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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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MTN loses case against NCA
Posted on | CommentThe Accra High Court has dismissed the case by MTN, which was seeking the court to quash the decision by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to classify it as a significant market player (SMP) in the telecommunications industry in Ghana. … Read more →
Australia in first recession for nearly 30 years
Posted on | CommentAustralia’s economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 7% in the April-to-June quarter compared to the previous three months. This is the … Read more →
Shun those who promote ethnic sentiments and divisions – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | Comment“No one who is committed to the Ghana Project, as I am, can have an ethnic agenda. Rather, we should shun all those who would promote ethnic sentiments and divisions amongst us for selfish, partisan, political ends,” President Nana Addo … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo cuts sod for first modern Foundry and Machine Tooling Centre
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of Ghana’s first modern foundry and machine tooling centre, which will produce agro-processing machines and equipment, farming implements, and spare parts for maintenance and repairs. Cutting the sod for the commencement … Read more →
Decision on delaying England’s 2021 exams ‘very soon’
Posted on | CommentSchools Minister Nick Gibb has also been on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, where he was asked about calls from the Labour Party and some teachers to delay next year’s exams in England, giving students more time to prepare. He … Read more →
Facebook threatens news sharing ban in Australia
Posted on | CommentFacebook has threatened to stop users from sharing news content in Australia as it prepares for a new law forcing it to pay publishers for their articles. Regulators want tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay for the content … Read more →
Airport reopening: Okoe Boye justifies $150 COVID-19 testing fee
Posted on | CommentA Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has justified the US$150 COVID-19 test fee to be paid by travellers arriving in Ghana by air following the reopening of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The KIA will on Tuesday, September … Read more →
Kenyan wins BBC Komla Dumor award
Posted on | CommentKenyan investigative reporter and TV anchor Victoria Rubadiri has won the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Rubadiri is a presenter with Citizen TV in Kenya, where she hosts the channel’s prime-time shows. She’s a multifaceted journalist in East … Read more →
US COVID-19 cases near six million
Posted on | CommentSummary The US nears six million cases of coronavirus, nearly a quarter of the world’s total Schools across Auckland reopen as New Zealand’s largest city emerges from lockdown Victoria, the epicentre of Australia’s recent outbreak, records 73 new cases – … Read more →
Ghana government responds to 10 allegations of “maltreatment of Nigerians”
Posted on | CommentThe government has responded to accusations made by the Federal Government of Nigeria regarding the harassment of its citizens (Nigerians) in Ghana. A statement signed by the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the allegations made by Nigeria … Read more →
Ghanaian Economist gets top job at Bank of America
Posted on | CommentGhanaian born economist Bernard Mensah has been appointed president of International for Bank of America and is also a member of the company’s executive management team. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Merrill Lynch International (MLI), Bank of … Read more →
Kids in KG, primary, SHS, JHS first-years to resume January 2021
Posted on | CommentAll nursery, kindergarten, primary, Junior High School (JHS) 1 and Senior High School (SHS) 1 students have had the rest of their 2019/2020 academic year postponed till January 2021. This was announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday during his … Read more →
Kotoka International Airport reopens to passenger traffic from September 1
Posted on | CommentGovernment has re-opened the Kotoka International Airport to international passenger traffic, after five months of closure. The airport was closed to international passenger traffic about five months ago as part of restrictions to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. … Read more →
Kidnapper & Taadi girl were friends – Witness
Posted on | CommentOne of the witnesses in the Takoradi girls kidnapping and murder case has confirmed that Priscilla Mantebea Koranchie, one of the four victims killed, was a friend to the first accused person, Samuel Udoetuk Wills, a Nigerian. The witness, Esther … Read more →
Jeff Bezos personal wealth now $200bn
Posted on | CommentAmerican billionaire and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has become the first person in the world to have a net worth of $200 billion. The world’s richest person, Bezos, is wealthier than he has ever been. He crossed a milestone … Read more →
Ban on phone use in SHS to be reviewed – Deputy Education Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has hinted that the government will ask secondary school authorities to review the ban on phones and other gadgets in senior high schools in … Read more →
Tamale children’s home Supervisor grabbed for allegedly stealing goats, sheep, provisions
Posted on | CommentThe supervisor of the Tamale Children’s Home, Madam Mawulorm Afelete has been arrested for allegedly stealing food items belonging to the children’s home. Some of the items are two goats , one sheep, smoked meat, two packs of oil , … Read more →
345,534 persons living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) 2019 HIV Sentinel Survey Report said Ghana recorded 19,000 new HIV/AIDS cases with an estimated 14,000 deaths in 2018. The Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, said in … Read more →
Trotro passengers to soon pay fares through mobile money – Vice President
Posted on | CommentDr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, has disclosed that ”trotro” passengers will soon be able to pay their transport fares from their mobile money accounts. The Mobile Money Payment Interoperability allows for the transfer of funds … Read more →
9 Injured in Tema explosion
Posted on | CommentA deafening explosion at the United Steel Company Limited on Monday, at the Freezone Enclave in Tema injured nine persons and destroyed property belonging to MND Metals Company Limited. The injured persons; six Ghanaians and three Indians working in the … Read more →
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