Mother buries newly born baby alive
The Eastern Regional Police has arrested Jenifer Badu, 18, for allegedly burying her newly born baby boy alive in a bush at Owodokum near Suhum in the Eastern Region right after delivery. The suspect is currently recovering at the Suhum Government Hospital under Police guard. The body of the baby has since been exhumed and […]
Origins of some idiomatic expressions
An idiomatic expression is a group of words which when taken together gives a different, figurative meaning than that of the individual words which make it up. Using idiomatic expressions in our sentences tends to make them sound nicer. But have you ever wondered how such phrases came into being? Here are some expressions, their […]
Man sits on toilet for 116 hours to set new Guinness record
A Belgian man spent 116 consecutive hours sitting on a toilet in a local bar in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record. Jimmy De Frenne sat on the toilet, which was not hooked up to any plumbing, in the main room of a bar in Ostend. De Frenne said Guinness does not […]
Ghana launches manual to enhance road networks
A Design Manual for Low Volume Roads has been launched in Accra in a bid to ensure proper planning and designing of road networks in the country. The 500 page manual focuses on building the capacity of stakeholders in the sector. A Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Anthony Karbo, who launched the manual on […]
Stakeholders advocate decriminalisation of cannabis as narcotic
The West Africa Drug Policy Network, the Crime Check Foundation, an NGO, and other Stakeholders are pushing for the decriminalisation of certain drugs such as cannabis. This will allow the country to explore the health, human rights, economic and environmental benefits of these drugs. To this end, a lecture has been scheduled for Thursday July […]
Mango farmers commend government for PERD
The Chairman of the Sunyani Green Field Cooperative Mango Farmers Association, George Agbozo, has commended government for making Mango one of the major crops under its Planting for Export and Rural Development policy (PERD). He said the move will boost the economy and facilitate rural development. Speaking in an interview with GBC’s Radio Ghana on […]
Maiden China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo
The First China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo was held, in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, in Central China. Many trade and economic exchange platforms were created to help strengthen trade between China and African countries. Also, a long-term offline trade market, for the China-Africa Economic and Trade Fair, Hunan (Gaoqiao) African Commodities Exhibition Hall was […]
Man ‘tries to smuggle cocaine under his wig’
Half-a-kilogram of cocaine was found under a man’s wig when he was stopped at Barcelona’s international airport, police say. The hair-raising discovery was made in late June after the Columbian arrived in Spain on a flight from Bogota. Spanish police said he attracted their attention because he looked nervous and had a disproportionately large hairpiece […]
Jordan appoints new ambassador to Qatar, two years after downgrading ties
AMMAN – Jordan appointed a new ambassador to Qatar on Tuesday, a step towards restoring normal relations two years after it withdrew its ambassador in solidarity with Gulf Arab allies who severed ties with Doha. Amman downgraded its diplomatic representation in June 2017, days after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain severed […]
MASLOC presents 83 buses to GPRTU to boost its operations
Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Ghana, under the office of the President of Ghana, has presented 83 buses to The Ghana Private Road Transport Union, (GPRTU), to help boost its operations across the country. This forms part of efforts by MASLOC to support small business holders and transport operators among others. Presenting the buses, […]
