Eight persons, mostly market women, and children from Jama, a farming community along the reservoir of Bui Power Authority at Banda in the Brong Ahafo Region, are reported dead after a boat they were traveling on capsized on Friday. The deceased were being transported from the community to Accra Town, an illegal settlement along the ...
The Orange Sellers Association of Ghana (OSAG) has debunked allegations that its members are involved in the artificial colouring of oranges. At a press conference held at Agbogbloshie in Accra on Thursday, the President of the association, Reverend Mary Owusu said no member of the association had and “will ever colour oranges or use any ...
The Police administration has posthumously promoted two of its officers who were killed in the line of their duty. The officers, Lance Corporal Robert Kumi Larbi Ackah and Constable Michael Kporyi lost their lives in two separate incidents at Dawadawa on the Buipe-Kintampo road and Michel Camp in Accra respectively. A statement issued by the ...
Two Fulani men caught with a stolen cow have been convicted by the Asante-Mampong District Magistrate Court. Ahmed Issah, a herdsman, and Abdul Malik, farmer, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to steal and stealing. They were each sentenced to a fine of GHs900.00 and would spend 10 months in prison should they fail to ...
Reviews are in for the new Spider-Man film, and they’re mostly positive. The Mail calls Spider-Man: Homecoming “the blockbuster of the summer”, while The Guardian calls it a “light, snappy and frequently hilarious crowdpleaser”. According to Screen Daily reviewer Tim Grierson, British actor Tom Holland – a former star of the Billy Elliot musical who ...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished military personnel to eschew partisan politics in the discharge of their duties. He said it was imperative that the military becomes apolitical and insulated from contentious partisan politics, irrespective of which constitutionally elected authority was in power. “We must all be grateful to the Almighty that there is ...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished military personnel to eschew partisan politics in the discharge of their duties. He said it was imperative that the military becomes insulated from contentious partisan politics, irrespective of which constitutionally elected authority was in power. “We must all be grateful to the Almighty that there is now a ...
Parliament has called into question the public university practice of fining students who are late in paying their school fees. The governmental body said that levying late fees is unconstitutional, and contradicts the laws governing university practices. Some universities allegedly charge GHC 500-GHC 1000 for late payments of school fees. The Member of Parliament (MP), ...
Life- saving assorted medications valued at $4.3 Million have been distributed to more than twenty health Institutions across the country, the fourth successive act of charity since January 2017, by leading anti breast cancer campaigner, Breast Care International (BCI) and their US- based Partner, Direct Relief. The latest donation done at the premises of the ...
Facebook has completed a second test of a solar-powered drone designed to bring internet access to remote parts of the world. The drone – dubbed Aquila – flew for one hour and 46 minutes in Arizona. On Aquila’s maiden voyage last summer, the autopilot system was confused by heavy wind and crash-landed. This time, the ...
Football, Argentina and Barcelona great, Lionel Messi on Friday night wedded his life-long love and partner, Antonella Roccuzzo in front of family and friends of mainly football stars. Messi, 30, and Roccuzzo, 29, tied the knot in a civil ceremony at a luxury hotel in the heart of Rosario in what has been dubbed “the wedding ...
The Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners, Ghana (IHRMP), has conferred Fellow status to 20 Practitioners who have distinguished themselves and are in good standing. The fellows include the Acting Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Alexander Williams; MD of ADB Bank and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of IHRMP ...
The West Mamprusi District Chief Executive nominee, Abu Mohammed has been confirmed despite earlier protest against his nomination. As a replacement to Saaka Sayuti who was earlier rejected by members of the assembly, he polled 39 out of 42 valid votes cast which represented 93%. The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed inducted Abu Mohammed into ...
Twenty-six (26) players have been invited into the National U-17 team with camping set to begin on 3rd July, 2017. The Black Starlets are set to commence preparations for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted by India from October 5-28, 2017. Most of the players who have been invited for Monday’s camping ...
The Chinese president has sworn in the new leader of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, as the territory marks 20 years since its handover to China from Britain. Xi Jinping joined a series of lavish events, including a flag-raising ceremony, amid tight police security. But clashes have taken place between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing demonstrators close to ...
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Ablema Afeku and her deputy, Dr. Iddris Ziblim as well as other technical members of the ministry embarked on a four day tour of some potential tourists sites in the Western Region. The mission was to check these sites and identify ways with which they could ...
There are 3 categories of holidays under Act 601. 1. Public Holiday listed in Schedule 1 – this includes all the religious holidays and national days – Republic and independence. 2. Additional holidays. These are holidays that the President may declare. 3. Substituted holidays- as the name suggests substituting one holiday with another day. President ...
The US Government has told Citi Business News everything is on track for the private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under the Power Compact II agreement. Currently, the six shortlisted companies are evaluating the assets of the ECG to guide further decision making on the move. Ghana is in an agreement with the ...
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