NEWS

Ghana records 3,340 road crashes in first quarter of 2023

April 13, 2023

Road crash statistics gathered by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service for the first quarter of 2023, indicate a reduction in road accidents compared to the same period in 2022. The statistics revealed that a total of 3,340 cases were recorded between January to March 2023, a 15.06% reduction compared […]Continue Reading

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Big Stone Mining To Be Shut Down If…

April 13, 2023

Management of Big Stone Mining Limited,a large-scale tailing processing firm, at Bogoso in the Western Region, has been directed, as a matter of urgency,to address all health and safety issues at its concession or risk being shutdown. This is after the company’s main site was discovered in a messy state and considered to be blatant […]Continue Reading

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Bawku Thugs Invade Man’s House In Accra

April 13, 2023

The protracted ethnic conflict in Bawku in the Upper East Region appears to be traveling down southern part of Ghana, following a failed attempt by some thugs to assassinate one Abdul Rahman Lukman in Accra. The 43-year-old man, who resides in the national capital, but hailed from Bawku, was moved to tears when he narrated […]Continue Reading

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Basic Schools ToBoycott Sports

April 13, 2023

The Conference of Heads of Basic Schools (COHBS) has resolved to boycott the upcoming Inter Circuits Sports Competition to be held across the country, for lack of fund to organize the event. The basic schools, according to COHBS, are struggling to fund sports activities due to government’s inability to disburse Capitation Grant and, therefore, not […]Continue Reading

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Keta NDC In Disarray Over ‘East Legon Billionaire’

April 13, 2023

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Keta constituency in the Volta Region is in disarray over the eligibility status of one of its parliamentary aspirants, Dr. Emmanuel Kojo Jones-Mensah, whose presence in the race is causing serious confusion. The development, which is tearing the party, has forced some members of the party threatening […]Continue Reading

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GWCL starts exercise to recoup ¢800m arrears

April 6, 2023

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has started a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise to collect all arrears owed by customers. The company is out to collect about ¢800 million in debts as of January this year, up from ¢684 million in debts that stood on the company’s books as of January 2022. This was when […]Continue Reading

Crime

Man, 54, arrested for illegal meter installation; 7 fake meters seized

April 6, 2023

Police in Abuakwa with support from the Revenue Protection Unit of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have arrested a 54-year-old man, John Fofie, for installing fake meters for some people in Kunsu in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region. He has been accused of replacing people’s post-paid meters which has debt on […]Continue Reading

Business

Times are hard, review your expenditure – Akpeloo tells govt

April 6, 2023

Executive Member of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Tsonam Akpeloo has told the government to review some of the areas it is spending revenue. He said times are hard therefore the government must review its expenditure to reflect the realities. Speaking on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 Wednesday, April 5 in connection with the three […]Continue Reading

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Minister Charges Miners To Observe Responsible Mining

April 6, 2023

The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines has charged workers of a newly- commissioned Community Mining Scheme (CMS) to follow necessary guidelines and safety measures to ensure responsible and sustainable mining. Speaking at a ceremony yesterday, Wednesday, April 5, 2023, to commission the Afransie Community Mining in the WassaAmenfi East […]Continue Reading

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Galamsey Fight Is A Shared Responsibility – Mireku Duker Tells Media, Gov’t Communicators

April 6, 2023

George Mireku Duker, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, has reiterated that the fight against illegal mining, otherwise called “galamsey,” is a shared responsibility that must have the active participation of every Ghanaian. According to him, government’s relentless campaign to end the menace will not yield the desired result […]Continue Reading