WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Saturday by the slimmest of margins, following an intraparty standoff over unemployment benefits. The Senate approved the package along party lines, 50-49, after deliberating all of Friday and into Saturday morning. The package now heads back to the House, which […]
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Publish people’s nudes and get 25 years jail term – Samson Lardy cautions
The host of Newsfile has admonished offenders of revenge pornography and other such persons to desist from the act or face the full rigours of the law. Details of the country’s cybercrime law, the Cyber Security Act 2020, establishes that all persons caught in the heinous act will cough out […]
Maersk pleads for military backup against west African pirates
Fed up with pirate attacks on its fleet off the west African coast, global shipping giant Maersk is clamouring for a major naval mission to police the vital but treacherous maritime route. The call for action comes after two of the Danish company’s ships were boarded by bandits in the […]
Ghana receives 50,000 more COVID-19 vaccine doses from India
Ghana has taken delivery of 50,000 more COVID-19 doses donated by India. A ceremony was again held to welcome this batch of vaccines at the Kotoka International Airport. The Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration Minister-designate, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, were in attendance at the […]
Update: Aduana Stars defender Farouk Adams now charged with 6 counts
Adams has been already charged with two for allegedly killing a police officer for careless and inconsiderate driving and negligently causing harm were the initial charges. The additional charges are failing to report the accident to the police and failing to stop to attend to an accident victim. The rest […]
