The Accra commercial railway system is set to bounce back to life by the end of next month, the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) has disclosed. For about two years now, moves to resuscitate railway infrastructure in the national capital had stalled, raising questions about the commitment of the …
Read More »Cedi Depreciates 1.7% To Dollar In Almost 9-Months Of 2021 – BoG
The Ghana cedi has depreciated by 1.7% to the US dollar in the first nine months which will end next Thursday September 30th, 2021, according to data from the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The Central Bank pegged the rate of the cedi to the dollar at ¢5.86, though it is …
Read More »I Witnessed Coup d’état That Toppled Dr Nkrumah And It Shaped My Life, Says Kojo Bonsu
Former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, has detailed how he was fortunate to be one of the few people who witnessed and lived through the historic and traumatic maiden coup d’état in Ghana. According to him, the National Liberation Council (NLC) coup d’etat that overthrew Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s government in 1966 …
Read More »GNPC Boss, Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong Sued Over Retirement Age
The Editor of the Herald Newspaper, Larry-Allans Dogbey has filed a suit at the Industrial and Labour Division of a High Court in Accra, challenging the appointment of Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). In the suit sighted …
Read More »E/R: Girl, 10, Burnt Alive In Fire Disaster At Akyem Gyadem
A little girl has been burnt to death in a fire disaster at Akyem Gyadem Zongo near Akyem Oda in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern region. According to reports, A woman called Ama Hemah was in room with her two children, a boy and a girl …
Read More »Rotational Nurses And Midwives To Strike On October 1 Over Unpaid Allowances
The Members of the Coalition of Rotational Nurses and Midwives have served notice to begin an industrial action on October 1. This, according to the coalition, has become necessary following the failure to pay their allowances since February this year. A letter written to the National …
Read More »E/R: Family of Six (6) Narrowly Escape death In Devastating Flood
A family of six (6) narrowly escaped drowning Friday evening in devastating floods in New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region after hours of heavy downpour. The flash floods submerged roads in the Municipality while floodwaters from the newly constructed 16 million cedis Nsukwao Basin drainage facility continued to …
Read More »C/R: Taxi Driver dead, 4 Injured In Accident On Abura Dunkwa-Nyankomasi road [Photos]
A taxi driver has been confirmed dead in an accident on the Abura Dunkwa-Nyankomasi road in the Central Region. The incident also saw four others sustain injures and currently receiving treatment at Abura Dunkwa Hospital. The accident involved a Toyota Corolla taxi with the registration AC 370-15 and Kia Rhino …
Read More »Youth Vandalize NEDCo Offices, Police Station In Demo Against police Brutality At Tamale [Photos]
The Lamashegu police station in Tamale in the Northern Region has been vandalized. The destruction was caused by some youth who took to the streets on Saturday to protest supposed frequent brutalization of residents by police officers in the metropolis. The protesters marched through some principal streets of Tamale …
Read More »Air Pollution: Killing Many Ghanaians, Affecting Infants And Elderly – Report
Air Pollution is Ghana’s number one environmental risk to public health, causing about 16,000 premature deaths annually in the country, a World Bank Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) on Ghana has revealed. Of the 16,000 annual premature deaths; 8,500 occur in urban areas, while 7,600 do occur in the rural …
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