Author: Krobea

A man shot a woman in a parking lot and then fled in a vehicle, police said Police were searching for a gunman who fatally shot a woman in the head in the parking lot of a Maryland office building Friday. The woman, identified as 44-year-old Bettie Jenifer of Bowie, had left the office in the 6300 block of Ivy Lane and was walking to her car when a man armed with a handgun approached her, the Greenbelt Police Department said. When she tried to run away, the man followed her and fired off multiple rounds, with at least one…

At least 65 migrants have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tunisia, the UN refugee agency says. Sixteen people were rescued, UNHCR said in a statement. Survivors say the boat left Zuwara in Libya on Thursday and ran into trouble during strong waves. About 164 people died on the route between Libya and Europe in the first four months of 2019, UNHCR figures show. The incident is thought to be one of the deadliest shipwrecks involving migrants since the start of the year. The survivors were brought to the coast by the Tunisian Navy…

The Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the police of doing the bidding of the Akufo-Addo-led government by intimidating officers of the largest opposition party. The Council also alleges that the latest invitation the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to the National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, to appear before it is an attempt by the government to divert attention from the insecurity in the country. The Council’s Vice Chairman, Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu, made these remarks on Thursday, May 9 while addressing journalists at the party’s headquarters in Adabraka, Accra. Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu…

Lawyers of the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are storming the headquarters of the Ghana Police Service to meet the head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo was invited by the CID after it said his name came up in investigations into the recent cases of kidnappings and fire outbreaks on state institutions. Speaking on TV3’s Midday Live on Thursday, a member of the legal team of the NDC, Abraham Amaliba, said the lawyers will be there at 1:00pm. But they are not enthused about the invitation given to their client. “We see it as…

The Eastern Regional Police Command is appealing to the public to help them apprehend the last of six suspects, who beat the headmaster of Salvation Army Basic School at Asiakwa, resulting in his death. The police say the last suspect has been identified as Aboagye, who is popularly known as ‘Otorgo’, a 19-year-old JHS drop out. He is currently on the run after the incident. On Wednesday, May 8, a fifth suspect, Hezekiel Boadu, was arrested in Accra by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. He has been taken to court to face the law. The…

Westline Entertainment, organizers of the annual music awards in Western Region, are all set for the third edition slated for Saturday, May 11 at the Best Western Plus Atlantic Hotel in Takoradi. Dubbed Rigworld Training Centre (RTC) Western Music Awards, this year’s awards ceremony would begin with a red carpet event. There will be three new categories – Urban Gospel Song of the Year, Afropop Song of the year and Brassband of the Year – to add to the 23 for this year’s event. According to Westline Entertainment, these new categories will help other genres in the industry to be…

The central bank has issued a warning to companies, institutions and individuals engaged in businesses in foreign exchange. According to a statement from the Bank of Ghana, the sole legal tender in Ghana is the Ghana Cedi and Ghana pesewa. The statement reminded all and sundry about the Foreign Exchange Act, 2006 (Act 723), which prohibits the pricing, advertising and receipt or payment for goods and services in foreign currency in Ghana. “Such violations are punishable by summary conviction, a fine up to seven hundred penalty units or a prison term of not more than eighteen months, or both.” Source:…

Suspect Helen Huang has yet to report to the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) of the Northern Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service after her police enquiry bail on Tuesday. She was granted the bail after her arrest following suspected illegal logging of rosewood. The Northern Regional Crime Officer, Superintendent Otuo Acheampong, revealed that the suspect is yet to report as at 9:47am Thursday May 9. “She says she’s still getting her papers,” he said. “She just said she’s sure she will come today. She wouldn’t tell me when to expect her even when I tried to ask what…

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) Yofi Grant has expressed optimism his firm will achieve its target of $10 billion of investment within the next two years. In an interview with Natalie Fort during the World Meets in Ghana Investors Forum marked as part of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II 20th anniversary in Kumasi, Mr Grant noted that GIPC is looking at an array of projects which are expected to help it draw nearer to its target “As at end of 2018, the GIPC registered about $3.4 billion of FDI, in 2017 it registered $4.9 billion of FDI,…

Votes are being counted in South Africa’s general election, with President Cyril Ramaphosa hoping to prevent a slide in support for the governing African National Congress. With results declared in some 30% of districts, the ANC has won about 55% of the ballot, well ahead of the opposition Democratic Alliance on 26%. The governing party took 62% at the last election in 2014. Anger over the economy and corruption may have eroded its appeal. Turnout was about 65% in the twin parliamentary and provincial elections – a drop compared to the 73% registered five years ago. Full results are due…