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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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Coca-Cola To Make Cannabis Drink
Posted on | CommentCoca-Cola is in ‘serious talks’ to develop cannabis-infused drinks as more countries move to legalise the drug.The Atlanta based drinks giant, which own over 500 brands including Sprite, Fanta and Costa Coffee, is in advanced discussions with Canadian company Aurora … Read more →
7 School children Killed In Road Crash
Posted on | CommentA fatal accident involving a school bus, carrying over 30 school pupils of Learners’ Bridge Academy in the Western region and a tipper truck, has claimed over seven. According to Starr News sources, the school bus was conveying the pupils … Read more →
Highway Robber Jailed 15 Years
Posted on | CommentA highway robber has been slapped with a 15-year jail term by a court in Mpraeso in the Eastern region. The convict pleaded guilty when arraigned before the Court on Monday. Mohammedu Fuseini was arrested on September 14, 2018 as … Read more →
Bank Crisis: CBG Locks Up Donor Funds For Eye Surgeries
Posted on | CommentHundreds of eye patients across the country expected to undergo surgery are stranded at various hospitals because funds released for the exercise have been locked up in Consolidated Bank Ghana account. The donors – the Himalayan Cataract Project of the … Read more →
Google bans birds on bikes from algorithm contest
Posted on | CommentGoogle wants pictures of bicycles and birds that can defeat image-recognition algorithms, as part of a contest launched to improve the technology. While it is easy for humans to tell the difference between birds and bikes, computer systems can struggle … Read more →
Omnibank, Sahel Sahara to spend GH¢1.2m on merger
Posted on | CommentIt will cost about one million cedis to complete the merger between Omnibank and Sahel Sahara bank. This is the information available from the management of the two banks. The disclosure comes on the back of the signing of a … Read more →
Drivers lament over fuel cost at GH¢5 per litre
Posted on | CommentSome drivers have expressed their displeasure over the increase in fuel prices for the second pricing window in September. Checks at some fuel pumps on Monday evening [September 17, 2018] showed that Shell had increased its prices. A litre of … Read more →
Expect more fuel price increases over Cedi woes – Energy Institute
Posted on | CommentThe Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Paa Kwesi Anamoah Sakyi, has warned that fuel prices at the pump will continue to go up until the cedi stabilizes. According to him, Bulk Oil Distributors who buy crude … Read more →
NDC fights gov’t over ‘neglect’ of flood victims in N/Region
Posted on | CommentThe opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC), Northern Regional branch has taken a swipe at government over its failure to assuage the plight of victims of recent floods in the region. The cumulative effects of a nonstop downpour and the Bagre … Read more →
Ghana Achieves B Credit Rating with a Stable Outlook after almost a Decade
Posted on | CommentGhana’s credit rating has been upgraded from a B- to a B by Standard and Poor’s (S&P), following their recent assessment of the country, and has given Ghana a stable outlook, for the first time in almost a decade. A … Read more →
Poor Eyesight Cause Of Rising Road Accidents – GHS
Posted on | CommentThe Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie has said the high carnage being recorded on the country’s roads are partly because of poor sight among drivers. “Poor sight is a major risk factor for … Read more →
Nigeria minister resigns over forged certificate
Posted on | CommentNigeria’s finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned over allegations she used a forged certificate to avoid the country’s mandatory one-year youth service scheme. She lived in the UK until she was 34, said she had been told she was exempt because … Read more →
At least 23 dead in Ethiopia ethnic violence
Posted on | CommentAt least 23 people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in the ethnic Oromo heartland near Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a police source said. The unrest followed a mass rally on Saturday marking the return to Ethiopia … Read more →
Technical University staff to join TUTAG strike over service conditions
Posted on | CommentThe Technical University Workers Association of Ghana (TUWAG), has served notice that it will soon join the sit-down strike embarked on by the Technical University Teachers Association (TUTAG) last week. TUTAG, last Wednesday declared an indefinite strike, vowing to only … Read more →
NCA releases roadmap for sale of spectrum for mobile services
Posted on | CommentThe National Communications Authority (NCA) has released the Roadmap for the sale of Spectrum in the 800 MHz Band for mobile services. The NCA is consequently inviting applications from eligible Entities registered under the Ghana Companies Code, 1963, Act 179 for … Read more →
300 villages to benefit from China-aided satellite TV project
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Communications in collaboration with StarTimes will on September 26 launch the commencement of the nationwide ‘300 village satellite TV project’. The ceremony to officially announce the start of the project will be held at Akweibu Basic School … Read more →
300,000 Ghanaians At Risk Of Going Blind – GHS
Posted on | CommentAbout 300,000 Ghanaians are currently at risk of going blind, the Director of Institutional Care Division of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea has disclosed. Already, about 200,000 individuals have gone totally blind with cataract being the … Read more →
KIA Terminal 3 opens to international flights
Posted on | CommentThe Terminal Three project of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has been formally opened to the air travelling public. This follows successful tests and simulation exercises of the project by the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). Hundreds of travellers used … Read more →
Five dead after flooding in Sissala East
Posted on | CommentAt least five persons are reported dead in the Sissala East municipality of the Upper West Region after a week of heavy rains. The five died in separate flood incidents recorded in the area. About 34 farming communities have been … Read more →
Consider outside markets – Bawumia urges new entrepreneurs
Posted on | CommentVice President Mahamadu Bawumia wants Ghanaian entrepreneurs to consider exploring other markets outside Ghana. Dr. Bawumia says tapping into the West African market will help them expand and grow. Speaking at a ceremony in Tamale where startup capitals ranging from … Read more →
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