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Afenyo-Markin referred to Privileges Committee over security recruitment claims
Posted on with No CommentThe Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is to face Parliament’s Committee on Privileges and Immunities after the Interior Minister formally challenged him to substantiate allegations that the ongoing recruitment into the security services is unlawful and exploitative. The development followed an … Read more →
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Ugandan female MPs ask for parliament beauty salon
Posted on | CommentUgandan female members of parliament have asked for an in-house salon to be opened at parliament to boost their participation. Recently the parliament got its own gym, but female MPs say vigorous exercise leaves their hair disorganised, leaving few MPs … Read more →
UK returns Ghana’s looted royal artefacts in loan deal
Posted on | CommentThe United Kingdom has returned 32 royal artefacts looted from Ghana’s Asante Kingdom in the 19th Century. The royal objects were taken from the Palace in Kumasi during the Anglo-Asante Wars, including the infamous Sagrenti War of 1874. They were … Read more →
Earthworks on Takoradi-Agona Nkwanta road to commence in May – Justmoh Constructions CEO
Posted on | CommentDr Justice Amoh, Chief Executive Officer of Justmoh Construction, a wholly Ghanaian-owned private company and one of the forerunners in the construction of civil engineering infrastructure, has announced that earthworks on the Takoradi PTC Roundabout to Agona Nkwanta Road rehabilitation … Read more →
Sister of late Komla Dumor and NDC Running Mate Spokesperson Mawuena Trebah is dead
Posted on | CommentIn a heartbreaking turn of events, Mawuena Adzo Trebah, the trailblazing first female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) and spokesperson for the 2020 NDC Vice Presidential candidate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has tragically passed … Read more →
Western Regional branch of GPRTU suspends fare increase
Posted on | CommentThe Western regional branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended a planned increment in transport fares in the region. The suspension comes after the GPRTU’s national body issued an order to all its regional branches to … Read more →
SHS student jailed 15 years for robbing Teacher phone, rice and stew
Posted on | CommentAn 18-year-old student of Adanwomase Senior High School has been convicted after robbing a teacher, and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour by a Circuit Court at Old Tafo in the Ashanti Region. The judge, His Honour Festus … Read more →
3 Dragged to court over Serwaa Amihere sex video leak
Posted on | CommentIn a significant development in the case involving the unauthorized sharing of intimate videos of Ghanaian media personality Serwaa Amihere, the state has formally charged three individuals before the Circuit Court in Dansoman. The accused have been identified as Edem … Read more →
Ghana’s public debt up by GH¢30.5bn after IMF deal
Posted on | CommentData from the Apex Bank in Ghana indicates a growing disparity between the nation’s public debt before and after agreement on the $3 billion Extended Credit Facility from the IMF. According to the Bank of Ghana’s March 2024 Summary of … Read more →
Transport fares to go up by 30% today
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced plans to increase transport fares by 30 per cent effective Monday, April 8, 2024. Mr Kingsley Eshun, the Western Regional Vice Chairman of the Union, confirming … Read more →
US conjoined twin Abby Hensel gets married
Posted on | CommentPublic records in United States have revealed that conjoined twin Abby Hensel is now married to Josh Bowling, a nurse and United States Army veteran. Abby Hensel has been conjoined to her sister Brittany Hensel her whole life because both … Read more →
Western Region records 77 road crashes in first two months of 2024
Posted on | CommentA report from the Regional Office of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) reveals that between January and February of this year, there were 77 traffic crashes in the Western Region. The report states that 145 cases—or a 53 per … Read more →
Report for duty – WR GNAT Secretary tells teachers
Posted on | CommentTeacher unions called off their nationwide strike, initiated on March 20 due to grievances over their conditions of service yesterday The decision comes after the National Labour Commission (NLC) obtained an interim injunction to facilitate negotiations. The unions cited the Ministry of … Read more →
12yr-old girl married to 63-yr-old Chief Priest and her mother are currently under protection – Police
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has said they have identified and located the 12-year-old girl who is alleged to have been married to the 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo in Nungua, Accra.The police say the girl and her mother are currently under Police … Read more →
Stop impounding vehicles for minor offenses – Attorney General to Police
Posted on | CommentThe Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice has called on the Ghana Police Service to cease impounding vehicles when drivers commit minor road offenses. In a statement addressed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Attorney … Read more →
Newly acquired trains from Poland arrive for use on Tema-Mpakadan railway line
Posted on | CommentThe first batch of 12 state-of-the-art trains assembled in Poland for railway transportation in Ghana has arrived at the Tema Port. This marks a significant moment for Ghana’s transportation sector and will be used on the new Tema-Mpakadan standard-gauge railway … Read more →
Passport fee hits GHC500
Posted on | CommentToday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration announced a significant increase in passport application fees, with the standard application (32 pages) fee rising from GHC100 to GHC500. This drastic increasd takes effect immediately, starting from 1st April 2024. … Read more →
IMF review to inject $360m
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has indicated that the approval of the second review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board, possibly in June 2024, will trigger the release of the third tranche of US$360 million. … Read more →
Soldier grabbed in Obuasi over gold robbery
Posted on | Commenthe Obuasi East Police Patrol Team in the Ashanti Region is currently holding one Lance Corporal Opoku Eric, 27, who claims to be a soldier stationed at Airborne -Tamale with staff ID No.AB699021. The suspect currently on operations duty at … Read more →
Motor rider dies after head-on-collision with truck in Takoradi (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA motor rider has died on the spot after a head-on collision with a KIA truck with registration number BA 1329 Y on the Time Enterprise road at New Site in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The incident happened on Monday morning, … Read more →
Ghana rakes $2.8bn from exports this year
Posted on | CommentGhana earned $2.8 billion from its major exports in the first two months of this year. A recent assessment of the country’s external sector developments indicated that in February of 2022, the same figure was recorded. Compared to some $2.5 … Read more →
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