GENERAL NEWS

Kumasi: Over 60% of rescued foreign child beggars infected with HIV, TB and Covid

Ten out of fifteen foreign child beggars rescued by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) tested positive for HIV, Tuberculosis, and COVID-19 after going through medical screening. These underprivileged children were picked from the streets in a swoop by a joint task force of the Social Welfare department and the Metropolitan …

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Navy trainee dies whiles training

A 26-year-old Opoku Samuel has died. Samuel Opoku is said to have fallen while engaging in physical training at the Naval Training Command at Nutekpor near Dabala in the Volta Region Samuel Opoku fell unconscious whiles training and was rushed to the infirmary but died in the process. His body …

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Jubilee House overspent its budget by GHC75m in 2021 – A-G’s report

The Presidency overspent its budget by some GHC75 million, the Auditor General’s report on the public account for 2021 has revealed. The office of the president, according to the report, was allocated some GHC 82,970,658 for expenditure on compensation for 2021. However, per the A-G’s audit, the office the president …

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Free SHS, NaBCO, 1D1F, other flagship programmes cost over GH¢9b – Auditor-General’s report

The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has indicated that all government flagship programmes cost the country over GH¢9 billion. Some of these programmes include, the most talked about Free SHS policy, NaBCO, National Identification Programme, One District One Factory (1D1F), COVID-19 Activity and Vaccine, National Cathedral project. The Auditor-General’s report indicated that …

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Wassa Akropong bank robbery suspects arrested; one shot dead

The police have arrested two men, suspected to be part of a gang of armed robbers who attacked the Upper Amenfi Rural Bank at Jukwa near Wassa Akropong on 27th June 2022. The suspects, Tahiru Issaka alias Red and Yahuza Mohammed, according to a police statement, were arrested at hideouts …

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Okere: Two teenage girls found dead under mysterious circumstances

Police in Adukrom have begun investigations into the cause of the death of two teenage girls at Okrakwadwo a community in the Okere district of the Eastern Region. The bodies of the two teenage girls were found by the road on Tuesday dawn after the two allegedly left their homes …

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Meet the adorable white cubs at the Accra Zoo birthed in November 2021

On Sunday, August 28, 2022, the story of a man mauled by lions at the Accra Zoo sparked wild conversation across various platforms. Aside from the bizarre nature of the incident, there were concerns about what could have warranted the actions of the middle-aged man. Amidst this, a number of …

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Fire guts Bawku West District Assembly building

Fire has destroyed portions of the Bawku West District Assembly building in the Upper East Region. The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 8:00pm. Several documents, computers, printers, shockers, fans, ceilings, tables and chairs, louvres and other belongings were …

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UNIDO, EU And Ghana Government Build Capacity For 1D1F Listed Companies In Good Manufacturing Practices

ACCRA, 30TH AUGUST 2022 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the European Union-funded West African Competitiveness Program (WACOMP) and the Ministry of Trade and Industries (MoTI) organized a two days training on Food Safety, Quality standards and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for 30 “One District One Factory “ …

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