Truck driver gets 6-month jail term for abandoning vehicle on rail line, causing collision
Truck driver gets 6-month jail term for abandoning vehicle on rail line, causing collision

Truck driver gets 6-month jail term for abandoning vehicle on rail line, causing collision with train

The Juapong Circuit Court has sentenced a 41-year-old truck driver, who abandoned his vehicle on the Tema-Mpakadan rail line, to a six-month jail term.

The train after the accident
The train after the accident

New train crashes

The new train procured to operate commercial passenger service on the Tema-Mpakadan Railway line has been involved in an accident, resulting in damage to the driver's cab section.

ECG Board members challenge PURC's authority to fine them
ECG Board members challenge PURC's authority to fine them

ECG Board members challenge PURC's authority to fine them

The Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) governing board has strongly objected to fines imposed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) over the company's failure to provide a load-shedding timetable.

Commander Richard Walters (right), British Defence Attache to Ghana, explaining a point to Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona (left), Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana  Armed Forces, after the presentation. Picture: ESTHER ADJORKOR ADJEI
Commander Richard Walters (right), British Defence Attache to Ghana, explaining a point to Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona (left), Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, after the presentation. Picture: ESTHER ADJORKOR ADJEI

UK supports Ghana Armed Forces

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has taken delivery of personal body protective armour worth £260,000 from the UK government to help enhance the country’s counter-terrorism and security measures.

Godfred Yeboah Dame  — Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
Godfred Yeboah Dame — Attorney-General and Minister of Justice

$300 Million Cassius Mining dispute: Laws of Ghana must apply - International arbitration tribunal rules

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, has ruled that the laws of Ghana shall apply to an international arbitration instituted by Australian mining company, Cassius Mining company, against the government of Ghana (GoG).

 Kobbyna Acquah — A legal practitioner with expertise in industrial operations
Kobbyna Acquah — A legal practitioner with expertise in industrial operations

Pineapple has potential, pay attention to crop - Legal practitioner entreats govt

A legal practitioner with expertise in industrial operations, Kobbyna Acquah, has called on the government to pay more attention to the pineapple sub-sector as the cash crop holds the potential to rake in large revenue.

Priscilla Amoah (left), receiving the Best Graduating Student in Print Journalism from Charles Benoni Okine, Assistant Editor, Graphic Business.  Picture: ESTHER ADJORKOR ADJEI
Priscilla Amoah (left), receiving the Best Graduating Student in Print Journalism from Charles Benoni Okine, Assistant Editor, Graphic Business. Picture: ESTHER ADJORKOR ADJEI

Be audacious, unyielding in the face of obstacles - UniMAC graduates urged

Graduates of the University of Media, Arts and Communications (UniMAC), have been urged to be audacious in their endeavours, empathetic in their dealings and unyielding in the face of obstacles.

George Asiedu, Project Coordinator of GAMA Sanitation and Water Project, speaking at the workshop. Picture: CALEB VANDERPUYE
George Asiedu, Project Coordinator of GAMA Sanitation and Water Project, speaking at the workshop. Picture: CALEB VANDERPUYE

GAMA project raises GH¢47 million from household toilets construction

The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Water and Sanitation Project (GAMA-SWP) has mobilised GH¢47 million from counterpart contributions from beneficiaries in the provision of household toilets since the project was rolled out in 2015 till date.

Delese Mimi Darko — FDA Boss
Delese Mimi Darko — FDA Boss

Using calcium carbide to ripen mangoes criminal — FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned traders against the use of calcium carbide to ripen mangoes since it is hazardous and could negatively affect their health and that of consumers.

Godson Adzafi (left), Koforidua Area Manager of ASA Savings and Loans Limited, presenting one of the items to Chief Superintendent Francis Agyeiri Kwakye (2nd from right), Officer in charge of the Koforidua Prisons
Godson Adzafi (left), Koforidua Area Manager of ASA Savings and Loans Limited, presenting one of the items to Chief Superintendent Francis Agyeiri Kwakye (2nd from right), Officer in charge of the Koforidua Prisons

K'dua Prisons Health Centre receives support from ASA Savings

The Mile 50 branch of the microfinance institution, ASA Savings and Loans Limited, has presented medical equipment and medicines to the Koforidua Prisons Community Health Centre in the Eastern Region.

 Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong (left), a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, commending Dr Senalo Kwabla Yawlui (right), author of the book, in Accra. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO
Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong (left), a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, commending Dr Senalo Kwabla Yawlui (right), author of the book, in Accra. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO

Book on The Gambia post-electoral dispute unveiled in Accra

A new book that delves into the intervention of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the December 2016 post-electoral dispute in The Gambia has been launched in Accra. 

Irchad Razaaly, European Union Ambassador to Ghana, launching the EU Month celebration in Accra. Picture: ELVIS NII NOI DOWUONA
Irchad Razaaly, European Union Ambassador to Ghana, launching the EU Month celebration in Accra. Picture: ELVIS NII NOI DOWUONA

EU Envoy launches Europe Month

The European Union (EU) delegation to Ghana has launched the Europe Month, stressing the importance of youth and skills development in sustainable development.

William Quaittoo, Chief Executive Officer of Tree Crops Development Authority, speaking to journalists
William Quaittoo, Chief Executive Officer of Tree Crops Development Authority, speaking to journalists

Scientists seek solutions to cashew cultivation challenges

Research scientists from 11 African countries have converged on Accra for a cashew research dialogue as part of the sixth Council of Ministers' Conference of the Consultative International Cashew Council (CICC). 

Cop dies in motorbike crash in Kumasi

A police officer with the Visibility Unit of the Ghana Police Service in Kumasi lost his life when he ran his motorbike into a stationary truck with registration number GM 445-13.

Tetteh Padi — Executive Director of the board
Tetteh Padi — Executive Director of the board

Refugee Board relocates Burkinabe asylum seekers

The Ghana Refugee Board (GRB) has started moving Burkinabe asylum seekers to the designated settlement it has put up at Zini in the Sissala West District in the Upper West Region. 

Police arrest driver after train crash on Tema-Mpakadan railway line
Police arrest driver after train crash on Tema-Mpakadan railway line

Police arrest driver after train crash on Tema-Mpakadan railway line

The Ghana Police Service has arrested the driver of a Hyundai truck, who allegedly abandoned his truck on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line, leading to a train crash on Thursday.

Truck parked on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line caused the train accident - Police

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a Hyundai truck driver for allegedly causing an accident, involving a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line today, Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Western North Region most expensive for food in Ghana - New GSS report finds
Western North Region most expensive for food in Ghana - New GSS report finds

Western North Region most expensive for food in Ghana - New GSS report finds

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) launched its second Food Price Variability report today at the Accra Technical University (ATU), revealing significant differences in food prices across the country.

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