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Two persons who were planning a robbery operation in the East Gonja District of the Savannah Region have been arrested by the police Salaga. A third person, Musa Karim, however, managed to escape. The two have been identified as 37-year-old Amidu Abudu from Salaga and Bukari Alhaji, 27, from Saboba. One AK- 47 assault rifle with 37 rounds of ammunition, 4 single barrelled guns with 30 AA cartridges were retrieved from the two who were arrested on September 30 at about 3:30pm upon a tip off. Savannah Regional Police Commander, DCOP Enoch Adutwum Bediako, said his outfit received a tip…

The Chief of Staff, Frema Akosua Osei Opare, officially opened a stakeholders’ workshop organized by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) at Aburi on Tuesday, October 1. The stakeholders’ workshop is being organized to bring all government agencies and regulatory bodies that have a significant role to play in shaping key aspects – railways, ports, roads, competitive long-term power, and more – the vital components that will together underpin the outline master plan for Ghana’s Integrated Aluminium Industry. The purpose of the three-day meeting is to discuss the varied environmental and community engagement issues that would need to be addressed…

Young people in the Ashanti Region are engaging political leaders and decision makers to take immediate and sustained action against human-caused climate change. United in recognizing that the science of climate change is unequivocal, the youth, mobilized by A Rocha Ghana, joined in the global climate strike to draw the attention of leaders and the citizenry on the need for all to respond to the call for climate action. The youth marched through some principal streets of Kumasi to drum home the reality that climate change threatens the local and national economy, national security, public health and safety. “Some communities…

Barely one month after the Ghana Education Service (GES) began the process for the placement of students who passed their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into Senior High School (SHS), about 25 candidates of the Akropong School for the Blind in the Eastern Region have not yet been placed. The situation, according to the candidates, has resulted in doubts as to whether they could enter SHS this year or not. The placement has been done with the Computerized School Selection Placement System (CSSPS), which this year was fraught with many challenges leading to help centers mounted in regional capitals across…

Mixing cocaine and alcohol together creates a “deadly combination” which can increase violent and impulsive behaviour, doctors are warning. At least 13 “self-inflicted” deaths happened in a year in England among people who took the two substances, the Victoria Derbyshire programme found. Many, including two contestants on Love Island, took their own lives between April 2018 and March 2019. Coroners have reported seeing a rise in such cases. The charity Inquest uses the term “self-inflicted” to describe deaths where a person had injured or harmed themselves, resulting in death. The programme has also uncovered a death in similar circumstances in…

Mixing cocaine and alcohol together creates a “deadly combination” which can increase violent and impulsive behaviour, doctors are warning. At least 13 “self-inflicted” deaths happened in a year in England among people who took the two substances, the Victoria Derbyshire programme found. Many, including two contestants on Love Island, took their own lives between April 2018 and March 2019. Coroners have reported seeing a rise in such cases. The charity Inquest uses the term “self-inflicted” to describe deaths where a person had injured or harmed themselves, resulting in death. The programme has also uncovered a death in similar circumstances in…

The Chairman of the National Peace Council, Most. Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante, has recommended a sexuality education that will be grounded on the values and norms of the Ghanaian culture, the kind he calls “home-grown sexuality education”.  While he acknowledges that sexuality education is a necessity for the socialisation of mankind, especially in the digital age where information abounds, he said that kind of education must not be an imported one. He was reacting to the introduction of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) into the curriculum of basic schools by the Ghana Education Service, a policy that has been met with…

Chief Executive Officer of Tropical Cable and Conductor Limited Dr Tony Oteng-Gyasi has revealed that he has the potential to turn around the fortunes of suspended electricity service distributor, Power Distribution Services (PDS), when given the chance. According to him, the price of power will reduce if PDS is efficiently managed. He admitted that people will benefit and make money if the fortunes of PDS is turned around though the public stands to gain the most should the company succeed. “As a company it can be turned around. If maybe the owners will come to me now and say that…

Chief Executive Officer of Tropical Cable and Conductor Limited Dr Tony Oteng-Gyasi has revealed that he has the potential to turn around the fortunes of suspended electricity service distributor, Power Distribution Services (PDS), when given the chance. According to him, the price of power will reduce if PDS is efficiently managed. He admitted that people will benefit and make money if the fortunes of PDS is turned around though the public stands to gain the most should the company succeed. “As a company it can be turned around. If maybe the owners will come to me now and say that…

It was all cheers, joy and action-packed thrill at the maiden Kwahu Republic Canoe racing competition held at Kwahu Adawso in the Eastern Region. The gallant men and women from Adawso did not only host the first edition of the water sport but emerged champions to take home the first prize of 5,000 cedis plus complimentary gifts. Bonkrase placed second, receiving a cash prize of 4,000 cedis. Tokrom community came third had walked home with 2,500 cedis for their efforts while  Gadokorpe and Kwame Dwamena had 1,000 each plus complimentary gifts for taking the fourth and fifth spot respectively. Organized…