GENERAL NEWS

Corruption among immigration officers worrying – Council Chair

The Chairman for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Council, Dr. Edward Prempeh, has described as worrying, the recent perception of corruption among personnel of the Service. He said the incident is tarnishing the good image the Service has earned over the years. A recent JoyNews documentary on securing the country’s …

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Two persons found dead in separate ‘mysterious’ circumstances

Residents of two separate municipalities within the Ashanti region woke up Tuesday morning to the spectacle of what could be described as ritual killing, throwing the vicinity into a state of shock and agony, MyNewsGh.com reports. At Suame Market in the Suame Municipality, a young man believed to be in …

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Bawumia supports Catholic Church rectorate project

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia donated towards the completion of the Catholic priest’s rectorate at the St Paul’s Catholic Church at Walewale in the North East region. Dr Bawumia who is an indigene of Walewale in the West Mamprusi district, made the donation of GH¢20,000 to …

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Water shortage hits Ho first time in 30 years

Residents in Ho Municipality of the Volta Region, have been without potable water for past 10 days, as a result of the damage caused to the main pipeline that conveys water from the production point at Kpeve. According to officials of the Ghana Water Company Limited, the damage was occasioned by the …

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Six dead in another gory accident on Wa-Nadowli highway

Six persons have been confirmed dead with several others in critical condition in a gory accident on the Wa-Nadowli Highway. The accident occurred Monday evening when a DAF truck with registration number GT-776 C moving in a police escort attempted to escape a pothole at Serekpere but skidded off the …

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BOST MD’s resignation not surprising – IES Director

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security, Paa Kwesi Anamoah Sakyi has said the resignation of the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage Distribution (BOST) comes as no surprise to him. George Mensah Okley is said to have tendered in his resignation to the President on Friday, …

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[VIDEO]: Policeman forces ‘slay queen’ to pick up dropped pure water sachet from gutter

With the way things are going on in the country, very soon we might not be seeing a lot of rubbish on our streets. There have been concerns about the way people litter the streets with rubbish which sometimes causes disaster, especially during raining seasons. Over some few months, a …

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Ashanti Region: Writers and Publishers Reject New NaCCA Guidelines

The Ashanti Regional Writers and Publishers Association (ASHWAPA) has rejected vehemently the new submission guidelines by the National Council for Curriculum Assessment NaCCA which calls on the writers to submit their books for assessment before putting them on market. According to them the new submission guidelines by NaCCA states that …

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Photo: The 75-year-old woman crushed to death by ‘careless’ excavator driver

Maame Adwoa Afumwaa, a 75-year-old farmer and a native of Wioso near Kwapia in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti region, has been pronounced dead at a construction site when an excavator run over her. The heavy machinery was involved in the construction of a primary school block for …

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