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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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Western Region records 18 Covid-19 cases
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region of Ghana has recorded eighteen (18) new cases of the deadly coronavirus disease. Mr Benjamin Amihere, the Health Promotion Officer in charge of public health of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the region urged and encouraged … Read more →
GPRTU to increase transport fares again
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU) says it will be adjusting transportation fares upwards. According to the Union, the move has become inevitable following series of increments at the pumps. Transport fares had gone up last month triggering another … Read more →
Parliament to invite IGP over recent police brutalities on civilians
Posted on | CommentMember on the Defence and Interior Committee in Parliament, Kofi Adams, has said Parliament may invite Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampre, to appear before the House to answer questions on recent police brutalities on civilians. The invitation is … Read more →
Microsoft retires Internet Explorer after 27 years
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft is finally retiring the consumer version of Internet Explorer. It announced the plan last year, making Internet Explorer 11 its final version. Internet Explorer debuted on Windows desktop computers in 1995 and by 2004, had cornered 95% of the … Read more →
Komenda sugar factory could not have produced raw sugar – Carlos Ahenkorah
Posted on | CommentThe chairman of the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament, Kingsley Carlos Ahenkorah has said the Komenda Sugar Factory could not have produced raw sugar due to the absence of its 37 components. He said the price waterhouse firm valued … Read more →
Floods, heavy winds hit Accra again
Posted on | CommentSeven hours of downpour once again exposed the inherent weaknesses in the management of Accra’s engineering architecture, as many places were left flooded. Apart from the usual flood-prone areas receiving a thumping from the rain water, this time around heavy … Read more →
Cement prices to hit ¢66 per bag from today
Posted on | CommentThe price of a 50-kilogram bag of Cement is expected to be increased by more than ¢5 from today to hit ¢66. This is what JoyBusiness has picked up from some of the major manufacturers of the product in the … Read more →
National Cathedral Board of Trustees amended to reflect Mensa Otabil’s exit
Posted on | CommentMembership of the Board of Trustees for the National Cathedral has been updated to reflect the exit of Dr Mensa Otabil, the Founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC). Checks on the National Cathedral’s website as of Wednesday, June 15, confirmed he … Read more →
Rwanda asylum: Government plans new flight after cancellation
Posted on | CommentPreparations are under way for the next flight to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda, the government has said. The first flight was cancelled minutes before take-off on Tuesday evening. A late intervention from the European Court of Human … Read more →
COVID-19 Trust Fund releases GH¢1.8m for research into coronavirus herbal medication
Posted on | CommentThe COVID-19 National Trust Fund has advanced an amount of GH¢1.8 million to the Centre for Plant Medicine Research for the possible production of herbal medication for coronaviruses. The fund says the use of unorthodox medicines has become important following … Read more →
Tema motorway repair works to be completed Friday – Roads Ministry
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Roads and Highways says it is hoping to complete ongoing emergency repair works on a bridge on the Accra-Tema motorway by 6am on Friday, 17th June 2022 to allow for free flow of traffic on the highway. … Read more →
Policeman arrested for transporting dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp
Posted on | CommentA police Sergeant with the Formed Police Unit (FPU) at Tesano in Accra, has been arrested for transporting dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. He was arrested in the Volta Region last Saturday [June 11, 2022]. The arrest was … Read more →
Why is inflation in the US so high?
Posted on | CommentLast year, businesses around the world started raising prices at a pace not seen in decades. Among major economies, one country was hit the worst – the United States. Prices jumped at an annual rate of 4.7% last year – … Read more →
EU set to take legal action against UK over post-Brexit deal changes
Posted on | CommentThe EU is expected to launch legal action against the UK government on Wednesday over its decision to scrap some post-Brexit trade arrangements. Ministers insist current checks on some goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland must end to … Read more →
Western North and 6 other regions receive School Feeding arrears
Posted on | CommentThe Controller and Accountant General’s Department has paid caterers in seven (7) regions their unpaid arrears under the National School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2021 academic year. According to information, Oti, Savana, Western North, North East, … Read more →
Repair works on Tema Motorway cause heavy traffic
Posted on | CommentCommuters who use the Tema-Accra Motorway have to brace themselves for some weeks of gridlock along the stretch, as officials race against time to complete the rehabilitation of the damaged La Klapa River Bridge, near the Accra Abattoir. The rehabilitation … Read more →
3 Teenagers drown
Posted on | CommentThree teenagers have, in two separate incidents, drowned in a swimming pool and a stagnant pool. The two incidents occurred at New Aplaku in the Ga South municipality in the Greater Accra Region and Asarekrom, near Gomoa Buduburam in the … Read more →
Root cause of food contamination at Marwako unknown – FDA
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said the process to establish the root cause of the recent food contamination at Marwako Restaurant at the East Legon branch has been “unfortunately hampered by the unapproved and unilateral decision of the management … Read more →
Islamic SHS incident: 22 students discharged from hospital – Ntim Fordjour
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Education says calm has returned to the Islamic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region after Monday’s chaos that resulted in more than a dozen students being hospitalised. Deputy Education Minister, John Ntim Fordjour, after a visit … Read more →
Chief of Gyengyen shot by unknown assailants
Posted on | CommentThe Chief of Gyengyen, a community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Volta Region, has been shot by unknown assailants at his residence. It is reported that the incident occurred on the night of Monday, June 13, 2022, during … Read more →
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