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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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Ex Prez Kufuor loses younger sister
Posted on | CommentMADAM JOSEPHINE Kankam, a younger sister of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, has died at the age of 67. She reportedly died at her home at Akwatia Line, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region in the wee hours … Read more →
Sekondi: Naval recruit drowns in a swimming pool
Posted on | CommentA 24-year- old naval recruit, Kwame Kevor Asante, is reported to have drowned in a swimming pool at the Sekondi Naval Base on February 11. GNA investigations revealed that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the 37 … Read more →
PHOTO: Chorkor Fishermen catch cow at sea
Posted on | CommentFishermen at Chorkor, a fishing community in Accra, cast their net for a catch Wednesday morning only to drag a huge brown bull to shore. That incident caused a stir in the community, as children, market women and people from … Read more →
iPhone 6 Gossip: scratch-proof screen, lighter etc
Posted on | CommentHere’s the latest gossip on the iPhone 6. Apple will release two new phones, one with a 4.7-inch screen, and one with a 5.5-inch screen in September, says Angela Meng at the South China Morning Post, citing “industry insiders” who … Read more →
Police hunt online nude picture publishers
Posted on | CommentA manhunt is underway for the suspects behind the publication of nude pictures of women on a number of websites. The Accra Central Police Command mounted the operation after receiving complaints from victims who claimed to have seen their nude … Read more →
Kwaku Bonsam curses any Politician who has stolen more than GHc20.000 from gov’t coffers
Posted on | CommentSpiritualist, Nana Kwaku Bonsam, has invoked strong curses on the National Women’s organizer of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) who also doubles as the deputy NADMO coordinator, Madam Anita Desooso for attributing the depreciation of the Ghana cedi to … Read more →
Pakistan porn movie theater bombed
Posted on | 2 CommentsAt least 10 people have been killed and many injured in a suspected grenade attack at a cinema in Peshawar in north-west Pakistan, officials say. No group has said it carried out the attack, but cinema owners say they had … Read more →
Rawlings prophesies to Otumfuo – People want us to die but we won’t die
Posted on | CommentFormer President Jerry John Rawlings has taken a swipe at the faceless people who recently peddled wild rumours about the death of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, stressing that the King will not die. Mr. Rawlings also revealed that, … Read more →
EU to ban non-traditional exports from Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe European Union (EU) has threatened to ban a number of non-traditional exports (NTEs) from Ghana because they contain poisonous chemicals, including aflatoxins. The EU issued a number of food safety alerts (threats to ban) to the Ministry of Trade … Read more →
I did as the Lord directed me; I won’t apologize to Asantehene – Rev Owusu-Bempah
Posted on | CommentControversial Prophet, Rev Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has stated in no uncertain terms that he will offer no apology to Manhyia over claims he prayed to avert a revelation he received about the death of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The … Read more →
Details: All set for Komla Dumor’s funeral
Posted on | CommentThe family of Komla Afeke Dumor has set February 21 to 23, 2014 for final funeral services for the BBC senior broadcast journalist and former presenter of Joy FM’s Super Morning Show. A solemn Catholic Requiem Mass will be held … Read more →
Spiritual Head of Asanteman demands apology from Rev. Owusu-Bempah or else …
Posted on | 1 CommentThe Head of the Spiritual Division of Asanteman (Nsumankwaahene), Baffuor Asabre Kogyawoasu Ababio III, is demanding unreserved apology from Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah to the Asantehene, or face the wrath of the deities of Asanteman. Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, Founder and Leader … Read more →
Takoradi: Student drowns attempting to fetch water from abandoned pit
Posted on | CommentA final-year student of the Diabene Secondary Technical School, Bernard Aikins, drowned last Saturday in a pit which serves as a source of water for boarding students of the school. The pit is at an abandoned quarry site. He had … Read more →
RLG on the verge of collapsing; More than 40% of workers made redundant and offices closed
Posted on | Commentwww.233times.net investigation team has revealed that, the continental communication giant headquarted in Ghana, RLG is at the verge of collapsing. The first indigenous African company to assemble laptops, desktops and mobile phones and offer ICT training in computer and phone repairs has rendered more than 40% of staff redundant. There is a growing fear … Read more →
British High Commission in Ghana stops taking payment for Visas in cash
Posted on | CommentThe British High Commission in Ghana has since January this year stopped taking payment for UK visas in cash. The British High Commission (BHC) runs an online visa application system, but applicants were given the option to either pay with … Read more →
World’s first Hospital to repair clitoris opens in Burkina Faso
Posted on | CommentThe world’s first clitoral repair hospital for victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), located in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, will open on March 7, 2014. According to a statement released by U.S.-based, nonprofit organisation, the First Lady of Burkina Faso, Chantal Compaore, … Read more →
Final year Student drowns attempting to fetch water from pit
Posted on | CommentA final year student of the Diabene Secondary Technical School in Sekondi-Takoradi on Saturday drowned in an abandoned, water-filled quarry used by students as their only source of water. Master Bernard Aikins, in the company of friends, was attempting to … Read more →
Stubborn Legon still charging road tolls despite government opposition
Posted on | CommentThe University of Ghana is still collecting road tolls it has slapped on motorists driving through its campus, despite being asked by government to cease collection, Joy News has revealed Checks on the road leading to the University of Ghana … Read more →
Man with tail worshipped as a reincarnation of a monkey god (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentChandre Oraon, 35, was born with a patch of hair on his lower back and has refused to have it cut, leading to locals believing that he is an incarnation of Hindu monkey deity Hanuman. Worshippers travel hundreds of miles … Read more →
BUSTED: Hotel selling cooked human meat; 11 arrested
Posted on | CommentAccording to reports, Onitsha police arrested 11 people after they discovered 2 fresh human heads in a hotel (name withheld) very close to the popular Ose-Okwodu market in Anambra state, Nigeria. 2 AK47 rifles & other weapons were also discovered … Read more →
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