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Source: Myjoyonline.com Major stakeholders at Ghana’s ports are set to stage a protest today, Tuesday, September 24, at 9 a.m., against excessive charges imposed by shipping lines operating in the country. The protest is being organised to highlight grievances over hidden fees frequently levied on members of the shipping community, which have created significant financial burdens for those involved in ...

By:Gemma Sherlock A 40-year-old woman and an eight-year-old girl have been found dead at a home in Greater Manchester. Police said they were investigating the circumstances after the two bodies were found in South Radford Street, Salford. Emergency services were called to the area at about 10:30 BST following reports of concerns for their welfare. Greater Manchester Police said officers ...

Source: GNA The Director of Environment and Natural Resource Research Initiative (ENRRI-EfD Ghana) says 90 per cent of fisherfolks in a study conducted by his outfit want the premix subsidy removed. Professor Wisdom Akpalu said the respondents raised concern over the current framework of allocating premix fuel subsidy, indicating that it was often fraught with numerous challenges, notably shortages and ...

By:Sam Cabral One of America’s most influential labour unions, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has declined to issue a US presidential endorsement for the first time since 1996. The union, which boasts some 1.3 million members across the US and Canada, said it had received “few commitments on top Teamsters issues” from either Democratic nominee Kamala Harris or Republican nominee ...

Source: Prince Adu-Owusu The Divisional Executive Council (DEC) of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) Division of the Public Services Workers’ Union of TUC (Ghana) has announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike action effective Wednesday, September 18. According to them, the basis for their decision stems from the failure of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) ...

By:Haruna Shehu-Tangaza Dozens of Muslim worshippers have been killed in a crash in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state. The victims were travelling to celebrate Eid-el-Maulud – Prophet Muhammad’s birthday – in the northern town of Saminaka. Their bus collided with an oncoming truck near the town of Lere, an organiser of the Eid celebration said. Fatal road collisions are very common ...

By:Jaroslav Lukiv Rescuers in Sierra Leone are continuing to search for more survivors after a seven-storey building collapsed in the capital Freetown, killing at least eight people. The West African country’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said six people had been rescued from the rubble on Shell New Road so far, but “more people remain trapped”. It added that some ...

Source: Ernest K. Arhinful The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold a nationwide demonstration today, Tuesday, September 17, in protest against the Electoral Commission (EC). The NDC accuses the EC of refusing to allow for a forensic audit of the voters register ahead of the December elections, after it alleged a number of anomalies, including illegal but mass transfer of ...

By:Madeline Halpert and Laurence Peter Former President Donald Trump is safe following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course on Sunday afternoon, and a “potential suspect” is in custody, US authorities have confirmed. Secret Service agents spotted the barrel of a rifle poking through some bushes and opened fire at him, officials said. The FBI said Trump was ...

Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa has admonished Ghanaian law enforcement agencies to punish Chinese nationals caught involving themselves in illegal small-scale mining popularly termed as “galamsey”. According to the diplomat, the People’s Republic of China has built a strong diplomatic tie with Ghana and would continue to further build on the enviable relationship but has agreed to use local ...