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US Embassy in Accra opens thousands of new visa slots; urges World Cup travellers to apply early
Posted on with No CommentThe United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening “thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots,” with many said to be immediately available. The move is a direct effort to manage anticipated high demand … Read more →
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National Service Rotation Nurses declare strike over unpaid allowances
Posted on | CommentNational Service Rotation Nurses and Midwives in the Upper East Region have declared an indefinite strike over government’s inability to pay their nine months allowance. According to them, life has become unbearable as they are unable to foot their bills … Read more →
Central Region: Highway robbers attack passengers at Potsin Junction
Posted on | CommentPolice at Potsin in the Central Region say one person was injured in Thursday’s highway robbery attack on the Winneba-Cape Coast road. Many others, however, escaped unhurt after the robbers attacked commuters on at Potsin Junction. In the attack, the … Read more →
PHOTO: Nursing mother, 5 others arrested for robbery
Posted on | CommentSix suspected armed robbers including a nursing mother have been arrested by the Accra regional police command for robbery. The suspects have been identified by the police as Moses Tetteh Kaizer, 20, machine operator; Louis Mawunyor Dzedzom, 37, driver; Kwame Takyi … Read more →
Western Region to host maiden Gold Expo in March 2020
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region is set to host Ghana’s first-ever Gold Expo to promote businesses within the gold mining value chain in March 2020, The initiative, borne out of a collaboration between Aurum Monaco (partners of View Tag Ghana) and the Western Regional … Read more →
Senior Minister sues Auditor General
Posted on | CommentSenior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has asked his lawyers to initiate legal processes to challenge a disallowance and surcharge imposed on him by the Auditor General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo. The disallowance and surcharge imposed on 24th October, 2019, have to do … Read more →
AG yet to see Tadi girls’ DNA docket
Posted on | CommentThe Office of the Attorney General is yet to receive the docket on the full findings regarding the four Takoradi girls’ kidnapping case, including the DNA result, to enable it to give official advice. The two Nigerian suspects in the … Read more →
Korle Bu performs 4 successful kidney transplants
Posted on | CommentThe Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), in collaboration with Transplant Links UK, has performed successful kidney transplant for four patients with kidney conditions in a major breakthrough in local medical practice. The transplant team at the KBTH was led by … Read more →
Private health facilities threaten return of ‘cash and carry’ system
Posted on | CommentPrivate health facilities on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) have threatened to revert to the ‘cash and carry’ system of healthcare if the government does not address their reimbursement concerns. A statement from the Private Health Facilities Association of … Read more →
Homosexual jailed for defiling boy
Posted on | CommentA 21-YEAR-OLD man, Yeni Kutu who defiled a 13-year-old boy at Adagya in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region has been slapped with a 10-year jail term. Harbouring the intention to engage in the unlawfully lewd act, the convict, … Read more →
Only 18% of petroleum contracts awarded to Ghanaian companies
Posted on | CommentEven though government has put in measures to ensure increased participation of Ghanaians in the oil and gas industry, the participation of locals remains insignificant. Figures from the Petroleum Commission reveal that Ghanaian owned businesses won only $77 million of … Read more →
Over 50 migrants deported from Western Region in 2019
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region Commander of the Ghana Immigration Services, DCI Dr. Prosper Price Delali Asima, has disclosed that over fifty migrants in the Region were deported back to their home countries for irregular migration. “The nationalities of those deported vary. … Read more →
Former Prez. Kufuor wins District Best Farmer
Posted on | CommentFormer President John Agyekum Kufuor has been honoured for his commitment to agricultural growth and development. “You did not end there after serving your country as a President. You continued to do what your parents did best – farming, which … Read more →
Accreditation Board to audit private varsity lecturers’ qualifications
Posted on | CommentThe National Accreditation Board (NAB) will start auditing the qualifications of lecturers in all private chartered universities in the country from next year, the Executive Secretary of the board, Dr Kingsley Nyarko, has said. The move, he explained, was to, … Read more →
SIM box fraud: State loses GH¢3m monthly
Posted on | CommentThe state is losing more than GH¢3 million a month to an illegal scheme that diverts international calls into local ones, according to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications. Known as sim box fraud, the illegality is perpetrated by Ghanaians and … Read more →
WhatsApp to stop working on millions of smartphones worldwide in 2020
Posted on | CommentWhatsApp will stop working on millions of phones in the next couple of months as the company withdraws support for some older mobile platforms. From February 1, 2020, any iPhone running iOS 8 or older will no longer be supported, along with … Read more →
The Obamas just purchased a Martha’s Vineyard Mansion for $11.75 Million
Posted on | Commentt’s no secret that Michelle and Barack Obama enjoy spending down time at Martha’s Vineyard, a quaint Massachusetts island that everyone from the Kennedys to the Clintons has visited. It’s been an annual vacation destination for for the Obama family since their time … Read more →
Crane Currency of USA printed GH¢200, GH¢100 notes
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that Crane Currency, a currency and security printing company in the United States of America (USA), printed the newly introduced GH¢200 and GH¢100 banknotes for the country. Information available to the GRAPHIC BUSINESS indicated that Crane Currency, … Read more →
Woyome in fresh fraud as investigators uncover new evidence
Posted on | CommentThe woes of businessman Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the man who has been ordered to pay back the GH¢51 million he illegally received from the state, are far from over, as the Attorney-General’s (A-G’s) Department has found fresh evidence of … Read more →
New Zealand volcano: 5 dead and 8 missing after eruption
Posted on | CommentNew Zealand police have confirmed that five people have died and eight are missing after White Island volcano erupted on Monday as tourists visited. Thirty-four people survived, with 31 still receiving treatment in hospital. Two British women were among those … Read more →
PHOTOS: i-VickyMends Foundation fetes orphans at Fathers Home Care Ministry in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentInmates at Fathers Home Care Ministry were treated to a lunch on Sunday, December 8 as part of i-VickyMends Foundation’s vision to visit orphans and widows in their affliction. The treat included serving of jollof rice and chicken, assorted drinks, … Read more →
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