GENERAL NEWS

Rescuers are still making efforts to locate six children, three days after 20 of them drowned at the Apam beach in the Central Region. A total of 14 bodies have been retrieved as of Wednesday, March 10, 2021, as authorities fear the death toll could rise. Chiefs in the area, …

Fire has destroyed a four-bedroom-house at Goaso in the Ahafo Region with property and an amount of GHS 4,400 burnt into ashes. The landlady, Madam Margret Kobi, told Adom News they were outside when they saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the house. “There were no men to assist and due …

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said the country lost more than GH¢13.5 billion in revenue in 2020 because of the economic shocks induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. In his state of the nation address to Parliament, the President said with additional expenditures, related to stemming the tide of COVID-19, estimated …

Two persons have died with 30 others sustaining severe injuries in a car crash on the Kintampo-Tamale road. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, after the front tyre of a tractor detached causing it to crash with a commercial bus. The Tuesday incident, which has been described as …

The Gomoa West Security Council in the Central Region has in consultation with families of the 13 teenagers who drowned in the sea at Apam on Sunday has set Thursday, March 11, 2021, for the mass burial of the deceased. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held yesterday. …

The UK’s Minister of Armed Forces Mr James Heappey arrived in Accra on Tuesday 9th March 2021 for a three day visit to Ghana. Mr Heappey’s visit forms part of a short tour of the West African region. Touching down Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said: “Ghana is a vital …

Almost as if it is a deliberate ploy to cause mischief, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has for the second time made a public reference to a name, Ramatu, that has come to be associated with Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as his alleged second wife. According to Bagbin, he didn’t know …

President Akufo-Addo has stated that government will re-engage parliament in the coming days on the future of Agyapa transaction. Delivering his first State of the Nation (SONA) in his second term Tuesday, President Akufo-Addo indicated that his government will bounce back to give new direction that will guide the implementation …

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, we bring you the story of a 46 year old woman who has been making a living from the sales of firewood. Madam Sampana Demzooya tried to give education to her children but was unsuccessful due to poverty. At 24 years of age, …

President Akufo-Addo has revealed that Cabinet has granted policy approval for the establishment of a National Flag Carrier (Home Based Airline) with strategic partner participation. The most recent state carrier Ghana International Airlines collapsed in 2010 after the government’s withdrawal of funding. At the time, the airline claimed that the government …