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Faulty Fuel Pump Caused Kpone Tanker Yard Fire

Mr. Jonas Abladey, Kpone Katamanso Municipal Health and Safety Officer, says a faulty fuel pump the caused the fire out break at a tanker yard in Kpone Kokompe in the Greater Accra Region. Mr. Abladey, further explained that preliminary investigations at the yard indicated that some workers were transferring fuel …

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Stranded Ghanaians In UK To Be Evacuated On June 17

Some stranded Ghanaians in the United Kingdom will be evacuated on June 17, 2020. The Ghana Mission in the United Kingdom made this known in a statement outlining guidelines for evacuation. Evacuees have been asked to pay the negotiated rate of fare to the airline tasked to transfer them to …

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8 Excavators Retrieved From Galamsey Sites In Western North

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has retrieved eight excavators and mining-related equipment at some illegal mining sites in Tugakrom in the Suaman District of the Western North Region. The Minister was accompanied by some military personnel for the exercise. The team observed that about 100 …

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Bees attack New Juaben North MP, four others hospitalized

A swarm of violent bees on Wednesday disrupted a ceremony to hand over the Asokore Community Center to a contractor for rehabilitation and convert it into a two-storey- town hall Office Complex facility. The program which was being attended by the Member of Parliament for New Juaben North, Nana Adjei …

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Duncan-Williams’ son’s bitterness real, bipolar just triggers it – Psychologist

A psychologist has advised the family of Archbishop Duncan-Williams to resolve underlying issues between the respected man of God and his son, Daniel, whose scalding comments against his father on Tuesday has been blamed on a relapse into bipolar disorder. Dr Aku Hayfron said although the bipolar disorder can be …

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CLOSSAG threatens strike action

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOSSAG) has hinted of plans to embark on industrial action in the next 14 days. The action, they say will take place should SSNIT fail to come up with an acceptable payment of past credit to its current retirees. The Executive …

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Government has evidence of everyone who benefitted from GH¢51 million judgement debt – Woyome

Businessman and member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alfred Woyome, has said the government of Ghana is in a better position to tell Ghanaians the people who benefitted from the GH¢51m judgment debt paid him by the state. According to him, EOCO has all the evidence therefore government …

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George Floyd: Family of black American show appreciation to Akufo-Addo, Ghana

The family of George Floyd has expressed their appreciation to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ghanaians for the show of support and solidarity. The family at a funeral service held at the Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, said they were appreciative of the …

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3-year-old boy drowns in Manhole at Fise

A three year old boy who has been identified as Mawuko has drowned in a manhole at Fise in the Ga West District of the Greater Accra Region. The toddler fell into the uncovered manhole in their uncompleted house while playing around the house. The father of the baby, had …

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92-year-old woman commits suicide

Chiefs and people of Kwame Peprakrom, a farming community in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region were thrown into a state of shock and grief after a 92-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging. Reports say the deceased is believed to have gone missing on the evening of …

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