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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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We hope Brexit won’t disturb Ghana-UK trade – Nana Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has said that his government is expectant that the outcome of the Brexit negotiations will not have any adverse effect on Ghana-UK trade relations. Speaking at the opening of the Ghana-UK Investment Summit 2018, Nana Addo said: “The … Read more →
IGP reassigns Cephas Arthur and 31 others
Posted on | CommentAnother shakeup has hit the police service as the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu, has re-assigned some 32 officers. An internal memo dated October 15, 2018 and sighted said the reassignments take immediate effect. Former Public Affairs Director … Read more →
Ghana may produce oil for 100-yrs with nothing to show – Manteaw warns
Posted on | CommentGhana may not be able to flourish like other oil producing countries even after a century, if the proceeds from its oil and gas sector are not properly accounted for. That’s according to the Chairman of the Public Interest and … Read more →
Fuel Prices To Go Up Again – IES
Posted on | CommentThe Institute of Energy Security (IES) is predicting a marginal increase in fuel prices in its review of this month’s first pricing window, spanning October 1-15, 2018. The Institute attributed the expected increase to a rise in the average Brent … Read more →
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies At 65
Posted on | CommentPaul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, has died aged 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had revealed the disease’s return only two weeks ago, after previously being treated for it in 2009. He had said he and his doctors were … Read more →
293 Die In Road Crashes; 1,600 Injured In 2018
Posted on | CommentLatest statistics from the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) indicate a total of 293 died through road crashes between January and September 2018 in the Eastern region. This is against 270 recorded same period in 2017. Also, a total … Read more →
Five Demonstrators Shot At Abirem
Posted on | CommentFive people have sustained gun shot wounds at Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern region after the Police opened fire on demonstrators who were protesting against mining giant, Newmont Ghana. Information gathered by Agoo FM’s Rachel Gablah … Read more →
Man kills wife and injures 4 children at Twifo Praso
Posted on | CommentA man at Twifo Praso in the Twifo-Hemang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region has allegedly killed his wife and injured four of their children. The suspect Kwame Obe, currently at large is said to have committed the act on … Read more →
Police nab mason for possessing Indian hemp
Posted on | CommentThe Mankessim Divisional Police Command has impounded 75 bags of compressed dried leaves, suspected to be Indian hemp, and 10 cartons of King Kong Glyphosate, an agro chemical, at Ekumpoano in the Central Region. The agro chemicals have been impounded … Read more →
Woman who stopped black man from entering his own building sacked from her job
Posted on | CommentA white woman was fired from her job after she tried to stop a black man going into his own apartment building in St Louis. D’Arreion Toles said he was coming home from work when neighbor, Hilary Brooke Thornton, physically … Read more →
‘Banking sector not in crisis, it’s an exaggeration’ – Governor
Posted on | CommentGovernor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, has debunked suggestions that the banking sector is in crisis. According to him, about 90% of industry players are operating and functioning normally. The Bank of Ghana within a spate of 12 … Read more →
Traders to lose shops at Kasoa New Market over documentation
Posted on | CommentSome shop owners at the Kasoa New Market in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region will soon lose their shops due to non-compliance. This follows persistent calls by the Awutu Senya East Municipality for shop owners to produce documents pertaining … Read more →
Father jailed 10 years for impregnating daughter
Posted on | CommentA 42-year-old farmer, Collins Boadi, who impregnated his own daughter and aborted the pregnancy, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Asamankese Circuit Court. He pleaded guilty. Police Chief Inspector Emmanuel Ato Gand, prosecuting, told … Read more →
Angola ‘Expels 180,000 Migrants’
Posted on | CommentAt least 180,000 Congolese citizens have crossed the border with Angola since 1 October – most heading to the city of Kamako where they are living in precarious informal camps, local officials have confirmed. The numbers are likely to be … Read more →
Ghana Ready For Business – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has said Ghana is “ready for business”, urging the UK business community to partner with the West African country and be part of the new, exciting and profitable phase of its quest to transform the economy into an … Read more →
75 Bags Of Indian Hemp Seized At Mankessim
Posted on | CommentThe Police at Mankessim in the Central region has arrested a 28-year-old John Mensah Sarbah for his alleged involvement in narcotic trade in the area. The police acting on intelligence arrested the suspect who was seen packing some 75 bags … Read more →
Free SHS Ensuring Equitable Distribution Of Oil Revenues – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated his administration is using the country’s oil revenues to create assets, and not waste it on consumption and the accumulation of debt. According to President Akufo-Addo, “we are investing revenues from oil in … Read more →
Over 1million Ghanaians Have Lost Their Jobs Since 2017 – CSS
Posted on | CommentThe Centre for Socioeconomic Studies (CSS) has said over one million Ghanaians have lost their jobs since 2017. “The CSS, from its study of the situation, found that over a million individuals who contributed significantly to Ghana’s workforce and also … Read more →
207,200 Ghanaians are blind — GHS
Posted on | CommentAbout 207,200 Ghanaians are blind, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed. It said they represent 0.74% of the population. The GHS said over 300,000 Ghanaians, representing 1.07 per cent of the population, were also seriously sick with severe visual … Read more →
Zimbabwe’s inflation accelerates at fastest pace in 8 years
Posted on | CommentZimbabwean consumer prices rose at the fastest pace since 2010 last month, as a shortage of foreign exchange curbed supplies of basic commodities including wheat. The inflation rate climbed to 5.4 percent, from 4.8 percent in August, the Harare-based Zimbabwe … Read more →
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