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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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Santaclausians mourn: Adisadel College PE Teacher has died
Posted on | CommentA Physical Education (PE) Teacher of Adisadel College (an all-boys Senior High School in Cape Coast) Mr. Ewudzie popularly known as ‘Abodwe’ has died. He died today 8th February, 2019 in Cape Coast. According to information gathered by www.233times.net, the … Read more →
Full list: Skyy Power FM is Western Region’s most listened radio station – Geopoll report 2018
Posted on | CommentSkyy Power FM, Western Region’s first private radio station has emerged as the most listened radio station in the Western Region in the year 2018 according the recent 2018 Geopoll report. Geopoll through a unique mobile-based methodology is able to … Read more →
South Africa Gloria coal mine explosion ‘kills six’
Posted on | CommentSix people have been killed by a gas explosion in an abandoned coal mine in South Africa, the national broadcaster is reporting. About 20 others are still trapped at the Gloria coal mine in Middelburg, east of the capital, Pretoria. … Read more →
Another girl missing in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentMembers of a family in Kumasi in the Ashanti region are shattered following their inability to locate their 20-year-old girl. Celestina Tasun, a student of Armed Forces Senior High School in Kumasi, left her Akyeremade home on Thursday and has … Read more →
Bloody clash looms as armed farmers vow to fight fulani herdsmen
Posted on | CommentThere is looming clash between farmers and Fulani Herdsmen at Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern region. The farmers numbering about 300 have armed themselves with weapons including locally manufactured guns and many rounds of ammunition, machetes and sticks and … Read more →
Masked gunmen kill two herdsmen
Posted on | CommentHooded gunmen have slain two herders at Nangunyili village in Karaga in the Northern region, the police said on Thursday. The murder which occurred on Tuesday comes months after Ghanaian National Security personnel raided the Fulani settlement and rounded up … Read more →
IGP reshuffles 122 police officers
Posted on | CommentThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante-Apeatu, has reassigned 122 police officers in the latest shake-up in the Ghana Police Service. The reassignments, according to two separate lists dated February 6 and 7, 2019, took immediate effect. They … Read more →
Two arrested for attempting to stow away to China
Posted on | CommentTwo Ghanaian teenagers aged 17 and 19 have been arrested by the police in Tema for attempting to stow away to China. The two boarded the MV Maritime Voyager from the Takoradi Harbour in the Western Region through the vessel’s … Read more →
Ghana missed deadline for bid to host African Space Agency
Posted on | CommentIt turns out Ghana missed the deadline to bid to host the African Union’s (AU) African Space Agency. The AU Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, Professor Sarah Anyang Abor revealed the bid from Ghana arrived a month late, disqualifying Ghana … Read more →
6 Granted bail after arrest over Ahmed Suale’s murder
Posted on | CommentSix persons who were arrested in connection with the murder of investigative journalist with TigerEye PI, Ahmed Hussein Suale, have been granted bail. The suspects have been asked to report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters for further questioning. … Read more →
Massive shakeup hits Ghana Police Service
Posted on | CommentThere’s been a massive shakeup in the Ghana Police Service as the Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu, has reassigned 122 of his officers. Close to ten officers at the Police Headquarters in Accra have been transferred to other parts of … Read more →
Ministers must pay tolls – Roads Minister
Posted on | CommentRoads Minister Kwasi Amoako-Atta has charged road toll collectors in the country to insist on taking tolls from ministers of state. According to him, aside a few selected individuals in the country, all citizens are required by law to pay … Read more →
Brexit: UK will not be ‘trapped’ in backstop, May to tell EU
Posted on | CommentTheresa May will return to Brussels later to press EU leaders for legally binding changes to the Brexit deal. The PM will insist the UK will not be “trapped” in the backstop – the plan to avoid the return of … Read more →
DRC president in Kenya, second stop of three-nation tour
Posted on | CommentPresident of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday for the second-leg of his three-nation tour. Kenya is his first English-speaking destination since taking over the reins from long serving Joseph Kabila … Read more →
GRA resorts to prosecution as Tax Amnesty slows revenue
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) was unsuccessful with its Tax Amnesty policy that it introduced to get taxpayers clear all outstanding arrears. The policy, introduced in 2018, became apparent after the Authority had failed to meet … Read more →
GCB Bank adjudged the best bank in CSR
Posted on | CommentGCB Bank has been adjudged the best Bank in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities for the year 2018. According to a research conducted by the Centre for Media Analysis (CMA) – a private and independent media and communication research agency, … Read more →
Petroleum hub to be established in Western Region
Posted on | CommentPeter Amewu, Energy Minister, has hinted that government has rolled out plans to establish a petroleum hub in the western part of the country. According to him, the purpose of the hub is “to house major infrastructure for refining and processing, discharge, … Read more →
Improve revenue mobilization – PwC urges Gov’t
Posted on | CommentPricewaterhouseCoopers Ghana Limited (PwC) is renewing calls by some businesses for the government to improve the tax collection system through digital means. The international audit firm believes that the use of online and other digital platforms is the way to … Read more →
Energy sector bounces back – Amewu
Posted on | CommentEnergy Minister, John Peter Amewu says the Akufo-Addo government has brought sanity to the power sub-sector, ensuring that the country is a ‘promised land’ as far as energy is concerned. He said government has “reviewed several power purchase agreements saving … Read more →
Tolon GHS Director fingered in extortion, procurement fraud
Posted on | CommentThe Tolon District Director of Ghana Health Service (GHS), Charity Azantilow has been accused of extorting and pocketing some GH¢25,000 from about 13 deplorable health centres in the area as well as inflating the prices of procuring patient folders and … Read more →
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