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US imposes visa restrictions – Ban targets election troublemakers
Posted on with No CommentAhead of the December 7 polls, the United States of America (USA) has announced a new policy that will restrict US visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in the country. The US Department of State, which issued the … Read more →
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2 Teachers at Asangrakwa SHS remanded for rape, indecent assault
Posted on | CommentTwo teachers of Asankragwa Senior High School have been remanded into police custody by the Asankragwa District Magistrate Court for allegedly rapping and assaulting two first-year students of the school. The first suspect, Ernest Donkor, contrary to section 97 of … Read more →
Ghanaian woman shot dead in US
Posted on | CommentThe police have confirmed the death of a Ghanaian woman, 41, who was shot dead by unidentified persons on Cambridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. According to reports, the woman was one of two Ghanaian women shot at 7:00 pm on … Read more →
Ambulance Service admits charging deceased woman in labour GHc600 before transporting her
Posted on | CommentThe probe into the death of Agustine Awortwe, a woman in labour who died in transit from Takoradi to Accra by the Parliamentary Select Committee has reached day 3. It is alleged that the victim died due to negligence of … Read more →
WR Minister presents street bulbs to Airport Ridge residents
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister has presented street bulbs to Airport Ridge residents in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says as part of his measures to ensure security and development in the community, he is sharing the bulbs to … Read more →
3-month operation paint your building campaign launched in Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentA three-month sensitisation campaign has been launched by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to create awareness of the Operation paint your building Campaign after which enforcement of the bye-law will be intensified. Paragraph two of the STMA bye-laws on … Read more →
UK heatwave: Country may have hottest day on record with 41C forecast
Posted on | CommentThe UK could have its hottest day on record this week, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 41C (106F). The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning on Monday and Tuesday in much of England, from London and … Read more →
Ukraine war: Zelensky suspends security chief and top prosecutor
Posted on | CommentPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has suspended the head of Ukraine’s spy agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations. He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied … Read more →
Over 30% of countries at near-debt distress – IMF Boss
Posted on | CommentMore than 30% of emerging and developing countries are at or near debt distress, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has revealed. For low-income countries that number is 60%. According to her, the tightening financial conditions and … Read more →
WhatsApp to let users react with any emoji, not just its chosen 6
Posted on | CommentWhatsApp users will soon have the ability to react to messages with any emoji, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in a Facebook post.. “We’re rolling out the ability to use any emoji as a reaction on WhatsApp,” the CEO wrote … Read more →
Uber sued in US over sexual assault claims
Posted on | CommentUber is being sued in the US over allegations of assault by drivers on the ride-hailing platform. The filing includes allegations women passengers “were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers”. … Read more →
NPA assures of reduction in fuel prices in coming months
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has assured the public of a reduction in the prices of fuel in the coming months locally. This is based on anticipation of the drop in the price of crude oil on the international market. … Read more →
Cutting UK taxes now would be a mistake – IMF
Posted on | CommentTax cuts are being promised by several Conservative party leadership hopefuls, but a top official at the International Monetary Fund has warned it might be better to raise them instead. “I think debt-financed tax cuts at this point would be … Read more →
Marburg Virus Disease: Ghana confirms first 2 cases
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service has confirmed the first cases of the Marburg Virus Disease, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It is only the second time the zoonotic disease has been detected … Read more →
Bishop Ogyiri Asare hosts Archbishop Duncan Williams, Apostle Joshua Selman, Nathaniel Bassey, Bishop Chingbundu for 25th International Prophetic Gathering in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Zion Praise Chapel International is set for the 25th edition of the annual International Prophetic Gathering (IPG) dubbed ‘Performance’ at the church’s auditorium in Takoradi from Sunday 31st July, 2022 to Sunday 7th August, 2022. The event which is … Read more →
‘You lack jurisdiction in Assin North 2020 Parliamentary elections’ – Tsatsu tells Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentLawyers for the embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, on July 13, 2022, filed a supplement to their statement of the case in the Supreme Court following the order of the court on Tuesday. The Assin North … Read more →
Inflation hits transport, others by 29.8% in June 2022
Posted on | CommentYear-on-year inflation shot up further by 2.2% to 29.8% in June 2022, the latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. This is the highest recorded since December 2003. However, the rate of inflation, according to the inflation … Read more →
Gov’t, Organised Labour agree on 15% COLA from July 1
Posted on | CommentGovernment and Organised Labour have concluded negotiations on the controversial Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) after weeks of disagreement between the two parties. A 15 percent allowance has been agreed effective July 1, 2022 for all workers in the public … Read more →
University senior staff declare nationwide strike
Posted on | CommentSenior staff of the country’s public universities have declared a strike today. At a news conference at the main entrance of the University of Ghana, members of the Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana were asked by their … Read more →
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after President flees
Posted on | CommentCrisis-hit Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on a military jet in the face of a public revolt against his government for mishandling the country’s economy, the Prime … Read more →
Woman, 37, give birth to quintuplets
Posted on | CommentA 37-year-old woman, Helen Tettey on Wednesday morning delivered a set of five babies (quintuplets), all girls at the St Martin’s de Porres hospital at Agomanya in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region. The woman who already … Read more →
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