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W/R. No drivers license for some ‘Rastafarians’ – DVLA Western Region Director of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Mr. Emmanuel Narh has said, the Authority has stopped issuing driving license to Rastafarians who do not belong to any credible association or organization. According to him, Rastafarians who are unable to show reliable identity cards of their memberships to the various organizations will not be delivered licenses to permit them drive on Ghanaian roads. Speaking to Samuel Kojo Brace on the Jolly Breakfast Show (JBS) on  Skyy Power FM , Mr. Emmanuel Narh indicated that most Rastafarians are known to be substance abusers which prevents them from exhibiting accepted behaviors in societies. ”We have code of ethics in our job; we also have drivers conduct in the code. Before a driver is qualified to drive on our roads, we need to ensure the person is passed through physical examinations to know if the person is above eighteen years; is the ...

Church ELDER caught red-handed bonking Pastor’s new wife. The council of elders of Christian Faith Evangelist Church have excommunicated an elder who is said to be engaged in an amorous sexual relationship with the newly wedded wife of their pastor. It is gathered that the two were already in relationship before the woman married the pastor recently but that however did not stop them from seeing each other at obscure places and sometimes in movie houses until their cover was blown upon a tip-off. According to the elders who summoned the adulterous wife, Mercy Igbo, 32 before handing the verdict to her lover, the woman claimed she agreed to marry the pastor because he had money and all the necessities and abandoned the boyfriend who was coincidentally an elder of the church things started to change between the pastor and the woman as they spent a year without a child and she was frequently complaining of her husband`s inability to satisfy her in bed. It is believed th...

ENCROACHERS TAKING OVER OUR LANDS, CONCERN UENR STUDENTS CRIES. Some concern students of University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has expressed their concerns over an encroachment of the school lands by some private developers. In a press statement copied J24newsgh, they alleged a close friend of minister for lands and natural resources is involved in the act. The statement below: PRESS STATEMENT ON ENCROACHEMENT OF LANDS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LANDS AT FIAPRE BY PRIVATE DEVELOPERS. We the concern students of University of Energy and Natural Resources  wishes to express our displeasure at the rate with which lands belonging to the University of Energy and Natural Resources have been encroached upon. These lands have recently been encroached by the Current Fiapre Chief and his cronies, who sell out lands to individuals on the UENR boundary at Ohemaa junction. The land upon which UENR was established is a government vested   ...

Man Utd♦ Appoint Solskjaer as Permanent Manager👔 Manchester United have announced that current caretaker manager and former striker, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, has been appointed as the club’s full-time manager on a three-year contract. Solskjær scored 126 goals in 366 appearances for United between 1996 and 2007 and also managed the club’s reserve team until the end of 2010. He was appointed caretaker manager on 19 December 2018 and won his first eight games in charge on the way to an overall record of 14 victories and two draws in 19 games, amassing more Premier League points than any other club during that time. “From the first day I arrived, I felt at home at this special club,” said Solskjær. “This is the job that I always dreamed of doing and I’m beyond excited to have the chance to lead the club long-term and hopefully deliver the continued success that our amazing fans deserve.” Ed Woodward, Executive Vice Chairman, comments: “Since coming in as caretaker manager in D...

A/R: TWO APPREHEND FOR KIDNAPPING, ONE BOLTS. Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested two persons for allegedly kidnapping a 14-year-old boy. They have been identified as Manasseh Fumeh 29, a security man and Charles Appiah 38 unemployed. The suspects are expected to be arraigned before court  soon.   That notwithstanding,Police are on a search for a third party allied Felix whom to have  allegedly facilitated the act. Briefing At a press conference at the Ashanti Regional Command, police spokesperson, ASP Godwin Ahianyo said the suspects lived in the same neighbourhood with the victim at Kwamo, near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. He said the two succeeded in the act after they lured the minor with a smart phone and a laptop. ASP Ahianyo said preliminary investigations revealed that ,the suspects together with their accomplice, who is on the run took the victim to an uncompleted building and was left in the care of an unsuspecting ca...

