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The Municipal Chief Executive for Offinso South in the Ashanti Region, Hon. Owusu Amoah Frank, has initiated a series of market and institutional visits following his confirmation. The primary goal of these visits is to familiarize himself with the institutional heads and traders, understand their challenges, and explore ways to …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has launched a citywide enforcement exercise to ensure full compliance with the newly approved 15% reduction in public transport fares, following an agreement between transport operators and the Ministry of Transport. Speaking to the Kumasi Mail, Randy Wilson, KMA’s Urban Transport Director, emphasized that the …

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law a contentious bill that requires all motorists to buy a radio license before acquiring vehicle insurance. There has been an outcry from some motorists as they will now have to pay $92 annually in order to listen to the radio in their …

2,637 missing ECG containers traced at Tema Port—Investigation reveals A joint investigative committee has traced a total of 2,637 previously unaccounted-for containers consigned to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), far exceeding the initially reported 1,300. In an interview with 3News.com, the Spokesperson and Head of Communications for the Ministry …

This was disclosed during the announcement of the revised guidelines for the selection of schools for candidates preparing to write the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Under the new guidelines, candidates will now be allowed to select seven schools, up from the previous six choices. The selection process is …

Candidates sitting for this year’s BECE will now be required to select seven schools for placement before they write the exams. According to the Free SHS Secretariat, the move is aimed at easing the pressure on parents and pupils during the placement process. National Free SHS Coordinator Okiti Duah announced …

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana’s total debt burden has dropped by nearly GH₵150 billion over the past five months, attributing the reduction to the cedi’s appreciation and strategic fiscal and monetary policies implemented by his administration. Speaking at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meeting in Abidjan, President …

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has served a warning to members of Parliament who may misconduct themselves in the course of their duties. During sitting in January 2025, before the House went on recess, some incidents of chaos and disorderliness were recorded, which brought the House into disrepute. Alban Bagbin …

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 24-year-old woman to 12 months’ imprisonment for stealing a 50-inch television (TV) at Teshie Military Barracks in Accra.   Mawuena Tamakloe was convicted and sentenced after she pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful entry and stealing a TV valued at GH¢8,900. The court …

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as “Wontumi,” has been arrested by officials from the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO). This came shortly after leaving the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Accra. Chairman Wontumi had been at the CID headquarters for further questioning …