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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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New regions: EC sets December 2-6 for transfer of votes
Posted on | CommentThe Electoral Commission has set aside 2-6 December for the transfer of votes for the purposes of the referendum for the creation of new regions in the country. This comes after the Supreme Court dismissed the suit challenging the constitutionality … Read more →
Oprah, Beyonce in South Africa for Mandela 100 concert
Posted on | CommentCelebrated American television host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey, has urged young people in South Africa not to give up on their dreams, asking them to emulate the country’s first black President Nelson Mandela. Oprah, who was delivering a keynote address … Read more →
Benin, Seychelles ranked most visa-open African nations
Posted on | CommentBenin has ended the year in the top spot of the Africa Visa-Openness Index Report 2018, after it opened up its border to all African travellers. The West African country introduced a visa-free policy for all nationals of African countries, joining … Read more →
New regions get ¢20m each
Posted on | Comment“The 2019 budget made a GH¢20 million allocation per region as seed money for the provision of critical infrastructure to enable the new regions to take off smoothly, in anticipation of the referendum.” This disclosure was made on Thursday by … Read more →
FDA opens mini-laboratory at Tema port
Posted on | CommentA mini-laboratory to ascertain the quality and safety of products before being allowed into the market has been inaugurated at the Tema Fishing Harbour. The facility, put together by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), is part of efforts aimed at ensuring … Read more →
Ukraine bars Russian men aged 16-60 from entry
Posted on | CommentUkraine will not allow Russian men aged 16-60 into the country following the imposition of martial law, Kiev says. An exception would be made for “humanitarian cases” such as those travelling to funerals. Russia says it is not planning retaliatory … Read more →
Embassies may soon demand digital address for visa application – Bawumia suggests
Posted on | CommentThe Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has suggested that embassies operating in Ghana may soon start demanding digital addresses from Ghanaian visa applicants. Although this is not yet a government policy or a directive from embassies, Dr. Bawumia thinks this … Read more →
KNUST management, SRC meet to discuss peace on campus
Posted on | CommentThe management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has met with the school’s Students Representative Council (SRC) as well as the leadership of Universtiy Hall (Katanga) and Unity Hall (Conti) to discuss ways of ensuring lasting peace … Read more →
Govt set to auction abandoned state gallopers
Posted on | CommentGovernment has decided to auction the gallopers parked for years at the Local Government Institute, Deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng has revealed. The move, according to him, was necessitated by the government’s apprehension over the perception the rotting vehicles will … Read more →
Police, military show readiness for funeral rites of Ya-Na Abdulai, Andani II
Posted on | CommentPersonnel of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) and the Ghana Armed Forces ( GAF) in the Northern Region on Thursday morning embarked on a route march through some principal streets in the Tamale metropolis. The march, code named “Operation Show … Read more →
Grandmother ‘roasts’ girl’s hand for stealing meat from soup
Posted on | CommentAs a form of punishment to prevent a 13-year-old girl from allegedly stealing meat from soup pots, her grandmother decided to thrust her left hand into fire in a coal pot, which had purposely been lit to teach the victim a lesson. … Read more →
India bans homework and heavy schoolbags to prevent spinal damage
Posted on | CommentThe Indian government has told schools to stop giving students homework and heavy books to prevent spinal damage. Weight guidelines have been issued for school bags depending on a child’s age after studies showed heavy loads can affect soft, developing … Read more →
TIN no longer prerequisite for business registration
Posted on | CommentTax Identification Number (TIN) will no longer be a prerequisite for the upfront registration of a business, beginning from January 2019, the Registrar-General, Mrs Jemimah Oware, has disclosed.Rather, she said, the provision of a digital address would become the new … Read more →
731 Commissioners for Oaths sworn in for Ghana Card registration
Posted on | CommentThe Judicial service has been bolstered by 731 commissioners for oaths who will be deployed for the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) registration exercise. The commissioners of oath were sworn in by the Chief Justice, Justice Sophia Akuffo last Friday. The … Read more →
124,162 persons issued Ghana cards at Adentan – NIA
Posted on | CommentThe National Identification Authority, NIA, says it has registered and issued over 124,000 persons national identification cards also known as Ghana cards within the Adentan Municipality in Accra. According to the Head of Corporate Affairs at NIA, Francis Palmdeti, the … Read more →
Closure of Colleges of Education imminent – MoE
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Education has warned the closure of Colleges of Education across the country is imminent. According to the ministry, if the striking teachers of the colleges do not return to the negotiation table there is little could do … Read more →
Sri Lanka defence chief held over murders
Posted on | CommentSri Lanka’s top military officer has been remanded in custody, accused of covering up civil war-era murders. Chief of Defence Staff Ravindra Wijeguneratne appeared in court after warrants for his arrest were issued. Prosecutors say he protected the main suspect, … Read more →
Lion Air crash: Investigators say plane was ‘not airworthy’
Posted on | CommentIndonesian investigators have said the Lion Air plane that crashed last month killing 189 people was not airworthy and should have been grounded. The Boeing 737 Max plane crashed into the Java Sea shortly after departing Jakarta on 29 October. A … Read more →
Woman in court for assaulting police officer at GN bank office
Posted on | CommentA middle-aged woman is set to appear before the Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ashanti Region for allegedly assaulting a police officer stationed at the Asante Mampong Branch of GN Bank. The incident is said to have happened last Wednesday when … Read more →
Suspected thieves ran over by car after snatching man’s bag
Posted on | CommentAn apparent getaway attempt by two suspected thieves turned bloody when they were fleeing on a motorbike after snatching a man’s bag. The two men were hit by a sprinter bus during their escape attempt at Sakaman junction, a suburb … Read more →
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