At least two people are reported dead after a 207 bus heading towards Accra from Amasaman crashed around Taifa junction on the N6 highway. According to an eyewitness, Daniel, the driver of a commercial sprinter bus lost control of the steering wheel and rammed into the Jersey barrier. “We were driving under the bridge in ... The post Two reported dead in Taifa junction car crash
The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has called for the outright abolishment of the 15 percent Special Petroleum Tax. The call comes after the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) and the Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) embarked on a demonstration over frequent hikes in petroleum prices. The Special Petroleum Tax is one component in the ... The post Scrap 15% Special Petroleum Tax–IES
The UK government has unveiled a tool it says can accurately detect jihadist content and block it from being viewed. Home Secretary Amber Rudd told the BBC she would not rule out forcing technology companies to use it by law. Ms Rudd is visiting the US to meet tech companies to discuss the idea, as ... The post UK unveils extremism blocking tool appeared first on Ghana
The Executive Chairman of a waste and sanitation management compnay, Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has said his company will continue supporting government’s sanitation agenda. Dr Agyepong made the remark on the back of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent sanitation pledge at the State of the Nation address last Thursday. Dr. ... The post We’ll
The Commonwealth has secretly begun considering who might succeed the Queen as its head, the BBC has learned. The issue is hugely sensitive because the role is not hereditary and will not pass automatically to the Prince of Wales on the Queen’s death. The Commonwealth has set up a “high level group” to look at ... The post Commonwealth in secret succession plans appeared
The parliament building in the Pacific country of Tonga has been destroyed by the worst storm to hit the country in more than 60 years. Cyclone Gita, a category four storm, battered the island overnight and caused widespread damage. Electricity lines were downed and roofs were torn off houses by the high winds. The government ... The post Tonga parliament building flattened by cyclone
The family and management of Ebony have chosen Sunday, February 18, 2018 for the one week celebration of the her passing. According to a Facebook post made by publicist of Rufftown Records and Midas Touch, Kofi Anderson, “Ebony Reigns’ one week celebration is slated for Sunday, February 18, 2018 at St. Martin De Porres School, ... The post Ebony: One week celebration slated for
Hearts of Oak have announced the suspension of head coach, Frank Nuttal for breaches of the club’s code of conduct. The announcement came from the club on Monday after meeting with Nuttal. In the said meeting, the coach, according to a statement released by the club, accepted that he had gone against the team’s accepted ... The post Hearts of Oak suspend Frank Nuttal appeared first on
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today [Tuesday], vet President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the Office of Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, despite a lawsuit challenging the nomination. The legal challenge by a former deputy Attorney General, Dominic Ayine, among other things posits that, Mr. Amidu, being 66 years of age, is too old to hold the category ... The post Parliament
The Osuduku Senior High Technical School at Asutsuare in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region, will resume classes on Friday after it was closed last week over complaints of pollution from a nearby Chinese-owned factory. The over 1,200 students of the school including beneficiaries of the government’s Free SHS program were last week ... The post Osudoku
Shinefeel Ghana Company Limited at Asutsuare in the Shai Osudoku District, has said it will comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) directive to shut down its plastic processing unit. The factory’s manager, John Dziwornu, told Citi News, “as a responsible organization, we operate within the law so we’ll act on it [the EPA directive].” After a trip ... The post We’ll
The Thumbay Group of Dubai led by Thumbay Moideen, has paid a courtesy call on the First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, after they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with Ghana’s Ministries of Health and Education for the establishment of a Medical University and Teaching Hospital in the Greater Accra Region. Dr. Vinod Abraham ... The post Thumbay group of Dubai calls on
A former Deputy Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has said his lawsuit challenging the nomination of Martin Amidu for the position of Special Prosecutor is not influenced by fear of prosecution as suggested. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Dr. Ayine, an appointee in the Mahama government, said such insinuations were without basis because prosecutorial powers were not limited to ... The post Suit
A report from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has revealed that about 53, 200 illegal Ghanaian migrants are still in Libya. This revelation comes months after some 127 Ghanaian detainees were rescued from Libya, following reports that Africans there had been subjected to inhumane treatment after giving away their life’s earnings, to make the ... The post Over
The increasing number of armed robbery attacks on mobile money merchants has reached an alarming rate, calling for new security measures to curb the canker. The latest victim is a 31-year old Mobile Money operator who was shot dead by some unknown assailants in the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. Current figure show ... The post Mobile money attacks: Vendors appeal for
Government is optimistic of a reduction in the cost of electricity for the rest of this year. The optimism comes despite proposals for an increase in utility tariffs by service providers. This also follows a stakeholders’ forum ahead of the announcement of new tariffs by the end of this month. The average 14 percent reduction ... The post Gov’t reaffirms reduced tariffs
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