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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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Parliament proposes 10 years valid passports
Posted on | CommentParliament is proposing a ten year period during which a passport in Ghana can be deemed to be valid. After the ten year period the passport will be deemed to have expired and must be renewed. This proposal is one … Read more →
PHOTOS: Veep Bawumia pays surprise visit to Passport Office
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawuma has paid a surprise working visit to the Passport Office in Accra to observe operations at the facility. Majority of Ghanaians have complained about delays and the corruption that has riddled the Passport Office. Several … Read more →
Kintampo disaster: Teacher, Student need GHC32,000 for emergency surgery
Posted on | CommentAuthorities of the Wenchi Methodist Senior High School are raising a total of GHC32,000 to sponsor an emergency spinal surgery for one of its teachers and one student who were among the several others injured in last Sunday’s Kintampo Waterfalls … Read more →
UDS owes Ghana Water Company over GHC200,000
Posted on | CommentThe University for Development Studies (UDS) is indebted to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in excess of GHC200, 000 covering over two-year unsettled bills. Disclosing this on Onua FM morning show ‘Yen Nsem Pa’, the Northern Regional Public Relations … Read more →
First lady saves 7-yr old hole in heart girl
Posted on | CommentGhana’s First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has saved a seven-year old girl who was suffering from a hole in heart from dying. Parents and family of the girl, Harriet San-Koffie, from the Ngleshie-Amanfrom had been grappling with finances to pay for … Read more →
TUC hails ambitious 2017 budget
Posted on | Comment– But questions ECG concession, unbridled trade liberalisation, high cost of borrowing THE Trades Union Congress (TUC) has described the 2017 Budget as an ambitious one that seeks to address the challenges confronting the country. It has, therefore, pledged to … Read more →
PHOTO: Mahama bus catches fire
Posted on | CommentOne of the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) buses with portraits of President John Mahama and other former presidents, which was travelling from Accra to Cape Coast, caught fire midway through the journey when two of its tyres exploded on the … Read more →
Danish Government to provide $15m for skills development in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Danish Government has committed $15 million to support skills development in the country, the Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Madam Tove Degnbol, has announced. She said the amount was a renewal of an earlier $15 million towards both formal and … Read more →
Kintampo Waterfalls closed down indefinitely
Posted on | CommentThe Kintampo Waterfalls, the tourist facility at Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, has been closed down indefinitely following the incident there last Sunday which claimed the lives of 19 revellers. The acting Brong Ahafo Regional Police Public Relations Officer, … Read more →
List of World’s richest: Bill Gates tops with $86billion
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s richest billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots. Gates, whose wealth is estimated at $86 billion, led the list for the fourth … Read more →
19 more Police recruits sacked
Posted on | CommentAbout 19 more police recruits have been dismissed barely a week after 3news.com reported of 22 sacked trainees from the Pwulugu Police Training School. Out of the latest number, 10 are from the National Police Training School (NPTS) in Kumasi, … Read more →
Parts of Kasoa highway to be closed for asphalting
Posted on | CommentEngineers working on the Kasoa Interchange have served notice to temporarily close a portion of the N1-Kasoa highway from Wednesday, March 22 to Wednesday, March 29. The closure is to allow for sealing of a make-shift U-turn right before the … Read more →
Investigations into UCC clash begin
Posted on | CommentInvestigation has begun into circumstances that led to the clash between students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and their counterparts from the University of Ghana (UG), Legon and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). On … Read more →
Theresa May to trigger Brexit process next week
Posted on | CommentPrime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving. Downing Street said she would write a letter to the European Council, adding that it hoped negotiations on the terms of exit … Read more →
PHOTO: John Mahama visits Kintampo disaster victims
Posted on | CommentFormer President John Dramani Mahama on Monday March 20, 2017 visited victims of last Sunday’s storm disaster at Kintampo Waterfalls at various health facilities in the area. The visit was also to enable the statesman the opportunity to have firsthand … Read more →
US to ban laptops and tablets on flights from 8 countries
Posted on | CommentThe US is banning electronic devices from cabin baggage on flights from eight mainly Middle Eastern and North African countries. A US government source told the BBC that the measure would affect nine airlines operating out of 10 airports. US … Read more →
Govt urged to review pension age
Posted on | CommentParticipants at the end of the Fifth Dialogue Series workshop of the College of Humanities, University of Ghana (UG), have urged the government to review the pension age for workers upward. They were of the view that the compulsory retirement … Read more →
Waterfalls Disaster: Veep Bawumia storms Kintampo
Posted on | CommentVice President Mahamudu Bawumia is heading for Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo region to commiserate with the victims and families of the Kintampo waterfalls disaster. Reports suggest the Vice President may also visit the scene of the incident to gather … Read more →
KUMASI: Mother dumps baby in gutter (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA young woman has allegedly dumped her day-old baby into a gutter at Krofrom, a suburb of Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. The naked toddler was found dead and lying in the dirty and stinking gutter by some residents in … Read more →
GIPC targets $5bn in FDI
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) intends to meet an ambitious target of attracting about $5 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country in 2017. This will represent an increment of about $2.6 billion over the 2016 amount … Read more →
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