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US charges 6 over car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Ghana
Posted on with No CommentSix individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, … Read more →
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Making Agriculture “Cool”
Posted on | Comment“Agriculture is the backbone of our Nation”. I believe that almost every Ghanaian writing a Social Studies or Agriculture test might have used this as an opening statement. However, many people continue to downplay the impact agriculture has on the … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTO: Jealous lover pours acid on girlfriend in Western Region
Posted on | CommentThe police at Wassa Amenfi East in the Western Region are hunting for a man believed to be in his late 20s at Wassa Japa. He is currently on the run after allegedly pouring acid on his supposed ex-girlfriend, one … Read more →
Blows over ‘missing’ Ghana Gas helicopters
Posted on | CommentTwo former National Democratic Congress (NDC) government appointees have denied vehemently that some helicopters (choppers) belonging to the Ghana Gas Company are missing. Ghana Gas has been in the news these few days following revelations by the Public Interest and … Read more →
$4m Create, loot & share; NCA Boss returns $40,000 cash
Posted on | CommentFormer Board Chairman of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, has reportedly started returning his share of the money he and his colleagues unlawfully pocketed in that state agency. According to Mustapha Hamid, Information Minister, Mr Baffoe-Bonnie, former Board … Read more →
Africa Day: What is it and what does it celebrate?
Posted on | CommentAfricans across the world are today celebrating Africa Day in grand style, dressed in beautiful traditional outfits and putting on a colourful display of culture, food and diversity. Africa Day was first held in 1963 in the Ethiopian capital of … Read more →
Ghana to get first spaceship launch pad in Africa
Posted on | CommentGhana is set to become the first country in Africa to get a Spaceship Launch pad, following a partnership deal between KESHE Foundation Ghana and BONADES Limited, a Ghanaian-owned Construction Engineering Management (CEM) company. The two companies are combining their … Read more →
$6m Military cemetery cost reviewed
Posted on | CommentThe Ministy of Defence, has successfully reviewed the cost of a $6 million Military Cemetery at Burma Camp to $ 4.5million. The agreement, according to the Deputy Minister of Defence, Maj.Rtd Derrick Oduro was reached with the contractors of the … Read more →
BoG shelves decision to increase minimum capital requirement
Posted on | CommentThe central bank is putting on hold its move to announce a further increase in the minimum capital requirement for commercial banks in the country. The Bank of Ghana had indicated that it was increasing the minimum capital requirement as … Read more →
Meteo warns of more downpours in Western Region
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Meteorological Department is warning residents in the region to expect torrential rains as the rainy season sets in with the region likely to record 90 percent magnitude. Coastal areas in the Western region on Tuesday dawn experienced … Read more →
ECG concession: bidders reduced to 6
Posted on | CommentThe Millennium Development Authority (MIDA) has assured Ghanaians that it will select a financially viable concessionaire for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This was made known at the first bidders’ conference held in Accra to take bidders through the … Read more →
UK terror threat level raised to critical after Manchester bombing
Posted on | CommentA further attack may be imminent in the UK, the Prime Minister Theresa May says, as the fourth victim of the Manchester bombing is named The UK terror threat level has consequently been raised to its highest level of “critical”, … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo condemns Manchester attack
Posted on | CommentGhana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the terror attack in Manchester, resulting in the deaths of 22 people and injuries to 59. The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday at the end of a pop concert by the US … Read more →
Atuabo project was bloated by over $40m – Dr. Manteaw
Posted on | CommentThe Co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr. Steve Manteaw is alleging that the one billion dollar cost of the Atuabo Gas plant in the Western Region was overpriced by 40 million dollars. According to him, the … Read more →
We’ll investigate soldiers protecting ‘galamseyers’ – Defence Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has instructed the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Obed Akwa to immediately begin investigations into allegations of some military men protecting illegal gold mining concessions, especially in the Ashanti Region. He said his outfit … Read more →
PHOTO: Heavy downpour floods Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe entire community of Bakado, a surburb of Ketan in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis has been submerged rendering all residents homeless following early Tuesday morning’s downpour in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis Domestic animals including cocks, dogs and sheep have been washed away … Read more →
World Bank supports 53 Communities in Ghana with $5.5m
Posted on | CommentThe World Bank has signed a grant agreement with Solidaridad West Africa for Natural Resources Management in 53 selected local communities of the Brong-Ahafo and Western Regions of Ghana. The US$5.5 million grant of the Ghana Dedicated Grant Mechanism for … Read more →
Ghana Standards Authority CEO busted in $1.2m ‘bribe’ and house
Posted on | CommentDr. George Crentsil, Chief Executive of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), has allegedly pocketed an amount of $1.2 million (approximately GH¢5 million) he purportedly received as kickback from a construction firm that did some work for the Authority, according to … Read more →
Fire service probes attack on radio station
Posted on | CommentManagement of the Ghana National Fire Service has set up a committee led by DCFO William Yawson, Director of Fire Safety, to investigate the assault on two newscasters of Bryt FM by some personnel of the Fire Service in the … Read more →
Indonesian men caned for gay sex
Posted on | CommentTwo men have been caned 83 times each in the Indonesian province of Aceh after being caught having sex. The men stood on stage in white gowns praying while a team of hooded men lashed their backs with a cane. … Read more →
Gov’t committed to teacher development – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed government’s commitment to enhance the teacher professional development status of the country. This, he said, would be done through the Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL), which seeks to transform the delivery of … Read more →
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