The Minority in Parliament has called on a downward review of the cost of the compulsory covid-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport. In a press briefing on Tuesday, 15 March 2022, the Tamale South MP Haruna Iddrisu and the Minority Leader lamented that the pandemic was being used to unduly make fortune. “For non-Ghanaians...
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E/R: Five persons reported dead in road accident
Five people have been reported dead in a horrific tragedy in the Eastern Region’s Nkawkaw-Oframase. According to the District Police Commander, DSP Foster Asante, a sprinter bus with the registration number GC 6521-21 collided with a stalled vehicle on Sunday morning. According to him, the commercial truck driver made an improper overtake, which resulted in...
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Ministry of Finance to deduct 10% of salaries as rent for occupants of government bungalows
The Ghana Education Service in the Western Region has asked all occupants of government bungalows to pay 10% of their salaries to government as rent. This was stated in a press statement issued by the Ghana Education service to all Metro/Municipal/District directors of education and all heads of Senior High Schools. The aforementioned statement is...
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Sleeping driver causes accident on Accra-Kumasi road
After being involved in an accident on Sunday, nine students from the University of Education in Winneba were confirmed dead, while numerous others were injured. A Hyundai Universe commercial bus was involved in the collision, which occurred on the Accra-Kumasi route in Asuboi, a neighborhood of Suhum. After the bus they were riding from Sunyani...
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Support Ummah Waqf fund with your donations to propel growth – Sheikh Salman
The Al-Wa’ayul Islamie Mosque in the Madina West Zongo community held a walk to launch and create awareness for the Ummah Waqf Fund on Saturday, 12 March 2022. The walk, which was led by the Imam of the mosque, Sheikh Salman Mohammed Alhassan and the chief of the Zongo community, Chief Dada Abdulai Dagadu saw...
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Enforce existing laws to safeguard women – Justice Doodo
A Justice of the Appeal Court, Justice Jennifer Doodo says existing laws must be enforced to protect women especially those in the rural areas. According to her, the elimination of dangerous customary practices against women and ensuring gender equality goes beyond the creation of unenforced laws. She said a lot of women in the rural...
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Ghana, a victim of corruption and mismanagement
On 6 March 2022, Ghana, our beloved country celebrated her 65th independence day in a colourful event held at Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. There was a colourful display of Ghanaian culture during the parade. Organising this year’s Independence Day celebration at Cape Coast turned out to be a memorable and yet...
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Law School admits 10 students illegally
The Committee of Inquiry set up by the General Legal Council’s report has disclosed that 10 students were illegally admitted into Ghana School of Law. This comes on the back of an allegation that some students who took the exams last year who should not have been admitted were given admission. This was followed up...
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Sosu preaches service to humanity
The Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis -Xavier Sosu has reemphasised the need to do good and give back to society. He indicated how fickle life itself is, and thus the more reason to help the distressed and less privileged, whilst there is time. Mr Sosu, who is also a Human Rights lawyer and known...
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Victims of Appiatse explosion to be buried in mass today
People who died in the Appiatse explosion in the Prestea-Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region will be buried in mass today, 11 March 2022. The explosion, which occurred near Bogoso on 20 January 2022, killed 13 people and injured 59 others, including a 15-month-old baby. Some of the victims have already been buried, with the...