The five members of a crew onboard Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel Atlantic Princess captured by pirates off the Atlantic coast have been released. The five – all expatriates – were captured on Wednesday, May 19 around 7:00pm by five armed pirates. The pirates wielding AK 47 rifles attacked the vessel south of Tema, within Ghana’s territorial […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has served notice that its youth wing will stage a street protest on Tuesday, July 6 in Accra. The protest, according to a letter written to the Inspector General of Police by the party’s National Youth Organiser, is to “demand justice for all persons killed and brutalised by state-sponsored thuggery […]
The Takoradi Technical University (TTU),has dismissed one student and suspended 61 others for various academic offenses. The dismissed and suspended students, numbering 62, were punished for examination malpractices, misconduct and unacceptable behaviours. Mr Richardson Panyin, the Public Relations Officer of the school who made this known to the GNA, said four were for unacceptable conduct,57 […]
From the disruption in the importation of vehicle parts to interruptions in large scale production of vehicles, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a swift and severe impact on the global integrated automotive industry. In Ghana, a Stanbic Bank research has reported that vehicle sales declined by 17.3% in 2020 compared to 2019. This decline, the […]
US comedian Bill Cosby has left prison hours after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. The judges said there had been a “process violation” by the prosecution, but admitted their ruling was unusual. Mr Cosby, 83, served more than two years of a three to 10-year sentence at a state prison […]
Ivory Coast’s former President Laurent Gbagbo has criticised the International Criminal Court (ICC) for being biased. The 76-year-old, who was acquitted of charges of crimes against humanity in 2019, was speaking after he received a hero’s welcome in his home village, Mama, in the south-west of the country. “The ICC, it’s not serious, it had […]
Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has held a forum for fisherfolks in Sekondi-Takoradi to empower them on good business models. The forum sought to acquaint the fisherfolks with business survival strategies as the world gradually recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic that has negatively impacted businesses and the lives of people. The forum also provided opportunity for […]
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