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Four persons died Friday morning when a stored premix fuel in a house caught fire and exploded. One person has also been left in a critical condition after the incident at Kormantse in the Mfantseman municipality of the Central region. 3news.com’s Central regional correspondent,  Kwame Kakraba, who spoke to an eyewitness Mr Kwasi Arhin, said residents were forced out of their homes to safety when they heard the sound of the explosion. The four who were in the house where the explosion occurred died on the spot, witnesses said. The timely intervention of personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service…

An abandoned house and trees bend with gusty winds ahead off the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri AP Photo)[/caption] A powerful cyclone has slammed into India’s eastern coastline, bringing torrential rains and winds of up to 200 km/h (125mph). Cyclone Fani, one of the most severe storms to hit the region in recent years, made landfall at 08:00 local time (02:30 GMT) on Friday. More than one million people have been evacuated from the eastern state of Orissa, also called Odisha. Officials say three people have been killed in the state. Flooding has also been reported…

National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joshua Akamba says government is frustrating the work of the Special Prosecutor, and as a result, he has been unable to prosecute any case since his appointment. Mr. Akamba said should government allow the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, to function effectively; several members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) would have been in jail by now. The NPP is reported to have expressed worry over the seeming inaction from the Office of Special Prosecutor twelve months after its establishment. According to the NPP, the inaction characterizing the office headed by former…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised burning questions about some of the terms and conditions in government’s US$2 billion infrastructure for bauxite agreement with China’s Sinohydro. Under the agreement, the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADC) is required to set up an offshore escrow account for revenue generated from selling bauxite – to secure GIADC’s repayments to Sinohydro with the provision that the funds will be for the exclusive benefit of Sinohydro. At any time during the term, the escrow account is required to have amounts sufficient to cover the upcoming two instalments – from the start of construction…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised burning questions about some of the terms and conditions in government’s US$2 billion infrastructure for bauxite agreement with China’s Sinohydro. Under the agreement, the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADC) is required to set up an offshore escrow account for revenue generated from selling bauxite – to secure GIADC’s repayments to Sinohydro with the provision that the funds will be for the exclusive benefit of Sinohydro. At any time during the term, the escrow account is required to have amounts sufficient to cover the upcoming two instalments – from the start of construction…

Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) Hayford Attah Krufi has stated that the ultimatum given by President Nana Akufo-Addo for all pension-related issues to be dealt with within the next three months mounts a lot of pressure on the Authority. Mr Attah Krufi, who was speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show hosted by Winston Amoah, however, noted that the president’s ultimatum was “generous” considering the Authority was already having deliberations and needed to bring a conclusion to it soon. “As you know, pension is a very emotive issue. For every contribution made, there is a human…

Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) Hayford Attah Krufi has stated that the ultimatum given by President Nana Akufo-Addo for all pension-related issues to be dealt with within the next three months mounts a lot of pressure on the Authority. Mr Attah Krufi, who was speaking on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show hosted by Winston Amoah, however, noted that the president’s ultimatum was “generous” considering the Authority was already having deliberations and needed to bring a conclusion to it soon. “As you know, pension is a very emotive issue. For every contribution made, there is a human…

United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has recognized the works of world acclaimed investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Jeremy Hunt acknowledged the Ghanaian ace investigative journalist as one of the few that ought to be celebrated for their boldness and finest. He was speaking at the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day celebrations hosted by the African Union in Addis Ababa on Thursday. “So as we mark World Press Freedom Day, I want to start by celebrating the best of African journalism. “Whether it is the courageous investigations of Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who I was privileged to meet in Ghana,…

The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, attended the premiere of Season 5 of the megahit Ghanaian TV series, ‘You Only Live Once’ (YOLO) at the Silverbird Cinemas in West Hills Mall on May 1.  Ambassador Sullivan joined representatives from the Ministry for Water Resources and Sanitation, the Ghana Health Service, and the National Population Council to mark this milestone. Since 2016, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has worked with the Ghana Health Service and the National Population Council and provided financial support to produce the YOLO series. This series is a…