Een 50-jarige man zonder vast woonadres is afgelopen weekend opgepakt voor de ingang van ziekenhuis SKB in Winterswijk. Hij verzon medische klachten, waarna hij werd opgenomen voor onderzoek in het ziekenhuis. Daar kon hij vervolgens slapen en eten. De man heeft zich op deze manier bij meerdere ziekenhuizen in Nederland gemeld. ,,Deze man maakte er een gewoonte van om bij ...
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‘Stoppen met thuisstudie kost onterecht duizenden euro’s’
Particuliere opleidingsinstituten zoals NCOI, Capabel en LOI overtreden de wet. Cursisten die stoppen met hun opleiding moeten onterecht toch duizenden euro’s betalen voor lessen die ze niet meer volgen. De instituten zijn daar eerder door de rechter voor op de vingers getikt, maar toch blijven ze hoge bedragen eisen, meldt RTL Nieuws. Jaarlijks beginnen tienduizenden Nederlanders aan zo’n studie, vaak ...
Read More »Jongen (5) belt politie: jullie moeten mijn vader aanhouden, hij reed twee keer door rood
Een niet alledaags telefoontje voor de Duitse politie in Unterfranken (Beieren). Een 5-jarig jongetje belde eind vorige week het alarmnummer met de mededeling dat zijn vader door rood was gereden. Het gesprek duurde heel even, toen werd de verbinding verbroken. De medewerker belde terug en kreeg vervolgens de vader van het Duitse jochie aan de lijn. De man verontschuldigde zich ...
Read More »Government shuts down GMCL as state records over $200m loses
The Ministry of Lands and Resources has indefinitely closed down the Ghana Manganese Company Limited (GMCL) citing huge loses to the state for the period of 2010 – 2017. The decision, according to the sector Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, follows the apparent lack of transparency in the operations of some mining companies in Ghana which has been a source of “serious ...
Read More »AngloGold employs 3,000 at redeveloped Obuasi Mine
AngloGold Ashanti says it will respect local content requirements by ensuring semi-skilled and unskilled locals get fair opportunities in the company’s personnel recruitment. The Obuasi mine has been under care and maintenance since 2016 and is currently working towards pouring first gold in December. Ongoing construction activities have already seen over 3,000 workers employed for underground tunnels, production plants and ...
Read More »Talk tax goes up by 9 percent
Consumers will now have to brace up to pay more for usage of communication services to their respective telecommunication networks following government’s decision to increase it from six percent to nine percent approximately fifty percent increase. This was contained in the 2019 Mid-Year Review Budget presented to parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken OforI-Atta on Monday. He explained to Members ...
Read More »Police retrieve human parts buried behind Takoradi girls kidnappers’ house
Police investigating the three Takoradi kidnapped girls have retrieved human parts from a sewage system behind the house of the accused suspect Sam Udoetuk Wills who lived at Kansaworodo in Takoradi. The Police reportedly retrieved the body parts around 2 pm on Friday. Citi News’ Western Regional Correspondent, Akwasi Agyei Annim reported that: “I got information around 7pm that the ...
Read More »Foreign Ministry, ECOWAS sensitize citizens on free movement
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have commenced a two-day sensitization and support programme for citizens in West Africa on ECOWAS national biometric card. It seeks to among other things raise awarenesses among citizens in the subregion on various regional instruments on free movement on migration. Foreign Minister, Shirley ...
Read More »The names behind PDS revealed
There have been some speculations on the composition and credibility of the Ghanaian local consortium holding 51 per cent of the shares in the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited with some suggesting that a group of barbers at Osu in Accra are the ones behind it. The government on Tuesday announced that it has through the Ministry of Finance ...
Read More »Nkroful Road: Ghana Gas Company takes up one block for construction
One of the three blocks making up the 26.5km Essiama-Nkroful road has been taken up by Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) for construction. The intervention of the state-owned company has become necessary following the deplorable state the ceremonial road has assumed during this raining season. The current state of the road has not only affected social and economic activities in ...
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