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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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Ghana committed to combating climate change – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says measures to deal with the phenomenon of climate change are contained in his Government’s Co-ordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies. According to President Akufo-Addo, Government’s flagship programmes such as the programmes for … Read more →
Cocobod grabs three-year $300m trade finance facility
Posted on | CommentGhana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has sealed a new three-year receivables-backed trade finance facility of US$300 million. The facility will be used to refinance Cocoa Bills raised by Bank of Ghana on behalf of Cocobod and to finance production enhancement programmes. … Read more →
Be champions of law and order – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians wherever they find themselves, to champion the cause of the rule of law as well as the maintenance of law and order in every facet of society. Speaking … Read more →
Homeowners with improper wiring to be sanctioned
Posted on | CommentThe Energy Commission has warned that it would sanction owners of buildings that are over 10 years that have not been inspected and rewired. The Commission has served notice that it had begun the enforcement of the Electrical Wiring Regulations … Read more →
Ghana to end tomato imports, cut rice imports by 50% in 2019
Posted on | CommentMinistry of Food and Agriculture says it is adopting measures to cut down imports of rice by 50 per cent as well as end the importation of tomato this year. Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, George Oduro, said the … Read more →
Herbalist granted GH¢30,000.00 bail over fake currency
Posted on | CommentA Cape Coast Circuit Court on Tuesday granted bail to a 24-year-old Herbalist in the sum of GH¢30,000.00 with two sureties to be justified for allegedly possessing fake currency. Isaac Mensah, pleaded not guilty to the charge of possessing fake … Read more →
Boeing: US orders review of 737 Max licence to fly
Posted on | CommentThe US government has ordered a review of the way Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft got its licence to fly. It comes after two crashes in five months, amid suggestions from experts that there were “clear similarities” between the disasters. Transport … Read more →
South Africa’s power crisis worsen as 11 power plants are shutdown
Posted on | CommentSouth Africa’s troubled state-run electricity firm, Eskom, says 11 of its power plants have been shut down. The country is in it fourth day of severe power cuts, which have caused transport problems in the main city Johannesburg, with many … Read more →
Boy, 2, drowns in galamsey pit
Posted on | CommentA two-and-half year-old boy has drowned in an abandoned mining pit at Anum Apapam in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred around 5:30pm Tuesday March 20,2019. The deceased , Jibiril Doku, and his neighborhood friends went … Read more →
I’ll deal with growing impunity in Ghana – Nana Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo says his government will do its best to address the growing phenomenon of impunity and lawlessness in the country. He said the state will ensure strict application of the law in tackling the breakdown of law and order … Read more →
Google regrets cedi-dollar exchange rate glitch – Finance Ministry
Posted on | CommentGoogle has apologised for a glitch in its currency converter widget which displayed the wrong cedi-dollar exchange rate on Friday, March 15, 2019. The exchange rate displayed for a dollar on Google was four times the actual value, alongside erroneous market rates of … Read more →
Govt pays GH¢66.8m subvention to SHSs
Posted on | CommentThe government has paid GH¢66.8 million as subvention to public senior high and technical schools for the second semester. Out of the amount, GH¢32.8 million has been earmarked for 20 per cent feeding fee for perishable food items, GH¢3.6 million … Read more →
Toyota, Suzuki and CFAO announce joint venture to produce vehicles in Ghana
Posted on | CommentOfficials from Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and CFAO have announced a joint venture to manufacture and distribute vehicles in Ghana. At a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at the Jubilee House in Accra, … Read more →
We’ve completed 330kV transmission line diversion works – GRIDCo
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has completed the diversion of its 330kV Aboadze-Tema transmission line traversing the highway interchange project at Pokuase. A statement from the company said it remains committed to ensuring reliable power supply to consumers in the … Read more →
“The devil has taken over Chereponi’ – Regional Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Northern regional minister Salifu Saeed has blamed the regula tensions between the Konkombas and Chokosis in the Chereponi district on machinations of the “devil”. According to him, the devil has taken over the area and therefore there is the … Read more →
Ghana and Guinea to cooperate on bauxite industry development
Posted on | CommentGhana and Guinea are set to begin discussions for bilateral cooperation in bauxite industry development, similar to the trade cooperation between Ghana and Ivory Coast in the Cocoa sector. This was made known by the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia after … Read more →
W/R: 59 foreign nationals arrested for galamsey
Posted on | CommentFifty-nine foreign nationals from neighbouring African countries have been arrested by a team of police and Immigration officers at Adum Banso in the Mpohor district in the Western Region. Briefing Empire News in Takoradi, Head of Operations at the Western … Read more →
Yaa-Naa to send delegation to Chereponi over Konkomba-Chokosi war
Posted on | CommentThe King of Dagbon Ya-Naa Abukari Mahama II, has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the ongoing conflict between konkombas and Anufors (Chokosis) in Chereponi. The Yaa-Naa is extensively worried about the deadly communal strife in that part of … Read more →
You are to advice us, not to overtake us – Otumfuo warns Queen mothers
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu has warned queen mothers in Ashanti Kingdom against the formation of associations that are intended to undermine the authority of chiefs. He said he has observed recent developments where queen mothers form associations and then … Read more →
Four killed in accident at Tarkwa
Posted on | CommentFour people died in accident at Tarkwa in the Western Region on Monday, when a passenger mini-bus ran into a pickup truck. The pick-up truck was said to have crossed the mini-bus on the Tarkwa-Bogoso highway. A student of Fiaseman Senior High … Read more →
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