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The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned there will be heavy rains Friday morning till noon in the Central, Western and Brong Ahafo regions. The meteo in a statement released on Friday October 6 said a thunderstorm and rain bearing cloud system located over the coast and middle sectors is expected …

The Mile 7 District Police have impounded four 20-footer containers suspected to contain tins of rotten mackerel imported into the country to be sold to unsuspecting members of the public. The suspected rotten mackerel, with the brand name ‘Asahi,’ was allegedly imported by one Kofi Dokyi, owner of Dokyispo Ventures …

A gas explosion at the Tulip Inn Hotel at Shiashie in Accra has claimed the lives of four employees after all attempts to save their lives at the hospital proved unsuccessful. The incident, which occurred around 1 p.m. on September 26, 2017 in the hotel’s kitchen, affected the four hospitality …

As Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark World Teachers Day today October 5, 2017, on the global theme :”Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers”, Ultimate News highlights the plight of some teachers teaching in the “Jungle” community of Tsremati Yoyim M/A School in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of …

Accessing quality education at Wellembele in the Sissala East District in the Upper West Region is a daunting challenge for the 460 pupils of the Dagbasu Primary and Junior High School (JHS). With no classrooms and furniture, the school currently holds classes under trees while the pupils sit on stones, …

Several tonnes of cassava are going waste at the Ayensu Starch Factory at Bawjiase in the Awutu Senya District in the Central Region following the breakdown of the processing plant. Heaps of fermented cassava on the factory site brought in by outgrowers could not be processed because of a faulty …

As business were in session, angry youth of Kintampo at the Brong Ahafo region, stormed the Kintampo College of Health with Sharp instruments causing fear and panic to tutors. The youth known as the Kintampo Youth Movement, were protesting against decision by the Ministry of Health, asking the Director of …

Seasoned journalist Kweku Baako Jnr. has pleaded with the National Communications Authority (NCA) to grant amnesty to the 131 radio stations that have been sanctioned by the Authority. Commenting on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’, Mr. Baako was of a strong view that the penalty for the radio stations defaulting in renewal …

The umbrella body of the country’s premier teaching hospital, Korle-Bu Senior Staffs Association (KOSSA), has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Minister for Health to support the current efforts at rebuilding the hospital and restoring it to its former status as the premier teaching hospital in the …

Records of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), some dating back to 2002, were destroyed when fire gutted parts of the authority’s head office in Accra. The incident took place a day ahead of an Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) forensic audit into the operations of the authority. Fire gutted …