A three-month sensitisation campaign has been launched by the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to create awareness of the Operation paint your building Campaign after which enforcement of the bye-law will be intensified. Paragraph two of the STMA bye-laws on … Read more →
The UK could have its hottest day on record this week, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 41C (106F). The Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning on Monday and Tuesday in much of England, from London and … Read more →
President Volodymyr Zelensky has suspended the head of Ukraine’s spy agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations. He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied … Read more →
More than 30% of emerging and developing countries are at or near debt distress, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has revealed. For low-income countries that number is 60%. According to her, the tightening financial conditions and … Read more →
WhatsApp users will soon have the ability to react to messages with any emoji, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in a Facebook post.. “We’re rolling out the ability to use any emoji as a reaction on WhatsApp,” the CEO wrote … Read more →
Uber is being sued in the US over allegations of assault by drivers on the ride-hailing platform. The filing includes allegations women passengers “were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers”. … Read more →
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has assured the public of a reduction in the prices of fuel in the coming months locally. This is based on anticipation of the drop in the price of crude oil on the international market. … Read more →
Tax cuts are being promised by several Conservative party leadership hopefuls, but a top official at the International Monetary Fund has warned it might be better to raise them instead. “I think debt-financed tax cuts at this point would be … Read more →
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed the first cases of the Marburg Virus Disease, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It is only the second time the zoonotic disease has been detected … Read more →