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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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Menzgold scandal: Ace Ankomah files GH¢ 10m suit against social media commentator
Posted on | CommentLawyer Ace Ankomah has sued a social media commentator, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor, for allegedly defaming him. The private legal practitioner in court documents is demanding damages amounting to GH¢ 10 million. According to the writ, the lawyer wanted the “damages … Read more →
COCOBOD signs MOU in Israel
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and the Volcani Centre of Israel have signed a memorandum of understanding for a scientific research collaboration into finding an immediate and lasting solution to the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) which at presently … Read more →
Fake Barclays Bank staff jailed for fraud
Posted on | CommentA 47-year-old man Mohammed Ali also known as Eric has been jailed by two Courts for defrauding by false pretence. The convict parading as a staff of Barclays Bank succeeded in defrauding multiple unsuspecting victims in Koforidua and Suhum. Having … Read more →
N/R: Robbers attack Police Officers, kill 1 and steal their weapons
Posted on | CommentA female police officer has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers at a checkpoint in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region. She was among three officers stationed at a checkpoint close to fuel filling station. The three police … Read more →
Gov’t suspends PDS contract
Posted on | CommentThe Government of Ghana has suspended the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited with immediate effect. According to a statement issued by the Information Minister, the decision followed the detection of fundamental and material breaches of PDS’ … Read more →
Licence required to hunt Akranti3 from August 1
Posted on | CommentThe Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission has announced that the annual ban on hunting, capturing and destroying of wild animals will commence from August 1, 2019, and end on December 1, 2019. The five-month ban otherwise known as “Close … Read more →
2019 WASSCE: Over 74,000 fail English Language
Posted on | CommentThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who wrote the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in 2019. According to a press release signed by the Head of Public Affairs of WAEC, Agnes … Read more →
Closure of 347 microfinance companies – Gh?21.7m paid to 33,000 depositors
Posted on | Comment-Receiver validates GH?480m -Depositors present GH?937m claims The Receiver of the 347 microfinance companies (MFCs) whose licence have been revoked by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has so far paid GH?21.7 million to approximately 33,000 depositors. GH?480m claims by 66,000 … Read more →
Canadian girls kidnappers: 4 granted bail
Posted on | CommentThe Accra High Court has granted bail to four of the eight accused persons standing trial for the kidnap of two Canadians in Kumasi. Each of them was admitted to bail in the sum of 200,000 with two sureties one … Read more →
Acting IGP cracks whip; interdicts Police Commander
Posted on | CommentThe Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has interdicted the District Commander for Lakeside, DSP Eric Partey Opata, for unlawful detention of a suspect. DSP Opata, according to a statement from police, kept the suspect in police custody for … Read more →
Mandela Washington Fellows mentor over 500 St. Mary’s Girls SHS Students
Posted on | CommentOn Saturday 27th July, 2019, the Mandela Washington Fellows Association of Ghana held its first career counselling and mentoring programme with first year students of St. Mary’s Girls Senior High School in Accra. The alumni association of the Mandela Washington … Read more →
Pelosi addresses Parliament tomorrow
Posted on | CommentThe Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, Ms Nancy Patricia Pelosi, is scheduled to address Ghana’s Parliament on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The Majority Leader and Chairman of the Business Committee of Parliament, Mr Osei … Read more →
You’ve fulfilled most of your promises to us – Assin Owirenkyi Chief to Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe paramount chief of the Assin Owirenkyi Traditional Area, Nana Prah Agyensaim VI, has thanked the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for fulfilling a majority of the promises he made to the Ghanaian people in the run-up … Read more →
UK supporting Ghana with £39.2m to protect the most vulnerable
Posted on | CommentThe United Kingdom is partnering with the Government of Ghana to protect the most vulnerable and marginalised through the ‘Leave No One Behind’ social protection programme. Mr Thomas Hartley, the Deputy British High Commissioner to Ghana, said the programme would … Read more →
Luxury vehicle levy withdrawn
Posted on | CommentGovernment has announced the withdrawal of the controversial luxury vehicle levy. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who is presenting the 2019 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament, made the announcement. The Luxury Vehicle Tax was proposed in 2018 with the aim of … Read more →
Moree Harbour will be completed in 18 months – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of a mini-harbour and landing site at Moree in the Abura/Asebu/Kwamankese constituency, in the Central Region, and assured that the project will be completed … Read more →
US Speaker Pelosi and delegation in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States, Ms Nancy Pelosi and a Congressional delegation arrived in Accra Sunday afternoon to hold high-level discussions with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye and other … Read more →
NAM1 granted GH¢1 billion bail
Posted on | CommentChief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah has been granted a GH¢1 billion bail by an Accra Circuit court presided over by Jane Helen Akweley Quaye. This was when he appeared in court Friday morning for the … Read more →
Gov’t not sleeping over missing Taadi girls – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the government is not sleeping over the missing Takoradi girls. Speaking to a gathering at Bawdie-Dompim in the Amenfi West District last Wednesday as part of his tour of the Western Region, he … Read more →
Cuba to train 40 medical students a year from Zongo and deprived communities
Posted on | CommentThe government of Cuba has accepted to train forty (40) brilliant but needy medical students a year from Zongo, inner city and other deprived communities in Ghana. This follows a proposal by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to the … Read more →
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