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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 not ready for new energy deals – Ken Ofori Atta
Posted on | CommentGhana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, says Ghana is not yet ready to sign any new energy contracts with international conglomerates. According to him, the government inherited a number of dubious contracts in the energy sector which were currently being … Read more →
Ease in doing business, Ghana ranks six places higher — World Bank Report
Posted on | CommentGhana has moved six places up in the latest World Bank report on Doing Business Ranking. The report, which focuses on investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it, described the country’s business environment as a rapid growing … Read more →
Woman elected head of Ethiopia’s top court
Posted on | CommentProminent Ethiopian human rights lawyer Meaza Ashenafi has been elected as the first woman to head the country’s federal supreme court. Her name was put forward by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and MPs unanimously approved the appointment. It’s the latest … Read more →
Tanzania forms anti-gay and nudity squad
Posted on | CommentAuthorities in Tanzanian have announced the creation of a surveillance squad whose job it will be to identify gay people on social media and arrest them. Paul Makonda, regional commissioner for the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, said the 17-member … Read more →
Produce ID before buying or selling dollars – BOG
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed all Forex Bureaus in the country to demand Identification Cards (IDs) before engaging in forex transaction. This is contained in the Central Bank’s new directives aimed at helping regulate the forex bureaux sector. … Read more →
Supreme Court has not reinstated Avoke – UEW
Posted on | CommentThe University of Education, Winneba has dismissed claims that the former Vice Chancellor of the university Professor Mawutor Avoke has been reinstated by the Supreme Court. According to the university, such claims are completely false and a deliberate attempt to … Read more →
NABCo recruits begin work today
Posted on | CommentThe first recruits under the Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCo) will be starting work today [Thursday]. The programme, which has been criticised as unsustainable by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), forms part of government’s commitment towards addressing the high youth unemployment … Read more →
US missionary Charles Wesco shot dead in Cameroon
Posted on | CommentA US missionary has been killed in Cameroon about two weeks after moving there with his wife and eight children. Charles Wesco was in a car with his wife, son, another missionary and a driver on their way to a … Read more →
Be patient, we’ll pay you – Sir John tells Youth in Afforestation
Posted on | CommentChief Executive Officer of the National Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, has called on beneficiaries of the government’s Youth in Afforestation Program to exercise patience over their delayed allowances. He said his outfit is aware of the delay in the payment of … Read more →
Fuel prices to fall between 2-4% in November – IES
Posted on | CommentThe Institute of Energy Security (IES) is projecting a two-to-four per cent reduction of fuel prices on the local market in November 2018. This is as a result of the 5.94 per cent fall in Brent crude average prices, fall … Read more →
2020 Census to capture data on Disability
Posted on | CommentThe 2020 Population and Housing Census to be done by the Ghana Statistical Services, will for the first time capture data on disability. The Statistical Service will be using the Washington Group of Questions, a set of questions on disability … Read more →
Ghana Building Code to ensure value for money, safety – Bawumia
Posted on | CommentVice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has said the new Ghana Building Code will bring an end to the situation where the cost of public building projects are inflated by contractors. He also believes the code when fully implemented, will protect … Read more →
Man arrested for impersonating Armed Forces officer
Posted on | CommentThe Police have in their custody a middle-aged self-employed man, who gave his name as Bernard Eshun, for posing as an officer of the Ghana Armed Forces, attached to the 42 Engineers Regiment. He is in the grips of the … Read more →
KNUST riots: Ghc1.7m needed to fix damages
Posted on | CommentThe management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has stated that an amount of 1.6 to 1.7 million Ghana cedis is needed to fix damages caused by students. The university students went on rampage October 15, … Read more →
UTAG applauds quashing of Avoke’s removal
Posted on | CommentThe University of Education branch of UTAG has praised the Supreme Court’s quashing of a Winneba High Court’s judgment that removed Prof. Mawuotor Avoke as Vice Chancellor of the University. The governing council of the university in August dismissed Prof. … Read more →
Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row
Posted on | CommentA Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a row with … Read more →
Tunis attack: Suicide bomber was jobless graduate
Posted on | CommentAuthorities in Tunisia have named the attacker behind Monday’s suicide bombing in the capital, Tunis, which injured nine people. Mouna Guebla, 30, was an unemployed graduate from the eastern region of Mahdia, the prosecutor’s office said. Her father doubted that … Read more →
Pharrell Williams orders Donald Trump to stop playing his music
Posted on | CommentPharrell Williams has told US President Donald Trump to stop playing his music at political events. The warning comes after the US leader attended a rally in Indiana on Saturday where the song Happy was played. The event was held … Read more →
India unveils the world’s tallest statue
Posted on | CommentIndia has unveiled the world’s tallest statue, which cost 29.9bn rupees (£330m; $430m) to build. The 182m (600ft) high structure in the western state of Gujarat is a bronze-clad tribute to independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more →
Nigeria police arrest 400 Shia Muslims
Posted on | CommentThe Nigerian police say they have arrested 400 Shia Muslims following several days of protests in the capital, Abuja. The police say the members of the pro-Iran Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) had 31 petrol bombs as well as other … Read more →
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