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Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed as one of his deputies in the ruling party the leader of the military takeover that led to ex-president Robert Mugabe’s overthrow. Constantino Chiwenga recently retired as army chief, prompting speculation that he would receive a political post. The appointment is seen as a first step towards becoming vice-president. Mr Chiwenga retired this week, more than a month after the army intervened in a row over Mr Mugabe’s succession. The other deputy Zanu-PF leader is Kembo Mohadi, who was state security minister under the former president. The 15 November takeover came days after…

The Takoradi District Court at Market Circle has remanded into police custody, Detective Corporal Adjei Shaibu on suspicion of shooting to death an 18 year old boy and injuring another, 22. Mr. Shaibu is alleged to have committed the act on Friday , December 22. Handcuffed and flanked by police detectives, he looked somber and keen on avoiding the lenses of the media. Prosecutor, Inspector B. P. Ahensan prayed the court to be given two weeks to allow investigations to be completed and to also seek advice from the Attorney General. The defence lawyer, Edmund Acquah Arhin however argued for…

Fourteen (14) suspected illegal miners have been arrested and various mining equipment seized in special operation mounted in the Amansie West District during the Christmas. It was jointly carried out by a combined team of security personnel in the district and the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners. Mr. William Bediako Asante, the District Chief Executive (DCE), told journalists that the suspects were being held by the police and would be put before the court to answer for their crime. He underlined the unswerving determination of the District Security Committee (DISEC) to sustain the fight to stop the destruction…

It is certainly an exciting time for players within the creative arts and entertainment industry with the return of the GN Bank Awards, rebranded as the Peoples Celebrity Awards. The 2017 edition of the awards is set to come off on Saturday 30th December 2017 at the Accra International Conference Centre. This year’s ceremony will see performances from the likes of Shatta Wale, Ebony Reigns, Gifty Osei, Nacee, Kuami Eugene, Kidi, Fancy Gadam, Teephlow and Osadji. Event organizers, Spyder Lee Entertainment, this week announced the winning packages for the various categories. This year will witness major add-ons with the prize…

Abdul Hasan can spend hours watching old videos he shot on his cellphone. “My heart aches for my village, my home,” the 16-year-old Rohingya refugee from Myanmar said in a camp in neighboring Bangladesh. “That’s why we have brought these memories, this video, from Myanmar.” Since late August, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape attacks by Myanmar security forces. But before fleeing from advancing soldiers, few Rohingya had time to grab many of their belongings. Instead, they poured across the border into Bangladesh bringing with them little more than horror stories of marauding forces…

Three people are reported to have died instantly on Boxing Day at Adjakaa, a suburb of Enchi in the Western Region after a motor rider with two pillion riders ran into a stationary truck. According to the Western Regional Director of the Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Richard Appiah, the accident occurred at 7:04 PM on Tuesday, December 26 after the driver of a Hyundai mighty vehicle with registration number GS 1330-11 ran out of fuel on reaching the outskirts of Adjakaa. The driver, David Boateng, 34, parked the Adwumapa Buying Company Ltd…

The Ghana Police Service has begun piloting an e-policing service within the Accra and Tema policing regions to help improve efficiency and daily monitoring. The wholly home-grown technology was developed by Vas-intel, Stratum and the University of Ghana in response to the police transformation agenda. In its quest to become a world-class police organisation, the Ghana Police Service has recognized ICT as the pivot around which all other reforms will revolve. Digitization and automating the entire work flow process of policing has therefore become paramount, hence the e-policing project. This includes automation of the point of lodging complaint at the…

The NPA Staff Welfare Association on Tuesday, Boxing Day,  donated food items and undisclosed amount of money,  to inmates of Village of Hope, an orphanage at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region,  as part of the festive season. The items including  bags of rice, boxes of milk  and detergents, are part of the workers contribution to the home,  especially at a time of merrymaking. Chairman of the Association, Joseph Awan told newsmen they recognize the hardwork operators of the home are putting in to shape the future of the children, most of whom were rescued from the hands of human…

The Ghana Rugby community congratulated the President and Board Chairman, Mr Herbert Mensah, on his birthday in a year that can only be described as a remarkable year for Ghana Rugby. Mensah celebrated his birthday on 26 December, climaxing in a year when Ghana Rugby achieved a string of accolades that included Full Membership of World Rugby, hosting and winning the Rugby Africa Regional Challenge – West 1, getting ranked on the Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens table for the first time and getting promoted to host the Rugby Africa Bronze Cup. Herbert Mensah took over Ghana Rugby on 5th June…

Maintenance works on the Tema Oil Refinery has been completed ahead of the scheduled commencement of crude oil refinery in the first quarter of 2018. With the discovery of oil and gas in Ghana, the company has attempted to expand and position itself to improve its infrastructure. This is to ensure reliability of petroleum products on the Ghanaian market and also to enhance export to the ECOWAS sub-region. Management of TOR is counting on workers to put in more efforts to ensure the efficiency of the refinery. “A positive attitude of employees towards work is what will keep the company…