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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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Tear gas fired to quell Ethiopia protest
Posted on | CommentPolice have fired tear gas in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to disperse people in the wake of clashes between supporters of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and some residents of the city. Parts of Addis Ababa’s commercial centre has become … Read more →
Email scam: Nigerian ‘ran ring from Sydney detention centre’
Posted on | CommentAustralian police have charged a man they say was running a multi-million dollar email scam from inside an immigration detention centre in Sydney. The Nigerian man, 43, headed a fraud ring which sent fake messages that claimed to be from … Read more →
Uganda’s Parliament doesn’t pay social media tax
Posted on | CommentUgandan opposition MP Kaps Fungaroo has complained that he is unable to access apps like Twitter on his official iPad because parliament is not paying the controversial social media tax. The 200 Uganda shilling [$0.05, £0.04] per day tax on … Read more →
Vice President Bawumia breaks silence on falling cedi [Video]
Posted on | CommentThe Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government welcomes the debate on the depreciation on the cedi. According to him, the current depreciation of the cedi is not same as a result of the … Read more →
We may cancel or raise marking scheme over leaks in licensure exams – NTC
Posted on | CommentThe National Teaching Council (NTC), conductors of the just ended licensure examination is likely to raise the marking scheme if allegations of leaked questions are proven. This follows reports of widespread examination malpractices with some candidates getting access to the … Read more →
World Bank Group mourns Kofi Annan
Posted on | CommentThe World Bank Group Vice President, Yvonne Manu Tsikata, has expressed condolences to the family of the late former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. “As a proud fellow Ghanaian, I share the sadness of all my countrymen and women in mourning the … Read more →
NAPO dissolves Prempeh College Board; halts sale of school lands
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has dissolved the Governing Board of Prempeh College over its alleged role in the sale of the school’s lands. The Minister has also directed the establishment of an Interim Management Committee to … Read more →
Youth group demonstrates over SEC action against Menzgold
Posted on | CommentA group calling itself the Coalition of Concerned Youth Ghana ( COCYOG), on Thursday demonstrated against the suspension of parts of the operations of Menzgold. The group is fuming with rage over what it termed a deliberate attempt by government to … Read more →
Investigate Auditor General’s complaints quickly – CSOs to gov’t
Posted on | CommentA coalition of civil society organizations dedicated to the fight against corruption in Ghana, is calling on government to fast-track investigations into complaints of interference by the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo in his work. “We have taken notice of the swift … Read more →
UEW lecturers urge support for new VC
Posted on | CommentDr. Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, a senior lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba, has urged his colleagues to rally behind the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Prof. Afful-Broni. He said political polarisation had torn the school apart and it was now … Read more →
10-year-old Girl dies in building collapse, five others injured
Posted on | CommentA 10-year-old girl has died with five other persons hospitalized after the wall of a building collapsed on them at Brofoyedu in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region. The building’s wall collapsed after a downpour on Tuesday. Two injured … Read more →
Chinese bosses to be arraigned for ‘stabbing’ teenage employee
Posted on | CommentThe two Chinese nationals who reportedly inflicted knife wounds on their teenage employee in Kumasi are set to be arraigned after their arrest. The two, Liu Zhen Zhou and Liu Wan, have also been charged over the incident which occurred last … Read more →
Bawumia launches School Entrepreneurship Initiative in Tamale
Posted on | CommentThe Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has officially launched the National School Entrepreneurship Initiative (SEI) in Tamale with a firm promise that government will prudently manage and transform the local economy to relief the hardships on the populace. According … Read more →
Don’t patronise unlicensed investment schemes – SEC warns
Posted on | CommentThe Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday cautioned the public against patronising unlicensed financial investment schemes and products, which are being marketed through various media forms, including electronic, outdoor and mass media advertising. “Operators of these unlicensed financial investment schemes … Read more →
Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire agree on actions for production, sale of cocoa
Posted on | CommentGhana and Cote d’Ivoire have agreed to set a floor price for cocoa in the global commodity market, below which none of the two countries will sell its produce. It forms part of 12 action points the two countries agreed … Read more →
EC embarks on voter registration September 16 to 25, 2018
Posted on | CommentThe Electoral Commission (EC) is to embark on a limited voter registration exercise from September 16 to 25, 2018. The limited voter registration exercise will be from 7am to 6pm each day during the period. The exercise is to be implemented in two phases … Read more →
Blind Woman Raped, Impregnated, Left With HIV
Posted on | CommentImagine being blind, raped and in the process, got pregnant and after giving birth, you get to know you and your new-born baby have contracted HIV. This is not a tale told in a movie, it is the sad story … Read more →
Technical University Teachers embarks on strike
Posted on | CommentThe Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared a sit down strike with immediate effect following refusal of Government to offer them the same conditions of service as lecturers in public universities. A statement copied to the Ghana … Read more →
40K Surgeries Needed Annually To Stop Blindness – GHS
Posted on | CommentThe Head of the Eye Care Unit of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr James Addy, has said about 40.000 cataract surgeries are required to be conducted yearly among Ghanaians to prevent the disturbing cases of blindness. “As a country, … Read more →
Banking Crisis: Ghana Not In Recession – CEO
Posted on | CommentThe Group CEO of CDH Holding, Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee, has accused the Central Bank of “wrong timing” in sanitizing the banking sector. As a result, he said the decision has led to the seeming liquidity crunch in the country. According to … Read more →
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