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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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Sustain Dagbon peace – UN
Posted on | CommentThe United Nations has entreated the people of Dagbon to sustain the peace currently blowing in the traditional area after years of conflict. Dagbon has been plagued with pockets of conflicts in over a decade following the assassination of the … Read more →
Police arrest robbers terrorizing Oterkpolu, Yilo Krobo residents
Posted on | CommentPolice in the Eastern Region have arrested two persons believed to part of a group of herdsmen operating between Oterkpolu and Asitey in the Yilo Krobo municipality of the region. The two, Bukari Amadu and Haruna Asor who were apprehended … Read more →
Safe Internet Day: Ghana to make laws to protect kids against cyber abuses – Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has disclosed that it is in the process of coming up with a legislation to protect children against internet abuses. According to the ministry, the increased rate of kidnapping in recent times … Read more →
ECG will continue to deliver reliable power supply – Boakye-Appiah
Posted on | CommentThe MD of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Mr Samuel Boakye-Appiah, has assured customers of the company’s resolve to deliver reliable power supply to boost economic growth and development. He said measures had been put in place to ensure … Read more →
Takoradi: GN Bank Customer vows to sleep at bank premises till his money is paid
Posted on | CommentA 39 year old customer of the GN Bank on Tuesday 5th February, 2019 stormed the bank’s branch at Axim Road, Takoradi threatening to sleep there till his money was paid him. The disgruntled customer, Francis Kwegyah, a dockworker tells … Read more →
Mining must make Africa prosperous not poor – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the mining industry has what it takes to help make the economic transformation sought after in Africa, and, thereby, make the African peoples prosper. Speaking at the 2019 edition of the Investing in African … Read more →
15,000 Tonnes cocoa processing company revamped
Posted on | CommentMinister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyeremanten says government is looking forward to attracting few more cocoa processing companies to move Ghana from its current 40% cocoa value addition to at least to 50% within the next two years. Ghana … Read more →
First Lady worried about increasing incidence of cancer
Posted on | CommentGhana has commemorated this year’s ‘World Cancer Day’ at a ceremony in Kumasi with a strong commitment by the government to create the needed awareness about the disease in all its forms. The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, described the … Read more →
8 Tax Policies Suffocating Businesses – KPMG
Posted on | CommentAn international tax consulting firm, KPMG, has identified eight different tax policies which are currently derailing the smooth running of businesses in the country. The policies include the decoupling of the GETFund and NHIL Levy from VAT, Luxury Vehicle Levy … Read more →
GES reschedules 2019 BECE date to June 10-14
Posted on | CommentThe date for the 2019 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) has been revised. According to the Ghana Education Service (GES), the new date for the examination is now June 10-14, 2019. “Management of the Ghana Education Service wishes to inform … Read more →
Menzgold customers give gov’t three-day ultimatum over locked up cash
Posted on | CommentA group calling itself Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold Ghana Limited has given the government a three-day ultimatum to furnish it with a detailed plan for the retrieval of monies of its members from the troubled investment company. The … Read more →
Crypto trader boss dies with password to clients’ £110m
Posted on | CommentCanada’s leading cryptocurrency exchange company has said it cannot repay $190m (£110m) to clients because its founder died with their passwords. QuadrigaCX’s founder Gerald Cotten, 30, died “due to complications with Crohn’s disease” while travelling in India to open an … Read more →
BBC launches 2019 Komla Dumor Award
Posted on | CommentThe BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its fifth year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and … Read more →
Robbers seize guns from policemen at checkpoint
Posted on | CommentArmed men suspected to be robbers last Sunday, Feb. 3, attacked and seized weapons from three police officers at a check point in Tamale. The officers; Samuel Yeboah, Const. Maduku Amoh and Detornu Brigitte were detailed for Operation-Calm Life snap-check … Read more →
Driver in court for killing his mate
Posted on | CommentA 45-year-old driver Francis Okpoti Odumanye who allegedly killed his mate, Kenneth Sowatey Tetteh through reckless driving on the George Walker Bush Highway in 2015 on Monday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Odumanye was arraigned following an advice from … Read more →
Parliament urged to pass credible RTI bill
Posted on | CommentThe Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI) Ghana, the Media Coalition on RTI and OccupyGhana (collectively known as the “Coalition”) has urged Parliament to pass the Right to Information Act, a monumental bill that would reflect the country’s 1992 … Read more →
British minister calls for smartphone ban in schools
Posted on | CommentPupils should be banned from taking smartphones into school, the minister for school standards in England has told the BBC. Nick Gibb spoke out ahead of the government publishing new guidance for schools, expected to address internet safety, social media … Read more →
‘Where is NAM 1’ – Menzgold customers ask Gov’t
Posted on | CommentMembers of the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold (CACM) are demanding answers from the government over the whereabouts of the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Nana Appiah Mensah. The customers who besieged the Press Centre Monday, February 4th, demanded to … Read more →
President off to South Africa, US and Ethiopia
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Sunday for an eight-day working visit to South Africa, the United States of America, and Ethiopia. A statement issued from the Presidency on Sunday said whilst in South Africa, the President would … Read more →
UMB CEO quits
Posted on | CommentThe Board of the UMB has announced the departure of the bank’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr John Awuah, after almost four years of dedicated service that has spurred the bank on the path of growth. The board did not … Read more →
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