GENERAL NEWS

A UK citizen who was named as a suspect in the Airbus Scandal, Phil Middlemiss has had all charges against him dropped by the UK serious Fraud Office after months of investigation by the UK anti-graft body. The UK citizen disclosed that three months ago, after more than two years …

• KLM flight to Amsterdam was cancelled • It was after the engine was disrupted by a bird • Passengers onboard were disembarked and checked into hotels KLM had to cancel its September 3 flight from Accra to Amsterdam after a bird found its way into the engine compartment of …

Ad The Paramount Chief of the Oguaa Traditional Area in the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region, Osabarima Kwesi Atta VI, has threatened to ban the use of the fast-growing tricycles popularly known as Pragyia in Cape Coast. According to the Chief, the tricycle which has become a major …

• Nine people have been confirmed dead due to weather related incidents • NADMO has advised farmers not to farm along the white Volta • Steps are being put in place to curb the recurring flooding from the spillage of Bagre Dam and seasonal rains Nine people were confirmed dead …

The Bawku West District Director of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative of Justice (CHRAJ), Ms. Priscilla Alakawan, has warned religious leaders and communities who chain mental health patients or confine them in rooms, to desist from the practice or risk being punished by the law. The District Director …

The Coalition of Rotation Nurses and Midwives has given the government a one-month ultimatum to pay their seven-month arrears in full, else they will embark on a nationwide strike. This was indicated in the disgruntled group’s letter addressed to various Hospital Directors across the 16 regions of the country. The …

A storekeeper and his wife are facing the Ejura District Court in the Ashanti Region after being accused of stealing foodstuffs meant for students at the Sekyedumase Senior High Technical School. The couple, Eric Twumasi Kwaakye and Akua Anima were arrested late last month by police at Sekyedumase following a …

Domestic violence in the Volta Region almost doubled from over 600 cases in 2019 to more than 1000 cases in 2020, Mrs Thywill Eyra Kpe, Volta Regional Director, Department of Gender, has disclosed. More than 6,000 girls, in addition, got pregnant in 2020 alone, a worrying situation which she said …

Some areas in Accra have been flooded after a downpour on Thursday, September 2, 2021. The five-hour heavy rainfall has obstructed the flow of vehicular traffic on the Shiashie – Legon stretch of the Legon-Madina Highway, Haatso stretch, UPSA, among other areas. Many commuters have been left stranded in traffic …

• Two boys in Kumasi have exhibited bravery during a flood in Kumasi • A man believed to be a taxi driver, was stuck after his car was submerged in water • The two young men pulled the taxi driver from the rushing water to safety The bravery and timely …