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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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Christiansborg crossroads shooting anniversary marked
Posted on | CommentThe Veterans Association of Ghana (VAG) have marked the 71st anniversary of the Christiansborg crossroad shooting. The ceremony involved a simulated re-enactment of what took place on February 28, 1948. In attendance was Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. Three narmed ex-servicemen – … Read more →
ECG will resume operations if PDS fails to deliver – Amewu
Posted on | CommentEnergy Minister, John Peter Amewu has said the government will waste no time in taking over the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) if the new manager, Power Distribution Services (PDS) fails to meet key performance indicators. PDS … Read more →
Full list of new Regional Ministers: MP for Takoradi Kobby Okyere Darko is Western Regional Minister
Posted on | CommentMember of Parliament for Takoradi Constituency, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has been announced by the President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo as the new Western Regional Minister. Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah leaves the Aviation Ministry where he was … Read more →
Banker, businessman granted GHc650,000 bail for stealing and abetment
Posted on | CommentTwo persons who allegedly misappropriated GHc230,000.00 belonging to a savings and loans company have been admitted to bail by an Accra Circuit Court. Mesuna Yahaya was admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 with two sureties one to be … Read more →
7,432 Teachers fail teacher licensure exams, 26 results withed for examination malpractice
Posted on | CommentA total 7,432 teachers have failed the maiden teacher licensure examination, results released by the National Teaching Council (NTC) has shown. Per the results, of the 28,757 teachers who wrote the examination, 21,287, representing 74 per cent passed the exams. … Read more →
Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana on indefinite strike
Posted on | CommentThe Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has declared an indefinite strike action. This comes after complaints submitted to the Health Ministry did not receive any fruitful outcomes. General Secretary of MOWAG, Richard Kofi Jordan on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Thursday … Read more →
Full Video: Part 1 of expose on ‘galamsey’ – Gov’t officials caught in Anas’ exposé
Posted on | CommentIn another explosive documentary, investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw reveals that government officials are circumventing measures to curb illegal mining and allowing a company to mine. The undercover work showed the officials receiving various sums of money to facilitate the process … Read more →
PDS finally takes over ECG
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana will be handing over operations of the company to Power Distribution Services (PDS) on Wednesday, 27th Februray, 2019. By this, PDS will be the new owners and directors of the company. The scheduled takeover which … Read more →
PIAC, EOCO Join Hands
Posted on | CommentTwo state institutions, the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), have officially agreed to work together to fight corruption relating to disbursement of petroleum revenue since 2011. In view of that, a … Read more →
IMF backs tax exemptions reforms
Posted on | CommentThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is backing government to overhaul its tax exemptions regime to boost its failing domestic revenue. The Washington-based lender, in its latest review of Ghana’s ongoing bailout programme, said rationalising tax exemptions will improve government’s domestic … Read more →
Economic expert cautions gov’t not to overspend in election year
Posted on | CommentProfessor of Economics at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Peter Quartey, says despite his expectation of positive macroeconomic performance in 2019, Nana Addo’s government must be disciplined in the last quarter of 2020 not to … Read more →
Teachers vow to resist basic school privatization
Posted on | CommentFour teacher unions say they will kick against a new government policy that seeks to privatize the management of some basic schools in the country on a pilot basis. The Ghana Partnership Schools (GPS) project is set to commence in … Read more →
Cedi fall upsets me – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo says his government is doing all within its reach to arrest the free falling Cedi. The Cedi has fallen deeply against international currencies especially the dollar. Cedi which was 5.35 against a dollar on February 25, 2019, has … Read more →
Electricity tariffs to remain unchanged until July 1 – PURC
Posted on | CommentElectricity tariffs shall remain unchanged until the end of the second quarter of 2019, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has said. The PURC, in a statement, said changes in electricity tariffs, which is expected to take effect on July … Read more →
Missing Siblings from Takoradi found in Accra
Posted on | CommentThe 2 siblings who were reported missing in Takoradi have been found in Accra, a reliable source has revealed to www.233times.net. They are currently at the Kaneshie Police Station. The lady who found them tells CONNECT FM’s OMANBAPA morning show … Read more →
PDS takes over ECG Friday
Posted on | CommentThe new management of the Ghana Electricity Corporation, Power Distribution Services (PDS), will takeover the state organisation from Friday August 1. PDS hence becomes directors and administrators of the organisation. The takeover was to have taken place on February 1 but … Read more →
Pakistan ‘shoots down 2 Indian jets’
Posted on | CommentPakistan says it has shot down two India Air Force jets in its airspace in Kashmir and arrested one pilot on the ground. Military spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said one of the planes had fallen in Pakistan-controlled territory while … Read more →
Muhammadu Buhari re-elected as President of Nigeria
Posted on | CommentNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, the election commission says. The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of nearly four million votes. Mr Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party … Read more →
2 Siblings mysteriously missing in Takoradi (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentTwo siblings have mysteriously gone missing from their home in Takoradi in the Western Region where a wave of kidnappings since late last year has caused fear and panic among residents. Mother of the 15-year-old Grace Arthur and 13-year-old Benjamin … Read more →
UK ready to increase investments in Ghana – Africa Minister
Posted on | CommentThe United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister of State for Africa, Harriet Baldwin has affirmed the UK government’s commitment to increase her investment in Ghana and ensure greater economic harmonization between the two countries. Recounting the economic gains and significant strides aimed … Read more →
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