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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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Effective today: Prices of Petroleum products to go up between 6 and 20%
Posted on | CommentPrices of Petroleum products are expected to go up effective today, January 16. Petrol would go up 6% per liter, and would be selling at GH¢2.19. Diesel would go up by 7% and would be selling GH¢2.26. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and unified oil would also … Read more →
Legon’s road toll is illegal – Legal Practitioner
Posted on | CommentA private legal practitioner, Abraham Amaliba has described as illegal the decision to charge road tolls by the management of the University of Ghana.In a media publication published on Wednesady, the university indicated that from February 1, 2014 road tolls … Read more →
PHOTO: 80-year-old man who hasn’t had a bath for 60 years
Posted on | Comment“Amou” is an endearing word in Farsi used especially by kids for kind men to show their affection, and in this story our man is called just by that, Amou Haji. Amou Haji, aged 80, who lives in Dejgah village … Read more →
Effective Feb 1: Legon imposes tolls on road users
Posted on | CommentEffective 1st February 2014, users of University of Ghana, Legon roads would pay toll. Private vehicles will pay GHC 1 Ghana Cedi, taxi and commercial vehicles will pay GHC2 Cedis while heavy duty trucks will pay GHC3 Cedis at the University’s … Read more →
Twin brothers die in galamsey pit
Posted on | CommentTwo brothers were found dead in a ‘galamsey’ pit last Sunday at Prestea. The two, who are twins, have been identified as Fuseini Adams and Alhassan Adams, both 35. According to the Prestea Huni-Valley District Crime Officer, Assistant Superintendent of … Read more →
Brilliant Science and Maths quiz hostess, Prof. Ewurama Addy is dead
Posted on | CommentSad news reaching www.233times.net has it that the popular hostess of Brilliant Science and Maths quiz, Professor Mariama Ewurama Addy has passed on. The hostess according to close relatives has been sick for a while and was responding to treatment but unfortunately … Read more →
Lack of feeding grant delays reopening of 83 Senior High Schools
Posted on | CommentAll the 83 senior high schools (SHSs) in the three regions of northern Ghana have partially re-opened by admitting only final-year students.The inability of the SHSs to admit all students on the re-opening day is as a result of the … Read more →
Accra: Nigerian vomits 69 pellets of heroin valued $80,000
Posted on | CommentBarely a week after the arrest of a Nigerian by sniffer dogs at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), another Nigerian is in the grip of officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) for ingesting pellets of heroin. Chika Macillinus Umeugokwe,a … Read more →
Samsung introduces outstanding 85? Inch Ultra HD S9TV
Posted on | CommentBoasting a price fit for a car, the new 85-inch Ultra HD TV from Samsung is a stunner. It is known as the UN85S9 and it will reportedly reach the stores soon (by the end of the month). If you … Read more →
Headmaster of Adisadel College gets 5 plush cars and GHC 75,000 as send off package?
Posted on | CommentThe headmaster of Adisadel College, an all boys Senior High School in Cape Coast is taking home a juicy retirement package that is dropping every jaw. The headmaster whose retirement is due this year has served the school for over … Read more →
2013 MTTD Stats: 2,096 lives were lost through motor accidents and 12,655 injured
Posted on | CommentThe Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service said 2,096 lives were lost through motor accidents and 12,655 persons were injured nationwide in 2013.Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Samuel Sasu-Mensah, Staff Officer to the Director General … Read more →
3 Pastors from ‘Jesus I Called Prayer Ministry’ arrested for kidnapping mad women
Posted on | CommentThree pastors from the Jesus I Called Prayer Ministry at Apedwa and Mankesim who claimed to be on a mission to heal mentally deranged persons in the Krobo area have found themselves at the wrong side of the law after … Read more →
Value Added Tax (VAT) rate is now 17.5%
Posted on | CommentThe new Value Added Tax (VAT) rate of 17.5 per cent has taken effect. This followed the presidential assent given the VAT Act 2013 (Act 870) on December 30, 2013, and its subsequent gazetting the following day. Under the regime, … Read more →
KNUST Lecturers barred from selling handouts to Students
Posted on | CommentLecturers at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been barred from selling handouts to students. The measure is to curb the practice where lecturers give out “ill-prepared pamphlets and booklets” which in the end discourage students … Read more →
PHOTOS: Fire guts KNUST’s Crystal Rose Hostel
Posted on | CommentInformation reaching www.233times.net has it that, the plush Crystal Rose Hostel in Kentinkrono, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is up in flames. The Informer who is a resident of the hostel said the inferno started around 5 pm. … Read more →
PHOTOS: Pastor instructs church members to eat grass
Posted on | CommentA popular South African pastor, Lesego Daniel of Rabboni Centre Ministries at Garankuwa TUT campus at Pretoria, asked his church members to eat grass recently (November 2013) while baptizing them. After baptizing them by making them eat grass, he marched them … Read more →
Sad Story: Student blinded after surgery to change her eye colour
Posted on | CommentA student from London was left temporarily blind after surgery to change the colour of her eyes. Shenise Farrell travelled to Panama, in Central America, for the unregulated procedure to change her eye colour from dark brown to light brown. … Read more →
Invitees to Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday party asked “to eat before you come”
Posted on | CommentGuests attending Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday party at the White House later this month can look forward to “a little Dougie” but definitely not dinner. Word is out that the lucky VIPs invited to fete with Mrs. Obama at a … Read more →
Nigerian Pastor, Dr. Sign Fireman arrested over alleged murder of a virgin
Posted on | CommentSign Fireman has been implicated in a ritual murder scandal involving a boy in his church who strangled a 12 year old girl while trying to obtain feces from her for ritual purposes. The disclosure of Pastor Fireman’s involvement in … Read more →
Increase salaries as you increase taxes – TUC
Posted on | CommentThe Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said that it would oppose any increment in salaries that does not match the many increases in taxes and utility tariffs. According to the Secretary General of the TUC Kofi Asamoah it will be hypocritical … Read more →
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