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Asinesi Primary School has only one Teacher

Asinesi is a neglected farming community which is located about 9.8 Kilometers away from Somanya, the Municipal capital of Yilo-Krobo. Asinesi is surrounded by three communities Awuzamlem, Monu, and Nyewer. The total population of the community is estimated to about 1,000 people.   The community has a school. It is …

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Together we can build Yilo Krobo – Ologo

Youth, sports and agriculture are potential agents of transformational change within the Yilo Krobo municipality of the Eastern region, Mr. Michael Ologo has reiterated today. Delivering his Easter message during a football gala at the Sra Presby park, the Parliamentary hopeful donated 4 leather footballs, set of training kits and …

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Rawlings backs call for Lower Volta basin authority

Traditional leaders and members of the inland fishing and aquaculture fraternity from the Lower Volta basin have proposed the establishment of an authority to address the challenges in the area. The groups indicated at a meeting with former President Jerry John Rawlings in Accra last Tuesday, that the establishment of …

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KNUST designs burglar proof escape window

The Centre for Settlement Studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has designed a new metal window which protects against burglary and provides a safe exit during emergencies. This burglar proof design is made from iron rods fitted with a spring-equipped bar which locks up the …

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Bawumia heads to Mauritius for bilateral talks

Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia has left Ghana Thursday to attend the National Day Celebrations of the Republic of Mauritius, as the Special Guest. Whilst in Mauritius, he would hold bilateral talks with Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister and other senior Mauritian government officials, aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. Dr Bawumia will also …

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Child prisoners in Senegal learn fencing to stay out of trouble

Inside Senegal’s state penitentiary, jailed minors form an orderly queue. They are being driven away from the prison in Thiès to enter a studio and fight. Senegal is experimenting with a new form of restorative justice where these child prisoners – whose offenses range from violence to theft – are …

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Trump travel ban: Targeted nations condemn new US order

Countries targeted under a new US travel ban passed by President Donald Trump have attacked the move, along with the United Nations. On Monday, President Trump signed a new executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim nations. The order was presented as a means to …

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Outrage as Gambian journalist is attacked at press conference of ruling coalition

A Gambian journalist was over the week attacked by angry supporters of the main ruling coalition party, the United Democratic Party (UDP) whose leader is a veteran politician and now Foreign Affairs minister, Ousainou Darboe. Local media sources reported that the UDP and two other parties that formed the coalition …

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Atebubu shooting: No arrest yet – Police

The Police in Atebubu/Amantin in the Brong Ahafo region say no arrest has been made yet regarding the shooting incident on the Atebubu—Kumasi Highway. A prison officer was shot and killed while another was fatally injured when suspected robbers accosted their vehicle on the Highway Sunday. The armed robbers took …

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Family Of A Late Kenyan Governor Hires 300 Cooks To Feed Mourners

The family of late Nderitu Gachagua, the governor of Nyeri in Kenya, hired 300 cooks to satiate the appetite of mourners expected at his burial. His family is planning to feed 30, 000 mourners who will be attending the burial ceremony today, March 6, 2017. The late governor Nderitu Gachagua …

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