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VIDEO: Tema motorway choked, cars stranded due to private mining company’s activities

Motorists on the Accra-Tema Motorway are having to deal with heavy vehicular traffic as a result of the actions of a private mining company, PW Mining International. The company is transporting about four of its heavy-duty machines, a GhanaWeb reporter who is also on the road has learnt. The said …

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Islamic SHS shooting: Deputy Regional Police Commander removed, 2 Senior Officers interdicted

DCOP Kwasi Akomeah-Apraku, acting Deputy Ashanti Regional Commander, has been removed from his position following the shooting incident at the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi on Monday, June 13. He has been also interdicted together with two other officers, ACP Mr George Ankomah, the Regional Operations Officer and ACP …

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Two people perish in a car crash in Walewale

Two young men have died in a car crash in Walewale in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. The incident happened at about 8:30 PM along the Tamale-Walewale road on Sunday, June 12, 2022, when a Yutong VIP bus with registration, GS-5414-18 onboard passengers from Bolgatanga to …

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Our security guards not responsible for death of illegal miner at Ahafo Mine – Newmont Ghana

Newmont Ghana, a subsidiary of Newmont Corporation has rubbished allegations indicating that its guards have shot and killed some illegal miners at its Ahafo mine’s operational area. Last Friday, the local police and traditional authorities from Hwidiem in the Asutifi North District, sought permission from the company for a group …

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Parents cry after Police use tear gas on demonstrating Islamic SHS students

Hundreds of parents of students of Islamic Senior High School (SHS) in Kumasi are currently wailing at the entrance of the school demanding to see their children. Some students of the school today embarked on a demonstration to protest over regular knockdowns by vehicles. The latest incident was on last …

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17-year-old JHS student drowns in a pit at Kasoa

A 17-year-old student has reportedly drowned in a quarry pit near Liberia Camp in the Central Region. According to a Daily Graphic report, the Junior High School student had gone to the pit filled with stagnant water to swim with some of his classmates when the incident happened. The form …

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Be considerate in your demands for better conditions of service- Asantehene to labor unions

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked labor unions, most especially the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations when demanding improved conditions of service. The traditional leader who doubles as the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) asserted that labor unions …

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Accra: Akufo-Addo re-opens renovated National Museum

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, 10th June 2022, re-opened the renovated National Museum in Accra.  As the oldest and largest museum in Ghana, the National Museum, which was opened in 1957, had to be closed to the public in 2015 for lack of maintenance. The Museum has been …

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‘Let us fear God’ – Ablakwa tells Ofori-Atta after GTV interview

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, North Tongu MP, has stated that Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister’s interview on GTV’s Talking Point on Sunday, June 12, was “an unmitigated disaster”. According to him, the Minister, who was speaking about the recent controversies surrounding the 5000-seater National Cathedral, failed to justify why the government is …

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VIDEO: How serial callers manage to call into radio programmes

Political talk shows or radio programmes in Ghana cannot end without a phone in segments where the audience or listeners are allowed to call in to either contribute to the discussion or make an intervention. Sometimes, when these callers manage to be on the air, their submissions are entirely different …

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