Accra Central: Traders flow unto pavement
A corner on the Graphic Road in Accra is now a full-blown market, with brisk trading, especially of food stuffs. For these traders, the spot is favorable, but it is illegal to sell there. That’s not all – they obstruct traffic and this makes them a nuisance, with the extension of their business towards the […]
Cyber security centre opened in Kumasi
A cyber security centre to train personnel of corporate institutions on how to protect important organizational data from falling into the hands of cyber fraudsters has been inaugurated at a ceremony in Kumasi the Ashanti regional capital. Stakeholders in the security sector lauded the setting up of the center due to the alarming rate of […]
Ayawaso Central supports 50 PWDs
Some 50 persons Living With Disabilities (PWDs) have received their share of the Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly’s (ACMA) Disability Fund. The 50 were shortlisted from 114 PWDs who applied for the fund and were vetted. Out of the 50, 27 received items such as deep freezers, laptops, sewing machines, refrigerators, photocopier machines and popcorn machine, […]
Chamber of Mines finances $1.2m lecture theatre for UMaT
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has begun the construction of a multi-purpose lecture theatre to support teaching and research at University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Tarkwa in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Mr. Sulemanu Koney, said the project was the first major project of the […]
Minneapolis: Daunte Wright killing by police near city sparks unrest
Tear gas has been fired and a curfew imposed amid angry protests after police fatally shot a black man in a traffic stop in the US city of Brooklyn Center, just north of Minneapolis. The man has been identified by relatives as 20-year-old Daunte Wright. Brooklyn Center’s mayor issued a city-wide curfew until 06:00 (11:00 […]
Family of four burnt to death after fire outbreak at Manso Aponapon
Four members of a family were Saturday dawn burnt to death in a fire outbreak at Manso Aponapon in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased are 48-year-old Kofi Owusu, his pregnant wife, 32-year-old Esther Kwabena, and his two children, nine-year-old Sarah Owusu and five-year-old Kwadwo Awuah. The fire started at about […]
Woman, 25, murdered in hotel at Somanya
A 25-year-old woman was last Tuesday found dead in a room at the Gamali Guest House in Somanya in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region. The deceased, Believe Sakitey, a petty trader in vegetables, was suspected to have been murdered by a man. The Crime Officer of the Somanya District Police Command, Assistant […]
Prices of foodstuff up in Accra
Prices of foodstuff have gone up slightly in some markets in Accra, a survey has revealed. Visits to the Anyaa, Mallam and the CMB markets on Thursday, revealed that the prices had shot up because some foodstuffs are out of season. Cassava, Yam, and Plantain are the main crops affected by the price hike. A […]
Chief Justice declares April 12 to 16 as ADR Week
The Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has declared Monday April 12 to Friday April 16, 2021, as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Week for the legal year. A statement from the Judicial Service, said the focus of the ADR Week was to reduce “the backlog of cases at the 131 participating courts.” The week is under […]
Kasoa Murder: K-NET threatens to remove channels from platform
Internet and data service provider, K-NET has threatened to remove from its Direct-to-Home (DTH) platforms, channels promoting the activities of scammers, spiritualists, money doublers, and fraudsters. This caution follows the alleged killing of a 10 year-old boy by juveniles believed to be influenced by money ritual content in the media. The statement reminded the channels to […]
NI riots: Police say 19 officers injured in latest night of violence
Nineteen officers were injured on Thursday night, bringing the number hurt in a week of violence across Northern Ireland to 74. Police deployed water cannon for the first time in six years after coming under attack again in Belfast. Crowds rioted on both sides of gates that separate a loyalist area and a nationalist area […]
Nungua: JHS student in court after assaulting teacher over homework
An Accra Juvenile Court ‘C’ will, on April 29, commence trial of the final year student of the Nungua Kroma Two Junior High School, accused of assaulting a teacher who punished him for failure to do his homework. He has denied conspiring with 15 other men to assault the teacher and is currently on remand. […]
Zenu Atadeka jail break, seven escapees re-arrested, police hunt for 5 others
Seven inmates who escaped from the Zenu Atadeka Police Cells in the Tema Regional Police Command have been re-arrested by the police. Three of the cell breakers were grabbed on the day of the incident, Sunday, April 4, 2021, at their hideout at Kubekrom Number Two while the others were grabbed in separate operations in […]
Kim Jong-un warns of North Korea crisis similar to deadly 90s famine
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged citizens to prepare for hard times ahead, following warnings from human rights groups that the country faces dire food shortages and economic instability. Speaking at a party conference, Mr Kim appeared to compare the situation to a deadly famine in the 1990s. North Korea has shut its borders […]
