Yearly Archives: 2019

Amantia JHS Wins Asante-Akyim Quiz Competition

The Amantia Junior High School (JHS) has won the maiden edition of the Asante-Akyim South Municipality’s inter-schools quiz competition held at Juaso, the district capital. The school emerged winner with a total of 115 points to beat competitors from Asankare JHS which took the second position with 93 points in …

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Second, Third Batch Of Accra Pilgrims Laud Hajj Board

The second and third batch of Accra pilgrims have lauded the Ghana Hajj Board for measures put in place to ensure a very successful and stress-free departure from Accra to Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to them, transportation, allocation of room and feeding in Medina were well …

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Nii Lantey in trouble; Bannerman vows to unseat him

Chairman of the National Premix Fuel Secretariat, Nii Lante Bannerman is more than certain about his chances of unseating the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodoo, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye come December 2020 when the country goes to the polls. His belief is based on the growing level of enthusiasm …

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Lionel Messi banned from international football for three months

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned from international football for three months after claiming the Copa America was “corrupt”. Barcelona forward Messi, 32, was sent off in Argentina’s 2-1 third-place play-off win over Chile and later said the “cup was fixed for Brazil”. He has also been fined $50,000 …

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Tear gas fired as Hong Kong protesters besiege police station

Hong Kong police have fired tear gas in confrontations with black-clad activists in a popular tourist district, as the Chinese-controlled territory was again rocked by anti-government protests. Officers with gas masks and shields on Saturday charged at hundreds of protesters who had surrounded a police station in the busy shopping …

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Update: Assemblies of God members in Volta lake accident; 4 dead

A canoe carrying 10 members of the Assemblies of God Church from Senchi to Old Akrade in the Asuogyaman district of the Eastern region has capsized on the Volta Lake. Six of the victims have been rescued while the four others were retrieved dead. They were returning from a Church …

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17-year-old agricultural school pupil dies in hostel fire

A 17-year-old pupil at Tyelimhlophe Agricultural School in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape, has died after a fire engulfed the school’s hostel. The circumstances of how the fire started are still unclear. According to police, the pupil had been locked in the hostel by the matron. “It is alleged that a …

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