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US charges 6 over car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Ghana
Posted on with No CommentSix individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, … Read more →
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YALI TV trains 26 Journalists and Communications Professionals in disability reporting
Posted on | CommentAs part of efforts to train professionals in the communications space on disability reporting, YALI TV has organised a two-day workshop for Journalists and Communications Professionals. The seminar which started on Thursday 2nd December and ended with an awards night on … Read more →
Commercial Drivers call off strike
Posted on | CommentThe Coalition of Commercial Transport Owners has called off their sit-down strike. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo agreed to meet the leadership of the Coalition in the afternoon at the Presidency to have a stakeholder meeting to … Read more →
Trump social media firm says it has raised $1bn
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump’s new social media firm says it has entered into agreements to raise $1bn (£755m) from investors ahead of a planned stock market listing. The Trump Media & Technology Group is working to launch a social media app called … Read more →
COVID: Must know symptoms of Omicron
Posted on | CommentSo far, in South Africa, most people infected are young and their symptoms have been mild. There is some suggestion that the variant could be causing some slightly different symptoms to Delta – including aches and pains, and no loss … Read more →
Francis Atuahene is Western Region’s Outstanding young CEO of the year 2021
Posted on | CommentFrancis Atuahene, the group CEO of Atuahene Group of Companies has been adjudged as the ‘Outstanding Young CEO of the year’ at the second edition of the Western Regional Business Awards held at Takoradi on Saturday December 4. The Western … Read more →
Gambians vote in first presidential election since Jammeh era
Posted on | CommentGambia are casting their ballots to elect their next president, in a highly anticipated vote seen as a test of the country’s democratic transition. President Adama Barrow faces a record five other candidates as he seeks re-election in what is expected to be … Read more →
Ghana, South Africa hoping to team up to produce vaccines
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has said Ghana has taken the lead among African countries to ensure that coronavirus vaccines are produced locally. Mr Akufo-Addo said African countries could no longer rely on other countries around the globe for vaccines to inoculate the … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo attends National Black Caucus Conference in US
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Accra on Tuesday, 30th November, to attend the 45th Annual Legislative Conference of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, being held in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States of America. The event, which … Read more →
Best fisher to get a house at this year’s Farmers Day
Posted on | CommentFor the first time, the best fisher during this year’s National Farmers’ Day celebration will receive a two-bedroom house. Until now, it is only the best farmer who is awarded a fully furnished three-bedroom house valued at GH¢1 million as … Read more →
We can’t release timetable for outages in Kumasi now – GRIDCo
Posted on | CommentInhabitants of Kumasi and other parts of the Ashanti Region would have to endure the unstable power supply they currently are experiencing because the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) say it will be difficult … Read more →
Increase in HIV infections in persons less than 25 years worrying – Commission
Posted on | CommentDirector-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has expressed concern about the rate at which young people between 15 and 24 years are being infected with HIV. According to the 2020 National Sentinel Survey Report, nearly 19,000 new infections … Read more →
HO: Police in search of man who killed girlfriend and hid her body in a fridge
Posted on | CommentThe search for a man, who allegedly killed his girlfriend and hid her body in a fridge at Ho-Fiave in the Volta Region, continues. Personnel of the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on Tuesday picked evidence of what they believe … Read more →
Commercial drivers threaten strike on Monday
Posted on | CommentThe Coalition of Private Road Transport Operators has warned of a possible strike on Monday, November 29, 2021 if their calls on government to reduce fuel prices are unheeded.The group, in a statement, after a crunch meeting, resolved that “from … Read more →
Prime Minister of Denmark visits Ghana
Posted on | CommentPrime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, will embark on a two-day official visit to Ghana from Wednesday, November 24 to Thursday, November 25, 2021, the Danish Embassy in Accra has said. An official statement issued by the Danish Embassy, said … Read more →
‘No tax if you send GH¢3,000 per month’ – Communications Minister
Posted on | CommentPEOPLE WHO cumulatively send GH¢3,000 in a month will not be taxed, Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has stated. The Ablekuma West MP was reacting to protests from a section of the Ghanaian populace against Government’s announcement of … Read more →
GH¢10 billion package earmarked to support entrepreneurship – Finance Minister
Posted on | CommentThe government is rolling out a GH¢10-billion package over three years as support for start-up businesses and youth entrepreneurship ventures in the country. In line with this, the government, through the E-Levy, proposes to use GH¢1 billion each year to … Read more →
5 Arrested for highway robbery at Ejura
Posted on | CommentFive People, including a juvenile and a female are in the custody of the Ejura Police for alleged highway robbery at Ejura Sekyedumase area of the Ashanti Region. The four suspects, Ajara Sagu, Rashid Ibrahim, Ibrahim Iddrisu, Musah Azumah and … Read more →
Bank of Ghana increases policy rate to 14.5%
Posted on | CommentThe monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the policy rate by 100 basis points from 13.5% to 14.5 5%. The Policy rate is indicative of the rate at which the Central Bank lends to commercial Banks in the … Read more →
Wisconsin: Five dead after car ploughs into Waukesha Christmas parade
Posted on | CommentAt least five people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a car ploughed into a Christmas parade in the US state of Wisconsin, police say. School bands and a dance troupe of grannies were among those marching … Read more →
Central Region on yellow fever high alert
Posted on | CommentThe Central Region is on high alert following the outbreak of yellow fever in parts of the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has alerted. Consequently, it has intensified surveillance on all nomads known to have been the lead agents … Read more →
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