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Trotro Drivers Suspend Strike Action

Commercial transport bus drivers have been asked to suspend their ongoing strike action. Commercial vehicle drivers today, December 6, refused to convey passengers to protest the recent fuel price increments. Their action caused many commuters great difficulties to reach their workplaces and various destinations. A current message from the Ghana Private …

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Asafo Coffin Makers fight KMA over ‘forceful eviction’

Coffin Makers at Asafo Labour in the Kumasi Metropolis have threatened to fight officials of KMA with coffin over what they described as “forcibly ejection” by the authority.   The Coffin Makers who marched in their numbers to the premises of OTEC FM on Monday December 6, 2021 to protest …

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2021 Miss Western winner involves in fatal accident

This portal has received alarming reports that 2021 Winner of the ‘Miss Western’ beauty pageant, Miss Jemi and her team has been involved in a near-fatal accident on Boako, off the Wiawso road. At the time of filing this report, she and her team were on admission at the Asafo …

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Ghana announces tax incentives for Belgian investors

Ghana has announced some tax incentives to 29 Belgian investors exploring business opportunities in the country. The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Herbert Krapa, in a keynote address at an information session on Business Opportunities in Ghana, said the incentives include renewable corporate tax holiday of five years …

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NPP bans T-shirts, billboards at confab grounds

The Ashanti Regional branch of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has served notice that billboards and paraphernalia advertising some personalities seeking to lead the party in the 2024 general elections, will not be tolerated at the party’s delegates’ conference slated for 17 to 20 December 2021.The party has warned …

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Three more hostages released in Haiti, US missionary group says

Three more hostages kidnapped by a gang in Haiti have been released, the United States-based missionary group that organised their trip to the Caribbean nation said, while another 12 are still held. “We are thankful to God that three more hostages were released last night,” Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said …

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Manasseh digs into Akufo-Addo’s Forbes African of the Year award

Senior investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has taken to his social media platform to react after President Nana Akufo-Addo was adjudged Forbes African of the Year. Forbes magazine, in a statement, said “Ghana’s President, has repositioned the country in the global marketplace as one reliant on its own resources and …

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20-year-old sprayer jailed 10 years for robbing lady of iPhone 6

A 20-year-old sprayer, who subjected a student to several slaps after robbing her of her iPhone 6 mobile phone, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court. Ibrahim Ahmed is said to have attacked the complainant with a pair of scissors. Ahmed pleaded guilty to robbery. …

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6 die in head-on collision accident on Tema-Aflao Highway

A head-on collision involving two Ford transit mini buses near Sege on the Tema-Aflao Highway over the weekend claimed six lives and injured a number of passengers. Chief Inspector Stella Dede Dzakpasu, the Tema Police Regional Public Relations Officer, told the Ghana News Agency that four died on the spot …

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EU blacklists 97 airlines from flying over European airspace

The European Commission has updated its list of airlines banned from operating in European airspace because they fail to meet international safety standards. Under the revision, 97 operators are prohibited from flying over Europe, which is actually down on the 103 listed previously. This is because several Moldovan companies were …

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Jospong Group’s 5-Day 2021 Thanksgiving Service Opens

The Presiding Bishop of the Victory Bible Church International (VBCI), Bishop Nii Apiakai Tackie-Yarboi, has underscored the need for workers to be thankful and grateful to their employers. According to him, employers and gifts from God who help workers to fend for their families. “You need to say thank you, …

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Ex-police officer, 37, shoots tenant over rent arrears

A 37-year-old ex-police officer has been arrested by police at Ejisu for allegedly attempting to shoot his tenant over rent arrears. Prince Nyarko was said to have fired two gunshots on Saturday, December 5, 2021, to ostensibly cause harm to his tenant after a scuffle between the two over unpaid …

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