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Two persons are trapped under a caterpillar truck involved in an accident at Adoagyir near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. Reports say the caterpillar was being moved onto a low loader trailer late afternoon Sunday at about 3:00 p.m. when it fell on the two said to be the driver and the mate of the trailer, trapping them. Rescuers from the Ghana National Fire Service with support from the youth of Adoagyir are currently at the scene trying to rescue the two who have been trapped for over five hours with no hope in sight. Eyewitnesses told 3news.com a while…

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has directed a cancellation of the December 17 referendum which was to enable Ghanaians decide whether to introduce partisanship into the country’s district level elections. “It is with deep regrets that I’ve given instructions to the minister for local government and rural development …to abort the process,” Nana Akufo-Addo announced in a televised stataement on December 1. The Minister is accordingly to “see to the withdrawal” of the two bills that sought to amend Article 243(1) and Article 55(3) of the constitution, from parliament. ‘Issue still opened’ Despite the turn of events, an apparent disappointed Nana…

It was an emotional sight at the Agyabeng Court last Friday as Stephen Amo, alias Osono,  a self-imposed leader of pro-government Elephant Youth Association was virtually on his knees begging for forgiveness from the Court for leading an attack on Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye. Immediately after the Court had read his charges to him, Amoh did not hesitate to plead for forgiveness. He was, however, made to sign a bond of good behavior lasting a year. He was charged for unlawful assembly in breach of the public order act. Osono was arrested after he led the group to…

Arsenal’s winless run continued with Freddie Ljungberg’s first Premier League game as boss ending in a draw against struggling Norwich. The Gunners, with Ljungberg at the helm on an interim basis after Unai Emery was sacked on Friday, have not won for eight games. The result leaves Arsenal eighth in the Premier League, seven points off a place in the top four, while Norwich remain 19th, three points from safety. While Arsenal started brightly, familiar defensive failings resurfaced as Teemu Pukki ended his eight-game goal drought with a shot that deflected off Shkodran Mustafi. The hosts’ lead only lasted eight…

An inclusive city is a city in which the processes of development consider a variety of citizens and activities. These cities maintain their wealth and creative power by avoiding marginalization. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goal 11, charges the world to strive to achieve sustainable cities by 2030. According to the United Nations, more than half of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. Approximately 6.5 billion people will live in urban areas. As more of the world’s population becomes urban, countries must strive to transform the way they build and manage urban spaces to achieve sustainable development. Making…

The Ghana Revenue Authority has announced the activation of its disaster recovery and business continuity plans following the destruction of a part of its head office annex at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra Sunday by fire. Addressing journalists at the scene after fighters managed to bring the fire under control, acting Commissioner General of GRA, Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, said there is no need to panic as the necessary contingencies have been put in place. “We want to assure the whole nation that…there is no need for us to panic. As far as GRA is concerned, our disaster recovery plan and…

The Ghana Revenue Authority has announced the activation of its disaster recovery and business continuity plans following the destruction of a part of its head office annex at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra Sunday by fire. Addressing journalists at the scene after fighters managed to bring the fire under control, acting Commissioner General of GRA, Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, said there is no need to panic as the necessary contingencies have been put in place. “We want to assure the whole nation that…there is no need for us to panic. As far as GRA is concerned, our disaster recovery plan and…

Photos of a man allegedly masturbating in a car outside a high school in Tunisia have prompted an outpouring of stories by women about the sexual abuse and harassment they have experienced. They are being shared under the hashtag #EnaZeda, which means “MeToo” in Tunisian Arabic. The man in the photos is a recently elected MP, Zouheir Makhlouf, who denies the allegations – saying he was about to urinate into a bottle as he is a diabetic. Women, wearing #EnaZeda T-shirts, gathered outside parliament earlier this month when MPs were being sworn in, demanding the case be investigated. The MP…

Arsenal’s winless run continued with Freddie Ljungberg’s first Premier League game as boss ending in a draw against struggling Norwich. The Gunners, with Ljungberg at the helm on an interim basis after Unai Emery was sacked on Friday, have not won for eight games. The result leaves Arsenal eighth in the Premier League, seven points off a place in the top four, while Norwich remain 19th, three points from safety. While Arsenal started brightly, familiar defensive failings resurfaced as Teemu Pukki ended his eight-game goal drought with a shot that deflected off Shkodran Mustafi. The hosts’ lead only lasted eight…

Large volumes of documents have been evacuated from the Ghana Revenue Authority head office annex along the Ring Road Central in Accra, where fire fighters battling fire that engulfed the building Sunday morning. Raging fire swept through the top floor of the two-storey building destroying various items, mainly files and tax documentations belonging to the country’s major revenue authority. The building, located at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle and next to Busy Internet, is the Large Taxpayer Unit of the GRA in Accra. For five hours, seven fire tenders and personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service and the Ghana Armed…