Woman bathed with acid by robbers may never see again Kate Aidoo, victim of acid attack According to doctors, Kate Aidoo may never see again The 23-year-old Kate Aidoo, a mobile money vendor at Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central region, who was robbed and bathed with acid by unknown persons on Monday may never see again. According to doctors at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, the extent of damage to her face may lead to permanent lose of sight. Suspects Reports by Adom News’ reporter, Kofi Agyei indicated that the two men came to the shop twice to withdraw money through their phone and committed the act when they entered the shop the second time. Ms Aidoo, who suffered the acid burns on her face and breast, was rushed to the Village of Hope Clinic, but was only administered first aid and given a referral letter because they were told the situation was beyond the clinic. She is currently receiving treatment at the Korl...

NDC SHOOTING: TWO OUT OF THE THREE STANDING TRIAL TO HIT THE SACK IN PRISON CUSTODY. From L-R: Abdul Ganiu, Dauda Ibrahim and Samuel Agyin Two out of the three suspects standing trial for alleged murder of Abdul Wasihu Iddris at the National Democratic Congress party office in the Ashanti region of Ghana ,have been transferred from police cell to prison custody. The two – 40-year-old Dauda Ibrahim alias Wayo and  Abdul Ganiu, 37 – were transferred on the orders of the Asokwa District Court on Wednesday.  Samuel Agyin  was exempted to remain in police custody instead of prisons because of his health condition status. Prosecutor ACP Okyere Darko told the court docket is still with the Attorney General’s office for further advice. There was heavy police presence in court today. The court presided over by His Worship Mr Abass Mohammed consequently adjourned the case to April 10, 2019. The three have been charged with abetment of murd...

THREE "SATAN BOYS" REMANDED. C/R The Assin Fosu magistrate court, presided over by His Worship Djanie Korttey, has remanded three  " Satan Boys" into prison custody, Richmond Turkson  24 unemployed, Daniel Awuah 23 a Barber and Kwadwo Michael  alias  ( wo  sei  mere) 22 unemployed, to reappear before it on April 9, 2019. Prosecutor Inspector Gilbert Anyongo, told the court that,the three were arrested by the Assin Fosu police command on Saturday,March 23, 2019 when they were sharing their booty for allegedly succeeding in  defrauding a woman of about One- thousand seven hundred Ghana cedis( Ghc1,700 ) through mobile money. According to the prosecutor, there was an accusation of cheating  during the booty sharing, which generated into a fight and later apprehended by the Assin  police  Command. LITTLE BACKGROUND. 'SATAN BOYS'  is a group of young men age between 14 to 26, some JHS students and drop outs within Assin Fo...

Stolen child’ rescued by Western Regional SWAT team The one-year-old boy who was kidnapped from his mother at the Takoradi Market Circle last week Friday has been found by the Western Regional SWAT Team. According to a source, he was found in Effiekuma Zongo in Takoradi around 11 pm on Monday. The woman who kidnapped the child and her accomplice, a man believed to be Togolese, have been arrested for further interrogation and prosecution. A CCTV camera being used by a cluster of banks around the area captured the woman moving away from the market with the child in her arms. The incident which happened at about 4:30 pm in front of the Market Circle Post Office was then reported to the Market Circle Police. The baby has since been sent to the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital for medical examination.

NAD cries over chieftaincy Disputes  in Assin land Over the years, the people of Assin land have  been  experiencing  Chieftaincy dispute; and situation has thwarted development in the area. Our Survey has revealed that there are no chiefs in most  of the 'Big' towns  in Assin land  after the demise of a number of   chiefs in the area.  This has affected the Assin land in diverse ways especially when it comes to development.  For instance, for over 40 years Assin Akropong has never installed a single chief in the area.  Just recently a purported installation of a chief in the community brought about a various factions that created misunderstandings among some families. The much talked about and renowned town like Assin Fosu has no chief for over the 10 years not to mention other towns like Assin Ahenkro and Assin Manson.  To add insult to injury, the TUTU festival, which is an occasion to unite and foste...

