GENERAL NEWS

On Friday, March 1, 1963, The Ghanaian Times reported how Ghana had gotten its first two helicopter pilots in the persons of Flying Officers Koranteng and Aholu. The two, officers of the Ghana Air Force, had become the first of the ten men selected by the Force to carry out …

Persons who consume Coconut in the Ashanti Region should brace themselves for price hikes to correspond with the increment in the recent fuel prices in the country. Coconut Sellers in Ashanti Regional Capital of Kumasi have hinted of an upward adjustment in order to stay in business indicating how unhappy …

Two persons have died while several others were reported injured after a dynamite blast at a stone quarry site at Abura Tetsi in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region. Locals told GHOne TV that three people have lost their lives, while at least ten have also been …

IGP supports Ejurahene for construction of a Divisional Police Headquarters at Ejura The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akufo Dampare has pledged his total support for Ejura Traditional Council over the construction of a Divisional Police Headquarters at Ejura in the Ashanti Region According to him, he has …

Yaw Danso, the embattled District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, has spoken for the first time since a voice purported to be his encouraging galamsey activities in his district went viral on social media. According to him, the viral audio has nothing to do with …

A group of illegal small-scale miners (galamseyers) have taken to the popular social media platform Tik Tok to mock President Nana Akufo-Addo’s effort at combating the menace. In a video shared on the Twitter handle of broadcast journalist, Kafui Dey, a caterpillar earth-moving machine is seen busily at work while …

In June 1989, the government of Ghana, under the Provisional National Defence Council administration of late former president Jerry John Rawlings, banned the activities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Jehovah Witnesses. The two groups and their missionaries were subsequently given one-week ultimatum to leave the …

Government has given a grace period for persons who have started but not completed the process to re-register their SIM cards. After an earlier deadline of September 30 to be registered, they will now only be blocked after October 31. “This is not an extension of the deadline but a …

The Ghana Medical Association says it will force government to shut down health facilities nationwide in protest of a new tax system by Ghana Revenue Authority that aims at shortchanging them.   The president of GMA Dr Frank Serebour has disclosed that GRA is introducing a new tax system that …

Two persons have been confirmed dead following a head-on collision that occurred between them whilst on motorbikes. One of the riders, only identified as Moro, died on the spot after his face was totally disfigured following the severe accident. Kabiru, the other victim, was however confirmed dead when he was …