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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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Guinness Ghana’s HR director adjudged Woman HR Professional of the Year
Posted on | CommentThe Human Resources Director for Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC, Dr Hazel P. Berrard Amuah, has been adjudged Woman HR Professional of the year 2018 for the private sector, at the Ghana Human Resources Innovation Awards. Dr. Amuah shrugged off competition … Read more →
‘Fake Kenyan president’ arrested
Posted on | CommentPolice in Kenya say they have a busted a seven-man syndicate which allegedly impersonated President Uhuru Kenyatta and other government officials to defraud local business tycoon Naushad Merali of a huge sum of money. One of the men phoned Mr … Read more →
Eight-year-old pupil drowns in New Juaben flood
Posted on | CommentAn eight-year-old pupil has drowned in the flash flood which occurred Monday at the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern region. The deceased, identified as Ampofo Gyamfi drowned when he attempted to chase his lunchbox which was being carried … Read more →
Nigeria Election: How Buhari, Atiku performed in 32 States
Posted on | CommentThe candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari, is currently leading the race in the presidential election conducted on Saturday. Results obtained from States collation Centers by DAILY POST showed that President Buhari is coasting to victory with a wide … Read more →
Review port contract to save 1.4k jobs – TUC to gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe Trades Union Congress (TUC) has advised the government to review the port expansion project pact to save 1,400 workers likely to lose their jobs. The TUC in a statement said the contract between Ghana government and Meridian Port Services … Read more →
Cardinal found guilty of sexual offences in Australia
Posted on | CommentCardinal George Pell has been found guilty of sexual offences in Australia, making him the highest-ranking Catholic figure to receive such a conviction. Pell abused two choir boys in the rooms of a Melbourne cathedral in 1996, a jury found. … Read more →
UN Secretary General calls on Ghana MPs to re-establish public trust
Posted on | CommentThe Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres advised a delegation from Ghana’s Parliament led by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, MP for Effutu at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Annual Hearing on Emerging Challenges to Multilateralism in New York to re-establish trust in the people … Read more →
Implementing RTI pegged at GHc750m for five years – Report
Posted on | CommentThe implementation of the Right to Information in Ghana has been estimated to cost GHc 750 million over five years, according to a report by the Research Department of Parliament in 2017. The report sighted indicates that the cost will … Read more →
Many displaced, properties soaked in New Juaben flash flood
Posted on | CommentDozens of residents in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region have been displaced in a flash flood which occurred Monday Evening after about 45 minutes of heavy rainfall. Several parts of flood prone areas including Nkubem and … Read more →
Otumfuo backs Gov’t efforts at achieving 2030 UN SDGs
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has thrown his weight behind the Akufo Addo administration’s efforts aimed at achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year 2030. To demonstrate this commitment, what has been dubbed ‘The … Read more →
Two former regents of Dagbon to occupy Mion, Savelugu skins
Posted on | CommentTwo former regents of Dagbon have been elected to occupy the vacant skin gates of Mion and Savelugu as paramount chiefs in the Dagbon State. This follows the offering of cola nuts as a symbol of acceptance of the nomination of … Read more →
Work progressing on N4 footbridges
Posted on | CommentWork on the three footbridges along the Adentan stretch of the N4 Highway is at various levels of completion. The underground utility and communication cables are the main challenges impeding progress. When this reporter went on a tour of the … Read more →
Rawlings intervenes in traffic situation on Prampram road
Posted on | CommentFormer President Jerry John Rawlings on Sunday evening was captured intervening in a traffic situation on the Accra-Prampram road. It is not clear the circumstances under which Mr Rawlings got out of his car to help the situation on the road. The … Read more →
London Stock Exchange to help Ghana develop capital markets
Posted on | CommentThe London Stock Exchange (LSE) has agreed to cooperate with Ghana to build partnerships, deepen and tighten harmonization, as well as, help develop some of the capital markets infrastructure that can sustain and deepen the financial markets in Ghana. The … Read more →
GHS to begin recruitment of nurses next week
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service has announced that it will begin the recruitment of community health nurses from Wednesday February 27. It comes after the nurses challenged claims by President Akufo-Addo that his government has recruited nurses in his state of … Read more →
Nigeria elections: Buhari maintains early lead
Posted on | CommentIn Nigeria, five states have so far declared the results following Saturday’s presidential election and President Muhammadu Buhari has consolidated his lead against his main rival Atiku Abubakar. We have the figures from the states of Kwara, Osun, Ekiti, Nasarawa … Read more →
Over 400k teachers to be sacked
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GHNACOPS) has warned that over 400,000 untrained teachers are set to be laid off come September 2019, if government insists on the teacher licensing. Government last year through the Ghana Education Service (GES) … Read more →
275 persons flee to Ghana over clash in Burkina Faso
Posted on | CommentSome 275 Burkinabe nationals have fled their country to the northern part of Ghana as refugees in the wake of an ongoing chieftaincy-related clash in the French-speaking West African nation. Ghana’s National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) is responding to the … Read more →
Sudan’s Bashir swears in new prime minister
Posted on | CommentFollowing the dissolution of government on Friday, in addition to declaration of state of emergency, President Bashir has appointed Mohamed Tahir Eila as the new prime minister. Eila, who is the former governor of the agricultural state of Jazeera, was … Read more →
GAT to issue first bond this week to aid undercapitalized banks
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) will be raising its first bond this week to help capitalize some banks that were deemed to be performing well but unable to meet the 400 million cedis capital requirement. GAT will seek about 780 … Read more →
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