A head-on collision has left five persons dead and eleven others injured at Akyem Nsutam in the Eastern Region. Driver of a Sprinter mini bus travelling from Kumasi to Accra was said to be overtaking vehicles ahead of him but ran into a fully loaded cement truck on the Accra-Kumasi highway Sunday morning. Passengers on … The post 5 killed, 11 injured in accident on Accra-Kumasi highway
Adam Lallana’s late equaliser rescued a point for Liverpool at Old Trafford as Manchester United ended their flawless start to the Premier League season. Liverpool were in search of their 18th successive league win to equal Manchester City’s top-flight record set between August and December 2017 but had to settle for a point after a … The post Lallana goal saves
Government has announced 50,000 cedi cash package for thousands of persons displaced by floods caused by continuous torrential rains in the Upper East Region in the last week. Victims have since Friday been receiving various relief items from the government and a lot more are being transported to the region to ameliorate the plight of … The post Upper East flood victims get 50K
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has been selected to represent Ghana and to chair the Board of Governors of the Bretton Woods Institutions in 2020. He was selected last Friday at the 2019 Annual Meetings Plenary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group held in Accra. The … The post Dr Addison to chair Board of Governors
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) Ghana is demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of all persons whose negligence led to the termination of the controversial PDS agreement. It said all public and government officials “so connected either directly or remotely to this fraudulent PDS deal be made to suffer all such consequences”. A termination … The post COPEC
Ghana’s self-acclaimed dancehall king, Shatta Wale, on Saturday launched his new album titled ‘Wonder Boy’, at his annual Reign Concert in Accra. The 11-track album features his popular hit track, Melissa. The event, held at the 16,000-capacity auditorium of the Fantasy Dome, saw thousands of Shatta Wale fans jam to back to back performances from … The post Shatta
It wasn’t until right at the very end, as the last stragglers of the Leicester side were making their way off the field after their 2-1 win against Burnley, that Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha gave himself away. Up to that point, 34-year-old ‘Top’, as he is affectionately known, had been a restrained presence in the directors’ box. … The post Emotion
Government has directed all metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives to organise meet-the-press in their areas to propagate government flagship programmes. The directive was given by the Information Ministry through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. It explained the directive is to ensure that development communication plays a major role in the national … The post MMDCEs
Government has written to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) seeking approval to use restricted tender process to find a new concessionaire to replace Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited. A termination of the PDS-ECG concession agreement is set to be announced by the government this week following PDS’ failure to fulfil all the condition precedent … The post Gov’t
A tree has fallen on two Range Managers of the Forestry Commission who were returning to their base after rescuing some colleagues involved in an accident at Begoro in the Eastern Region. Saviour Attu and Prince Obeng Kwarteng who were riding on a motorbike sustained various degrees of injuries and are currently on admission at … The post Tree falls on 2 Forestry
Three people have been killed by a fire inside a supermarket in Santiago during a second night of protests in Chile. Two died at the scene and the other died after being taken to hospital, mayor Karla Rubilar told reporters. President Sebastián Piñera has suspended a rise in metro fares that sparked the protests, but … The post Chile protests: Three dead in supermarket fire
Acting General Secretary of the People’s National Convention, Jacob Amoako, is calling for immediate investigations into allegations that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is training thugs at Asutuare to cause confusion in the 2020 general elections. Former President John Dramani Mahama alleged that the NPP was planning to wreak havoc in the 2020 elections. At … The post Allegation,
The Western Region Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association has instituted a comprehensive health insurance for retired journalists in the Region. The comprehensive health insurance package, totaling GHS68,000 has been borne by mining giant Goldfields Ghana Limited. The current number of retired journalists in the Western Region is estimated to be around 20. Per the … The post W/R:
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