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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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Mate Drowns At Mass Baptism
Posted on | CommentA man identified as Abraham Danso has drowned at Mangoase in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region during a mass baptism exercise in a river by a church from Argomanya . The body of the deceased was retrieved after … Read more →
Producer Price Inflation For August Drops To 7%
Posted on | CommentThe Producer Price Inflation rate for August 2018 was 7.0 per cent. This rate indicates that, between August 2017 and August 2018 (year-on-year), the PPI increased by 7.0 per cent. This rate represents a 1.2 percentage point decrease in producer … Read more →
Fuel Price Increase Won’t Affect Transport Fares – GPRTU
Posted on | CommentThe National Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) Kwame Kuma has disclosed that the 0.2 per cent increment on fuel prices will not cause an upward adjustment in transport fares. According to Mr Kuma, the recent increase … Read more →
Angry customer threatens to lead class-action suit against Menzgold
Posted on | CommentAn aggrieved customer of troubled Menzgold Ghana Company Ltd., is threatening to rally a class action suit against the minerals trading company. According to her, Menzgold has not been transparent about the legality of their operations with the customers. In … Read more →
Bawumia promises equal incentives for Kantanka, other automobile firms
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said the government will ensure that both local and international automobile companies operating in Ghana, will be given equal incentives to enhance their operations. He disclosed that international car manufacturing company; Nissan Motor Co. Ltd, … Read more →
World Bank approves $50m for fight against galamsey
Posted on | CommentThe World Bank has approved 50 million dollars to support the government’s efforts at addressing illegal small-scale mining under activities outlined in the Multi-Sectoral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP). The draft manual of activities would be sponsored by the Bank and … Read more →
Court summons AG over delays in J.B. Danquah murder case
Posted on | CommentA Magistrate Court in Accra has ordered the Attorney General to appear before it to explain the delay in the commencement of the committal process for the suspects accused of killing the Abuakwa North MP J.B. Danquah-Adu. The Magistrate, Aret … Read more →
JB Murder Case: Appear Before Me On Oct 11, Else – Judge Warns AG
Posted on | CommentThe Accra Central Court Magistrate Her Worship Arit Nsemoh has issued a stern warning to the Attorney General’s Department in the case in which Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso are being held for the death of Abuakwa North Member of … Read more →
Welder Stabbed To Death
Posted on | CommentA welding apprentice identified as Prince has been stabbed to death at Okornya, a community near Nkurakan in the Yilo Krobo District of the Eastern Region. He is believed to be around 26 years of age. The Police have since … Read more →
Spare parts dealers to demonstrate over high import charges
Posted on | CommentA group calling itself National Concerned Spare Parts Dealers Association, has served notice to embark on a peaceful demonstration in Accra on Friday, September 21, 2018, to protest what they call increased taxes and other import levies affecting their business. … Read more →
Tanzania is about to outlaw online fact-checking
Posted on | CommentEarlier in 2018 Tanzania’s government, under the leadership of President John Magufuli, introduced a new law for social media and blogs which saw the introduction of license fees for anyone effectively running a website in Tanzania. This led to the … Read more →
North Korea Agrees To Shut Missile Site, Says Moon
Posted on | CommentNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to shut one of the country’s main missile testing and launch sites, says the South’s President Moon Jae-in. After meeting in Pyongyang, the two leaders “agreed on a way to achieve denuclearisation,” said … Read more →
Menzgold Extends Suspension On Dividend Payment
Posted on | CommentEmbattled gold trading firm Menzgold has extended the suspension on the payment of dividend and activities regarding its gold vault to September 28,2018. The initial suspension was to expire today, Wednesday September 19. In a statement Menzgold said: “Following our … Read more →
Ghana honours Burkinabe Leader
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday conferred Ghana’s highest honour, The Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana, on the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Chrisitan Kabore. The award, in recognition of his distinguished leadership and … Read more →
Bagre Dam spillage… Ghana, Burkina Faso discuss solutions
Posted on | CommentGhana and Burkina Faso have begun high-level discussions to find a lasting solution to the spillage of the Bagre Dam that causes floods in many local communities and destroys lives and properties annually. The Bagre Dam is a multi-purpose facility … Read more →
Liberia: $60m worth of banknotes ‘vanish’
Posted on | CommentThe Liberian government says it is investigating what has happened to two huge consignments of money that were printed abroad and brought into the country between November last year and August this year. The money, said to be local banknotes worth about … Read more →
Drug dealer stabs man for stealing his cocaine
Posted on | CommentA 38-year-old man who has been on the police wanted list for dealing in cocaine accused a 24-year-old man of stealing his cocaine and stabbed him in the head with a broken bottle at the weekend at Akyem Oda. The … Read more →
Armed men rob passengers on Kintampo – Tamale road
Posted on | CommentSome suspected armed men on Sunday morning robbed passengers, including a pastor and his wife of their personal belongings and unspecified amount of money on the Kintampo-Buipe-Tamale road. Eight masked and armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, were wielding SB short guns … Read more →
Nigerian refused bail for allegedly robbing a soldier
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court on Monday refused bail to Emmanuel Okpa, a Nigerian who allegedly robbed a Ghanaian soldier, which later led to his death. The plea of Okpa has not been taken and he is to make his next … Read more →
Chiefs don’t own stool lands – Commission
Posted on | CommentTraditional authorities are not owners of stools lands, Mr. Isaac Yaw Amoabeng, an Assistant Lands Officer said on Tuesday. Rather, he said, chiefs and queens remained trustees and care-takers of stool and family lands and therefore had no legal entitlement … Read more →
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