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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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Sek/Tadi gas explosion: 60 people admitted at Effia Nkwanta Hospital (DISTURBING PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region’s referral centre, Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital has admitted 60 victims of the May 9 gas explosion at Sekondi-Takoradi, www.233times.net can report. The gas explosion which occurred this morning at GHUMCO, a Chinese company on the Takoradi Technical … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTO: Armed robbers kill scrap dealer in Tema
Posted on | CommentA 45-year-old scrap agent working with Ferro Fabrics, a steel manufacturing company in the Tema Heavy Industrial Area, was shot in the head by suspected armed robbers yesterday in traffic near the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). The deceased, identified as … Read more →
Chinese galamsey Kingpin arrested
Posted on | CommentAISHA HUANG, the 31-year-old Chinese woman suspected to be one of Ghana’s most notorious illegal miners, is again in the grips of the security service for allegedly flouting mining laws with impunity when she was left off the hook in August … Read more →
Sekondi/Takoradi: Gas explosion injures 30 people, 4 other companies affected
Posted on | CommentResidents of Sekondi-Takoradi woke up to a sad news of fire explosion at GHUMCO, a Chinese company on the Effia Nkwanta – Takoradi Technical University stretch. Commuters of the stretch have been stooped from using the busy road which leads to … Read more →
Controller & Accountant General asked to step aside – Ofosuhene takes over
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the acting Controller and Accountant General, Seidu Kotomah, to step aside for a former Controller, Eugene Ofosuhene, to take over, 3News can report. It is unclear what will happen to Mr Kotomah who … Read more →
Director of Budget at Finance Ministry relieved of his post
Posted on | CommentThe Director of Budget at the Finance Ministry, Sampson Asare Fianko, has been relieved of his post, we can authoritatively confirm. It is unclear where he is likely to move next and also who will be appointed to take over from … Read more →
VIDEO: 137 Fishermen arrested in Accra
Posted on | CommentA total of 137 fishermen have been arrested at Prampram in the Ningo-Prampram District in the Greater Accra Region for engaging in illegal fishing activities. The suspects, including women and children were arrested by a local watchdog committee set up … Read more →
2 Districts in Western Region unhappy with DCE nominees
Posted on | Comment. But chiefs, representing 54 traditional communities, back Shama nominee SUPPORTERS of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in three districts in the Western Region are unhappy with the nominees presented by President Akufo-Addo for confirmation as District Chief Executives (DCEs). … Read more →
Over 4,000 bonded nurses to start work in July
Posted on | CommentOver 4,000 unemployed bonded nurses have received financial clearance from the ministry of finance to enable the ministry of health post them to the various health facilities across the country to start work. These psychiatric nurses, general nurses, and midwives, … Read more →
Who’ll be next Chief Justice? – Dotse, Anin-Yeboah among the top contenders
Posted on | CommentAFTER 47 years of public service, the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood, will retire on June 8, 2017, and two names remain in the race to replace her as Ghana’s next Chief Justice. The top contenders are: Justice Victor Jones … Read more →
132,500 Barrels of oil produced daily in first quarter
Posted on | CommentGROSS sales volumes of crude oil in the first quarter of 2017 averaged approximately 132,500 barrels of oil per day (bopd). This comprises 82,500 bopd from the Jubilee fields and 50,000 bopd from Tweneboa-Ntomme-Enyenra (TEN) offshore oil fields. This is … Read more →
Ibrahim Mahama settles GH¢12.5 million he owed the state
Posted on | CommentBeleaguered Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Dramani Mahama, has reportedly settled the GH¢12.5 million he owed the state. The businessman is said to have paid the huge amount of money to the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue … Read more →
Popular radio spiritualist in Takoradi stabbed to death
Posted on | 1 CommentNana Nkwantabisa, a popular Radio spiritualist in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis has been stabbed to death by a Taxi Driver in a roadside brawl. The Driver is currently at large. More soon… Author: Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson
Private sector gets $2.6m remittance grant
Posted on | CommentGhana, in collaboration with Switzerland, has launched a $2.6 million Remittance Grant Facility (RGF) to provide financial assistance to Ghanaian companies. The facility is to support companies to develop affordable and accessible products and services that extend the scope of … Read more →
Galamsey: Chinese girls trap big men with sex
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that some Chinese women who are allegedly engaged in illegal mining (galamsey), across the country have become untouchable because they have secret sexual video tapes that they allegedly use to blackmail some powerful men in Ghana. This … Read more →
4 Chinese linked to Aisha Huang arrested for galamsey
Posted on | CommentThe Obuasi Municipal Office of the Ghana Immigration Service has arrested four Chinese nationals on suspicion of engaging in illegal Mining at Bepotenteng in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region. They were picked up at about 7pm on … Read more →
Nigeria’s Buhari leaves for London for another medical check up
Posted on | CommentNigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for London on Sunday for a medical check up, leaving Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to lead the country once again, his spokesman said. “PMB travels tonight for medical follow-up,” presidential spokesman Femi Adesina said … Read more →
Why I chose my sister as Asantehemaa – Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
Posted on | CommentNana Konadu Yiadom III, has officially been outdoored as the new Asantehemaa, succeeding Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II who passed on last year. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II chose the occasion of his 67th birthday on Saturday May … Read more →
Ghana, Japan ties unbreakable – Veep
Posted on | 2 CommentsThe Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated government’s determination to engage with companies and countries interested in providing high quality infrastructure in Ghana, especially in the construction and manufacturing sectors. Such companies would be more … Read more →
39 year old Macron elected French president
Posted on | CommentCentrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, projected results say. Mr Macron defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen by about 65.5% to 34.5% to become, at 39, the country’s youngest president, the results show. Mr Macron … Read more →
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