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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, South Africa agree to begin Sky Train Project in Accra
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, on behalf of government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Africa Investment (Ai) SkyTrain Consortium, based in South Africa, for the construction of the Accra Sky Train Project. With Accra experiencing … Read more →
Madina accidents: Police fire tear gas as residents block highway
Posted on | CommentIrate residents of Adenta and Madina environs have blocked the main Adenta-Madina-Aburi highway in protest of the increasing fatal accidents on that road. The protest started Thursday afternoon after another pedestrian was knocked down and killed on the Madina-Adenta highway. … Read more →
Gov’t facilitating private sector growth – Nana Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his Government does not see itself as a competitor to the private sector, but as a facilitator for the private sector in the growth and development of the country. “The role of government, … Read more →
Dutch man, 69, starts legal fight to identify as a 49-years-old
Posted on | CommentA 69-year-old Dutch “positivity guru” who says he does not feel his age has started a battle to make himself legally 20 years younger on the grounds that he is being discriminated against on a dating app. Emile Ratelband told … Read more →
24-year-old man jailed 10 years for kidnapping 2 kids
Posted on | CommentThe Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided over by his Lordship Emmanuel Osei Darko, on Wednesday sentenced Michael Asiamah, popularly known as Gaza to 10 years in prison with hard labour for kidnapping two children at Congo Villa, a suburb of Kasoa … Read more →
Drivers refuse to pay tolls over ‘killer’ roads
Posted on | CommentCommuters and drivers who ply the Accra-Tema Motorway have refused to pay tolls over concerns of the deplorable nature of the road. Drivers have engaged in protests, campaigning for the non-payment of tolls until the potholes are filled, and roads … Read more →
BoG cautions public against unlicensed deposit-taking entities
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana has cautioned the public from doing business unlicensed deposit-taking entities. The Central Bank in a statement issued Thursday, November 8, 2018 stated that the entities including Global Coin Community Help International Limited (G.C.C.H), Wealth Drive Ghana … Read more →
National service is a must – Napo to trainee teachers
Posted on | CommentEducation minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh has told agitating trainee teachers that they will undertake their national service whether they like it or not. The trainees embarked on a demonstration Wednesday in protest of the directive by the education ministry that … Read more →
White House suspends credentials for CNN’s Jim Acosta
Posted on | CommentThe White House has suspended the credentials of CNN’s chief White House correspondent hours after a testy exchange with President Donald Trump. Jim Acosta was asking a question at a news conference on Wednesday when a White House worker tried … Read more →
Gunman kills 12 in California bar
Posted on | CommentAt least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California. The shooting began at 23:20 local time on Wednesday about 40 miles (65km) north-west of Los Angeles, police say. At least 200 … Read more →
Cabinet reviews 2019 budget, Preparations underway to lay before Parliament
Posted on | CommentCabinet has reviewed the economic policies of government and budget for 2019. Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who disclosed this at a Press briefing in Accra on Wednesday 7th November, 2018 said the budget is the third economic document of the … Read more →
N/R: Konkombas, Dagombas clash; one shot, houses burnt
Posted on | CommentA house has been torched and one person is battling for his life following communal clashes between Konkombas and Dagombas Thursday morning at Adiboo and Napkachie in the Yendi municipality, Northern region. The victim has only been identified as a … Read more →
Jury picked for ‘El Chapo’ Guzman trial
Posted on | CommentJurors have been selected in the trial of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Seven women and five men will decide if Guzman is guilty of 11 charges related to trafficking, money laundering and firearms. All 12 will … Read more →
Suspected robber gunned down at Ashaiman
Posted on | CommentA 26-year-old suspected robber, Ibrahim Shaban, has been gunned down by the Ashaiman District Police in a shootout at Atadeka, a suburb of Kpone Katamanso in the Greater Accra Region. A statement released by the Tema Regional Police PRO, Joseph … Read more →
Military officer allegedly rapes JHS girl in Bimbilla
Posted on | CommentA 16-year-old Junior High student has been allegedly raped by a military man in Bimbilla in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region. The incident allegedly happened at the Tonaa Junior High school, an all girls school on Monday … Read more →
Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Posted on | CommentUS Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump had criticised his top law official for months, mainly over his refusal to oversee the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in favour of Mr Trump’s election … Read more →
KNUST reopening uncertain as Otumfuo meets aggrieved unions today
Posted on | CommentThe planned reopening of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) today is uncertain as Chancellor of the university Otumfuo Osei Tutu makes another attempt at resolving the impasse between government and labour unions at the school over … Read more →
Girl commits suicide after father caught her having sex on his bed
Posted on | CommentKiraka Mugisha, a resident of Kasenge, Kyengera town council in Uganda, has perhaps experienced the worst of his life when his 16-year-old daughter whom he found making love on his bed with her boyfriend committed suicide inside his bedroom. Trouble started … Read more →
Meet the first Somali-American Muslim woman who won in US midterm elections
Posted on | CommentIlhan Omar has become the first Muslim woman to be elected to United States Congress after yesterday’s midterm elections. Omar was born in on October 4, 1981, in Mogadishu and was raised in Baydhabo, Somalia. She moved to the US … Read more →
Wrongfully dismissed doctor reinstated and promoted
Posted on | CommentDr Francis Ibrahim-Betonsi, the medical practitioner who was wrongfully dismissed from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in 2012, has been reinstated and promoted to the rank of a medical officer. The GHS Director General, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has directed the … Read more →
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