Two in Police Custody over Bullion Van Attack at Tarkwa

The Tarkwa Police Divisional Command has arrested two persons in connection with the robbery incident that occurred at Ransbet Supermarket, yesterday, October 18, 2021, in the Tarkwa Municipality. The suspects, Charles Enning and Dorcas Akosua Amankwah, both workers of Mon-Trans Limited are assisting in the investigation following a suspicion of complicity in the crime. Preliminary […]

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Ghana Police launches dog patrols

The Ghana Police Service has launched a dog patrol initiative in the country’s capital, Accra. The initiative, under the K-9 Unit of the Service, will see personnel with highly-trained security dogs under leash strategically positioned for operational patrols. The police announced on Monday, October 18 that this innovative exercise is “aimed at increasing the visibility […]

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Venture into entrepreneurship, Gov’t payroll is full – Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has informed the 2021 graduating class of the University of Professional Studies-Accra (UPSA) that government’s payroll is full – making it unsustainable to keep adding to employment figures in the public sector, hence the need to create their own jobs. According to him, government’s role is to create the […]

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Cape Coast MCE confirmed amidst misunderstanding

Mr Ernest Arthur, the President’s nominee for the position of Metropolitan Chief Executive of Cape Coast, has been confirmed amidst misunderstanding among the Assembly members. There were mixed reactions at the end of the counting of votes by the members, the government appointees and observers present, some of whom expressed dissatisfaction with the election, held […]

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Indian Hemp intercepted by immigration officers at Logba

Immigration officers with support from other officers from sister security agencies at Logba check-point in the Afadzato-South District of the Volta Region, have intercepted an Opel Astra car with registration number AS 8242 V loaded with parcels of dried leaves suspected to be India Hemp. This occurred on Friday October 15. The leader of the […]

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77 votes counted after 63 assembly members cast votes at Cape Coast MCE confirmation

• Alleged over-voting throws Cape Coast MCE confirmation into confusion • Ernest Arthur’s confirmation as Cape Coast MCE in limbo after third round of votes • Assembly members returned monies allegedly given them by nominee after second round There is confusion at the Assembly hall of the Cape Coast Municipal Assembly due to an alleged […]

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Recall of Ceres apple juice over high levels of toxins

South African food and beverage manufacturer Pioneer Foods has recalled its Ceres apple juice brands that sells in Ghana and other common markets in African countries due to contamination of mould toxins. The recalled brands were detected to have elevated levels of patulin – a fruit-based mould which when consumed can cause nausea, gastrointestinal disturbances, […]

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Three arrested for attempting to sell dead body to fetish priest

The Volta Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects who have been accused of murdering a 30-year-old man and attempting to sell his body to a fetish priest. According to the police fact sheet sighted by 3news.com, the three – Kalefe Korku, 42, Afedo Kpotor, 21, and Ametoke Sitsofe, 27 – informed a […]

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