Tag Archives: COLLAPSE

Collapse House Kills One, Injures Four

A collapsed house in Teshie in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region killed one and injured four persons. The incident occurred at about 4:30 am dawn on Sunday in Teshie in the Bawku West District. The victims were all sent to the Zebilla government hospital for treatment …

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Gov’t Releases GH₵3.5bn To Pay Depositors Of Collapsed Financial Institutions In Full

Government says it has released GH₵3.5bn as a refund to depositors of collapsed financial institutions. A statement from the Finance Ministry confirmed the government has scrapped a much criticised plan to issue a 5-year bond to the depositors at no interest. The release of the funds was expected after Vice-President …

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Building Collapses On Five People During Downpour

Five persons have been rushed to the Baptist Medical Centre at Nalerigu in the Northern Region after a building collapsed on them during a heavy downpour on Friday, September 11. The five — three women and two children — are currently receiving treatment. They were said to be in their …

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‘Is it not madness?’ – Abraham Koomson blasts govt over collapsed banks

Secretary-General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Mr Abraham Koomson, has bemoaned the loss of jobs following the collapse of some banks through the Akufo-Addo government’s financial sector clean-up. The labour expert who plies his trade in the textile industry observed the government’s decision to collapse the financial institutions, …

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Banks collapse: All customers paid – BoG Governor

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has stated that all customers of the nine (9) failed banks, and over ninety five percent (95%) of customers of Specialised Deposit-taking Institutions (SDIs), which were affected by the banking sector clean-up have received their deposits. According to Dr. Addison, …

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Benin boxer collapses after receiving heavy punch from Ghana’s Bastie Samir

Ghana’s boxing sensation, Bastie Samir (17 – 0, 1, 15Ko’s), handed Lokossou Raoul of Benin, a catastrophic round two knock-out in an international Catchweight contest in the early hours of Sunday, at the Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra. Bastie, who was making a return to the ring after a year and …

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