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Updated: 55 deaths Confirmed in Kintampo Accident

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March 22, 2019

The Ghana Police Service have confirmed that 55 people died in the Friday morning accident involving two buses on the Kintampo-Techiman highway. Kintampo Divisional Police Commander, ACP Joseph Antwi Gyawu, told Joy News Bono East Region Correspondent, Anas Sabbit that preliminary investigations reveal the two buses, one with registration number GT 5694 18 and the … Continue reading Updated: 55 deaths Confirmed in Kintampo Accident

More than 50 passengers killed in bus Accident in Ghana

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More than 50 passengers have died following the collision of two buses in the early hours of Friday, March 22, 2019 on the Tamale-Kintampo Highway. Injured passengers have been rushed to the Kintampo Government Hospital and other nearby health facilities for immediate medical attention. A VVIP Kia bus traveling towards Kumasi collided with a Grandbird … Continue reading More than 50 passengers killed in bus Accident in Ghana

PDS Staff slashed with Cutlass at Kokrobite over Dumsor

News
March 17, 2019

Some workers of the Power Distribution Service (PDS) have allegedly been attacked at Kokrobite in Accra as they worked to restore power to the area. One of the staff sustained a cutlass wound on his nose and was taken to the hospital, a communications consultant at the Energy ministry noted on Facebook. “We plead with … Continue reading PDS Staff slashed with Cutlass at Kokrobite over Dumsor

Ghana Celebrates 62 years of Independence Today

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March 6, 2019

The Republic of Ghana today Wednesday, March 6, 2019, turns 62 years since it attained independence on March 6, 1957 from British Over 100 years of colonial rule. Previously known as the Gold Coast, Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan African country to become independent on the back of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The … Continue reading Ghana Celebrates 62 years of Independence Today

US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Ghana

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February 2, 2019

The United States said it was imposing visa restrictions on Ghana, accusing the African country of not cooperating in accepting its citizens ordered removed from the United States. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “has ordered consular officers in Ghana to implement visa restrictions on certain categories of visa applicants,” the Department of Homeland Security … Continue reading US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Ghana

Accra floods: Korle-Bu doctor feared dead

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June 20, 2018

The body of a medical officer is still missing hours after a heavy downpour in Accra on Monday night. An eyewitness told XYZ News the deceased is Adwoa Esson and a medical Doctor at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. One of the eyewitnesses who narrated the incident said the medical practitioner’s Hyundai Sonata got submerged … Continue reading Accra floods: Korle-Bu doctor feared dead

‘Corruption in Ghana is endemic’ – Sheikh Aremeyaw

Politics
June 14, 2018

Renowned Muslim cleric, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu has described the spate at which corruption is on the ascendancy in Ghana as endemic. Speaking to Host of the Morning Xpress on Radio XYZ 93.1, Neil Armstrong-Mortagbe on Wednesday, the preacher observed that corruption in Ghana has reached a level where people see it as being normal. Linking … Continue reading ‘Corruption in Ghana is endemic’ – Sheikh Aremeyaw

Pepperdem lady rips government apart over presidential staffer’s suspension

Politics

Ms Felicity Nelson, a member of feminist group Pepperdem Ministries, has, in her personal capacity, lampooned the Akufo-Addo government over the Presidency’s suspension of one of her Pepperdem colleagues, Dr Louise Carol Serwaa Donkor, who works as a Policy and Communication Analyst at the Jubilee House, for making what Chief of Staff Frema Osei-Opare describes … Continue reading Pepperdem lady rips government apart over presidential staffer’s suspension

Ghana Card Registration: Minority Runs To Court

Politics

The Minority in Parliament is heading to court to challenge the National Identification Authority’s basis for only accepting passports and birth certificates to establish citizenship for the registration and instant issuance of the Ghana Card. It wants the Voters’ ID card to also be accepted as proof of citizenship. The Minority Spokesperson on Constitutional and … Continue reading Ghana Card Registration: Minority Runs To Court

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