Author: SAMUEL
Tragedy struck at Twifo Mampong in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region on Thursday when an illegal mining pit caved in, claiming the lives of three young men. According to reports, the victims were part of a group of five who had secretly entered the pit at night to carry out galamsey activities. Around 1 a.m., the walls of the mine collapsed, trapping four of them inside. Rescuers, led by the Twifo Praso District Police Command and supported by the District Chief Executive (DCE), Isaac Yawson, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and the Ghana National Fire Service,…
with Ghanaian authorities playing a pivotal role by apprehending 68 individuals and seizing a significant haul of evidence. ccording to an Interpol statement, the coordinated crackdown, dubbed Operation Contender 3.0, targeted criminal networks exploiting social media and dating platforms to carry out romance scams and sextortion, causing an estimated $2.8 million in losses to 1,463 identified victims globally. During the operation, police identified IP addresses, digital infrastructures, domains and social media profiles linked to members of the scam syndicates. These leads and the subsequent arrests also resulted in the seizure of USB drives, SIM cards, and forged documents, as well…
The Ministry of Education has launched an urgent investigation following viral social media claims suggesting that school placements under the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) system are being sold for as much as GHS15,000. The controversy was sparked by a widely circulated post allegedly made by one Gertrude Adzo Borklo, who claimed that placement into the prestigious Aburi Girls’ Senior High School required a payment of GHS15,000. The post has since ignited public concern and fueled allegations that the BECE Computerised School Placement System (CSSPS) is being manipulated by bribery and backdoor deals. In a press statement released on Friday,…
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Alibaba was China’s Amazon sprawling e-commerce Empire. It says everything from t-shirts to tractors. And now it wants to be something else. The face of China’s AI revolution and it’s latest conference. Alibaba unveiled Qwen3 max. Think of it as Alibaba’s answer to ChatGPT and it’s not just a chat bot. The model has over a trillion parameters in simple terms. Those are the tiny variables that help AI process data that make it capable of performing complex tasks. Because, unlike most chatbot Qwen 3, max does not just wait for prompts. It has AUTONOMOUS agent capabilities. It can take…
Rupee it is under immense pressure. The Rupee is hovering near record lows against the US Dollar. $1 is worth almost ₹89. And that’s been the story this year. It’s been a tough year for the Indian currency in the month of May. The Rupee became Asia’s worst performing currency. At that time, it was trading there 85 to the dollar. Now it is close to 89, so this is a steep. A fall and it appears inconsistent with a bigger picture globally. The strength of the US Dollar is being tested at the same time. India remains the world’s…
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu. The Ministry of Education is taking decisive steps to streamline the operations of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) across Ghana. New guidelines are being introduced to regulate how PTAs function in schools, with the aim of ensuring they complement the government’s efforts to maintain a smooth and supportive academic environment. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, addressing the media in Accra, revealed that the move is part of broader reforms in the sector. “The time has come to reintroduce PTAs—not as a burden on parents, but as partners in education. We need a structure that supports transparency, accountability, and collaboration,”…
President John Dramani Mahama has touted the benefits that the 24-Hour Economy idea brings during his address to the 80th United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, September 25. He said the initiative promises to transform Ghana’s economy. “Our improved sovereign credit rating reflects increasing investor confidence. Our 24-Hour Economy Initiative promises to transform our economy. There is a renewed willingness among the people to trust that their elected officials have Ghana’s interests at heart and that we are progressing together,” President Mahama said. He further said that when he took over the affairs of Ghana on January 7, 2025, the…
The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Benjamin Owusu, for allegedly staging a robbery and kidnapping incident at Fijai, a suburb of Millennium City in the Gomoa Nyanyano area. According to a police statement signed by DSP Victor Kofi Dosoo, Head of Public Affairs for the Central East Region, the suspect was picked up on September 24, 2025, after intelligence-led investigators to his hideout at Akatamanso in the Ashanti Region. The police narrated that the case began on September 3, 2025, at about 3:00 a.m., when the Millennium City District Police Command received a report from…
President John Dramani Mahama has called on the United Nations to embrace what he termed a “Reset Agenda,” arguing that the world body must recalibrate to reflect the realities of today’s global order. Speaking at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, September 25, 2025, Mahama stressed that Africa remains central to driving change. “Africa is a catalyst for systemic change. If this reality, which is fact-based and straightforward, seems provocative or unsettling, perhaps it’s because you are viewing it through the lens of centuries of filters, colonialism and imperialism, and the resulting implicit bias,” he…