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Transport fares expected to go up by 10%

June 20, 2022

Transport fares are expected to go up by some 10% later this week if the unionised operators, Ghana Private Road Transport Union and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council, are able to get the Transport Minister’s blessings on this margin of increase. The operators and the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, are expected to meet […]Continue Reading

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More than 1000 homes affected in the Komenda floods

June 20, 2022

Latest reports indicate that over 1000 households have been affected after heavy rains hit parts of the Central Region. The rain, which started on Saturday afternoon, lasted several hours causing severe flooding in the Komenda-Edina Ebirem Municipality. Although some households have survived the floods, the situation is getting worse in other areas. JoyNews Kwadwo Nyarko Continue Reading

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Repair works ongoing on collapsed Twifo Praso bridge

June 20, 2022

Repair works are underway on the bridge linking Cape Coast to Twifo Praso in the Central Region, which collapsed on Sunday, June 19. Videos and photos showed a section of the road had completely caved in, rendering the route inaccessible. The bridge is known to serve commuters from Cape Coast to Jukwa and also from […]Continue Reading

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ECG to take legal action against private developer encroaching on its Adoato sub-station

June 20, 2022

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Ashanti region says it will soon take legal action against a private developer encroaching on its land bordering a sub-station in Adoato in Kumasi. The sub-station harbouring the main power lines to the Owabi dam has some of its underground cables exposed following some construction works on […]Continue Reading

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Dr. Prempeh: Modern Day Political Strategist and Vote Harvester

June 19, 2022

The dynamics of modern-day politics are such that strategists and smart thinkers are needed to have the desired results when it matters most. There can be many political strategist and smart thinkers but those people must have an additional quality that many politicians do not have in modern politics. Votes harvesting is what lots of […]Continue Reading

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Agric Minister Hails Zoomlion’s willingness to supply affordable fertilisers to farmers

June 17, 2022

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Afriyie Owusu Akoto, has highly commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) for its readiness to supply organic fertlisers at affordable prices to Ghanaian farmers in the midst of the global shortage of inorganic fertilisers. “In the wake of the global fertiliser shortage caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, we […]Continue Reading

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Sanitation Minister Commends Zoomlion for reclamation of Oti Landfill

June 17, 2022

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah has commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited for the rapid reclamation of the Oti Landfill towards a complete decommissioning. She said in the beginning the landfill was a nightmare to everybody who lived in the community. “Today I am very happy that the larger part of […]Continue Reading

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Fire Guts Kumasi polytank factory

June 17, 2022

A polytank manufacturing company located at Atonsu near the Kumasi Shoe factory has been gutted by fire. Three people have so far sustained serious life-threatening injuries as a result of the explosion. According to residents, the fire incident happened on Friday morning when the gas tanker was discharging gas which serves as an energy source […]Continue Reading

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Jesus will not be pleased with $350m National Cathedral’ – Bishop Korankye-Mensah

June 16, 2022

Presiding Bishop and General Overseer of the Transformation Assembly Church, Fred Korankye-Mensah, says Jesus will not be pleased if the country spends $350 million on the National Cathedral, especially at this stage of her development. According to him, the construction of most national cathedrals across the world was done when the countries were faring better […]Continue Reading

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Ofori-Atta has not been fired because he’s protecting Akufo-Addo’s interest – Akandoh

June 16, 2022

Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has asserted that the Finance Minister is still at post because he is President Akufo-Addo’s favourite. He says the President should have been able to issue orders to the Minister, considering how poor he has managed the country’s economy and his persistent disregard for […]Continue Reading