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Source: Myjoyonline.com The Chief of Akyem Wenchi and Oseawuohene in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Dr Asumadu Appiah, has openly stated that the youth in Wenchi and its surrounding areas are unlikely to cease engaging in illegal mining, commonly known as “galamsey,” despite efforts to curb the activity. According to Daasebre Asumadu Appiah, galamsey is the only source of employment in ...

By: Christian SOWADADr. Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister, has called on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to address the growing concern of minors operating commercial tricycles, contrary to licensing regulations. He made this appeal during the 2024 mid-year review of the DVLA at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho.While commending the DVLA for expanding its offices ...

By Associated Press Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, U.S. federal food safety officials announced Thursday, and the overall number of people sickened rose to 43. The additional death happened in Virginia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Thursday. The other two deaths ...

Source: Abubakar Ibrahim Former Electoral Commission (EC) boss, Charlotte Osei, has revealed that she faced multiple death threats during her time in office. Speaking on Joy FM, she shared how the role unexpectedly put her family’s safety at risk. “There were threats through the mail, and sometimes the security agencies would call to warn me to be careful,” she disclosed ...

Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr. Randy Abbey, the host of Good Morning Ghana, believes that the Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, is not being entirely honest about the activities that landed Ghana’s economy in a state of dystopia. Speaking on the Wednesday, August 7, 2024, episode of his show, Randy Abbey noted that Dr.Amin Adam is seeking to gaslight Ghanaians ...

The last survivor has been freed from the rubble after a hotel partially collapsed in Kröv, a small town on the Mosel River in western Germany’s winegrowing region. It is not yet clear what caused the collapse. Two people died and several were left trapped after a hotel building partially collapsed Tuesday night in the German town of Kröv, a ...

Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an emergency meeting to discuss a jump in mpox cases spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the announcement on Wednesday, amid an outbreak that has seen nearly ...

Daniel Thomas and Michelle Fleury BBC reporter and US business correspondent. Elon Musk’s X/Twitter is suing a group of major companies, alleging that they unlawfully conspired to boycott the site. It accuses the food giants Unilever and Mars, private healthcare company CVS Health, and renewable energy firm Orsted – along with a trade association called the World Federation of Advertisers ...

By:Seyoum Getu Kidnapping and extortion cases are on the rise, many of which are linked to the ongoing political and security crisis in the country. But authorities are struggling to keep up, despite growing public concern. On the morning of July 2nd 2024, three public buses carrying over 160 school students were travelling to Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, for the ...

Nadine Yousif and Michelle Fleury BBC News A US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. The landmark decision on Monday is a major blow to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and could reshape how technology giants do business. Google was sued by the US Department of Justice ...