Новости за 06.06.2019

A curfew has been imposed on the Bole township in the Savannah Region, following chieftaincy violence that marred the Eid celebrations on Thursday. The disturbances began, when some youth in the area invaded the praying ground, after the Imam who was supposed to lead prayers, declined to perform his role because of the chieftaincy dispute between two factions. This resulted in the burning down of two houses and a pickup truck. Speaking to Citi News, the Public Relations Of ...

Police in the Ashanti Region have intensified their search for two Canadian women allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday night, June 4, 2019 by some unknown assailants. The two aged 19, 20, were reported to have been kidnapped by armed men on a driveway at Ahodwo-Nhyiaeso in Kumasi. They were reportedly held at gunpoint and subsequently bundled into a car around the Kumasi Royal Gulf Club near Vienna City Restaurant. The Ghana Police Service in a statement released and signed by D ...

Integrated waste management solutions provider, Zoomlion Ghana Limited marked this year's World Environment Day with a massive clean-up exercise within the Nmai Dzorn community which hosts the company s Head Office. Management and staff of the company swept the surrounding streets, desilted and washed choked gutters and drains along the famous School Junction road with various waste management vehicles and equipment shuttling in-between and collecting waste materials immediately as i ...

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has lauded Muslims for their immense contribution towards promoting peace in the country. In a statement signed by the NUGS president, Tinkaro Asare Osei indicates that ldquo;we greatly appreciate the exemplary character of the Ghanaian Muslim in the face of undeserved hostility which seems to be fashionable in some countries rdquo;. ldquo;We ask that may the peace of Allah and a spirit to submit to His Will dwell within us, rdquo; ...

Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Prestea/Huni-Valley constituency and the Municipal Chief Executive of the area Mr Mozart Kweku Owuh, has urged Muslims to continue to live in peace and unity. According to them, this will help in the constituency 39;s forward march to development. Addressing Muslims on behalf of the MP at the Abosso mosque to mark this year 39;s Eid-Ul-Fitr celebration on Wednesday June 5, the MCE commended all Muslims for devoting 3 ...

In the wake of payment delays of the second installment of student loans for the 2018/2019 academic year, some dissatisfied applicants have resorted to social media to express their frustration at government. Students have turned to the public comments section on the Facebook page of the Students Loan Trust Fund to vent their anger at the scheme managers and government after going through the second semester without receiving loans they applied for. While some described the SL ...

The Petty Traders Association at CMB in Accra has called on Government and city authorities to do something about an uncompleted Storey building posing a threat to people at the CMB market just opposite the Daily Graphic Office. According to Mr. Ohene Mensah, the Secretary for the Petty Traders Association, the land in question belongs to the Department of Parks and Gardens which they intend to plant flowers around the round-about to beautify the market. He added that the bui ...

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), for Ga East Municipal Assembly (GEMA), Hon Janet Tulasi Mensah, has urged parents in the municipality to take advantage of the Free SHS educational policy to enroll their wards during the next academic year. She has also advised residents to observe good sanitation and environmental practices to prevent cholera and minimize flooding. The MCE was addressing the Muslim Community at the Atomic Mosque to mark Eid Al-Fitr. RAMADAN Ra ...

Ghana 39;s premier distillery company, GIHOC Distilleries has swept three top awards at the just ended Ghana Manufacturing Awards which took place at the Kempinski Hotel on May 31st, 2019. The event organized by XO-DUS Communications aims to celebrate innovation in the manufacturing industry with the ultimate aim of compelling professionals and companies to compete locally and globally. The Awards looks out for the very best in manufacturing from all aspects of the manufacturing in ...

Statistics have indicated that more than 425,200 men, 69,200 women, and 2,700 boys smoke cigarettes each day killing about 75 men weekly, making it an on-going dire public health threat. According to the Ghana Youth Tobacco survey, 2017, about 1.5% of JHS girls used shisha to that of 1.6% boys in the country due to a misconception that shisha is a safer alternative to cigarette. The Disease Control and Prevention Department of the Ghana Health Service is worried by the high rate of ...

Chiefs of Barekese, Fufuo, and surrounding communities in the Nwabiagya North constituency have commended Member of Parliament for the area for what they describe as wise future investments. Their increasing admiration for Hon Benito Owusu Bio stems from his serious commitment to education in the area. According to the Chiefs and people, the future of children in the area depend largely on education, hence his commitment to constructing educational facilities across the consti ...

National Youth Authority (NYA) under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) and with sponsorship from the Commonwealth Secretariat has held One-Day Consultative Workshop to validate the State of Youth Development Report for Ghana. Speaking at the workshop on Tuesday in Accra, Mr. Rams Sushil, the project manager of the Commonwealth Secretariat, urged the government to implement the recommendations of a new National Youth Policy when it is finalised. He said, one of ...