Passing away A man was probably killed violently in the center of Ghent on Wednesday night. His girlfriend has been arrested by the police as a suspect and is being interrogated. In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, the Ghent police received a report about a death in the Zilverenberg, a street near the Oude … Read more
The number of revelers who returned from the Modul’air music festival in Ghent’s Flanders Expo with stomach and intestinal complaints is higher than expected. The organizer denies that the signage on taps with non-potable water was inadequate. Fifteen to thirty: that is the estimate of organizer Gilles De Bruyne for the number of visitors who … Read more
Gent At the De Lijn depot in Gentbrugge, a spontaneous action broke out among the staff on Saturday morning after several cases of aggression on Friday. This is reported by Bart Reyns, secretary of ACV Public Services. He expects that there will be virtually no trams and buses in the city center of Ghent on … Read more
Gent – Introducing stool from healthy people through the nose to Parkinson’s patients: it can help against the symptoms of the disease. Scientists from Ghent have come to this remarkable conclusion. “This could be a valuable new treatment.” More than 40,000 Belgians are affected by Parkinson’s disease, and the number is increasing. Common symptoms include … Read more
Tensions between the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Ghent continue to rise. A Kurdish bakery was destroyed in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Police were able to arrest 22 rioters, half of them minors. Mayor Mathias De Clercq (Open VLD) has decided to introduce a ban on gatherings. Laura Moens, Pieter Van Maele Yesterday … Read more
Jupiler Pro League On the final day of the regular competition, Cercle Brugge and Genk still secured a ticket for the Champions’ Play-offs. Ghent and Mechelen have to make peace with the Europe Play-offs. At the bottom, OH Leuven saves itself at the expense of Charleroi. The final day of the regular competition has brought … Read more
sexism The student association KVHV (Catholic Flemish High Student Association) is not recognized by the City of Ghent this year. Hafsa El-Bazioui (Green), councilor for Youth, confirms this. The KVHV board refused to distance itself from a much-discussed lecture by Jeff Hoeyberghs. This month, the City of Ghent again considered the lecture that plastic surgeon … Read more
Justice The criminal investigation into the fraud of the Ghent Advocate General CB who passed on exam questions to a candidate magistrate is moving from Ghent to Antwerp or Brussels. The public prosecutor’s office in Ghent opened a criminal investigation on Monday for violation of professional secrecy against Advocate General CB. The man admitted on … Read more
Conference League In an empty stadium, AA Gent faces a clear task tonight (6 p.m.): to advance in the Conference League at the expense of the on paper weaker Maccabi Haifa. “It will definitely have to be better.” Fans are not welcome, metal detectors have been installed and fences have been erected. The arrival of … Read more
Gent One person died in a serious fire on Friday evening in Ghent, Ledeberg. The investigation is still ongoing, but the fire is most likely an accident. The fire brigade in Ghent was called out on Friday to extinguish a serious fire in the Jozef Vervaenestraat in Ledeberg, but all help came too late for … Read more