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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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UK patient ‘free’ of HIV after stem cell treatment
Posted on | CommentA UK patient’s HIV has become “undetectable” following a stem cell transplant – in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature. The London patient, who was being treated for cancer, has now been in remission from HIV … Read more →
Aker Energy announces oil discovery in Ghana
Posted on | CommentAker Energy has announced the discovery of oil in the Pecan South-1A well, drilled south of the main Pecan field in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana. The Norwegian company in a statement Monday said it will … Read more →
Tamale prepares for Independence day parade
Posted on | CommentPreparations are underway in the Northern regional capital -Tamale, as the metropolis gets ready to host Ghana’s 62nd Independence anniversary on Wednesday. As part of plans, the City of Tamale has seen a face-lift as shoulders of principal streets in … Read more →
China economy: Beijing unveils $298bn tax cuts to boost growth
Posted on | CommentChina’s number two leader Li Keqiang has warned the country faces “a tough struggle,” as he laid out plans to prop up the world’s second-largest economy. Opening the annual session of China’s parliament, he forecast slower growth of 6% – … Read more →
Carlos Ghosn: Ex-Nissan boss granted bail by Tokyo court
Posted on | CommentThe former boss of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has been granted bail by a Tokyo court in a surprise decision. The court set bail at one billion yen (£6.8m; $8.9m) and Japanese media reports said he could be released as early … Read more →
Volkswagen Rwanda assembles 55 vehicles
Posted on | CommentVolkswagen Rwanda will have assembled a total of 90 cars by end of March to meet demand on the local market. The firm, which launched operations in Rwanda in June last year, has so far assembled 55 vehicles and has another 35 … Read more →
Tanzania arrests 65 ‘witchdoctors’ over killings
Posted on | CommentPolice in Tanzania have arrested 65 “witchdoctors”, or traditional healers, in connection with the ritual killing of at least 10 children. The children were killed in January and many had body parts removed. There is a belief among some people … Read more →
47 Nigeriens and Burkinabes arrested for galamsey
Posted on | CommentForty-Seven (47) Nigeriens and Burkinabes have been arrested in a joint operation by Operation Vanguard Task force and the Kwarbeng Police in the Eastern Region. The suspects were arrested at Asamama in the Atiwa West District. The Operation was led … Read more →
Mortuary workers declare strike; abandon dead bodies
Posted on | CommentPatients receiving treatment in government hospitals across the country will from today, Tuesday March 5, share wards with dead bodies as mortuary workers begin a nationwide strike. Bodies which have been deposited at the morgues for preservation will also be … Read more →
No plans to privatise education – Adutwum
Posted on | CommentThe Education Ministry has dismissed claims that plans are underway by the government to privatise education at the basic level in the country. Under the supposed Ghana Partnership Schools (GPS) Project, a total of 100 selected public schools in the … Read more →
Public Holidays Bill passed; Minority walks out again
Posted on | CommentParliament has passed the Public Holidays amendment bill 2018. The bill which is seeking to scrap AU and Republic Days as public holidays and introduce January 7 as Constitution day generated heated exchanges on the floor during the consideration stage … Read more →
Man, 37, commits suicide at Offinso
Posted on | CommentEmmanuel Gyimah, a 37 year old mentally-challenged person, has hanged himself in a tailor’s shop at Offinso, the capital of the Offinso Municipality. A source close to the the Offinso Divisional Police told the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi that … Read more →
Akufo-Addo meets Council of State over high import duties
Posted on | CommentMembers of the Council of State Monday held a closed-door meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the high rate of duties, levies and taxes on imported goods at Ghana’s ports of entry and the large volumes of tax … Read more →
Board of Governors of Adisadel College reject GES directive to redeploy Headmaster
Posted on | CommentThe Board of Governors of Adisadel College has issued a letter rejecting a directive by Ghana Education Service (GES) to redeploy the Headmaster of the School, Mr. William Kusi-Yeboah to the Ashanti Regional office of the Ghana Education Service for … Read more →
Mandela Washington Fellows Association of Ghana inaugurates newly elected executives
Posted on | CommentThe Mandela Washington Fellows Association of Ghana on Saturday 2nd March, 2019 inducted into office seven (7) new executives made up of President, Vice President, General Secretary, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Project and Programmes Coordinator and Media and Publicity Director to … Read more →
Saturday’s tremor 40 times stronger than previous ones – Geological Authority
Posted on | CommentGhana Geological Survey Authority is warning that earth tremors in the capital might worsen if stringent measures are not put in place to ensure proper planning of the city. This comes after an earth tremor occurred on Saturday. People living around … Read more →
Takoradi kidnapping saga: Parents heckle ‘kidnapper’ in court
Posted on | CommentParents of the accused standing trial for allegedly kidnapping three Takoradi girls, Samuel Wills, was on Monday heckled by parents of Priscilla Blessing Bentum and Ruthlove Quayeson. The incident took place when the alleged kidnapper was being led to the … Read more →
Suspend attempt to privatise Ghana’s education – Education Coalition
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is cautioning government against the implementation of the Ghana Partnership Schools (GPS) Project. Describing the project as subtle privatisation and commercialisation of the education system, the Coalition urged government through the education minister … Read more →
Tarkwa Nsuaem wins 2019 W/R Independence Day Inter-District quiz competition
Posted on | CommentThe University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Basic School in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality has been crowned new champions of the 2019 Western Region Independence Day Inter-District JHS Quiz Competition held at Takoradi last Saturday. The new champions gabbed 46 … Read more →
GNPC commissions 40 boreholes in Northern region
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation has commissioned 40 newly constructed boreholes for some districts in the Northern Region to help provide the people with safe drinking. The beneficiary districts included Central Gonja, North Gonja, Savelugu, Mamprugu Moagduri, Tatali/Sanguli, … Read more →
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