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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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Ministry disappointed by US visa restrictions
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration says it is disappointed by the decision of the United States (US) authorities to implement visa sanctions on Ghana for the alleged lack of adequate cooperation in accepting Ghanaian nationals who have … Read more →
Three drown after downpour in Bole
Posted on | CommentThe bodies of three people have been retrieved from the Yakonda river in the Bole district of the Northern Region following a downpour in that area over the weekend. Officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) District said the deceased, … Read more →
US visa sanctions on Ghana take effect today
Posted on | CommentThe US Embassy in Ghana will from today, Monday, suspend the issuance of all new visas for domestic employees of Ghanaian Diplomats hosted in the US. The Embassy would also limit the normal five-year validity period and a number of … Read more →
Akufo-Addo apologises to disabled people over campaign comment
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has apologised to the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations over a ‘political metaphor’ he used while campaigning for his party’s candidate in last Thursday’s by-election in the Ayawaso West-Wuogon constituency. The federation had in a statement demanded an … Read more →
Tears flow as Christian Community in Takoradi embark on prayer vigil for kidnapped Taadi Girls
Posted on | CommentWith firm belief that coming together as a group to pray to God there would be spiritual intervention for the three kidnapped Taadi Girls, yesterday 3rd February, 2019, the Christian Community in Takoradi converged at the Takoradi Jubilee Park for … Read more →
Father jailed 10 years for impregnating his 14-year-old daughter
Posted on | CommentThe Accra Circuit Court today (Friday) sentenced Jim Clifford Edward, a Nigerian, to 10 years imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old daughter. Graphic Online’s Emmanuel Ebo Hawkson reports that the convict was sentenced on his own plea after he had … Read more →
Tourism Minister gets another appointment
Posted on | CommentGhana’s Minister for Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Madam Catherine Abelema Afeku, has been appointed chairperson of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Leadership Taskforce Group. The announcement was made at the first meeting of the Leadership Taskforce which … Read more →
Premix Boss warns tanker drivers
Posted on | CommentChairman of the National Premix Fuel Committee (NPFC) Nii Lante Bannerman, has cautioned tanker drivers who transport the product to desist from acts that can affect the supply chain. During a meeting with the Ghana Tanker Drivers’ Union (GTDU) in … Read more →
Eight banks charged over alleged gov’t bond cartel
Posted on | CommentThe European Union’s (EU’s) antitrust authority has charged eight unnamed banks with operating a cartel in trading euro zone government bonds between 2007 and 2012 – years when the financial crisis dragged down banks and countries. The European Commission said … Read more →
Ghana Export Promotion Authority to formulate new export dev’t strategy
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has begun the process to formulate a new National Export Development Strategy to enhance Ghana’s effective participation in the multilateral trading system. It is also to enable the country to take maximum advantage of … Read more →
Stakeholders to develop roadmap for childhood development
Posted on | CommentStakeholders have converged at a meeting in Accra, to outline priorities, strategies and actions for the implementation of the Nurturing Care Framework (NCF) for Early Childhood Development (ECD). Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in … Read more →
US Embassy in Ghana outlines category of visa applicants to be hit by sanctions
Posted on | CommentThe United States of America Embassy in Ghana will begin visa sanctions on Ghana on February 4, 2019, with the cessation of the issuance of non-immigrant visas to domestic employees of Ghanaian diplomats posted in the US. The Embassy in a … Read more →
US slaps Ghana with visa restrictions
Posted on | CommentThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced, in coordination with the Department of State, the implementation of visa sanctions on Ghana due to lack of cooperation in accepting their nationals ordered to be removed from the United States. Pursuant … Read more →
‘God wanted Trump to be president’ – Sanders
Posted on | CommentWhite House press secretary Sarah Sanders has told a religious television network that God “wanted Donald Trump to become president”. Ms Sanders made the claim in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), saying it was the reason Mr … Read more →
Ghana prioritizes agriculture for poverty reduction and job creation
Posted on | CommentAkosua Elizabeth is the leader of the women farmers in Asankasu in Eastern Ghana. In the new farming season, she and farmers in her region are certain of a good harvest and a surplus. In particular, Elizabeth is looking forward … Read more →
IGP orders probe into Ayawaso shootings
Posted on | CommentThe Inspector General of Police David Asante-Apeatu has ordered investigations into the shooting and chaos that occurred in the Ayawaso West-Wuogon constituency today. A statement by the Police also clarified that six people are so far on record to have … Read more →
Nobody has died from Bawaleshie shooting incident – Police
Posted on | CommentThe police says nobody died from the shooting incident that occurred at Bawaleshie Thursday morning in the course of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election in the Greater Accra Region. According to the police, six people were injured in the … Read more →
Town planning system best for sky trains – Joe Ghartey
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Railway Development, Joe Ghartey has debunked assertions that the country’s current town planning system would not support modern sky train infrastructure. He said experts are of the view that sky train infrastructure is the most economical and … Read more →
Railway Workers’ Union bent on seeing railway sector revamped
Posted on | CommentThe Railway Workers Union has given assurance it will work to ensure the rail sector is revamped to help commuters The leadership of the union told Citi Business News they are ready to put behind all unresolved issues between them … Read more →
Chamber of Mines Lauds Goldfields Contract Mining
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Chamber of Mines has disclosed to Citi Business News that the change in operations by Goldfields has led to increased productivity at the company’s Tarkwa mine. Goldfields, in 2018 announced a major shift in its mining operations from … Read more →
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