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DVLA to publish names of 34,000 licences yet to be collected

More than 34,000 driving lincences issued since 2008 are yet to be collected by applicants, the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority (DVLA) has revealed. In terms of annual figures, the list is dominated by 4,629 persons who applied for driving licences between January and May this year. Out of the number, the 37 DVLA office in Accra alone has 11,167 ...

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Elect MMDCEs or put up with confusion – Dr Nduom advises gov’t

The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has reiterated his call for the election and resourcing of MMDCEs to ensure development at the micro-level. Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom in a recent radio interview described the notion of the appointment of mayors and district executives by governing parties to advance their parties’ goals of re-election as archaic. He ...

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DR Congo Kasai conflict: ‘Thousands dead’ in violence

More than 3,300 people have been killed in the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region since last October, the Catholic Church says. The figure, reported by the Reuters news agency, is from Church sources. The deaths are the result of clashes between the army and a rebel group, but civilians have also been caught up in the ...

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Colourful event heralds 2017 Asafotufiami festival in August

A lively event at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on Tuesday launched the 80th anniversary of the Asafotufiami, an annual traditional festival celebrated by the people of Ada, in the Greater Accra Region. This year’s festival which starts on August 3 and ends on August 10, is under the theme, “Peace and Unity as a tool for socio-economic transformation ...

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Terkper, Omane Boamah partly caused NDC’s defeat – Kwesi Botchwey C’ttee member

wo former ministers under the John Mahama-led government have been cited as being a part of the reasons the National Democratic Congress lost the December 2016 general elections, a member of the Dr Kwesi Botchwey Committee has revealed. According to Dr. Ibrahim Zuberu, it was established that the actions of former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper and former Communications Minister, Dr ...

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Man jailed for dangling baby from window in Algeria

A court in Algeria has sentenced a man to two years in prison for dangling his baby out of a window in order to attract “likes” on Facebook. The father posted a picture of himself holding the baby out of a window in a high-rise building with the caption: “1,000 likes or I will drop him.” It prompted other social ...

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BREAKING: Clashes erupt in Central African Republic after peace deal

Bangui – Aid workers say heavy fighting has erupted between armed groups in Central African Republic only hours after a peace deal was signed in Rome. Thirteen of the 14 armed groups signed the agreement that called for an immediate cease-fire. However, Doctors Without Borders says fighting already resumed early on Tuesday in the town of Bria. Mumuza Muhindo Musubaho, ...

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