Promasidor Ghana Ltd has followed up with its pledge to construct 20 boreholes to some deprived communities across the country as it marks the 20th anniversary for its flagship product, Cowbell. Speaking at the launch of the project at Aminapah – a community in the Ada district in the Greater Accra region, Marketing Manager of […] The post Cowbell begins
At least 13 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said. Local media quoted police as saying a man broke into the Kyoto Animation Co studio on Thursday morning and sprayed an unidentified liquid around. Some 30 people still remain […] The post Suspected arson at Japan anime studio
“Good people exist.” This could possibly be the best phrase to describe an incredible experience a Twitter user shared on his timeline after he found a wallet 17 months after he lost it under a bizarre circumstance. According to Gideon Kwame Nyamekye who uses the handle @kwame_kay, he lost his wallet a year ago and […] The post Man returns missing
A Central African Republic (CAR) parliamentary report has recommended that four Chinese-run gold mines be closed down because of health concerns and pollution. BBC Newsday spoke to Father Aurelio Gazzera, an Italian Carmelite priest who works in the Bozoum region and has helped locals raise awareness of the health and environmental issues caused by the mines. […] The post CAR
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of international concern”. The move may encourage wealthy donor countries to provide more cash. But the WHO stopped short of saying borders should be closed, saying the risk of the disease spreading outside the region was […] The post DR
Power Distribution Services (PDS) has made clear arrangements being done with the Attorney General of Ghana for a court to be set up to specifically prosecute anyone who steals power. The company is looking to reduce revenue losses due to illegal connections and other forms of power theft. The post PDS making arrangements for a court to prosecute power thieves
FaceApp, the AI-powered selfie-editing app that’s been having another viral moment of late, has now responded to a privacy controversy that we covered earlier here. The tl;dr here is that concerns had been raised that FaceApp, a Russian startup, uploads users’ photos to the cloud — without making it clear to them that processing is not going on locally […] The post FaceApp responds
The Ghana Institute of Auctioneers says it will take legal action to get the Deputy Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey, who chairs the Auctioneers Registration Board removed from his position on the board. The Auctioneers are accusing Mr. Quartey of facilitating the issuance of licenses to unqualified auctioneers. President of the Institute, Calvis Okine, told […] The post Institute
The Chairman of Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Ben Abdallah, has said the backlog of qualified persons struggling to get into the Ghana School of Law is a potential security threat. Speaking at a CDD Ghana roundtable discussion on the draft Legal Profession Amendment Bill 2018, Ben Abdallah said his committee is helpless […] The post MP
The Ghana Police Service says it has procured two vehicles and other security equipment to sustain Citi TV’s War Against Indiscipline campaign. The Director-General in charge of Public Affairs for the Police, ACP David Eklu, said: “for now we have two brand new vehicles that will support the operation.” He also outlined the focus of the […] The post Police
Parliament has ratified a planned drawdown by Government of Ghana for an amount of 12 million euros within the 2019 financial year to commence the construction of a potable water infrastructure project in Tamale and its environs. The amount represents part of a 233.963 million euros facility by the Government of Ghana and Deutsche Bank […] The post Parliament approves
The Upper East Regional Minister Paulina Abayage has said it is still unclear how the student of Sandema Secondary Technical School who died during a clash with the police was killed. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday she said the report from the hospital could not establish whether the student was killed a gun or […] The post Cause of Sandema Sec Tech
The family of a 23-year-old man who was shot to death at Odumase-Krobo is outraged by the apparent exoneration of the police from the shooting. The family is therefore calling for new investigations for the real perpetrators of the act to be identified. Family members of the late Thomas Partey who was shot and killed […] The post Krobo PDS clashes: Family rejects
Government is working with authorized automobile dealers and distributors as well as leading financial institutions to introduce a comprehensive vehicle financing scheme to enable Ghanaians to buy ‘Made in Ghana’ vehicles. Also, the government has entered into discussions and negotiations with global automobile manufacturers, including Toyota Ghana Limited to establish vehicle assembling plants as part […] The post Gov’t
Senior Management of Barclays Bank Ghana and selected Ghanaian scholars at the African Leadership University (ALU) have paid a courtesy call on the South African Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Thapelo Madumane to mark this year’s Nelson Mandela Day. The courtesy call, which forms part of the Nelson Mandela Day celebrations was to […] The post Nelson
Savannah Regional Minister, Salifu Adam Braimah has admitted he cannot be absolved from blame over the missing vehicle belonging to the Regional Coordinating Council. The stolen Toyota Hilux Pickup with registration number, WR 3516-19 is one of the vehicles presented to the newly created Savannah Regional Coordinating Council by President Nana Akufo-Addo recently to assist […] The post ‘I
Eighteen former illegal small-scale miners from five district assemblies in Western, Western North and Central Regions, have completed a year training in alternative livelihood skills at the Community Development Vocational and Technical Institute in Takoradi. The trainees have received startup capital in the form of equipment to engage in meaningful jobs that will not harm […] The post Ex-galamsey
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