Day: July 8, 2025

Kumasi: Marking a decade of loss and hardship, the Kejetia Petty Traders Association recently held a solemn memorial service for over 100 of its members who have died reportedly due to the distressing and unregulated conditions they face while trying to earn a living. The event, a poignant reminder of the human cost of the situation, also served as a desperate plea for intervention and fair allocation of space in phase two of the Kejetia Redevelopment Project. According to Ghana News Agency, the memorial, attended by traders, grieving families, and association leaders, highlighted the devastating plight of the remaining traders,

Vilnius: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, commemorated the Lithuanian victims of the Nazis during World War II in a ceremony on Monday, as Berlin and Vilnius announced plans to extend cultural ties. Steinmeier laid a wreath at the Paneriai Memorial at the event, also attended by Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas. According to Ghana News Agency, around 120,000 people were murdered by Nazis and local collaborators in the Paneriai forest during the German occupation of Lithuania between July 1941 and July 1944. Among them were at least 70,000 Jews. They were shot and burned in pits in the ground, with most

Kumasi: The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) is set to construct a 16Kv power transmission line at Anwomaso in the Oforikrom Municipality to boost power transmission in its sub-stations and facilitate reduction in system losses. The 8.7-million Euro project is an initiative of the government of Ghana through the Energy and Green Transition Ministry with funding from the European Union (EU) and the government of France. It is expected to be completed within twelve months. According to Ghana News Agency, the project seeks to replace the existing single circuit transmission line between the Ahodwo (K1BSP) and the Anwomaso (K2BSP) Substations with

Melbourne: An Australian woman was found guilty on Monday on three charges of murder, relating to a deadly mushroom-laced lunch she had served guests. The jury found 50-year-old Erin Patterson guilty on three charges of murder and one of attempted murder, relating to the Beef Wellington lunch she had served in July 2023. According to Ghana News Agency, Patterson had pleaded not guilty to the charges, arguing the incident was a tragic accident. Patterson was found guilty of murder in relation to the death of her former in-laws and her former mother-in-law’s sister. The trio died in hospital days after

Garmisch-partenkirchen: Rescue teams were set to resume their search on Monday for a man and his 6-year-old son who went missing after falling into a lake during a pedalo outing in southern Germany, police said. The incident occurred on Saturday on the Eibsee, a popular lake in Bavaria at the foot of Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze. According to Ghana News Agency, the boy fell from the pedalo into the water, prompting his 33-year-old father to jump in after him. Both disappeared underwater. Divers and rescue teams searched the lake over the weekend, but the effort was hampered by heavy

Kumasi: The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to ensure that the Police Service’s anti-illegal mining unit operates within a clearly defined mandate. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Michael Adu Gyamfi, Ashanti District Secretary of GNASSM, who made the call, said the association had received numerous complaints from members alleging excesses committed by the police anti-galamsey team. Speaking to journalists in Kumasi, Mr. Adu Gyamfi pointed out that the association was in support of the government’s efforts to combat illegal mining (galamsey) in the country.

Flores: The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores erupted again on Monday, sending a massive column of ash approximately 18,000 meters into the sky. The eruption, which occurred at 11 am local time, was marked by a loud explosion and pyroclastic flows that traveled about 5 kilometers toward the north and north-east of the crater. According to Ghana News Agency, the Volcanology and Geological Hazards Authority (PVMBG) reported that these pyroclastic flows consist of a dangerous mixture of hot gas, ash, rock, and lava racing down the volcanic slopes at high speeds. Fortunately, there were initially no