela Washington Fellowship to hone their leadership skills and bolster entrepreneurship. This year’s cohort of 32 Mandela Washington Fellows represents the best and brightest of Ghana’s young professionals from diverse sectors across the country. The … Read more →
Waste burning, car emissions are major causes of air pollution in Accra
Posted on | CommentParticipants at the just-ended workshop on climate change and air quality in Accra have identified waste burning, emissions from car exhaust and the use of firewood for cooking, among others, as the major cause of air pollution in Accra. The … Read more →
Railways Minister inspects work on Tema-Mpakadan rail line
Posted on | CommentWork on the 99-kilometre Tema-Mpakadan railway line will be completed in June 2020, the Minister of Railway Development, Mr Joe Ghartey, has said. The project, which starts from Tema through Afienya and parts of the Volta Region (North Tongu) and … Read more →
Korle Bu Laboratory Scientists begin strike
Posted on | CommentThe Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) chapter of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists last Wednesday started a sit-down strike action to press home their demand for a governing board for their mother association, among others. Initiated by their … Read more →
Ambulance Driver in court for transporting cannabis with van
Posted on | CommentAn ambulance driver who was arrested in 2017 for transporting cannabis with an ambulance van but jumped bail has been rearrested and brought to a Ho Circuit Court. Sampson Azago, 25, was arrested in the company of Derrick Eto, 24 … Read more →
Takoradi KFC to be pulled down for construction of interchange
Posted on | CommentBarring any unforeseen circumstances, the popular Airport Total Filling Station that houses the KFC in Takoradi near the Kwame.Nkrumah Roundabout will be pulled down to make way for the construction of the much talked about Takoradi interchange. Mayor of Sekondi … Read more →
Gov’t to build Nima into world-class residential enclave
Posted on | CommentGOVERNMENT HAS signaled that it would transform Nima, one of Accra’s slum community into what it termed as world-class residential enclave. Minister of Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea made the announcement to the media on Tuesday at the Information … Read more →
Man in court for allegedly defiling 6-year-old girl
Posted on | CommentA 22-year-old Nigerian man has been hauled before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl at Lomnava in Accra. It is the case of the prosecution that Vitalis Obiajuru had anal sex with the girl and also … Read more →
Gov’t to secure $51m for Kufuor’s housing project in Wa
Posted on | CommentGOVERNMENT HAS announced its intention to secure $51 million credit facility for the completion of stalled affordable housing projects. The projects started by former President John Agyekum Kufuor in Wa, Upper West Region were not continued after his government left … Read more →
China hands over 300 community satellite TVs to Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Chinese Embassy in Ghana, together with project implementers StarTimes Group, have handed over the ‘Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages’ project to the Ghanaian government after enabling 300 communities in rural Ghana have access to local and … Read more →
Central Region: Over 1,000 children receive new malaria vaccine
Posted on | CommentMore than 1,000 children in the Central Region have successfully received the new malaria vaccine, since the vaccination exercise started about two weeks ago. The Regional Director of Health Service, Dr Alexis Nang-Beifubah, said only three children had so far … Read more →
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