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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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UNOPS 100,000 housing project takes off at Amasaman
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for work to commence on the construction of a landmark 6,500 homes at Amasaman as part of the The United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) and Sustainable Housing Solutions (SHS)100,000 affordable … Read more →
Ghana is a success story – Deputy Foreign Minister of Mexico
Posted on | CommentGhana is a success story in terms of her democratic development, rule of law, economic growth, and what has been a difficult process of real facilitation and integration of Africa, Mexico’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Julian Ventura, has … Read more →
Boy found hanged at Suame Market (DISTURBING PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA young man believed to be in his 20s has been allegedly killed at Suame Market in the Suame Municipality. The boy was found hanged with school cardigan trouser behind a corn mill wooden structure at the market. He was … Read more →
Bangladesh drops ‘virgin’ word from marriage form
Posted on | CommentWomen in Bangladesh are no longer required to declare if they are virgins on marriage registration forms, the country’s top court has ruled. The high court ordered that “virgin” be replaced with “unmarried”. The other two options on the form … Read more →
Soldiers allegedly assault taxi drivers in Takoradi (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentSome military personnel have allegedly assaulted some taxi drivers and removed their car batteries at the Effiakuma Number 9 taxi rank in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. A soldier, who had a confrontation with some taxi drivers, was … Read more →
24-acre land secured for GNPC operational head office in Sekondi/Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has secured a 24–acre land for the construction of its operational head office in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region. The land is between the campus of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) … Read more →
Weija, Gbawe, others to experience ‘dumsor’ due to maintenance works
Posted on | CommentPower Distribution Services (PDS), Ghana has announced that it will embark on scheduled maintenance works on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 to improve service delivery. The PDS in a statement mentioned Marcathy Hill, Gbawe, Amasaman and Weija as some areas that … Read more →
African leaders gather in Yokohama for TICAD 7
Posted on | CommentBetween Wednesday, August 28 and Friday, August 30, the attention of Africa will be on the Japanese city of Yokohama where heads of state and governments of the continent and other delegations from across the world have gathered for the 7th … Read more →
UK Minister for Armed Forces Rt. Hon Mark Lancaster visits Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe UK’s Minister for Armed Forces Rt Hon Mark Lancaster is on a visit to Ghana. A press release issued by the UK government said Rt Hon Lancaster’s visit which started from August 26th to 28th, 2019 is reflective of the … Read more →
Nigerian Police confirm Takoradi girls kidnappers
Posted on | CommentThe police in Nigeria have confirmed the arrest of Chika Nnodim, one of the men suspected to be part of the gang that kidnapped the girls from Takoradi. According to reports from Nigeria, Nnodim is suspected to be part of … Read more →
BOST gets new CEO
Posted on | CommentBARELY 72 hours after George Mensah Okley, chief executive officer of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST) Company Limited, stepped aside, a new person has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo. President Akufo-Addo has nominated Edwin Provencal as the new … Read more →
Fund for HIV/AIDS cure launched
Posted on | CommentA fund to help conduct further research into a potential cure for HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases was launched in Accra yesterday. The Centre of Awareness Global Peace Mission, which has developed an immune booster, COA FS, launched the fund … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: Woman, 22, found dead in lover’s room
Posted on | CommentA 22-year-old woman, identified as Vera Adu, has been found dead in her boyfriend’s room at Adu Gyemfi near Sowutwom in the Greater Accra region. Unconfirmed reports have it that the boyfriend allegedly poisoned her when she paid a visit … Read more →
Unik Life Micro Finance to pay depositors funds Wed 28th August
Posted on | CommentThe management and board of UNIK LIFE Micro finance, have finally concluded discussions with the Receiver ERIC NANA NIPA to enable the Micro Finance Company begin the process of paying of all depositors funds. It would be recalled that the … Read more →
310 Ghanaians get Chinese govt scholarships (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA total of 310 Ghanaian students have been awarded full scholarships by the Chinese government to further their education in various universities in China. The number of scholarships is the highest to be offered to any country by the Chinese government … Read more →
Even if govt pays its ¢30.33m debt to Groupe Nduom, it will still not address GN’s capital deficit
Posted on | CommentThe government has responded to a press conference organised by some aggrieved residents of Elmina last week on the revocation of the operating license of GN Savings and Loans. According to the government, the claim made by the organisers of … Read more →
Police raise GH¢350,000 from traffic offences
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has realised GH¢350,000 in fines from road traffic offenders in two months. The Police Headquarters Traffic Enforcement Team, set up on June 17, 2019, arrested and prosecuted 799 drivers who paid the fines that have been … Read more →
Africa records no wild polio for three years
Posted on | CommentAfrica has passed a milestone threshold with three years of no detection of wild poliovirus according to a comprehensive evaluation process made by the Africa Regional Certification Commission. A statement signed and copied to the Ghana News Agency by Mr … Read more →
Man jailed 20yrs for defiling own daughter
Posted on | CommentThe Juaso Circuit Court presided over by Mrs. Veronique Manfort, has sentenced a 46 year-old man to 20 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling his own daughter at Juaso in the Asante-Akim South Municipality. Yaw Boamah, who took advantage … Read more →
Brexit: Backstop indispensable, Macron tells Johnson
Posted on | CommentBoris Johnson has met Emmanuel Macron in Paris for Brexit talks, with the French president saying the UK’s vote to quit the EU must be respected. But he added that the Ireland-Northern Ireland backstop plan was “indispensable” to preserving political … Read more →
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