Новости за 19.06.2019

The management of Tullow Oil has disclosed that the South African who attempted suicide on the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah on Tuesday, 18 June 2019, sustained no injury. The man who was reported to have jumped overboard the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah was rescued and is currently on admission at a hospital in Takoradi, Western Region. A statement issued on Wednesday, by Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL), the operator of the Jubilee field said ldquo;full emergency response procedures were activated, and the ...

The embattled lawmaker for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga travelling passport has been confiscated by the High Court where he is under trial by the Special Prosecutor for allegedly using public office for private gains. The passport was impounded on Monday, June 17, after the court presided by Justice Afia Serwa Asare-Botwe had granted Ayariga bail haven struck out four of the charges made against the MP. Besides a bail sum of GHS100,0000 with a surety to be justified, Ayariga was ord ...

A pressure group calling itself, Grassroots Power Movement has called on the Nigeria High Commissioner in Ghana to render an unqualified apology to the people of Ghana and the President for his unprovoked attack on Ghanaians. According to the group, the Nigeria High commissioner, Michael Olufemi Abikoye, on Tuesday, June 18, issued a press statement on the recent media reportage on Nigeria nationals that fall foul with the laws but ended up painting Ghana as most ungrateful to the people ...

Dorothy's hope foundation (DHF) has launched a lifesaving project, Eye for Cancer in Accra. The aim of this project is to save lives give hope and fight against cancer as whole. In a keynote address delivered by DHF founder madam Dorothy Amuah at the launch, she disclosed that there is a stigma associated with breast cancer which prevents women from seeking medical assistance and treatments therefore this project is designed to encourage them on breast cancer. Cancer cannot b ...

Cocoa farmers in the Gomoa Central District of the Central Region have lauded President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo led NPP government for distributing Free Cocoa seedlings to them describing it as their version of the Free SHS Policy. This was after they received free cocoa seedlings to expand their farms through the collaborative effort between the Gomoa Central District Assembly, the Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central Constituency, Hon. Naa ...

Member of Parliament for Gomoa East Constituency, Hon Kojo Asemanyi made a kind gesture by presenting over 13,500 litres of premix fuel to the fisher-folks in his constituency after government lifted the ban on fishing. Over Four hundred and seventy (470) canoes consisting of over 2,500 Fishermen in both Gomoa Nyanyano and Gomoa Fetteh communities directly benefitted from the benevolence of the MP. Some canoe operators received a maximum of 20 gallons of premix fuel, while others re ...

The Transparency in Helping the Needy - Sierra Leone (THIN-SL), a Community Based Organization (CBO) in Sierra Leone, has urged African youth to be proactive in rebuilding the continent rather than depending on governments. Founder of THIN-SL, Mr. Sulaiman Tanu Bah, said the youth, who form the active population of the African continent, must volunteer in areas of health, education and humanitarian issues to improve the community whilst facilitating development. Speaking to the medi ...

Director Africa, Special Envoy for Relationships with Africa of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Andreas MEL Aacute;N has tasked participants of this year rsquo;s Political Advisor Course for Peace Support Operations in Africa 2019 to share experience and ideas that will help end violence and bring peace in their respective countries. According to him, the role of the political advisor in a mission is very significant for provid ...

Operation Vanguard, the Joint Taskforce (JTF) of the Military and Police against illegal mining, has decided to be unpredictable with its time of operations in order to outwit galamseyers who have adopted nocturnal activities, to avoid the security patrols. The illegal miners are not only degrading the environment by their activities, but they are also resorting to the use of dynamite, posing a safety hazard not only to themselves but also to the Vanguard personnel tasked to halt ...

Former Minister for Petroleum Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah says it is disgraceful that the President Akufo-Addo government is shifting the target of the Renewal Energy Policy despite the progress made by the previous administration. According to him, the policy, as captured in the Renewal Energy Act passed by Parliament, had targeted 2020 as the year for Ghana to achieve ten percent renewable energy. Following the passage of the Renewable Energy Act 2011, (Act 832), the Energy Com ...

The Tema Police have pi led up five Nigerians who allegedly raped a woman in the presence of her husband during a robbery attack at Community 25, Tema on May 8, 2019. They were arrested last Friday after the couple sighted them walking in the neighbourhood. The suspects are Ako Anthony, 36; Kelvin Damas, 23; Obas Godsay, 16; Donald Pande, 24 and Olufu Rhema, 16. According to the Crime Officer of the Prampram Divisional Police Command, Chief Superintendent Cecilia Arko, the suspec ...