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The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has allayed public fears of power outages in the country as Karpowership Ghana prepares to relocate its 470 megawatts power barge from Tema in the Greater Accra Region to Takoradi in the Western Region. Karpowership announced Monday that the powership will from Thursday be shut down for 17 days to enable the company relocate the barge to enable it utilise natural gas from the Western enclave, a move aimed at saving the government millions of dollars annually. The planned shutdown, many fear, could trigger erratic electricity supply to some parts of the country within…

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has allayed public fears of power outages in the country as Karpowership Ghana prepares to relocate its 470 megawatts power barge from Tema in the Greater Accra Region to Takoradi in the Western Region. Karpowership announced Monday that the powership will from Thursday be shut down for 17 days to enable the company relocate the barge to enable it utilise natural gas from the Western enclave, a move aimed at saving the government millions of dollars annually. The planned shutdown, many fear, could trigger erratic electricity supply to some parts of the country within…

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has urged the Ghanaian media to be bold and speak truth to power. He said it was by speaking the truth to authority that things would change for the better for the nation. “One thing about the media is that you need to have courage. Citizens will have to challenge politicians to account but the media will also have to write and speak truth to power. In places your voice may be lonely, it may not be recognised, it may be misunderstood but speak anyway, because speaking and writing will change things,” he said.…

The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boamuh is expected to pay a visit to the families of the Takoradi Kidnapped girls Tuesday, August 13, to interact with them. This visit comes after officials of the Western Regional Police Command and a team of clinical psychologists and forensic experts from the Police Criminal Investigations Department recently met the families to request DNA samples. The samples became necessary after Police investigating the disappearances of the three girls; Priscilla Blessing Bentum, Ruth Love Quayson and Priscilla Kuranchie, found human parts in the sewage system near the home of Sam Wills earlier…

US President Donald Trump’s administration is to make it more difficult for poorer legal migrants to extend their visas or gain permanent resident status (a green card). The rule targets migrants who rely on public benefits, such as food aid or public housing, for more than a year. Their applications will be rejected if the government decides they are likely to rely on public assistance in future. The rule change would reinforce “ideals of self-sufficiency,” officials said. The new regulation, known as a “public charge rule”, was published in the Federal Register on Monday and will take effect on 15…

Archaeologists excavating on Mount Zion in Jerusalem have uncovered evidence of the Babylonian conquest of the city, appearing to confirm a Biblical account of its destruction. Academics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte made significant finds, including ash deposits, arrowheads, and broken pieces of pots and lamps. The most surprising discovery, however, was an item of jewelry, which appears to be a tassel or earring with a bell-shaped upper portion, the researchers said. Shimon Gibson, co-director of the university’s Mount Zion archaeological project, told CNN that the recovery of the rare piece of jewelry is the first time that…

Ivory Coast’s DJ Arafat, a well-known singer in French-speaking Africa, has died following a traffic accident, state broadcaster RTI is reporting. He was admitted to hospital in the main city, Abidjan, with a fractured skull after his motorcycle collided with a car on Sunday, Jeune Afrique says. The 33-year-old died early on Monday. He has been referred to as the “king” of coupé-décalé dance music and one of his biggest hit songs, Dosabado, has over five million views on YouTube. The singer was also known for his love of motorcycles and featured them in his most recent hit, Moto Moto,…

Ivory Coast’s DJ Arafat, a well-known singer in French-speaking Africa, has died following a traffic accident, state broadcaster RTI is reporting. He was admitted to hospital in the main city, Abidjan, with a fractured skull after his motorcycle collided with a car on Sunday, Jeune Afrique says. The 33-year-old died early on Monday. He has been referred to as the “king” of coupé-décalé dance music and one of his biggest hit songs, Dosabado, has over five million views on YouTube. The singer was also known for his love of motorcycles and featured them in his most recent hit, Moto Moto,…

Former Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Alfred Obeng Boateng has donated ceiling fans to the Muslim fraternity of Bibiani market to enable them furnish their newly constructed ultra-modern mosque. The donation came as a result of a request which was made through the Electoral Area Coordinator of  Bibiani Newtown, Mary Darko, barely two months ago. As usual of him, Mr Obeng Boateng decided to honour the request during their Eid-Adha celebration. Donating the items on behalf of the philanthropist, who also doubles as the CEO of Approachers Group of Companies, Halifax Amande, the Secretary of Friends…