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Pirates are holding captive the captain and crew of a Ghana flagged Tuna Purse Seine vessel they hijacked in Benin waters. The Ghana News Agency learnt that the vessel, Panofi Frontier, was hijacked at about 1400 hours on Wednesday by suspected Nigerian pirates. Confirming the incident to the GNA, Mr Charles Nii Amponsah, Acting Head Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Division ...

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Geology Department, Dr John Kusimi Manyimadin, has cautioned Ghanaians to factor in earthquakes, tremors and related disasters into their building design. He explained that if structures are built with low points on the Richter scale, they will not withstand the pressure that comes with such natural disasters, hence standing the risk of ...

MainOne has commenced the construction of its MDXi data center in Appolonia City as part of its regional expansion plans. The new Tier III facility in Appolonia Industrial Park is expected to be ready for service by the end of March 2021. From Appolonia City, MainOne, West Africa’s premier connectivity and data center solution provider, will give access connectivity options ...

The Governing Council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has elected Professor Rita Dickson as the new Vice-Chancellor. She becomes the first-ever female to lead the science and technology university after beating three others to it. She takes over from Prof Kwasi Obiri Danso, who will soon bring his four-year term in office to an end. ...

A woman has died from Coronavirus in Atibie Government Hospital in Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, from Nkawkaw, went to the Atibie Hospital to seek healthcare since most health facilities in Nkawkaw are full following admission of over 100 Coronavirus patients. While on admission, the woman reportedly started showing symptoms of Covid-19. Her samples were subsequently ...

Some parts of Accra and the Central region on Wednesday night experienced earth tremor. The affected areas included Dansoman, Oprah Square, James Town, Dome, Ashorman and Kasoa Kwabenya. Many residents said the earth shook under them. Starr News sources say similar incidents occurred in parts of the United States and Japan. Speaking to Starr News, David Nana Boakye, a resident ...

Power Construction Corporation Of China (POWERCHINA), the contractors of Ghana’s Multi-Purpose Dam (Hydro-Power, Irrigation and Solar facility) which currently ongoing at Pwalugu, (a boundary community between North East and Upper East Regions of Ghana) the has begin the clearing of the Project Site, construction of Contractor’s Project Camp Sites, Road Networks in the project area for the construction of PMDP ...

Sixteen grieving fathers have taken the Shaanxi Mining Ghana Limited to the High Court in Bolgatanga requesting damages for the deaths of their sons. Renowned lawyer, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, is representing the 16 parents, most of them elderly, in court as they press for justice in tears. Their sons, said to be small-scale miners, died in the Upper East Region ...

The Okere District Education Directorate has been shut down indefinitely after a staff tested Positive for Coronavirus. The office was shut down upon advise by the Ghana Health Service on Wednesday. All staff at the facility including the District Education Director have been asked to the self-quarantine pending release of their sample results. A Senior Staff at the District Education ...

The Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea says due to the shortcomings of the existing Rent Act, 1963 (ACT 220), which does not significantly address current challenges of rental housing in Ghana, a new Rent Bill (Rent Bill, 2020) has been prepared and presented to cabinet for approval. Addressing the media in Accra this morning, the Minister said ...