GENERAL NEWS

Savannah Region: Death toll now 2 in Thursday’s communal violence

At least two persons are dead three others wounded after communal violence broke out Thursday evening between two rival groups at Lakula near Daboya in the Savannah Region. The death toll moved to two on Friday after one of the injured persons referred to the Walewale hospital failed to respond to treatment. …

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Savannah Region: One dead, four injured after communal violence

At least one person is feared dead and four others wounded after communal violence broke out Thursday evening between two rival groups at Lakula near Daboya in the Savannah Region. An eye witness in Mankarigu, a nearby community, confirmed to Joy News that the violence was triggered by a misunderstanding …

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Zoomlion And Stakeholders To Use WHO Recommended Biological Agent for Mosquito Control

The Vector Control unit of waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana limited in collaboration with the ministry of Health is set to use Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis (Bti) which is a biological agent recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as efficient to control out door mosquitoes. BTI is a bacterial …

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Builsa: Akufo-Addo enskinned ‘chief for poor, vulnerable’

The Chiefs and people of the Builsa South, in the Upper East Region, have conferred the title Aniwoba Nab, meaning Chief for the Poor and Vulnerable on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.According to the Paramount Chief of Fumbisi, Nab Clement Akanko Anyatiuk, the decision taken to confer the title on …

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(Video) Navrongo: Soldiers, police seize anti-Akufo-Addo placards from protesters

Some armed military and police personnel were seen on Wednesday wrenching anti-Akufo-Addo posters and placards from ordinary citizens of Navrongo, who had lined up the streets with the intention of raising them in protest to the president’s failure to fulfil certain campaign promises. Some of the placards read: “Mr President, stop …

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A/R: Road crashes kill 240, injure 2,309 in 6 months – Police

In the first half of 2019 (January to June), 240 people died in road crashes while 2,309 sustained injuries within the same period as a result of road accidents in the Ashanti Region, the police command has said.“From these figures, we deduce that our region records about 10 accidents each …

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I will bounce back – NAM1

Embattled Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM 1, Chief Executive of Menzgold Ghana Limited, has said he will break his silence on issues that have led to his incarceration on August 19. He posted on social media yesterday hinting that his companies would see a ‘possible rebound’. “I will address the …

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Ghanaian Babies Born In South Africa To Get Birth Certificates – Ayisi Boateng

The High Commissioner of Ghana to South Africa, His Excellency Mr. George Ayisi – Boateng has disclosed that babies born to Ghanaian parents in South Africa would get birth certificates. He said the move form part of documentation processes for Ghanaian children born in South Africa to apply for citizenship …

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High Commission of Ghana to South Africa Hosts Press Radio

The High Commission of Ghana to South Africa, His Excellency, Mr. George Ayisi Boateng on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, engaged the Management of Carolina – based Press Radio in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa in a tête-a-tête at his Office in Pretoria. The meeting form part of the activities …

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Foase police shooting: Families of deceased protesters receive GHc250k each

Government has paid GHc 250,000 each as compensation for families of four deceased victims of the Foase shooting in the Ashanti Region. The four died after police officers allegedly opened fire into a crowd of protesters over the siting of Atwima Kwanwoma District capital from Foase to Twedie in February …

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