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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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Education Ministry to employ 2,500 Teachers
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Finance (MOF) has given the Ministry of Education (MOE) clearance to employ 2,500 teachers to fill a teacher deficit in mathematics and science in pre-tertiary institutions. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Education in charge … Read more →
MP ‘named’ in JB murder
Posted on | CommentThe young man who is being held for allegedly killing Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North in the Eastern Region, has reportedly claimed that he is now relying on his initial statement … Read more →
Cripple arrested for raping JHS girl (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA physically challenged man, Stephen Agape Quainoo, 22, has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping an 18-year-old junior high school student at Winneba in the Central Region. Quainoo allegedly lured the victim into his room after repairing her … Read more →
EgyptAir flight crashed
Posted on | CommentAn EgyptAir flight reported missing between Paris and Cairo has crashed, French President Francois Hollande confirmed. The Airbus A320 with 66 people on board disappeared from radar at 02:30 Cairo time (00:30 GMT), soon after leaving Greek airspace. Greece’s defence … Read more →
PHOTO: Collapsed building kills girl, 16, in Cape Coast
Posted on | CommentResidents of Idan, a suburb of Cape Coast in the Central Region, on Wednesday received the shock of their lives when a building collapsed on a 16-year-old girl, Maame Basiwa, in the area. The girl, who was in form two … Read more →
Elmina kids choose fishing over school
Posted on | CommentKids in Elmina in the Central Region seem to love the shore more than the classroom, TV3 has gathered. Most of these kids, boys, between the ages 12 and 19 run the shores fishing during hours they are expected to … Read more →
1 of every 4 Ghanaian children go to bed hungry – UNICEF
Posted on | CommentThe right to adequate food is realized when every man, woman and children within our communities have access to adequate food and potable water. Ghana has an explicit recognition of the right to adequate food in its constitution, however, its … Read more →
2016 Newaccra Achievers Report; 30 Ghanaians about to shake the world
Posted on | CommentGhana’s leading success and personal development website, Newaccra.Com, has released the 2016 edition of the Newaccra Achievers Report, a celebration of unsung Ghanaians making impact and showing promise in diverse fields. This year’s edition is titled ‘The 2016 Newaccra Achievers … Read more →
Education, transport go up by 40.4%
Posted on | CommentThe cost of education, transport, utilities as well as housing and recreation went up significantly in April 2016, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. According to the Service, transport inflation went up by 40.4 per cent in April … Read more →
Albinos in Ghana fear politicians might use them for election rituals
Posted on | CommentPersons with albinisms in Ghana say they are in danger as the nation approaches the electioneering season since they are used for rituals by the politicians. The albinos allege politicians use them for various rituals during elections to enable them … Read more →
PHOTO: 3 grabbed with hundreds of ammunition
Posted on | CommentEight hundred rounds of AAA ammunition bound for Bunkpurugu in the Northern Region have been intercepted by the Kintampo police in the Brong-Ahafo Region. The ammunition, packed in four boxes and on board a Kumasi-Bunkpurugu bound Tata bus, were intercepted … Read more →
JB Danquah’s ‘killer’ steals GHC20 from Police counter
Posted on | CommentOne of the two persons accused for his complicity in the murder of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North has allegedly stolen GHC20 from the Police Station where he is being held. Vincent Bosso is said to have … Read more →
Dead employee withdraws GHc20,000 salary at Lands Commission
Posted on | CommentThe Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed shock as to how a dead employee of the Lands Commission was able to withdraw salaries amounting to GH¢20, 000.00 for two years. The PAC at its sitting Tuesday to consider some Auditor-General’s … Read more →
No cause for alarm, it’s not dumsor – GRIDCo
Posted on | CommentThere were power outages in parts of Accra and Kumasi last Monday, giving rise to speculations by some sections of the public that the nation might be returning to the power crisis period, otherwise referred to as dumsor. In Accra, … Read more →
PHOTO: Police arrest television stealing syndicate
Posted on | CommentThe Tesano District Police Command has arrested three members of a television — stealing syndicate who attempted to sell stolen flat screen television sets to the owner. The suspects were identified as Nana Kwame Asare, 42, an electrician, Kwesi Yeboah, … Read more →
More trouble for Ghana’s economy
Posted on | CommentThe cut in crude oil production output from the Jubilee field by over 50% has serious ramifications for the economy. This unexpected development, occasioned by a faulty turret bearing on the Floating Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) Kwame Nkrumah, will … Read more →
PHOTO: Nigerian arrested for registering to vote
Posted on | CommentA Nigerian has been arrested by the Tema Community One Police for unlawfully registering during the just-ended limited voters registration exercise. His Ghanaian accomplice, who guaranteed for him during the process, is also in the grip of the police for … Read more →
9 Ghanaians stranded in Uganda
Posted on | CommentNine Ghanaian nationals are stranded in Uganda following the alleged confiscation of their passports by a purported employer, Dr Prince Opoku Agvemang, who sent them to the country, through his company, to work as gold miners. They claimed their travel … Read more →
Takoradi: Commercial Drivers demonstrate against unauthorized loading
Posted on | CommentThe Ahanta District of the GPRTU is asking the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly to immediately find a solution to what they term as the nuisance of “loading at unauthorized places” in the metropolis. The drivers in a petition to … Read more →
Women who go to church more than once a week live 5 months longer – Research
Posted on | CommentWomen who go to church more than once a week live longer than those who do not, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard University’s public health graduate school found that frequent churchgoers lived an average of five months … Read more →
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