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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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Chief Justice chastises judges over sloppy judgements
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Justice, Ms Justice Sophia Akuffo, has taken a swipe at judges who deliver sloppy judgements. She said it was unacceptable for judges to deliver judgements exceeding their jurisdiction and also not found in law. Such level of incompetence, … Read more →
Crowd scramble for cedis at traffic intersection in Accra
Posted on | CommentThere was disorder at a traffic intersection at Tesano in Accra last Tuesday morning, when hawkers and pedestrians scrambled for cedi notes totalling GH¢14,300 which got strewn on the road after two suspected armed robbers who snatched the cash from … Read more →
PURC begins review process for 2019 tariffs
Posted on | CommentThe processes for the review of tariffs have begun with a directive to the utility companies to make their proposals available in order for it to be captured in a newly developed template for the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). … Read more →
Over 53,000 abortion cases recorded at public health centres in 2017
Posted on | CommentFigures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reveal that 53,114 abortions were supervised in public health facilities in the country in 2017. Unsafe abortion also recorded 13,918 in the same period as compared to 15,325 unsafe abortion cases in 2016, … Read more →
Western Region hosts 17th Annual General Meeting of Medical Superintendents Group of Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Medical Superintendents Group of Ghana is meeting in the Western Region from Tuesday 2nd October to Friday 5th October, 2018 for the 17th edition of the Annual General Meeting (AGM). At the Akroma Plaza Hotel yesterday 3rd October, 2018 … Read more →
Cobbler in court over defilement
Posted on | CommentA Circuit Court in Accra on Tuesday remanded into Police custody, Alex Boateng a cobbler, for allegedly defiling an eleven year old girl at Achimota a suburb in Accra. Boateng is said to have told the Police that he had … Read more →
Allowances of National Service Personnel delays
Posted on | CommentThe allowances of some National Service Personnel (NSP) are expected to delay because many of them did not fill their allowance forms properly. Mr Prince Kankam-Boadu, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), has said. That notwithstanding, … Read more →
Basic schools to have lesser number of subjects
Posted on | CommentBasic schools in the country could study lesser number of subjects from the next academic year, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has hinted. It said the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has been tasked to carry out the review with a … Read more →
Delta Airline aborts trip to Accra after plane caught fire
Posted on | CommentOver 200 passengers on board a Delta Flight to Accra were evacuated from the plane Monday evening after fire erupted in the landing gear. According to a report by the New York Post, the Delta Flight 420 headed back to the gates of … Read more →
Herbert Mensah remembers Komla Dumor on his ’46th birthday’ today
Posted on | CommentHerbert Mensah, the President of Ghana Rugby, remembered Komla Dumor – a close friend of his – on what would have been his 46th birthday with this clip that was recorded in Accra after Komla’s tragic passing in 2014. Komla … Read more →
Most women from sub-Sahara Africa in Italy do sex work-IOM
Posted on | CommentMost women from Sub-Sahara Africa entering Italy are trafficked for sexual exploitation, an official of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday. According to Mrs. Florence Kim, a Communication Expert at the IOM, the situation between Ghanaian and … Read more →
‘Trump alert’: US mobile phone owners braced for test
Posted on | CommentMore than 200 million US mobile phones are set to receive a test “Presidential Alert” later on Wednesday. The trial is designed to check that a previously unused emergency communications system works properly. Unlike other alerts – such as natural … Read more →
Guinea-Bissau migrant shipwreck: Dozens feared dead
Posted on | CommentAbout 60 migrants are feared to have drowned when a wooden boat capsized during a storm off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. The country’s navy was unable to help when the boat went down on Monday as it lacked the resources, … Read more →
Bank Crisis: Gov’t Saved Deposits Of 1m Ghanaians – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that the rationalisation of the banking sector has ensured that deposits of 1,147,366 Ghanaians were saved. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the new Standard Chartered Head Office on Wednesday, 3rd October, 2018, President … Read more →
Melania Trump visits Cape Coast Castle; calls it ‘very emotional’ [Photos]
Posted on | CommentMelania Trump today [3rd October 2018], visited the Cape Coast Castle and described her experience as very ’emotional’. The United States First Lady spent close to an hour at the castle, where he was taken around by tour guides. Mrs. … Read more →
China’s model of assistance stifles self-reliance – USAID boss
Posted on | CommentThe Administrator of USAID, Ambassador Mark Green, wants government to be wary of Chinese aid as it pursues a Ghana Beyond Aid agenda. According to Ambassador Green, who is part of US First Lady Melania Trump’s delegation that visited Ghana, … Read more →
US determined to help Akufo-Addo achieve Ghana Beyond Aid – USAID boss
Posted on | CommentThe administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Ambassador Mark Green, says the US government is prepared to work with the government to achieve its ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’ agenda. President Akufo-Addo has made this agenda a priority … Read more →
Police CID receives equipment from EU; To enhance operations
Posted on | CommentThe Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has received information and communications technology (ICT) equipment from the European Union (EU) to enhance its electronic data collection system. It includes 40 workstations, 40 scanners, 40 uninterrupted power supply … Read more →
Dilapidated, school structure affecting teaching earning in Bimbilla
Posted on | CommentDilapidated structures, coupled with the lack of space, is affecting quality education at the Presbyterian Experimental Primary School at Bimbilla in the Nanumba North municipality in the Northern Region. As a result, some of the pupils are compelled to sit … Read more →
Central University Holds Library Week
Posted on | CommentThe Central University Library, the hub of scholarly information, is 20 years old and it has organized a Library Week to mark the milestone. The month of October has been earmarked to observe the Week every year. The main objective … Read more →
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