 Kenyan Science Teacher Peter Tabichi Wins Global Prize A science teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won a $1m prize (£760,000) for the world's best teacher. Peter Tabichi, a member of the Franciscan religious order, won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize. Brother Peter has been praised for his achievements in a deprived school with crowded classes and a few textbooks. He wants pupils to see "science is the way to go" for their futures. The award, announced in a ceremony in Dubai, recognises the "exceptional" teacher's commitment to pupils in a remote part of Kenya's Rift Valley.

GHANAIANS TALK TOO MUCH WITHOUT ANY ACTION; LEBANESE TO EMPLOYEE WHO HAD ACCIDENT WHILES WORKING. GHANAIANS TALK TOO MUCH WITHOUT ANY ACTION; LEBANESE TO EMPLOYEE WHO HAD ACCIDENT -ON THE JOB- WHILES WORKING. Kontoh Lucas, 33 a Ghanaian employee at NASIR  Block Factory Ltd. located on the Kwabenya -- Pokuase road in the Greater Accra Region- was involved in an accident on May 1, 2018, which was a national public holiday worldwide; popularly referred to as "Labour Day or International workers Day". Whilst all workers were observing the day with leisure, Lucas was busy at work, supplying cement blocks to  customers around Tema together with 6 others. As fate may have it, their vehicle was involved in a fatal accident leading to the death of some of his colleagues.  Lucas survived with serious injuries that resulted in the dysfunctioning of some parts of his body. According to Lucas, he spent about five months at 37 Military Hospital in Accra for treatment. How...

February  MAM  MAN WHO BURNT SON'S LEG FOR EATING HIS STEW SENTENCED. Man who burnt Son's leg for eating his stew has been sentenced to one a year jail term by the Assin Fosu magistrate court. The court was presided over by his Lordship Samuel  Djanie Korttey on Tuesday, March 19,2019. The story earlier: (To watch videos, subscribe to this site and like our page on facebook J24news Gh) Edward Boafo 33, a Senior Records Officer at Assin  Central Municipal Assembly in the Central Region of Ghana, has burnt his 5 year old Son Kwame Boafo's leg for allegedly eaten his stew.  Kwame Boafo is a KG2  pupil of Fosu Methodist Basic School. Edward Boafo has been arraigned before the Assin Fosu Magistrate Court and remanded to reappear before the Court on March 19,2019. This was after the court presided over by His Lordship Samuel Djanie Korttey. Chief inspector Francis Onyina told the court, on Thursday, February 14,2019. the victims...

FIRE GUTS 8 BEDROOM HOUSE IN BONO EAST REGION. There has been a fire outbreak at Kintampo- Dwenewoho in the Bono East Region of Ghana on Sunday, March 17,2019. The Fire broke out at about 12:20pm in the noon fully engulfing the 8 bedroom house. Some of the victims narrating the incident to Nana Kwasi Ampofo of J24NEWS GH, disclosed that, they saw a smoke coming out from one of the tenants kitchen suspecting a cooking oil on fire left unattended spark the fire. We couldn't take anything out, they added. All our unquantified belongings and money worth thousands of Ghana cedis gone. However, no casualties recorded. Personnel from Ghana National Fire Service arrived at the scene but everything has already burnt.

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CABINET APPROVES DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM POLICY Cabinet has approved a policy on Ghanaian content and participation in the country's downstream petroleum industry. The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a press briefing today said the policy approved on March 14 is intended to ensure the creation of a Ghanaian owned petroleum downstream industry capable of attracting increased local value-added investments and enhanced job opportunities for Ghanaians. *He said the new policy framework covers areas such as;* 1.Trading, shipping and bulk distribution of petroleum products 2.Infrastructure development in the petroleum sector such as the construction of port discharge facilities,  processing and petrochemical plants 3.Supply of petroleum to strategic sectors of the economy 4.As well as general procurement of goods and services for the downstream industry. The Minister noted that although there has been significant progress in the role and participation of G...

