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Air fares soar by nearly 25% as Iran war forces flights to re-route
Posted on with No CommentThe war in the Middle East has helped to trigger a surge in air fares, with the lowest-priced economy tickets costing 24% more on average than they did a year ago, according to new research. The report, from the consultancy … Read more →
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Foreign college students will be banned from working and forced to leave the UK when their course ends
Posted on | CommentForeign students attending Further Education colleges are to be banned from working in Britain under a fresh crackdown on immigration ordered by Home Secretary Theresa May. When courses finish they will have to leave the country before reapplying to return … Read more →
David Cameron applauded by MPs as he prepares to hand over to Theresa May
Posted on | CommentDavid Cameron has been given a standing ovation by Conservative MPs after his final Prime Minister’s Questions. The prime minister, who will go to Buckingham Palace later to tender his resignation to the Queen, told MPs he would “miss the … Read more →
200 Ghanaians flee violent attacks in Libya
Posted on | CommentAbout 200 Ghanaians living in Libya have fled the North African country back to Ghana following continuing violent attacks in that country. The returnees, mostly men in their mid-30s, had gone to Libya in search of greener pastures some years … Read more →
CHRAJ writes to Prez. Mahama over Ford Expedition gift
Posted on | CommentThe Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has written to President John Mahama for his response to allegations of conflict of interest levelled against him by some political parties. The letter, dated July 7, 2016, is in line … Read more →
Theresa May set to be UK next Prime Minister
Posted on | CommentTheresa May is set to become the UK’s next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. The timing of the handover of power from David Cameron looks set to be after PM’s … Read more →
Osama bin Laden’s son vows to avenge his father’s death
Posted on | CommentAl Qaeda’s media arm has released an audio in which the purported son of the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatens revenge against the U.S. for assassinating his father. In the video released by As-Sahab Saturday, Hamza bin … Read more →
Daughter collapses to death on the way to father’s funeral service
Posted on | CommentIt may seem weird and unbelievable, but that is the fate that has befallen a family at Sekondi in the Western Region. Selina Mensah, A.K.A Maame Ekua Akraba, 24, had stopped a Taxi together with her Mum Josephine Amoah, also … Read more →
PHOTO: JHS Pupil trapped in metal slab for over an hour
Posted on | CommentIt was a pathetic scene to behold on Monday afternoon, July, 11, 2016 when a JHS pupil who was accompanying a colleague on an errand for their teacher got trapped in a metal slab used to cover drains at Agona … Read more →
Govt releases GH¢37m for payment of book, research allowance
Posted on | CommentThe government has released GH¢37 million to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to pay the book and research allowance of lecturers for the 2016/2017 academic year, President John Dramani Mahama has announced. At the last in the series of … Read more →
Ghana visa-on-arrival scheme for AU nationals begins – GIS
Posted on | CommentGhana has started a visa-on-arrival scheme at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for all African Union nationals whose countries do not have a visa-free agreement with the country. A statement issued by Comptroller of Immigration (COI) Mr Francis Palmdeti, the … Read more →
Disaster looms in Tadi
Posted on | CommentCommercial drivers operating in the Western Region have warned that there is likely to be a disaster within the Sekond-Takoradi Metropolis if nothing is done to prevent some recalcitrant drivers from turning some fuel stations into lorry parks. According to … Read more →
Gunmen kill 5 US police at protest
Posted on | CommentFive Dallas police officers have been killed and six wounded by gunmen during protests against the shooting of black men by police, authorities say. Police are in a stand-off with one armed man in an indoor car park. Three other … Read more →
Snapchat sued
Posted on | CommentOnce upon a time, Snapchat was a simple app. You took a picture, you sent it to a friend, and it disappeared shortly after. Nowadays, it’s a messaging app, a video sharing app and a news app. A face-swapping, dog-masking … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: 9 perish in Kumasi after Ramadan dance
Posted on | Comment9 Muslims perish at Asawase in Kumasi after a Ramadan dance. There was a stampede at the entrance after the Jams was over at 2 am killing 9. The bodies of the victims, 6 females and 3 males have been deposited at … Read more →
Kumasi Chiefs to Prez. Mahama – Sack Kojo Bonsu
Posted on | CommentTHE KUMASI Traditional Council (KTC) has asked President John Mahama to sack Kumasi Metropolitan Authority (KMA) Chief Executive, Kojo Bonsu, accusing him of showing gross disrespect to them. At a crunch meeting of the KTC, which was held at the … Read more →
29 prostitutes arrested
Posted on | CommentTwenty-nine suspected prostitutes, including four males believed to be their clients, have been arrested by the police in a swoop conducted last Saturday dawn at Taifa, Kwabenya and its environs, all suburbs of Accra. The suspects were apprehended around the … Read more →
Western Region tops 25 best performing districts in 2015 BECE
Posted on | CommentBasic schools in the Western Region have received commendations from the Ministry of Education for topping the list of best performing districts in the 2015 Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE. According to a Deputy Minister for Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, “the … Read more →
PHOTOS: 13 burnt to death in accident on Wenchi-Wa road
Posted on | CommentThirteen people have been confirmed dead in an accident on Monday morning at Subinso-Branam on the Wenchi-Wa road in the Brong Ahafo Region. Reports indicate that a Kumasi-bound Ford collided head-on with an O&A bus en-route to Wa around 2:00am. … Read more →
ECG to release load shedding timetable – Dep. Power Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Deputy Minister of Power, Mr John Jinapor has given indication that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) would come out with a load shedding timetable should the current power generation challenge last longer than expected. According to him, the … Read more →
Oil, gas sector creates over 5,000 jobs
Posted on | CommentAvailable data from the Petroleum Commission shows that as of the third quarter of 2015, the oil and gas sector had provided direct high- quality jobs for more than 5,000 Ghanaians in the sector, the Chief Executive Officer of the … Read more →
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