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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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Five security settings in iOS 12 you should change right now
Posted on | CommentiOS 12, Apple’s latest mobile software for iPhone and iPad, is finally out. The new software packs in a bunch of new security and privacy features you’ve probably already heard about. Here’s what you need to do to take advantage of the new settings and … Read more →
Portuguese 400-year-old shipwreck found off Cascais
Posted on | CommentArchaeologists have found a 400-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Portugal, in what one specialist called the “discovery of a decade”. Spices, ceramics and cannons engraved with Portugal’s coat of arms all lie around the wreck, found near Cascais, close … Read more →
Swedish PM voted out by Parliament
Posted on | CommentSweden’s prime minister Stefan Lofven will have to stand down after losing the support of parliament. The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) backed the vote to remove him, weeks after a general election that delivered a hung parliament. In Tuesday’s dramatic … Read more →
University of Ghana admits over 28,000 fresh students
Posted on | CommentThe University of Ghana (UG) has admitted 28,149 students out of the 43,215 that applied under its undergraduate programme for the 2018/19 academic year, constituting 65 per cent of the total number of applicants. For the 2018/19 academic year, the … Read more →
First Allied Savings customers petition Asantehene over locked-up funds
Posted on | CommentSome customers of the First Allied Savings and Loans Company Limited in the Ashanti Region stormed the Manhyia Palace on Tuesday to petition the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The angry customers say they are at the palace to get … Read more →
Free SHS has saved parents thousands of cedis – Bawumia
Posted on | CommentThe implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, has saved and will continue to save the parents of beneficiary students thousands of Ghana cedis, according to Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. The Vice President of the Republic, who was … Read more →
Traditional rulers blame politicians for violence in Sankore
Posted on | CommentThe Sankore Traditional Council in the Brong Ahafo Region has blamed politicians for the recurring violence and chaos in the area. Nana Ogyedom Appiah Kubi, Omanhene of the Sankore Traditional area said the NDC and NPP should be held responsible for … Read more →
The cedi’s future looks good despite current woes – Ofori-Atta
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expressing optimism over the stability of the cedi against the United States dollar. In recent months, the cedi has depreciated by 7% translating to an exchange rate of about 5 cedis to a dollar. … Read more →
Northern Region floods kill nine – NADMO
Posted on | CommentNine persons have been confirmed dead so far from severe floods in the Northern Region. Several weeks of massive rains coupled with the Bagre dam spillage in neighbouring Burkina Faso caused the floods. Media reports had put the death toll … Read more →
Togo opposition leader on hunger strike at Ghana High Commission
Posted on | CommentAn opposition leader in Togo, Ayao Nichodeme Habia, has taken refuge in the Ghanaian High Commission in Togo as he embarks on an indefinite hunger strike over the current political turmoil in that country. The Party of Democrats leader who … Read more →
GETFund contractors threaten to sue gov’t over unpaid salaries
Posted on | CommentMembers of the Association of Conscientious Public Sector Contractors, have threatened to sue government next month over their unpaid salaries. The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) contractors say they are yet to be paid for work done in schools since … Read more →
Fix Our Problems Now, Not Later – GMA To Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe general secretary of the Ghana Medical Association Dr. Justice Yamson has urged President Akufo-Addo and his government to work to resolve the hardships Ghanaians are facing now. According to him, claims by the President that government is working to … Read more →
We Haven’t Called Off Our Strike – Tanker Drivers
Posted on | CommentGhana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (GNPTDU) has denied claims by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Chief Executive Officer, Alhassan Tampuli, that they have called off their strike. The drivers embarked on the industrial action Monday over what they say … Read more →
Reduce Fuel Prices – TUC
Posted on | CommentThe Trades Union Congress (TUC) is on the neck of government to cut certain levies contributing to rampant increase in fuel prices. Fuel prices at the pumps have shot up to GHC5 per litre causing a lot of public uproar … Read more →
‘Takoradi public cemetery full, bury dead elsewhere’
Posted on | CommentThe Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), has acquired land at Eshiem near Takoradi to be developed into a public cemetery because the current one in use at Takoradi is full. In view of this, the assembly is urging residents of Takoradi to … Read more →
Debt to GDP drops marginally to 65.9%
Posted on | CommentThe country’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GPD) has decreased from 67.4 per cent in July 2017 to 65.9 per cent as of the end of July this year. This is a result of the expansion in the economy during the … Read more →
Liberia loses $104m in cash; Sirleaf, others banned from foreign travel
Posted on | CommentFifteen Liberians, including the son of former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, are banned from leaving the country while the government investigates the whereabouts of $104 million in missing cash intended for the central bank, the government said A series of … Read more →
Suspected motorbike thief stabbed to death at Okornya-Nkurakan
Posted on | CommentA suspected motorcycle thief has been stabbed to death at Okornya-Nkurakan near Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The suspect, whose name was only given as Prince, is said to have carried out his operation with four other friends who escaped … Read more →
Ex-Serviceman Burnt To Death In Gas Explosion
Posted on | CommentA 66-year-old ex-Serviceman indentified as Theodore Obimpeh has been burnt to ashes at Comet, a community near Aburi in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region after a domestic gas cylinder explosion. The gas cylinder which was reportedly leaking … Read more →
Private schools to compulsorily employ licensed teachers – GES
Posted on | CommentPrivate schools in the country will be required to employ the services of licensed teachers like the public schools, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. That is to ensure a uniformed standard in both public and private schools. “Private schools … Read more →
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