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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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BDCs predict 2% drop in fuel prices
Posted on | CommentThe Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) has revised the benchmark foreign exchange (FX) forward from 60 days to 30 days (60-days forwards rate to 30-days forwards rate). The revision was expected to translate into a two per cent and … Read more →
$39m Dubai JD: Write for help – AG to NAM 1
Posted on | CommentThe Attorney-General’s Office has advised the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, to officially write to seek assistance to claim a $39 million judgment allegedly awarded his company in Dubai. Similarly, lawyer for some of the affected … Read more →
Church of Pentecost Apostle donates entire retirement package
Posted on | CommentThe Ashaiman Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Patrick Kingsley Ennin, on Sunday, August 18, 2019, left many people dumbfounded, shocked and shedding tears as he donated his entire End of Service Benefits (ESB) back to the Church … Read more →
Angry side chick burns down lover’s house for not picking her calls
Posted on | CommentA man woke up to find his house engulfed in flames after his ‘side chick’ set it alight when he stood her up for a late-night booty call. Taija Russell, 29, is said to have bombarded the unnamed man with … Read more →
Otumfuo to address UN General Assembly
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has been invited by the United Nations (UN) to address the General Assembly on September 13, 2019. The Assembly will take place in New York. According to the Ashanti Kingdom in a tweet, he … Read more →
GII rubbishes Corruption Ranking Report
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has rubbished report by a pro National Democratic Congress (NDC) news portal, Ghanaguardian.com that Ghana has been ranked the second most corrupt country in Africa. Ghanaguardian.com had attributed its reportage to Transparency International. Ghanaweb later … Read more →
Mexico judge approves recreational cocaine for two users
Posted on | CommentA Mexican judge has granted two people the right to recreational cocaine use, in the first ruling of its kind, the organisation behind the cases said. The court said it would allow the claimants to “possess, transport and use cocaine” … Read more →
Gov’t introduces ‘One -Pupil-One-Cocoa Drink’ policy
Posted on | CommentGovernment of Ghana is implementing policies that will help instill the habit of cocoa consumption in the populace and will, in the long run, create a market for cocoa products in the country. One of such policy initiatives is to … Read more →
Minimum sentence for galamsey now 15yrs
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has assented to an amendment to the country’s mining laws that will see convicted illegal miners facing at least 15 years in prison. Speaking at a meeting with the Council of State, Nana Akufo-Addo said this development … Read more →
Daniel Dadzie at BBC for 2 weeks internship
Posted on | CommentHost of Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Daniel Enizale Dadzie is at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom for a two week internship programme, www.233times.net is informed. According to information available to www.233times.net, The Multimedia Group, parent company … Read more →
Mass burial held for 160 unidentified bodies
Posted on | CommentThe Police Hospital has announced that it will hold a mass burial for 160 unidentified bodies as part of routine measures to decongest the hospital mortuary. The hospital disclosed this in a statement issued and signed by the Head of … Read more →
BoG directs Rural Banks to meet minimum capital
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana has directed all Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) to meet their Minimum Capital requirement by February 2020. The directive was contained in a notice issued by the Central Bank to RCBs, Microfinance Institutions and the general … Read more →
Boy, 14, arrested for allegedly sodomising 5yr old at Breman Brakwa
Posted on | CommentA 14-year-old boy is currently in the grip of the Breman Asikuma District Police Command in the Central region for allegedly sodomising a five-year-old boy at Breman Brakwa. Information gathered by Adom News suggested that the victim and the suspect were playmates, … Read more →
Lady abducted in Shama, dumped at Weija – How she was abducted
Posted on | CommentA 22-year-old apprentice, who was abducted by some unknown assailants at Inchaban in the Western Region and later dumped in Accra, has been reunited with her family. The victim, Edem Amevor, told CONNECT FM she had closed from work on … Read more →
Salaries of CEOs to be pegged
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of State Enterprises Commission, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has disclosed that the salaries of CEOs of state-owned enterprises will soon be pegged. The move comes after a committee established by the Commission to look into the salaries … Read more →
23 Menzgold customers dead so far
Posted on | CommentSince the shutdown of Menzgold Ghana Limited up till now, 23 customers have given up the ghost. “Most of them are also bedridden,” a customer has disclosed. He, therefore, called on the Chief Executive Officer of the defunct gold dealership … Read more →
US gov’t deports 40 Ghanaians
Posted on | CommentForty Ghanaians aged between 21-70 years have been deported from the United States of America (USA). The deportees made up of 38 males and two females arrived on board a chartered flight, Omni Air International Boeing 777 – OAE 328, Monday. Public Relations … Read more →
Gov’t does not owe GN Savings and Loans – BoG
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana has rejected viral claims, GN Savings and Loans company collapsed because government failed to pay debts it owed the company. Deputy Director of Banking Supervision at the Bank of Ghana, Elliot Amoako said it is other … Read more →
List of Savings and Loans Companies in good standing after clean-up
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana last Friday decided to revoke the licenses of some 15 savings and loans companies which it said were insolvent and could no longer meet the obligations of customers. The central bank’s action left 25 savings and … Read more →
How will a no-deal Brexit hit travel in and out of the UK and Europe?
Posted on | CommentThe prospect of Britain crashing chaotically out of the European Union seems increasingly likely as time goes on. Such a scenario could turn the travel plans of millions of people into a misery of delays, cancellations and bureaucratic nightmares. Travelers … Read more →
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