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Police arrest 6 suspected land guards after gun battle at Trasacco
Posted on with No CommentThe police have arrested six suspected land guards following a gun battle at Trasacco in Accra. The arrest followed a distress call received by the police on January 10, 2026, at about 12:50 pm. A police situational report said officers … Read more →
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Nursing training ‘alawa’ increases enrolment
Posted on | CommentThe Principal of the Nursing and Midwifery Training College in Sekondi, Alhaji Abdul-Karim Boakye Yiadom, has denied assertions that the reintroduction of the nursing training allowance has caused the various nursing training colleges to reduce intake of students. He, however, … Read more →
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
Posted on | CommentThe World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. WHO convened its emergency mpox committee amid concerns that a deadlier strain of the virus, clade Ib, had reached four previously unaffected provinces in Africa. This strain … Read more →
Rolls-Royce secures engine deal for aircraft fleet
Posted on | CommentRolls-Royce has won a significant deal to supply dozens of engines for a new fleet of aircraft. The Derby-based firm’s civil aerospace division will build 60 Trent 7000 engines – to power 30 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft – ordered by the … Read more →
Commercial sex workers resumes work at Circle despite Regional Minister’s directive
Posted on | CommentCommercial sex workers along the Kwame Nkrumah ‘circle’ railway line are back to work barely two months after the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Kwatei Titus Glover warned against any attempt to reconstruct structures serving as brothels. At about 4:00pm … Read more →
Korle Bu secures 30 new dialysis machines
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Health (MoH) has procured 30 additional dialysis machines for the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The new machines, which have their own consumables that can last for a year, will be deployed to the new Urology and Nephrology … Read more →
World Bank hails Ghana Banking sector reforms
Posted on | CommentGhana’s banking sector has made significant strides in recent times, with over half of the 23 operating banks well-positioned to avoid recapitalization. This is according to the World Bank’s 8th Ghana Economic Update, which highlights the sector’s improved resilience and … Read more →
Blows over KNUST Vice Chancellor’s appointment
Posted on | CommentThe Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is embroiled in a legal battle over the reappointment of its Vice Chancellor, Professor Rita Akosua Dickson. Clement Ohene Asare, an alumnus of the university, has initiated contempt of court proceedings … Read more →
Google’s monopoly of online searches is illegal, US judge rules
Posted on | CommentA US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on online searches and related advertising. Google was sued by the Department of Justice in 2020 for its control of about 90% of the online search market. US … Read more →
Ghana targets $10bn gold export in 2024
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, has confirmed that out of the total exports of $9.2 billion for the first half of 2024, gold alone accounted for 54%, which amounted to $5 billion. This, he said, … Read more →
2024 Elections is my last task- Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared that the upcoming December 7, 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections will be the final challenge he faces before retiring from office on January 7, 2025, after serving nearly eight years as president. According … Read more →
Fuel prices drop
Posted on | CommentIn Ghana, the start of August brought some relief to motorists as Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) reduced the pump prices of petrol and diesel. A report indicates that the price drop, effective August 1st to August 15th window, was a … Read more →
Billionaire Jeff Bezos loses $15billion in day
Posted on | CommentJeff Bezos lost $15billion from his wealth in a single day after a massive stock slump made the world’s 500 richest people including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk lose $134billion overall. According to Bloomberg, shares of Amazon.com Inc. went down by 8.8 percent on Friday … Read more →
‘Is she Indian or Black?’ – Trump questions Harris’ identity
Posted on | CommentU.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country’s largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris had previously downplayed her Black heritage. “She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only … Read more →
8 toxic signs you’re way too nice to your ex
Posted on | CommentAs a chocolate lover, I’d like to think you can never have too much chocolate. Similarly, I want to say you can never be too good. But I do think you can overplay a strength, particularly with an ex, and … Read more →
226 victims lose over GHc112K in six months to online blackmail in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has reported a significant surge in online blackmail cases across Ghana. According to the Authority, 226 victims lost GH?112,209 in the first six months of 2024 with an additional 141 reports filed between March and … Read more →
TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning incident
Posted on | CommentDozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. Health and food safety officials in the city state are investigating the incident, which left 60 people with symptoms … Read more →
Scores missing as India landslides kill 158
Posted on | CommentThe death toll from the massive landslides that have hit the southern Indian state of Kerala has now crossed 158, with officials saying 187 people are still missing. Rescue operations, that had halted late Tuesday night, resumed on Wednesday morning. … Read more →
Fuel prices to fall between 2% and 4% in coming days – IES
Posted on | CommentThe prices of petroleum products are expected to fall between 2% and 4% for petrol, diesel, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, beginning tomorrow August 1, 2024. This follows the slowdown in the depreciation of the Ghana cedi during the second … Read more →
KNUST staff files another suit challenging vice-chancellor’s tenure extension
Posted on | CommentA stores superintendent at the Procurement Department at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has filed a suit challenging the recent extension of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mrs Akosua Dickson’s tenure. The applicant, Isaac Mensah, who has been with … Read more →
Education Minister announces limited recruitment for SHS Teachers
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the ministry will embark on a limited recruitment of teachers into Senior High Schools. In a Facebook post dated July 30, the Minister disclosed that the recruitment process will … Read more →
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