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US visa pause does not affect short-term travel for Ghanaians – Ambassador Victor Smith
Posted on with No CommentGhana’s Ambassador to the US, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has clarified that the United States’ temporary suspension of immigrant visa processing does not apply to non-immigrant visas for Ghanaians, including those for business and tourism. The clarification comes amid growing concern … Read more →
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64-year-old husband hangs himself; leaves behind blind wife and 9 children
Posted on | Comment64-year-old man has been found dead hanging on tree in a farm at Adoko Jachie in the Ejisu Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, who was identified as Daniel Assenso, was said to have left home on Friday, … Read more →
Accra recognised as most active city on Twitter in West Africa
Posted on | CommentAccra is the most active city on twitter in West Africa after being named among Africa’s top tweeting cities in the last quarter of 2013. The “How Africa Tweets” study focuses on Twitter use on the continent, looking at which … Read more →
Marijuana should be legalized in Ghana – Narcotics Control Board Exec. Sec.
Posted on | CommentThe Executive Secretary of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) can see some wisdom in the legalisation of cannabis sativa because increasingly, ordinary people do not think that possessing the mentally-disturbing substance is a crime. Take or leave it, there is “a virtual legalisation” … Read more →
Teachers in schools that record 0% in BECE to be sacked – DCE
Posted on | CommentThe Agona East District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Martin Luther Obeng, has warned that all teachers whose schools will score zero per cent in the 2014 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the district will be sacked from the district. … Read more →
Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ undercover story: How girls were sold from one trafficker to the other
Posted on | CommentIt was 11:30 am. The suite at the hotel was as cozy as my Vietnamese companion’s cheeks; so chubby and rosy.She was entertaining me with a hearty and flirty foreplay of conversation. She was pretty and sporty, her eyes gleaming … Read more →
Man gets 10 years in prison for post on Twitter
Posted on | CommentTwo men were found guilty in Saudi courts this week for, among other offenses, messages they posted on Twitter. On Monday, one Saudi man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for using Twitter to encourage protests and undermine the … Read more →
PHOTO: Mother and 4 children killed by fire
Posted on | CommentA mother and her four children, including a set of twins, at Kwabreim, a suburb of Ejisu in the Ashanti Region, were killed yesterday in a fire that gutted their house. The fire, which ravaged half of the six-bedroom building, … Read more →
Old Student of St. John’s School falls off moving Truck to death
Posted on | CommentResidents of Adum Banso in the Mpohor District of the Western Region are still in a state of mourning and utter bewilderment following the tragic death of a young adult from the community who fell off from a moving track … Read more →
It’s not about how you dress; You can bring mini-skirts to church – Pastor Mensa Otabil
Posted on | CommentThe General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensa Otabil, says Christians must not turn away ladies in mini-skirts from church. In his Sunday March 9, 2014 sermon monitored by XYZ News, Dr Otabil said Christians must … Read more →
PHOTO: Homosexual burned alive to deter others
Posted on | CommentA homosexual sexual man has been burned days after the Ugandan government adopted the controversial anti gay laws. This came after the country faced criticism from around the world with John Kerry comparing the country with the Nazi Germany which … Read more →
35 criminals arrested in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentThe Ashanti Regional Police Command headed by DCOP Kofi Boakye has apprehended 35 suspected criminals at separate swoops in Kumasi; a strong indication that the law enforcement agents are firmly in control of the security situation in the area. The … Read more →
Africa should deliver Europe from it’s darkness – Pastor Mensa Otabil
Posted on | CommentMotivational speaker and preacher, Dr Mensa Otabil says it is time for Africa – “the centre of Christianity” in the world – to rescue Europe from its “darkness.” The International Central Gospel Church General Overseer says despite the fact that … Read more →
Adomi bridge to be closed
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Highway Authority has announced the Adomi bridge will be closed to traffic today, Monday, March 10, 2014. It will remain closed until 2016. This is to make way for repair works on the only bridge linking the Volta … Read more →
Pastor arrested for conducting virginity test on 20-year-old female member
Posted on | CommentThe Ogun State Police Command said yesterday, that it had arrested a Pastor identified as Adekunle Kayode, 34, for conducting virginity test on a 20-year-old female member of his church in Abeokuta, the state capital, using his finger. Kayode, a pastor in charge of … Read more →
PHOTO (18+): Boyfriend wins bet by sleeping with his girlfriend in the open in a club
Posted on | 1 CommentAccording to the ‘whistle-blower’ who told www.233times.net this story, the man in the picture had gone on a bet with his friend to sleep with his girlfriend in the open in the club (name withheld for now) where they were … Read more →
5-year-old Kindergarten Pupil drowns in pool
Posted on | CommentFive-year-old kindergarten pupil of Sandabi International School, Wumpini Mubarik, on Friday got drowned in a swimming pool at Discovery Hotel in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital. The hotel belongs to beleaguered Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Goodwill International, Philip Akpeena … Read more →
Better Ghana Agenda laptops distributed to Teachers
Posted on | CommentA total of 2,331 Better Ghana Agenda laptop computers have now been presented to teachers who completed the Rlg Information Communication Technology training under the Basic school Computerisation Project in the Central Region. The Central Regional Minster, Dr Samuel Sarpong, … Read more →
VIDEO: World champion typist sets new record; now types with his nose
Posted on | CommentA world champion typist has set a new speed record – with his nose. Mohammed Khurshid Hussain, 23, wrote a 103-character sentence in just 47 seconds after practicing his technique for six hours a day, the International Business Times reported. … Read more →
Cal Bank Policeman angrily shoots 2 customers
Posted on | CommentA policeman on duty at the Derby Avenue branch of Cal bank in Accra has reportedly shot and injured two persons out of anger. The policeman who was on duty on Saturday afternoon opened fire on customers in the banking … Read more →
Energy drinks ‘increase the risk of mental health problems’ – Research
Posted on | CommentEnergy drinks can lead to mental health problems and drug and alcohol abuse in teenagers, researchers have warned. Their findings have been published just a day after it emerged a teenager’s heart stopped three times after downing 10 Jagerbombs mixed … Read more →
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