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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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No timelines for deposit repayments – First Allied Savings and Loans
Posted on | CommentThe Public Affairs Manager of First Allied Savings and Loans, Jones Owusu says the company cannot put out a date for repaying deposits to its customers because any such announcement may lead to the collapse of the business. According to Mr Owusu, chaos … Read more →
Only 20% of cocoa processed locally; Still short of gov’ts 50% target
Posted on | CommentGhana still exports about 80 per cent of its raw cocoa beans despite calls for value addition in order for the country to earn more revenue from the commodity. The Managing Director (MD) of the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), Mr … Read more →
Pilot Capt Quainoo makes historic A380 landing at Terminal 3
Posted on | CommentCaptain Solomon Quainoo has become the first pilot to successfully land the biggest passenger aircraft at the Kotoka International Airport in Ghana. Captain Quainoo taxied the mammoth Emirates A380 aircraft to a stop on Tuesday at the Kotoka International Airport’s Terminal 3, … Read more →
Reckless use of funds impeding Ghana’s development – PIAC
Posted on | CommentDr. Steve Manteaw, the Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has said the vision of moving Ghana beyond aid will not be achieved if funds allocated for development projects are not used appropriately. Misappropriation of state funds, … Read more →
A/Regional Minister to meet First Allied officials, BoG over locked-up cash
Posted on | CommentThe Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has reaffirmed his resolve to ensure that customers of First allied Savings and Loans Company do not lose their monies. He explained that, a meeting with the management of the Company and officials … Read more →
NADMO Rushes To Afram Plains As 100 Communities Submerge
Posted on | CommentOfficials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) from the National Headquarters and the Eastern Regional Directorate are moving to Kwahu Afram Plains North District as floods submerge more than 100 communities. The team is expected to arrive by Wednesday … Read more →
Man jailed seven years for defiling wife’s niece in toilet
Posted on | CommentA farmer who sneaked into a pit latrine, where his wife’s niece was attending to nature’s call and defiled her, has been jailed seven years by a Circuit Court at Aflao. Kwaku Sevordzi Boateng, 45, pleaded not guilty, but the … Read more →
[VIDEO]: Melania Trump arrives in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe First Lady of the United States of America, Mrs Melania Trump, has arrived in Ghana today to start a four-country tour of Africa. Mrs Trump’s plane touched down at the Jubilee lounge of the KIA at exactly 10:06 am on Tuesday. … Read more →
3 arrested with $10 million in fake money
Posted on | CommentOne Kenyan and two Chadians have been arrested in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi after they were found with more than 1bn Kenya shillings ($9.9m; £7.6m) in fake dollar and euro notes in their possession, police say. The three men were arrested at a house … Read more →
Togolese jailed 10 years for robbing Immigration officer
Posted on | CommentA Circuit Court at Aflao has sentenced a Togolese national to 10 years in prison for robbing a female Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officer at knifepoint at Dzodze in the Ketu North District of the Volta Region. Christian Agbodzra, alias … Read more →
Tema Police shoots two alleged robbers dead
Posted on | CommentThe Tema Police Command on Monday gunned down two alleged armed robbers and arrested two others after engaging them in a shootout. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Joseph Benefo Darkwah, Tema Police Regional Public Relations Officer, told the Ghana News … Read more →
Driver remanded for defiling three year old girl
Posted on | CommentEmmanuel Kyei, a 40-year-old driver was on Monday remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl at Dansoman a suburb of Accra. Kyei charged with defilement has however pleaded not guilty before the court presided over … Read more →
Why Ghana Should Use Melania As A Fashion Ambassador
Posted on | CommentIt’s good that it’s the female half of the current inhabitants of the White House who is making the first foray into Africa. I am not quite sure what kind of welcome US President Donald Trump would get if he … Read more →
Ghanaians Fume Over Duncan-Williams’ Fasting Calls
Posted on | CommentGhanaians do not seem to be upbeat regarding the call for a 72-hour fasting and prayer by Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International, Nicholas Duncan-Williams. The Archbishop on Sunday, told his congregation that Ghanaians needed to … Read more →
Cedi To Depreciate Further – ISSER Hints
Posted on | CommentThe Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has predicted the Cedi to further depreciate against the US dollar in 2018. “It’s expected that the Cedi will depreciate slightly more than the 2017 levels because of the current rise … Read more →
Singapore abolishes school exam rankings, says learning is not competition
Posted on | CommentWhether a child finishes first or last will no longer be indicated in primary and secondary school report books from next year in Singapore, – a move which Education Minister Ong Ye Kung hopes will show students that “learning is not a … Read more →
We’ve no ulterior motive for creation of new regions – Oppong Nkrumah
Posted on | CommentThere’s no ulterior motive such as ethnic or political considerations underpinning the decision to create new regions as has been suggested. According to government, the creation of new regions is being done in accordance with laid down constitutional procedures. “Those … Read more →
Fuel prices to remain unchanged in October
Posted on | CommentFuel prices are to remain stable for the first pricing window of October [spanning October 1-15, 2018]. This is a prediction by the Institute of Energy Security (IES). The IES attributes the findings to various indicators such as the cedi’s … Read more →
Melania Trump visits Ghana today, trip to boost ties with US
Posted on | CommentFirst Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, is expected to arrive in Ghana today, Tuesday October 2 for a two-day official visit. She is for the first time visiting four African countries namely Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in … Read more →
Indonesia Tsunami: Death Toll Rises To Over 1,200
Posted on | CommentThe number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,200, the country’s disaster response agency says. The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a previous confirmed figure of 844. … Read more →
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