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Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Posted on with No CommentDonald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a … Read more →
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Gov’t will not legalise okada – Veep Bawumia
Posted on | CommentThe government has tasked commercial motorcycle riders, popularly known as Okada, to graduate from the risky and less safe venture to a safer means of transportation. The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who made the call, said the government would not … Read more →
Billionaire, 89, says he’s happy to be broke after giving entire $8bn fortune to charity
Posted on | CommentAn elderly billionaire says he’s delighted to be broke after giving away his entire $8billion fortune to charity.Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney, 89, the co-founder of Duty-Free shopping, spread his money out through donations to different charities, universities and foundations of his … Read more →
Latest list of Universities not recognised by Ghana’s Accreditation Board
Posted on | CommentThe National Accreditation Board (NAB) in Ghana has reiterated its call to all educational institutions and employers to refer all academic and professional qualifications to it for determination of their respective statuses before accepting them for any form of admission, … Read more →
29 German police suspended for sharing pictures of Hitler
Posted on | CommentTwenty-nine police officers have been suspended in Germany for sharing pictures of Adolf Hitler and doctored depictions of refugees in gas chambers on their mobile phones, officials in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) said on Wednesday. They are also … Read more →
COVID-19 Affected 11.2m workers in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has disclosed that the coronavirus pandemic impacted Ghana’s employed population of over 11.2 millions workers. He said the impact of coronavirus on the working class was recorded in the first … Read more →
4 Charged over killing of UG Lecturer
Posted on | CommentAt least four persons have been charged with murder in connection with the alleged killing of University of Ghana (UG) law lecturer, Prof Emmanuel Yaw Benneh. The law lecturer was reportedly murdered in his house at Adjirigano, a suburb of … Read more →
5 Crashed to death on Gomoa–Cape Coast highway
Posted on | CommentFive passengers died on the spot while seven are also in critical condition in a head-on collision at Gomoa Adam near Gomoa Anteadze on the Kasoa – Cape Coast highway in the Central region. The accident involved two passenger cars, … Read more →
Veep Bawumia inaugurates new terminal, interchange at Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has inaugurated a new terminal at the Takoradi Harbour to provide essential linkages in the oil and gas supply chain sector. The facility was built by Ibistek Ghana Limited through Marshalls Oil Service, a special … Read more →
Gov’t releases GHc3.5bn to pay depositors of collapsed Financial Institutions
Posted on | CommentAn amount of Ghc 3.5 billion has been released by Government as refund to depositors of collapsed financial institutions. The Finance Ministry this known in a statement on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. It confirmed that government has scrapped a much … Read more →
16yr old mother in court for dumping baby
Posted on | CommentA sixteen-year old mother has been arraigned by an Agbozume Magistrate Court for dumping her 10-month old baby in a bush. Police Chief Inspector Esperance Agbo, prosecuting narrated to the Court presided over by Issah Iddrisu that the child-mother, who … Read more →
6 Major roads to be blocked ahead of ECOWAS meeting
Posted on | CommentThe Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police service will on Tuesday September 15, 2020 block some major roads in the capital as part of efforts to control the traffic situation ahead of the ECOWAS meeting. The … Read more →
4% ‘Talk tax’ reduction to take effect today
Posted on | CommentThe four per cent reduction in Communications Service Tax (CST) will take effect Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta at the presentation of the 2020 mid-year budget review in July announced the reduction of the … Read more →
2 Ghanaians face jail in US over multi-million dollar cyber fraud
Posted on | CommentTwo accused cybercriminals have been extradited from Ghana to the United States (US) to face charges for their roles in separate multi-million dollar scams. Deborah Mensah, a 33-year-old Ghanaian citizen, who was arrested on January 16, 2020, in Accra, has … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong fails to show up in court
Posted on | CommentAssin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, failed to show up in court after he was ordered by the High Court to appear before it to face contempt charge. The MP, who is said to have allegedly scandalised and … Read more →
Over 531,700 write BECE today
Posted on | CommentA total of 531,705 final-year junior high school (JHS) students from across the 16 regions of the country will be starting this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) from today, Monday, September 14. The number comprises 269,419 males and 262,286 … Read more →
ECOWAS Chair Prez. Akufo-Addo convenes meeting over Mali crisis
Posted on | CommentChairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has summoned an ECOWAS meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 15 over the political crisis in Mali. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley … Read more →
Uganda and Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal
Posted on | CommentTanzania and Uganda have signed an agreement allowing for the construction of a 1,445 km (898 miles) crude oil pipeline.The $3.5bn (£2.7m) project will connect Uganda’s oil fields to Tanzania’s port of Tanga.The signing ceremony was attended by the presidents … Read more →
Most Rev. Dr. Samuel Asante-Antwi passes on
Posted on | CommentFormer Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana, Most Rev Dr Samuel Asante-Antwi has passed on.Rev Dr Asante-Antwi, who was also the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral, is said to have died Sunday morning … Read more →
Teacher licensure examination postponed to October 1
Posted on | CommentThe National Teaching Council (NTC) has postponed the date for the writing of the September edition of the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE). The original dates, September 24 and 25 September 2020, have now been shifted to October 1 and … Read more →
Special Prosecutor probes Agyapa Royalties transaction
Posted on | CommentThe Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin A.B.K. Amidu, has begun investigations into the Agyapa Mineral Royalties transaction. In a letter of September 10, 2020, addressed to the clerk of Parliament, the Special Prosecutor said the investigation was in line with his … Read more →
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