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EPA grants permit for the construction of airport at Kwahu

Mpraeso Member of Parliament (MP), Davis Ansah Opoku has disclosed that the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the construction of the Kwahu Airport. The proposed Kwahu Airport Limited will be located at the Nkwantanag-Ahinase in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region. Ansah Opoku disclosed this on his Facebook page …

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Abronye committed ‘offence of misprision treason’ – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor Marin Amidu has bemoaned the decision by the state to keep #FixTheCountry convenor, Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor, behind bars while Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC) has been granted bail. According to him, the offences committed by both Barker-Vormawor and Abronye, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for the Bono Region, …

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VIDEO: A look at the current state of Asantehene Prempeh II 80-year-old Rolls Royce

During Ghana’s 63rd Independence Day parade held in Kumasi, the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II graced the historic occasion in a Rolls Royce which became the centre of discussion. It has emerged that the Rolls Royce was bought in the 1940s by the then Asantehene Otumfuo Prempeh II. This was …

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VIDEO: Suspected govt worker beats up commercial sex worker for demanding payment

play videoClick Here to Watch in Twi A man suspected to be a government worker has been accused of exploiting an alleged commercial sex worker and abusing her physically. A video in circulation on social media captures the man and the supposed sex worker in some form of tango with …

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Jospong Group of Companies Donates Items to Appiatse Explosion Victims

The Jospong Group of Companies has donated relief items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to victims of Appiatse community explosion. The donation comes as an act of benevolence from the group to commiserate with families of victims and the entire community of Appiatse. The items presented included 100 bags of …

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KT Hammond descends into the gutters with Kevin Taylor

Kwabena Tahir Hammond, the Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa has issued a sharp-tongued response to some allegations levelled against him by US-based social media critic Kevin Taylor. KT Hammond has been the subject of vile criticism from Kevin Taylor who alleges that the Adansi-Asokwa MP possesses ‘fake law certificate’ and …

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Biography of Elvis Koku Kwashie

“The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart, Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil. He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.” Our hearts are in pain, our …

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Judges who misinterpret constitution not different from coup plotters – Kpessa Whyte on SC ruling

A Senior Research Fellow in History and Politics at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Ghana, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has linked the ruling of the Supreme Court in the matter of the constitutionality of a sit-in Speaker of Parliament to vote or not, to military takeovers. In a …

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Our trains are safe – Ghana Railway Company assures after 62 were injured in an accident

The Ghana Railways Company Limited has assured the public that its trains are safe. The assurance follows the Thursday incident where over 60 passengers onboard a Sekondi Takoradi bound passenger train sustained injuries in a stampede after the engine caught fire. “Immediately the incident happened, as responsible as we are …

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PHOTOS: The irrigation dam project by Kwame Nkrumah that is wasting away at Dekpor

When the Afife Rice Farming Project among other similar projects begun in Ghana under Kwame Nkrumah, he envisioned a long-term plan. With this, he went scouting almost immediately for support to build a dam that would ensure that this project, plus the other ones around the same locality, would not easily …

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