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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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Anas reveals how ‘hand of God’ saved him from death in Malawi
Posted on | CommentInvestigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has revealed how the ‘hand of God’ saved him from being lynched by a mob in northern Malawi during an investigation on ritual killings. Anas in a statement copied to the media said the incident was … Read more →
233times.net and Westline Entertainment to paint Egyam Orphanage on 22nd Sept. 2018
Posted on | CommentOnline news portal www.233times.net in collaboration with organizers of Western Music Awards, Westline Entertainment are set to paint Egyam Orphanage in the Western Region of Ghana on Saturday 22nd September, 2018. Speaking to the Chief Executive Officer of Prestige Knight … Read more →
Reduce impact of fuel price hikes on us – GPTRU to gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), wants government’s intervention to reduce the impact of fuel price hikes on its members. The Union has however said it does not plan to increase transport fares. The Union cannot increase fares in … Read more →
Pay our allowances now – Youth in Afforestation workers demand
Posted on | CommentSome workers of the Youth in Afforestation model of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), have given the government and the Forestry Commission, till the end of this month to release their accumulated allowances else they will embark on a strike. … Read more →
Energy Commercial Bank Gets SEC Approval To Raise GH¢340m
Posted on | CommentEnergy Commercial Bank has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise GH¢340 million in shares from the Ghanaian investing public. Prior to that, the Bank had gotten “No Objection” from the Bank of Ghana as well … Read more →
South Africa’s Highest Court Legalises Cannabis Use
Posted on | CommentSouth Africa’s highest court has legalised the use of cannabis by adults in private places. Pro-marijuana activists cheered in the public gallery and chanted “Weed are free now” when the Constitutional Court gave its landmark ruling. In a unanimous ruling, … Read more →
Nissan To Establish Assembling Plant In Ghana
Posted on | CommentGovernment is expecting to conclude talks with Japanese car maker Nissan to establish an assembling plant in Ghana. Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, disclosed at the Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition organized by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI). … Read more →
BoG to weather dollar storm; Begins 84th MPC?meeting today
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) is set to roll out new policy measures to weather the storm of the depreciating cedi as it gauges the health of the economy in the last three months. In the last few months, global pressures … Read more →
US slashes number of refugees to 30,000
Posted on | CommentThe US says it will cap the number of refugees allowed into the country next year at a near record low of 30,000. It compares with a 45,000-refugee limit set by President Donald Trump for 2018 and 50,000 the year … Read more →
US imposes new tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods
Posted on | CommentThe US is imposing new tariffs on $200bn (£150bn) worth of Chinese goods as it escalates its trade war with Beijing. These will apply to almost 6,000 items, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far. Handbags, rice and … Read more →
School Bus Crash: ‘Pupils Were Overloaded’ – Police
Posted on | CommentPolice in the Western Region is considering preferring criminal charges against the proprietor of Learners Bridge Academy for negligence in the fatal accident involving the school’s bus and a tipper truck, leading to the death of the 7 persons – … Read more →
Licensure Exams Not To Frustrate Teachers – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has said the teacher licensing examination is not meant to put impediment in the ways of teachers, instead, to enhance their qualities. The examination, which began on September 10 is for all teachers who hold Diploma in Basic … Read more →
FDA alerts public of unsafe Hydrocortisone injection
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has alerted healthcare professionals and consumers, not to distribute supply, or purchase any Hydrocortisone Injection B.P 100mg. The product is labelled Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate Injection B.P 100mg, batch number 5AE01007, manufactured by Ambica Pharma … Read more →
Burkina Faso President visits Ghana today
Posted on | CommentPresident of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will today pay a day’s working visit to Ghana to meet President Akufo Addo. The two leaders will hold bilateral talks at the Jubilee House which will centre on peace, security, and … Read more →
Destruction Of 8-Hectare Food Crops Disturbing – PFAG
Posted on | CommentThe Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has described as very disturbing the destruction of about eight-hectare of food crops at Desiri in the Ashanti region by the Forestry Commission. The Mankranso command of the Forestry Commission over the weekend … Read more →
Anas Bags $11k Journalism Excellence Diadem In India
Posted on | CommentAward-winning journalist and lawyer Anas Aremeyaw Anas has been awarded the 2016 Excellence in Print Journalism at the 10th KCK Award for Excellence in Journalism. A story in the Crusading Guide newspaper, ‘Anas Floors Derry’, which follows 2016 judicial expose’ … Read more →
Recruitment Agencies To Hit The Street Over Govt Suspension
Posted on | CommentLabour recruitment agencies in the country are to stage a demonstration over the decision by the government to suspend their operations for the past one year. According to the association, the freeze on their operations is hugely affecting their economic … Read more →
We’ll Continue To Partner Government – UMB
Posted on | CommentThe Head of Public Private Partnerships of the Universal Merchant Bank, Mr Roland Kwame Akafia, has announced his outfit will continue to support government in its National Policy Summits. Speaking at the media launch of the 4th National Policy Summit, Mr … Read more →
Adoboli Gets Last-Minute Reprieve From Deportation
Posted on | CommentKweku Adoboli, the banker convicted of the UK’s biggest fraud, has been given a last-minute reprieve from deportation as a judge awarded a judicial review of his case. Adoboli, 38, was found guilty in 2012 of fraud that lost his … Read more →
Burkina Faso Botched FGM Leaves 50 Girls In Hospital
Posted on | CommentAround 50 girls are being treated in hospital in Burkina Faso after botched circumcisions, or female genital mutilation (FGM), a minister says. Not all girls who underwent the circumcision have been traced, Minister of Women’s Affairs, Laurence Marshall Ilboudo, said. … Read more →
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