President John Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to sustaining inflation within single digits, following a marked drop in the rate to 3.2 per cent. The President said the achievement forms part of a broader strategy to stabilise the economy … Read more →
Some of the printing machines of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) have broken down, causing delays in the issuance of new driver’s licences since the middle of 2014. The situation has created a backlog of about 23,000 licences … Read more →
A baby girl born in Hong Kong was found to be ‘pregnant’ with twins.The girl, born to Chinese mainland parents in Queen Elizabeth Hospital had to undergo surgery at just three weeks old to remove them.The foetuses, 8 to 10 … Read more →
The number of HIV positive cases at the Effutu Municipal Hospital in Winneba increased from sixty in 2013 to 154 in 2014, the Administrator of the hospital has said. Mr Hayford Frempong, the Administrator of the Hospital made this known … Read more →
Students of St. Paul’s Senior High School (SHS) in Denu have been asked to go home following a rampage that left a student dead and several others injured. The students were reportedly protesting against attempts by the Police to protect their … Read more →
Two Ghanaian soccer fans are believed to have been killed following last Thursday’s uproar at the estadio de Malabo during the semi-final match of the ongoing africa cup of Nations between Ghana and hosts Equatorial Guinea. According to some Ghanaians resident in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, they are keeping a low … Read more →
Shortages of basic products such as corn, milk and chicken have plagued Venezuela for years, creating long lines at supermarkets and pushing inflation well past the 60% mark just in the last year alone. More recently, shortages are affecting people … Read more →
About 3000 persons from some West African states are seeking asylum in South Africa. Some of these people have to join long queues just to get ‘asylum permits’ to stay in the country for three to six months (subject … Read more →
A high-end brothel employing only married women for clients wanting to sleep with another man’s wife has been raided by Russian police. Most of the women’s husbands had no idea their wives had been working as prostitutes- charging as much … Read more →
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, in a debate as to how money should be allocated for the implementation of the Youth Employment Agency Bill (2014), provoked the Majority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in parliament yesterday. He had said that the formula proposed for allocation of funds could create … Read more →
One of the inmates of the the Kumasi Central Prisons was shot dead by a Police officer in last night’s attempted prison break, an official at the facility has confirmed. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Kumasi Central Prisons, … Read more →
We all need signs of improvement in any state, with expectations of hope that circumstances will improve after weathering the difficult situations. There usually is light at the ends of a tunnel; meaning for every toil there is corresponding … Read more →
Two men are in the grip of the police for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl on the pretext of helping her with her homework. Joseph Bortey, 28, and Emmanuel Atta Boateng, 24, both aluminium fabricators, who live in the same … Read more →
A man and a woman believed to be lovers were found dead in a single room at Gbegbeyise near Dansoman in Accra yesterday. It is suspected that they were asphyxiated by the fumes from a generating set which was on … Read more →
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, 90, fell down steps from a podium after speaking to supporters upon his return from Ethiopia, say witnesses. Mugabe appeared to miss a step and toppled when he left the raised lectern at the airport Wednesday … Read more →
On 17th December, 2014, during Parliament of Ghana’s Festival of 9 lessons and Carols Night, the legislators had a silver-collection for the Sekondi School for the Deaf (SEKDEAF). 49 days after the collection was taken, the money has not been … Read more →
Emmanuel Aryee, the robber at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra whose attempt to rape his victim compelled her to jump from the top floor of a two-storey hostel facility, has been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. The accused, … Read more →
Prices of petroleum products could start witnessing significant reduction possibly by the end of this month, according the regulator. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has told Joy Business it will review prices of commodity after settling part of some 4 billion … Read more →
Unable to bear the pains and sorrows of his marriage, a 70-year-old farmer, early yesterday, shot himself dead, after killing his 27-year-old wife and injuring their nine-year-old son at Wafawonsua, near Benuenkwanta in the Brong Ahafo Region. The child, whose … Read more →
A 25-year-old man can no longer use his penis after his 17-year-old girlfriend poured acid on his genitals to punish him for distributing a pornographic video he’d taken of her without her knowledge. The girl, whose name is known to … Read more →
Internet hackers have taken over the website of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in Ghana. This comes two weeks after several public institutions including the official government of Ghana portal were also hacked. The hackers of the … Read more →