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US imposes visa restrictions – Ban targets election troublemakers
Posted on with No CommentAhead of the December 7 polls, the United States of America (USA) has announced a new policy that will restrict US visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in the country. The US Department of State, which issued the … Read more →
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Appiatse community welcomes first newborn baby after disaster
Posted on | CommentThere was finally a pint of joy in the Appiatse community after the deadly explosion on Thursday, January 20, when a newborn was welcomed. Gifty Tetteh Korleki, 27, delivered a baby girl at Appiatse Relief Camp on Wednesday, February 2, … Read more →
Kwesimintsim MP Dr. Armah, 6 others appointed as TOR Board of Directors
Posted on | CommentMember of Parliament for Kwesimintsim Constituency, Dr. Prince Hamidu Armah and six others have been appointed by President Akufo-Addo as members of the Board of Directors of Tema Oil Refinery Company Limited (TOR). On the board with the Kwesiminstim Constituency … Read more →
Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history
Posted on | CommentSocial media giant Facebook has seen its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history. Facebook’s parent company Meta Networks says DAUs fell to 1.929bn in the three months to the end of December, compared … Read more →
CNN’s Jeff Zucker resigns over undisclosed relationship with colleague
Posted on | CommentCNN president Jeff Zucker has resigned from the network after failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a senior executive. The 56-year-old Mr Zucker said in a memo to colleagues that he was “wrong” to not report the relationship as … Read more →
Stop harassing me on social media for visa – French Ambassador to Ghanaians
Posted on | CommentThe French Ambassador, Anne Sophie-Avé, has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians to desist from worrying her with the acquisition of visa. According to her, the French Consulate handles Immigration Services and not the embassy and its ambassador. Speaking to … Read more →
E-levy: GRA readies for implementation
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) seems to be preparing the grounds for the implementation of the yet-to-be-approved Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy). The tax proposal which is currently in parliament will see the government deduct 1.75% tax on some electronic financial … Read more →
Takoradi: Fire kills family of 4
Posted on | CommentA family of four has been killed in a fire outbreak that engulfed a rented apartment at Effia in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region. Three other tenants of the same apartment sustained various degrees of injuries and have … Read more →
Oti Region tops children’s involvement in economic activities – GSS
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that the involvement of children in economic activities in the Oti Region is more than six times the national figure. Whereas Oti Region recorded a 20.8 per cent of children’s involvement in economic activities in the 2021 … Read more →
Hoodlums set Obasanjo’s 2, 420 hectares farm on fire
Posted on | CommentAn orchard farm belonging to former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has been burnt down by suspected hoodlums. The manager of the farm, Zubello Muhamed, who made the disclosure, said the incident occurred on Saturday, January 29, when he travelled … Read more →
Woman kills newborn baby to destroy evidence of cheating
Posted on | CommentA cheating wife who fell pregnant while having an adulterous affair has been arrested for strangling her newborn baby. The woman allegedly killed the baby to hide the evidence of her infidelity from her husband, who is based in South … Read more →
McDan ordered to suspend use of KIA’s Terminal 1 for private jet operations
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has ordered McDan Aviation to suspend the Private Jet lounge operations at Terminal 1 of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). In a letter dated January 31, 2022, signed by the Managing Director of the … Read more →
Nima-Mamobi riot: 8 suspects granted GH¢640K bail, 2 remanded
Posted on | CommentEight out of the 12 suspects arraigned at an Accra Circuit Court in connection with the recent violent clashes between two youth groups at Nima and Mamobi have been granted bail. This was after the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector … Read more →
Mobile money transactions significantly outstrip cheques by ¢770.4bn in 2021
Posted on | CommentMobile money transactions for last year significantly outstripped cheque transactions by a massive ¢770.4 billion, the Summary of Economic and Financial Data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed. This is compared to ¢522.9 billion recorded in the eight months … Read more →
Fuel prices to go up again as NPA restores Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority, NPA, will from today, Tuesday, re-introduce the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy, a key component of the Fuel Price Build-Up. This means consumers should expect to pay more at the pumps. The levy was suspended last … Read more →
South Africa’s railways: How thieves have destroyed the network
Posted on | CommentThe dangling cables, crumbling buildings and towering weeds that obscure the tracks give the impression of a place long abandoned. But it is not time that has caused the destruction at this stop east of South Africa’s commercial hub, Johannesburg. … Read more →
Russia-Ukraine tensions: Powers clash at UN Security Council
Posted on | CommentThere have been angry clashes between Russian and US envoys at the UN Security Council, after the US called a meeting to discuss Moscow’s troop build-up on its borders with Ukraine. US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the mobilisation was the … Read more →
Legon: Investigations underway on how a 1st year student drowned during swimming
Posted on | CommentPolice investigations are underway on how a first-year student of the University of Ghana drowned in the university’s swimming pool last Saturday [Jan 29, 2022]. A statement dated January 30, 2022, signed and issued by the Director of Public Affairs of UG, … Read more →
5 E-Blocks ready for use, 16 already completed – Education Minister
Posted on | CommentThe government will put into use five day senior high school (SHS) blocks, popularly known as E-Blocks, starting this year. The E-Blocks are among those started under the previous government but not completed. It brings to 21, the number of … Read more →
1D1F: £5.17m bamboo toilet paper factory starts production next month
Posted on | CommentWork on the £5.17 million factory which is expected to produce toilet paper from bamboo in Akwamufie in the Eastern Region is 90 per cent complete, with production expected to commence in the third week of February, a Deputy Minister … Read more →
Auditor General’s accounts to be audited
Posted on | CommentParliament has constituted a four-member ad hoc committee for the recommendation of an auditor to audit and report on the accounts of the Office of the Auditor General. This followed the adoption of a motion moved by the Majority Leader, … Read more →
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