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Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Squatters along the Achimota rail lines in Accra have turned the Accra-Nsawam train into in a lavatory. The Accra-Nsawam shuttle has not been operating for about two months now to pave way for rehabilitation of the rail tracks. But squatters have taken advantage of the circumstance to defecate in the stationed coaches. Garbage generated from domestic activities also end up in the train. The coaches have also become a safe haven for miscreants. Managers of Ghana Railways Authority declined to comment on the issue when contacted by TV3. Meanwhile, traders at Nsawam have also resorted to transacting brisk business daily…

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old self-styled lawyer, Michael Asante for defrauding a number of people to the tune of over GH¢748,000. Also known Michael Yaw Antwi Boasiako, the suspect, according to the Regional Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Juliana Obeng, “defrauded his victims under the pretext of securing them contracts, enlistment into the security services, admissions into tertiary institutions and other unspecified jobs, but failed to fulfill his promises and went into hiding”. But luck eluded him and was arrested on Tuesday, the 24th October, 2017. Briefing the press on Thursday, she said:” investigations conducted so…

Around 46 people have died, 46 are injured, and 10 are unaccounted for after explosions at a fireworks factory in Indonesia. The blaze took hold at around 09:00 local time (02:00 GMT), at an industrial complex in Tangerang, west of the capital Jakarta. “We are still evacuating victims… there are 46 body bags,” Tangerang Kota police chief Harry Kurniawan told AFP. The fire has been brought under control. Forensic officers are at the scene and the wounded have been taken to three hospitals. Police said many of the dead were found clustered at the back of the factory, suggesting they…

The Governments of Ghana and France have signed performance contracts to monitor the level of accountability at public sector institutions in Ghana. The French Ambassador to Ghana, Francois Pujolas said,  “Ghana’s private sector would be more attractive to both local and foreign investors when the public sector becomes more accountable.” The Government of France is introducing performance contracts in collaboration with the State Enterprises Commission (SEC) and the Public Sector Reform Secretariat. The project forms part of the Subvented Agencies Reform Programme, and seeks to introduce Institutional Performance Contracting regime in some selected subvented agencies. The agencies to be engaged…

The Pathologist who carried out the autopsy on the lynched soldier, Maxwell Adam Mahama says he was not able to trace parts of the deceased’s body during the process. Dr Lawrence Adusei could not tell who had taken missing body parts of the slain army officer and for what purpose. The soldier was lynched by a mob in the Central Regional town of Denkyira Obuasi on May 29, 2017. About 23 people are currently standing trial before the Court for their involvement in the murder. The court on October 10, ordered Pathologist Dr Lawrence Adusei and the Head of the 37 Military Hospital Pathology…

The Karaga District Chief Executive (DCE), Alhassan Yabdow has debunked reports that he has been chased out of his office, insisting that he is still at post and have not also fled the town. 3news.com on Wednesday reported that some irate youth of Karaga in the Northern Region believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party, attacked the residents of the DCE accusing him of causing the arrest of two of their people. The group demanded the release of the two persons who were said to be part of a gang that burnt a motorbike belonging to the District…

Commander of Operation Vanguard, Col William Agyapong is shocked by the 504 illegal miners arrested barely three months into its operations. He said the taskforce has picked intelligence about illegal mining activities taking place in the Central region, expressing surprise at the number of persons apprehended within a short period. The joint taskforce (JTF) begun its supervision role in July in the Ashanti, Western and Eastern regions. They are now set to hit the central region where the activity of illegal mining is gradually gaining momentum. Col. Agyapong said they are not ruling out any chances of meeting difficult groups…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has just released 10,348 newly trained teachers from forty public (40) and six private colleges of education to the regions for onward posting to the schools. The fact is that good-quality education service delivery also hinges on teacher availability, teacher presence and the teacher’s time on task. But there still is the need for effective stakeholder support with the GES in order to reach out to our children and youth in the schools. How are the schools in terms of teacher availability? To give quality pre-tertiary education which develops in young people the relevant knowledge,…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana