CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

Barber jailed 10 years over sexual abuse

A Circuit Court in Accra has handed down 10 years imprisonment on a 22-year-old Barber for having sex with a 14-year-old girl, at Abeka in Accra. Yaw Sontah, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty but the Court after the trial, found him guilty and sentenced him accordingly. Before being sentenced, …

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Ghana’s biggest car snatching syndicate busted with 7 stolen cars

A car snatching syndicate that can pass for the biggest in the history of the country has been arrested in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. Police indicated following numerous complaints from residents about their vehicles being snatched at gunpoint by miscreants mostly robbers, they devised a strategy …

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Drunk driver faces court over pedestrian’s death

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GHC60,000 bail with two sureties to a driver who allegedly negligently caused harm to four pedestrians resulting in the death of one. The Court presided over by Afia Owusua Appiah ordered that one of the sureties should be justified. Emmanuel Omabu should also …

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Adanse Fomena bullion van robbery: Ashanti police arrest 5 suspect 

The Ashanti Regional Police Command have arrested five suspected armed robbers believed to have killed a police officer in a bullion van attack at Adanse Fomena  on January 19, 2021. Addressing  journalists on Monday February 22, 2021 at the Central Police Command monitored by OTEC News’ Kwame Agyenim Boateng, police …

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PHOTOS: Fire guts Sunyani Municipal primary school

Fire has destroyed portions of the Sunyani Municipal Primary School on Sunday in the Bono Region. The fire according to sources started around 4 p.m. It took fire personnel from the Bono Regional Branch of the Ghana National Fire Service about an hour to bring the fire under control. Three …

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SHS Placement: GES urges calm

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged all stakeholders to remain calm as it prepares to release the computerised school placement “soon”. There have been numerous reports about the school placements but by a press release on Sunday, February 21, the GES hinted that the exercise has not been done …

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SAD VIDEO: Mothers, New Born Babies sleep on a floor at Manhyia hospital

An accomplished entrepreneur, Consultant in ICT, Energy and National Infrastructure Development in GHANA and abroad with over 30 years working experience in related endeavors, A leading member of the National Democratic Congress, Mr. Laslie Mensah Tamekloe has narrated how shortage of beds hits hospitals in Ghana including manhyia Government hospital, …

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J.A Kufuor SHS completed, ready for admission

A new school, J.A Kufuor Senior High School has been completed and ready for use. The school is located in Sokoban in Kumasi of the Ashanti Region. All structures have been put in place for the 2020/2021 placement. A statement issued by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to the National …

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Good news for all schools and teachers in Ghana

Ghana health service (GHS) was established in 1996. It is Ghanaian government body as part of the health sector reform. The Ghana health service is responsible for the comprehensive health service at all levels in Ghana. The GHS also establish effective mechanism for disease surveillance, prevention and control in Ghana. …

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Good news for all schools and teachers in Ghana

Ghana health service (GHS) was established in 1996. It is Ghanaian government body as part of the health sector reform. The Ghana health service is responsible for the comprehensive health service at all levels in Ghana. The GHS also establish effective mechanism for disease surveillance, prevention and control in Ghana. …

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Suspected thief beaten to pulp at Assin Fosu

A middle-aged man has been beaten to pulp in a botched robbery operation. The young man, whose name was only given as Issah, a native of Twifo Praso, is said to have been invited by a friend for the operation. But luck eluded him when they were caught while stealing …

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Ghana to secure Ebola vaccine from WHO

Ghana is making plans to secure Ebola vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) to mitigate the effect of the virus in case the country records cases, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye has disclosed. This follows recent reports of an outbreak of the virus …

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SAD VIDEO: Beautiful university lady runs mad

Beautiful university students runs mad after lodging with man in a hotel.. Reports claim that a young university lady has gone bonkers after lodging at a hotel with a man. Stories about young ladies who became mentally unstable after lodging hotel with men have been reported on social media. People …

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Namon Sec/Tech. staff arrested over GHS244K recruitment scam

A 45-year-old tutor at Namon Senior High School in the Offinso Municipality of the Ashanti region has been remanded by the Offinso Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding two Pastors and other residents of the community of a total amount of GHS244,700. The two Pastors namely Bernard Kokroko and Eric Owusu …

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Reporter gets robbed at gunpoint during live segment

An Ecuadorian television reporter and his camera crew got the scare of their lives when they were held at gunpoint by a masked robber, while doing a live piece. On February 12, Diego Ordinola, a journalist for Ecuador’s DirecTV Sports, was reporting from outside the Isidro Romero Carbo Monumental Stadium, …

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Police arrest notorious armed robber in Ho

The Ho Police have arrested a notorious armed robber, who has been on the Police wanted list for several years, in an operation. Prince Adu, 30, aka ‘Dracula’, unemployed, was arrested on Thursday at his hideout while asleep after he robbed an Immigration Officer at gun-point at about 0230 hours. …

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WAEC freezes 401 private WASSCE candidates’ results for malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 401 candidates suspected to have been involved in various examination malpractices during the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. This follows the release of the examination results for private candidates who sat the WASSCE …

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