The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned facilities and vehicles amounting to over $131m to further boost Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). The facilities included a state-of-the-art TVET Service headquarters as well as the Applied Technology Institute, which contains classroom blocks, ICT centres, administration blocks, workshops, male and female dormitories, and installation of...
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4 arrested over mining attack in Fenaso Ketewa
On Tuesday, June 2, 2022, police detained four robbery suspects who assaulted a mining site in Fenaso Ketewa, near Obuasi. The bandits, who were reportedly armed with pump-action pistols, attempted but failed to steal the miners of gold ore. They were able to get away with 50 gallons of diesel. Porideme Moses, Boadi, Agya Owusu,...
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Santa Maria explosion : ” we couldn’t even locate where the blast came from…….” Assemblyman says
An alleged dynamite explosion at Santa Maria in Accra has left two individuals injured. The cause of the incident is yet unknown,as residents in the neighborhood claim to be living in fear. The explosion was reported to have occurred on Tuesday afternoon June 7th , 2022. Gladys Fiavi, a resident of the Santa Maria is...
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AISSM APPOINTS ABDUL SALAM YUSSIF AS GHANA COUNTRY DIRECTOR
The Africa Institute for Small Scale Mining (AISSM) has appointed Mr. Abdul Salam Yussif as its Country Director for Ghana from 2022 to 2025. AISSM says Mr. Yussif is expected to lead its operations in Ghana, manage AISSM’s relationship with the government and development partners, and oversee the implementation of AISSM’s 2022–2025 country partnership strategy....
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GIS Repatriates 17 Foreigners Arrested In Bunkpurugu
Some 17 persons made up of Togolese and Burkinabe nationals have been arrested by officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for entering Ghana using unapproved routes. A statement signed by the Bunkpurugu Sector Command Officer In Charge, Supt Edwin Adjetey Doku indicated that on June 2, 2022, the National investigation Bureau (NIB) officer gave...
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Alleged money ritual father: Victim joked about dad sacrificing her before incident – Mother tells GTV
The 11-year-old girl whose father had allegedly attempted to use her for money rituals, had jokingly told her mother last Tuesday that, her father was going to use her for sacrifice. This jovial incident happened between mother and daughter on Tuesday [May 31, 2022], three days before the girl was picked on Friday [June 3, 2022]...
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Achimota Rastafarian student slashes father’s hand during fight
The father of one of the Rastafarian students who had admission issues at the Achimota School because of his dreadlocks, has alleged that his son has been very disobedient lately, and recently attacked and assaulted him to the extent of slashing his hand. Accusing the son of attacking him in a video he posted on social media,...
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9 banks partner government to support ‘YouStart’ programme
A consortium of nine banks is collaborating with government to provide credit to existing youth-led companies and, in the process, create one million jobs in the next three years. Under the commercial programme of the YouStart initiative, the government will provide support for existing youth-led businesses with between ¢100,000 working capital and ¢500,000 for those...
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MTN Ghana pays ¢3.1bn in taxes to government
MTN Ghana says it has paid a total of ¢3.1 billion of its 2021 revenue of ¢7.7 billion to government in taxes. It comprised of corporate taxes, Value Added Tax (VAT) levies and duties, withholding taxes, communication service tax, national fiscal stabilization levy, Pay As You Earn (PAYE), and payments to other government agencies. The...
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Nigeria attackers disguised as worshippers – Police
Police in Nigeria says gunmen who killed more than 20 people in a church on Sunday had disguised themselves as worshippers. A spokesman said the attackers detonated explosives inside the building, while others outside opened fire. It still isn’t clear why they carried out the assault in the south-western town of Owo. Police are also...