Persistent cement price increases raise concerns among building construction players
Construction industry players in the Eastern Region have expressed worry over persistent increases in cement prices and called for a national action to curb the trend. Ghana’s construction sector appears to be performing well and contributes substantially to the country’s Gross Domestic Product and employment, experts say. Most players, who spoke with Ghana News Agency, […]
Shop owners want debris left off Mile 7 highway removed
Shop owners near the Mile 7 Roundabout in Accra are appealing to the Ga East Municipal Assembly to collect the debris left behind after a truck skidded off the highway and landed on the side street on Sunday night. They complain about the stench, emanating from the rotten mangoes and mango peel, which they say, […]
Alleged Kasoa teen killers refused bail
The Ofaakor District Court has refused bail application by Lawyer for the accused persons in the alleged murder case of the ten-year-old boy at Ofaakor, Kasoa. The Magistrate Samuel Adjei after listening to the submissions by the Lawyer and the prosecution said a court that does not have jurisdiction to try a case cannot grant […]
MI5 warns of spies using LinkedIn to trick staff into spilling secrets
At least 10,000 UK nationals have been approached by fake profiles linked to hostile states, on the professional social network LinkedIn, over the past five years, according to MI5. It warned users who had accepted such connection requests might have then been lured into sharing secrets. “Malicious profiles” are being used on “an industrial scale”, […]
‘Dumsor’ timetable to be released from May 10
The Technical Controller at Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), William Amuna says there will be power cuts in some parts of Accra for a week. He said the Aboadze –Tema- Volta Transmission Lines will go off for a week, between the 10th and 17th of May to allow work to be completed on the lines. Areas […]
Police Ladies FC share points with Sea Lions
Police Ladies FC laboured to rally from behind to pick a point in a 2-2 drawn match against Sea Lions in match-day nine of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). The game played at the McDan La Town Park on Sunday saw Police Ladies put up a spirited performance in the second half against struggling Sea […]
Two salespersons in court for stealing
The Circuit Court in Weija, presided over by Mr. Bernard Benstil, has charged two persons with four counts of stealing, contrary to section 124(1) of the criminal offences Act. The accused persons, Nathaniel Ekow Anderson and Patrick Semadebe are former salesmen at a company at Gbawe in Accra and said to have collected goods amounting […]
Security alarm system foils bank robbery
The alarm system installed at the GCB Bank at Fise Junction in the Ga West Municipality helped in foiling a dawn robbery at the bank. The suspected robbers abandoned the operation and the police retrieved a cutter, ten nylon sacks and two gas cylinders at the scene. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Accra Regional […]
Volta Region records 137 road crashes in first quarter of 2021
The Volta Region has recorded 137 road crashes between January and March this year, according to statistics from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Volta Regional Police Command. The crashes involved 223 vehicles of which 62 were commercial and 70 private as well as 91 motorcycles. The Region lost 40 lives—five females […]
AMECO reaches regional balance in admitting students
Principal of Amedzofe College of Education, Dr. Dickson Tsey has disclosed that the College admitted students from 11 out of the 16 regions of the country for the 2020/21 academic year. He said this was to create a regional balance and also open the doors of the College to all qualified students across the country. […]
