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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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Ghana/Norway relations on a steady growth
Posted on | CommentMr Oyvind Udland Johansen, the Deputy Counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, has said Ghana is a key partner for Norway in both political and commercial endeavours. He said the partnership had been cemented with President Nana Akufo-Addo and the … Read more →
Court fines businessman for unlicensed insurance firm operation
Posted on | CommentThe Agona Swedru Circuit has sentenced Emmanuel Kwame Agyei, a businessman, to a fine of GH¢30,000 for operating an unlicensed insurance company and issuing fake motor insurance stickers to the public. He was convicted on charges of operating unlicensed insurance … Read more →
Agric gets boost; GH¢500m as loan insurance to farmers
Posted on | CommentThe agricultural sector is to receive a big boost following the government’s move to establish a GH¢500 million facility to support the growth and development of the sector, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said. The facility is to serve … Read more →
Kofi Annan’s body arrives today
Posted on | CommentThe return of the former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Busumuru Kofi Annan, to his ancestral home begins with the arrival of his body in Accra. The body of the global icon will be accompanied by his wife, children … Read more →
NADMO supports flood victims at Kogolo
Posted on | CommentThe Upper East Regional National Disaster Management Organization(NADMO), has provided relief items for flood victims in the Kologo community in the Kassena-Nankana municipality. Torrential rains on 24th August 2018, flooded the community collapsing hundreds of households, as affected community members … Read more →
Kotoka Airport Terminal 3 to be operational from September 15
Posted on | CommentThe Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Mr John Dekyem Attafuah has announced that the newly constructed Terminal 3 of the Kotoka International Airport will become fully operational on September 15 ahead of its official inauguration by President Akufo-Addo … Read more →
Akpeteshie laced with Wee seller nabbed
Posted on | CommentA 34 year old trader, arrested with four big plastic containers of “akpetsehie,” a local alcoholic drink laced with suspected cannabis sativa, on Thursday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Adjoa Frimpomaa, who is also a drinking bar operator has … Read more →
Unemployed jailed seven years for sexually molesting minor
Posted on | CommentA Circuit Court in Accra on Thursday handed down a seven year jail term on Prince Aboagye, 22-year-old unemployed for having sex with an eight year old girl at Atomic Down, a suburb in Accra. Aboagye charged with defilement had … Read more →
25-yr-old jobless man arrested for ‘butchering’ his friend to death
Posted on | CommentPolice in the Eastern Region have arrested Gideon Frimpong, a 25-year-old unemployed man for inflicting multiple machete wounds on his friend at Oyoko, a community in the New Juaben North Municipality. The deceased, Samuel Kofi Appiah, 37, who is also … Read more →
Cosmopolitan Insurance Offers One-Year Health Cover For Midland Police Victim
Posted on | CommentLeading health insurance company, Cosmopolitan Insurance, has presented a one-year full health coverage for the victim of the Midland Savings and loans Police brutality Patience Osafo. The health coverage is to the tune of GHC55,000 for the year. The presentation … Read more →
Justice Crabbe Was Outstanding – Nana Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has eulogised the late Supreme Court Judge, Justice V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe, describing him as outstanding. Justice Crabbe died Friday morning in Accra after a short illness at age 95. In a Facebook post, the President said: “On behalf of … Read more →
Unemployed man arrested for robbery and assault
Posted on | CommentThe Police in Sunyani has arrested an unemployed young man, Samuel Antwi Boasiako, a resident of Baakoniaba, a suburb of Sunyani, for robbing and inflicting severe cutlass wounds on a young woman in the community. The suspect stole the phones, … Read more →
South Sudan soldiers jailed for rape and murder
Posted on | CommentA military court in South Sudan has sentenced 10 soldiers to jail terms ranging from seven years to life for a rampage in which a journalist was killed and foreign aid workers raped. The court also ordered South Sudan’s government … Read more →
SHS re-opening won’t be postponed – GES
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has said postponing the re-opening date of Senior High Schools as has been suggested by some teacher unions is not an option. “GES has issued out the resumption date or the date for the commencement … Read more →
Discounted crude oil sales justified; Finance Ministry erred – GNPC
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has defended its transactions which the Finance Ministry flagged as having cost the state $34 million in oil revenue, as a result of under-pricing of oil products by the Corporation. GNPC, in a July … Read more →
Protesting Teachers Submit To License Examination
Posted on | CommentNewly trained teachers who were protesting the teachers licensing examination have agreed to take the test after they reached an agreement with the education ministry Thursday. The move comes after the National Teaching Council (NTC) warned the teachers they will … Read more →
Brazil’s Presidential Front-Runner Stabbed At Rally
Posted on | CommentThe front-runner in Brazil’s presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro, has been stabbed at a campaign rally. The far-right politician was attacked amid a crowd in the south-east state of Minas Gerais. A suspect was arrested. Mr Bolsonaro had surgery for injuries … Read more →
Bagre Dam Spillage, Heavy Rains Leave Trail Of Destruction Across Northern Region
Posted on | CommentA devastating twin occurrence of a dam spillage at Bagre in neighboring Burkina Faso and weeks of heavy downpour in the Northern Region have left at least six people dead and over half a million without their homes and properties. … Read more →
Man Dies After Multiple Knife Attack At Oyoko
Posted on | CommentA 37-year-old resident of Oyoko near Koforidua in the Eastern region has died of multiple stab wounds on his face. The unemployed man was rushed to the Central Government Hospital, Koforidua, for treatment but was pronounced dead soon on arrival … Read more →
Poverty Gap Between Northern, Southern Ghana Widening – DFID
Posted on | CommentCountry Director of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), Philip Smith, has said the poverty gap between northern and southern Ghana is widening despite the country seeing “record” economic growth and development in the last 12 years. Mr. … Read more →
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