Suhum MP Engaged Constituents Frederick Opare Ansah, the Member of Parliament for Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region on Sunday has begun a tour in his constituency to school the electorates on government policies. He uses the opportunity to school the residents on government key policies such as; the Double Track Free SHS System, One District, One Factory, NEIP, YEA, Afforestation projects, among other policies. As part of the tour, he is also donating over 300 streets lights among other relief items depending on the needs of the various communities. The residents also used the opportunity to tell the MP about their challenges and pleaded with him to come to their aid. He is been accompanied by constituency executives. Frederick Opare Ansah, the Member of Parliament for Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region on Sunday has begun a tour in his constituency to school the electorates on government policies. He uses the opportunity to school the residents on gov...

GHANA SIGNS €40M EU AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT, JOB CREATION Ghana has signed a €40 million facility grant with the European Union (EU) aimed at promoting investments and job creation in the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah today at a press briefing in Accra. The financing agreement which is the last programme to be signed from Ghana’s indicative allocation of 323 million Euros under the 11th European Development Fund and National Indicative Programme spans between 2014 and 2020. "The Programme focuses on the areas of business climate, public financial governance and employment and its main objectives are to promote domestic and foreign investments enable businesses to spearhead economic transformation and create employment," he said. "It will also strengthen public financial governance and boost domestic revenue mobilization as well as the fight against corruption. "Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta...

At least 19 Killed, Beira City Shut off as Tropical Cyclone Slams Mozambique. Tropical cyclone Idai battered central Mozambique on March 15 killing at least 19 people and cutting off more than half a million people in one of the country's largest cities Beira. State broadcaster Radio Mocambique, said "preliminary information points to 19 deaths and more than 70 injured in Sofala province as a result of cyclone Idai". Most of the deaths occurred in Beira — a port hub and capital of Sofala province — a city which has virtually been cut off after power lines crashed, the airport was shut and roads swamped by flooding. The flooding had already killed 66 people nationwide in days preceding the cyclone. "The hardest moment was overnight and this morning," provincial governor Alberto Mondlane told state radio referring to the time the cyclone barrelled through the province. "There has been a lot of damage. Many homes have been left without roofs." ...

GH₵400,000. 00 KASAPREKO FIRE STATION COMMISSIONED IN ACCRA The Deputy Minister for the Interior, Hon. Henry Quartey, on Wednesday, March 13, 2019,   commissioned an ultra-modern fire station for the Ghana National Fire Service on the Spintex Road near Kasapreko Company Limited. The Station, which was constructed at a cost of Four Hundred Thousand cedis (GHC 400,000.00) by Kasapreko Company Limited as part of it’s cooperate social responsibility and equipped with firefighting equipment and personnel by the Ghana National Fire service is expected to serve the Spintex community and other adjoining communities. In a speech read on his behalf, the Minister for the Interior emphasized the need for the provision of effective fire cover for communities across the country and the deepening of fire prevention efforts in communities, industries, Markets, shops and offices. He disclosed that undesired fires continue to cause significant loss of lives and properties in ...

Reducing the waste you generate; a sustainable way to improve sanitation in Accra.  Solid waste management is one of the greatest challenges facing urban centres in the world especially rapidly growing ones like Accra the capital city of Ghana.  Despite the numerous interventions by various governments all over the world to address the situation, the   challenges still lingers on. Waste according to the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) is defined as “materials that are not prime products for which the generator has no further use in terms of his or her own purposes of production, transformation, or consumption and of which he or she wants to dispose and may be generated during the extraction of raw materials, processing of raw materials into intermediate and final products, the consumption of final products, and other human activities."  Increase in population and per capita income as well as technological and econ...