General News of Tuesday, 5 May 2026 Disclaimer Source: bbc.com Two cases of hantavirus have been confirmed so far Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Oceanwide Expeditions, the operator of the MV Hondius ship, said a Dutch husband and wife and a ...
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Kofi Jumah in ICU at Korle Bu after failing to meet GH¢65m bail terms – Reports
General News of Monday, 4 May 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Maxwell Kofi Jumah is a former MD of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited Former Chief Executive Officer of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has been reportedly rushed to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. This development comes amid delay in efforts to meet the conditions of ...
Read More »US$1 billion legal storm over Bogoso-Prestea Mine to Heath Goldfield begins
General News of Monday, 4 May 2026 Disclaimer Source: theheraldghana.com L-R: Dominc Ayine, Abu Jinapor, Kwabena Duffour and Kofi-Armah Buah The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, has engaged Gateley Legal and Atuguba and Associates to assist Ghana’s legal team in defending a US$1 billion damages claim brought by Future Global Resources Limited and Blue Gold Holdings Limited, against ...
Read More »Aanvallen in Mali, leger zegt controle te hebben
Een soldaat van het Malinese leger zet met zijn geweer in de aanslag in Bamako. © REUTERS Strijders hebben in Mali op verschillende plekken aanvallen uitgevoerd. Volgens het leger hebben ‘terroristische groeperingen’ onder meer militaire barakken aangevallen. Er zijn schoten gemeld in de hoofdstad Bamako, maar ook in onder meer de steden Gao en Kidal. Aan het begin van de middag ...
Read More »Eerste Kamerfractie D66 bereid om AOW-plan in prullenbak te gooien
Vicepremier Dilan Yesilgöz (VVD), minister-president Rob Jetten en minister van Financiën Eelco Heinen (VVD) in de Eerste Kamer, voorafgaand aan het debat over de regeringsverklaring. © ANP D66-fractievoorzitter in de Eerste Kamer Paul van Meenen is bereid om per direct afscheid te nemen van de verhoging van de AOW-leeftijd. Dat zegt de senator tijdens het debat over de regeringsverklaring in de ...
Read More »Fuel Tax Slash, Bus Roll Out: How Ghana is shielding citizens from global oil crisis
Business News of Friday, 10 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The initiative is expected to offer more affordable fares compared to private operators President John Dramani Mahama has ordered immediate action to protect Ghanaians from escalating fuel prices, driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East that continue to disrupt global oil supply chains. The decision followed a high-level Cabinet meeting held in ...
Read More »Fuel tax suspension masks deeper economic challenges – Dr Okoe Boye
Business News of Friday, 10 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr Bernard Okoe Boye is a former Minister of Health A former Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe Boye, has cautioned that the government’s decision to suspend fuel taxes offers only temporary relief and risks deepening Ghana’s underlying fiscal challenges. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on April 10, 2026, he urged policymakers ...
Read More »Catholic Bishops reply President Mahama, Kwakye Ofosu over LGBTQ+ comment
General News of Friday, 10 April 2026 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference says weakening family structures can have long-term social costs The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has issued a public statement on national conversations around the anti-LGBTQ+ bill, responding to recent remarks attributed to President John Dramani Mahama and the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu. The ...
Read More »Aantal minderjarige drugsuithalers schiet omhoog: een op vijf nog geen 18 jaar
Waar in 2020 nog 1 procent van de aangehouden uithalers minderjarig was, lag dat aandeel vorig jaar op ruim 22 procent. Het aantal minderjarige drugsuithalers is de afgelopen jaren sterk toegenomen. Waar in 2020 nog 1 procent van de aangehouden uithalers minderjarig was, lag dat aandeel vorig jaar op ruim 22 procent. Dat meldt het CBS op basis van onderzoek ...
Read More »Tanktoerist met volle jerrycans moet 201 euro accijns betalen, maar niemand doet dat
© Jules van Iperen/Pix4Profs De tanktoerist die met 240 liter goedkope Duitse of Belgische benzine in de kofferbak ons land in rijdt, moet de staat 201,60 euro accijns betalen. Maar niemand doet dat. Grootschalige controles zijn er ook niet. Hoe zit dat? Yolanda Sjoukes 10 april 2026, 08:01: Laatste update: 08:48 Benzine is in België zo’n 50 eurocent per liter ...
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