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Rape, Domestic Violence Still High In Ghana – Report

Rape and domestic violence remain serious problems in Ghana. This is part of the findings of the 2020 Human Rights Report put together by the United States of America. The report faulted authorities for not enforcing existing laws on rape and domestic violence. These findings captured under section six of …

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Over 200 Shops Demolished At Opera Square

More than two hundred electrical and home appliance shops have been demolished at Opera Square in the Accra Central Business District by unidentified persons. Big and small shops were all leveled when the Ghana News Agency visited the Square, Monday noon. Mr Kwadwo Wiafe, an electrical shop owner, said they …

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Fire Guts Sunyani Timber Market

Fire has razed the Sunyani Timber market in the early hours of Saturday, destroying personal properties and industrial machines running into millions of Ghana Cedis. The fire started around 0400 hours and spread widely before personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service arrived at the scene. It caused extensive damage …

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Residents Of Kumasi Angry Over Incessant Power Cuts

    Residents in Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, are fuming at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) over frequent power outages.   According to the residents, their power goes off most evenings without any notice.   Although ECG is yet to respond to calls for comments, Asaase News gathers that …

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Dangerous! Traders Complain Of Gas Leakage At new Kejetia Market

The multi-million dollar new Kejetia Market is sitting on a time bomb as traders complain of constant gas leakages from a gas plant installed beneath the project. This could trigger a disaster at the slightest spark of any fire within and around the market. 3news.com checks revealed that a few …

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World Water Day: Residents Of  Abrepo Asubonten, and Bronikrom Cries Over Shortage Of Water

  Residents at Abrepo Asubonten and Bronikrom in the Bantama Constituency of the Ashanti region are wooing bitterly over water Shortage.   According to them water Shortage has hit both communities for the past decades which they’re calling on GHANA WATER COMPANY and SANITATION MINISTRY,NGO’s and other stakeholders to intervene …

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Police Must Arrest Those Selling Pure Water At 0.30p – GYFD Says

    Ghana Youth For Development (GYFD) has urged the Ghana Police Service to arrest people who are  selling pure water at 0.30 pesewas.     Read Their Full Statement Below Press Release 22ND MARCH, 2021 Don’t Buy 30 pesewas Pure Water – GYFD to Ghanaians Is it not enough …

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E/R: Cocoa Farmers Threaten To Cut Down Cocoa Trees For Rubber Plantation

  Cocoa Farmers in the Eastern Region are calling on government to release funds to the Local Buying Companies to enable them pay for their produce.   Shortage of money at cocoa buying companies is causing a lot of financial constraints to farmers as seek to settle their ward for …

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Gov’t Introduces 10p ‘Borla’ Tax To Keep Ghana Clean

    The government of Ghana has instituted a sanitation and pollution levy (SPL) to accrue revenue to keep the environment clean.       Caretaker Finance Minister Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu made the announcement on Friday, 12 March 2021 when he delivered the 2021 budget.   He said “notwithstanding the progress …

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A/R: Scores Of  Students Study In Dilapidated Classrooms, Assembly Member Fumes;

  Established since 1944 classroom block is in it dilapidated state at( Amakye Bare) a farming community in the Atwima Nwabiagya north district of the Ashanti region.     According to the Assembly member of the community, Hon Osei Tutu Collins, ever since Amakye Barekuma R/C primary school was established …

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