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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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Ghana resumes export of maize, other foodstuffs
Posted on | CommentGhana has resumed the export of maize to Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo. This comes at the heels of similar feat in the area of plantain, with reports that several tonnes of the foodstuffs were being exported to countries … Read more →
Dr. Paul Acquah Chairs Ghana’s Fiscal Council
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Paul Acquah, as Chairman of the newly established Fiscal Council. The country’s leader, by Executive Instrument, the Fiscal Council and Financial Stability Council was established … Read more →
Hanna Bisiw fears medical drones
Posted on | CommentThe National Women’s Organizer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Hanna Bisiw, has defended her call for Ghanaian men to reject plans for the delivery of blood and other medical supplies via drones. Dr. Bisiw, speaking at a … Read more →
Scramble For New Regional Capitals Begins
Posted on | CommentAn intense ‘fight’ appears to be ensuing in the newly created regions over the siting of the regional capitals following the just-ended referenda which many have described as ‘successful.’ Currently, residents of the Western North carved out of the Western … Read more →
MPs shouldn’t be ministers – GIMPA Rector
Posted on | CommentThe Rector of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has advocated that contrary to the current provision in the Constitution, Members of Parliament (MPs) should not be appointed ministers. Prof. Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson, speaking at the maiden Constitution … Read more →
Consolidated bank given bond cash – BoG Governor
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana has clarified that it has made available cash from the bond issued in the name of the Consolidated bank. According to the Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, the move has helped in positioning … Read more →
GN Bank management to meet over savings and loans transition
Posted on | CommentThe management of GN Bank is yet to finalize its arrangements to transition into a savings and loans company from a universal bank. This is after the Bank of Ghana announced last week that it had approved an application for the bank … Read more →
SSNIT increases pension by 11 per cent
Posted on | CommentThe Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased the monthly pension by 11 per cent for this year. This was done in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Commission (NPRA) and in accordance with Section 80 of the … Read more →
Govt announces GH?1,750,000 compensation for families of 7 shot in Asawase
Posted on | CommentGovernment has announced a compensation package totaling GH¢1,750,000 to be paid to the families of the victims of last year’s Asawase shooting incident. President Nana Akufo-Addo who announced this on Tuesday said GH¢250,000 for each of the 7 families is … Read more →
Three doctors surcharged for taking GHc109,705 unearned salaries
Posted on | CommentThe Auditor-General has descended heavily on some three doctors said to have received salaries as at 2013 for no work done. The three, who previously worked for some public health institutions had moved on, but still had their names on … Read more →
Gabon coup attempt: Two army rebels ‘killed’
Posted on | CommentTwo soldiers who took part in Monday’s attempted coup in Gabon have been killed, the president’s office says. They were shot dead after security officers stormed the national radio building which they had taken over. Three others are under arrest. … Read more →
Menzgold customers stage another demo
Posted on | CommentSome customers of Menzgold Ghana Limited have stage another demonstration in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital of Ghana. The customers are protesting due to their inability to access their locked up funds at the gold dealership firm. The protesters have … Read more →
Police intercept Ak47, ammunition at Kpassa
Posted on | CommentPolice at Kpassa – the capital of Nkwanta North District in the Volta Region of Ghana – have intercepted dozen of ammunition and an Ak47 rifle. Preliminary findings indicate that the weapons were being transported to the troubled Chereponi district, … Read more →
Assembly member granted bail for defilement
Posted on | CommentThe assembly member for Nkwanta electoral area in the Aowin Municipality has appeared before the Tarkwa circuit court for allegedly defiling an eleven-year-old pupil at Kokoase, a suburb Enchi in the Western Region. The accused, Kwame Blay alias pistol man, … Read more →
Textile industry gets three years VAT exemption; Govt to lose GH¢40m annually
Posted on | CommentThe local textile industry has received a boost following the government’s decision to zero-rate Value-Added Tax on the supply of locally manufactured textiles for a period of three years. The move is to help reduce their cost build up, make … Read more →
Spiritual attack on the road delayed my work on the Fijai –Effia Nkwanta stretch – Contractor reveals
Posted on | CommentThe CEO of Asabea Constructions Limited, Mr. Samuel Ofori Larbi has revealed that the over 10 years delay of construction works on the Effia-Nkwanta Fijai stretch in Sekondi was as a result of spiritual attacks he always encountered anytime he … Read more →
US hails Congolese voters, warns CENI, cautions ‘rogue’ politicians
Posted on | CommentThe United States Department of State on Thursday issued its first post-poll statement on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s December 30 elections. The statement in part hailed the Congolese people who braved all odds to kick-start a process of actualizing … Read more →
Accra-Nsawam Rail Transport Begins
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Railway Company Limited is set to begin a full passenger operation on the Accra-Nsawam rails – the sector minster, Joe Ghartey, has said. The test run of the Accra-Nsawam locomotive to pave way for normal operations to start … Read more →
Gov’t justifies support for 7 local banks
Posted on | CommentThe government has justified its decision to back financial support arrangements that would raise the minimum capital requirement levels of seven local banks. Last year, the Bank of Ghana raised the minimum capital requirement of commercial banks from GH¢120 … Read more →
Three in court for GHS 84,000 tax evasion at Tema Port
Posted on | CommentThree persons were on Thursday put before an Accra Circuit Court on charges of conspiracy to commit crime and tax evasion at the Tema Port. The three are Doris Asamoah, an Importer; Stephen Nyarko, and Rita Asiama Numo both Clearing … Read more →
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