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A British teenager has been raped in Barcelona after being struck on the head with a stone near a nightclub, according to reports. The woman, 19, described in Spanish media as “English” and “Anglo-Saxon” was attacked in the city in the early hours of Saturday morning. She was rushed to hospital after being found on the street near the club, called Input, in a state of shock. She had wounds to her head and knees. Security guards found her at 5am on Saturday, about an hour after she had left the popular nightspot. The victim told them she had been…
Jeremy Hunt has warned of the serious risk to the British life sciences and technology sector caused by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. The Chancellor and the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are holding talks with the Governor of the Bank of England this weekend in response to the collapse of the US bank, whose UK branch counted many British companies as depositors. Mr Hunt said on Sunday: “There is no systemic risk to our financial system, so people should be reassured on that basis. “But there is a serious risk to our technology and life sciences sectors, many of…
Gary Lineker’s son has insisted that his father will “never back down” over a tweet criticising the government that saw him taken off Match of the Day this Saturday. Much sports coverage had to be cancelled on Saturday as presenters, pundits and commentators all said they would not take part in support for Lineker, who was taken off air in response to a tweet likening the government’s migrant policy to 1930s Germany. Match of the Day itself was broadcast as just the games without any commentary or analysis on Saturday night. Sunday’s Match of the Day 2, usually presented by…
We are lost for words in expressing our disgust for the barbarism which was visited on a lone soldier at Ashaiman a few days ago. When the story was broken on social media, it sounded too crude to be credible for many who justifiably take posts through this non-traditional media with a pinch of salt. It turned out to be true anyway. The on-pass soldier was pounced upon and lynched. There is no justification for the barbaric act which does not belong to our ambience. We shudder to think that we still harbour within our societies persons who would treat…
Fiifi Kwetey Leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked its members on the Minority Caucus in Parliament not to support the passage of all pending financial bills that are crucial to government’s bid to secure the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout to bring the economy back on track. Government is currentky negotiating forthree billion dollar Extended Credit Facility from the IMF by the end of the month of March. Additionally, the main opposition political party has further directed its parliamentarians to vote against the approval of all ministers of state designate who were vetted by Parliament’s Appointment Committee.…
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu say Government has procured vaccines which are in short supply in the country. According to him, the vaccines are most likely to arrive in the country in less than a month. The Helath Minister told Parliament on Friday, March 10 that government has paid $6.4 to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), to supply the vaccines. He therefore appealed to the lawmakers to assist government in getting the right funding for vaccine procurement. “I will advise that you will help me in my advocacy to get adequate funding for vaccines, even the health insurance…
Imoro Sherrif The Ashaiman Police have quizzed the devastated girlfriend of the murdered military man who was killed at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. The interrogation was in an attempt to unravel the circumstances under which the 22-year-old trumpeter of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band, Imoro Sherrifwas killed. She was invited, questioned and released on self-recognized bail by the police, DGN Online can report. Confirming the interrogation, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman, Ernest Henry Norgbey gave additional information to 3Fm that “So far it was only one person that was invited for questioning, the purported girlfriend of the…
Information gathered by DGN Online indicates that the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in collaboration with the Police have arrested the suspected killers of the military man, Private Imoro Sherrif who was killed at Taifa, a suburb Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region a week ago. Two people, according to sources have been identified as the prime suspects involved in the heinous crime of killing the soldier with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band in Sunyani. The military are still in the community tracing a valuable item (name withheld) of the deceased which could spark another invasion in a particular area. Interrogations of…
Ghana’s capital, Accra experienced moderate earth tremor of 2.8 magnitude at 9.49 am on Friday March 10, 2023. The epicenter was located 1.5km offshore near James Town. It was felt in High Street, Ridge and parts of Accra Central. Some residents said they experienced the moderate earth tremor in Gbawe, Weija and McCarthy Hill. A statement released by the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GSSA) explained that the earth tremor was minor thereby it was not expected to cause damage. Acting Director General of the GGSA, Isaac Nwinbelle expressed the Authority’s commitment to continuously monitor such event and inform the public…
Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has signaled his opposition to a Constitutional Instrument (CI) seeking to make the Ghana Card the sole Identification document for registration of new voters.The CI, proposed by the Electoral Commission is currently before Parliament with strong opposition from the Minority Caucus with strong support from the other side.Agyapong made his views known on the matter in an interview he granted Sompa FM in Kumasi late last week.“For Americans, even Ghanaians who have naturalized, they are so proud to hold an American passport. Ghana has people taking bogus decisions and I wonder those who…
