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The body of the deceased[/caption] The Debiso District Magistrate court has remanded into police custody three people for allegedly murdering a six-year-old boy, Oscar Tanu, at Kumah Amoah Cocoa Shed near Sefwi Debiso in the Western North Region. The plea of the suspects Kwabena Abraham, Kwabena Dosu, and Joe Naabaa were not taken and are expected in the court on Thursday 11, October, 2019. The District Police Commander, ASP Charles Azalekor who made this known to the GNA said two other kidnapped boys were rescued by the police. According to him, on 13th September, the police had information that Abraham…

Engineers of the Ghana Railway Company Limited will today September 17 test run the 56-kilometre rehabilitated Takoradi-Tarkwa rail line in the Western Region. Two trains for the test will move from the Takoradi Harbour and Kojokrom at exactly 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. respectively on Tuesday. The test run, which will be witnessed by Railway Minister Joe Ghartey, is expected to continue until the line is certified to be safe for shuttle services. Management of the company said it will announce operationalisation date once the lines get safety certification. Deterioration of the Western rail line caused a total of 700…

South Africa has apologised to Nigeria over a spate of attacks in which Nigerians and other foreigners have been targeted. A special envoy from South Africa presented an apology from President Cyril Ramaphosa to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The envoy, Jeff Radebe, told President Buhari that the South African government condemned the violence and was taking decisive action. “The incident does not represent what we stand for,” he said, adding that those responsible for the violence would be brought to justice. He said that 10 people had died during the attacks – two Zimbabweans and…

Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has refused to answer questions on the challenges facing the placement of students into senior high schools across the country. Problems associated with the computerised school selection and placement system caused thousands of desperate prospective SHS students from across the country and their parents to throng the Independence Square in Accra Monday to have their issues resolved. One collapses as scores throng Black Star Square over school placement The issues, ranging from non-placement and wrongful placement among others, have triggered public outrage with critics questioning the competence of the managers of the system in view…

August: When Ag. IGP and his team visited families of the girls who went missing last year[/caption] The family of Ruth Love Quayson, one of the Takoradi missing girls that have been confirmed dead by the police, snubbed a call from Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo. The president had called through senior police officers who were at the family’s house to console them, but uncle of the deceased said the call came too late and wasn’t needed. The family was also furious that the police only made verbal communication to them on the outcome of the DNA report on skeletons discovered…

Ghana’s Minister for Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful advised African Governments to put the requisite foundation in place to secure the current digitalization efforts on the continent, during her interventions at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. Delivering her address during the session on cybersecurity, Mrs Owusu-Ekuful touched on the need for national policies and strategies on cybersecurity, cybersecurity legislation, capacity building, international cooperation and guaranteed funding for cybersecurity as indispensable for the protection of the continent’s digital ecosystem. The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) covering 1.2 billion people with a combined GDP of over $3.4…

Three of the kidnapped girls[/caption] The Ghana Police Service has announced that the DNA tests conducted on some skeletons retrieved in August in the Western region have proven positive to be that of the four missing Takoradi girls. The Acting Inspector General of the Police, James Oppong-Boanuh told journalists in Accra Monday evening. TV3’s Peter Quao Adattor who was monitoring event at the police headquarters in Accra said the police said the families of the victims have already been informed about the development. Prior to the announcement, Peter said the police hierarchy were locked up in a marathon meeting running…

Women have made trailblazing contributions to the history of Ghana. Whether it is in the works of Yaa Asantewaa, the unrelenting militant Queen Mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, or the entrepreneurial legacy of Dr. Esther Ocloo (neé Nkulenu) an industrialist and philanthropist, the list continues to grow. Regrettably, within the political realm, women have struggled to achieve meaningful representation in the legislative and executive branches of government. According to the current data on global rankings, Ghana ranks 147 out of 189 countries with women making up only 13% of the seats in parliament. [caption id="attachment_90387" align="alignright" width="300"] Mrs. Annie Ruth…

The United States has issued satellite images and cited intelligence to back its allegation Iran was behind attacks on major Saudi oil facilities. Iran denies involvement in Saturday’s air attacks, which were claimed by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. But unnamed US officials speaking to US and international media say the direction and extent of the attacks cast doubt on Houthi involvement. The incident has cut global oil supplies by 5% and prices have soared. What is the US saying? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran at the weekend, without providing any evidence, prompting Tehran to accuse Washington of…