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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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GRA postpones implementation of CTN to Oct 15
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has postponed the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) to October 15, 2018. Following that, the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has suspended its planned protest against the implementation of the CTN. GUTA’s decision … Read more →
Court sentences Nigerian for snatching money bags
Posted on | CommentA 25-year-old Nigerian Chijioke Amadi was on Wednesday sentenced to a fine of GH¢2,400.00 by an Accra Circuit Court for snatching the bags of money changers containing different currencies to the tune of GH¢53,610.00. Amadi, unemployed, will in default, serve … Read more →
Man, 34, jailed five years for causing harm
Posted on | CommentA 34 year old man who inflicted cutlass wounds on one palm of a farmer has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by a Kumasi Circuit Court, presided over by Justice Ekow Mensah. Prince Yeboah, the convict, pleaded guilty to … Read more →
Court orders forensic examination of Bishop Obinim’s signature
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court has ordered Bishop Daniel Obinim, the Founder of God’s Way International Church, to give samples of his signature for forensic examination. The Police are also to make available Obinim’s signature on the Police statement tendered in … Read more →
Collapse Ghana Law School, establish council for legal education – Lecturer
Posted on | CommentA Senior Lecturer at the Ghana School of Law, Maxwell Opoku Agyemang, is calling for the collapse of the Ghana School of Law in its current shape and form. According to him, the current complexities associated with legal education coupled … Read more →
Defilement cases up by 26%; Greater Accra, Ashanti tops
Posted on | CommentDefilement cases in Ghana went up by 25.7% in the year 2017. Statistics from the Ghana Police service show that the Greater Accra Region recorded the highest number of such cases in the year under review. According to the Annual … Read more →
Angela Merkel visits Ghana today
Posted on | CommentGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel will today (Thursday) pay a one day visit to Ghana as part of her tour of West Africa. The trip follows an announcement by Berlin to reduce obstacles to German-African trade. It also underscores the growing … Read more →
Be Original; Keep Your Tourist Sites – SA Tourism CEO To Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe CEO of South African Tourism Sisa Ntshona has advised Ghana to preserve its tourist sites. Speaking to Giovani Caleb and Berla Mundi on the Starr Drive Wednesday, Mr Ntshona urged Ghana to be particular about its cultural uniqueness. According … Read more →
Akufo-Addo Leaves For China Friday
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo will leave Accra for China on a state visit tomorrow, Friday August 31. The visit is to deepen bilateral relations between Ghana and China. Mr. Akufo-Addo is expected to meet Chinese leader Xi-Jiping on trade relations and other … Read more →
US-Based Kwadjo Osei-Wusu Charged In Cyber Hacking, Bank Fraud
Posted on | CommentHartford police have arrested a Manchester man after an investigation into the theft of retirement funds led to the discovery of cyber hacking, bank wire fraud and money laundering, according to police. Police said they uncovered sophisticated levels of cyber … Read more →
Foreigners in South Africa Flee As Three Are Killed In Xenophobic Attacks
Posted on | CommentImmigrants have fled South Africa’s main township, Soweto, following xenophobic attacks which killed three people on Wednesday, the BBC’s Nomsa Maseko reports from Johannesburg. Violence broke out after locals accused a Somali shop owner of shooting a teenager and his … Read more →
Assault Police’ Case Adjourned To September 26
Posted on | CommentThe Accra Circuit Court has directed the prosecutors in the Midland Savings and Loans assault trial to give the accused persons the facts sheet which comes with charge sheet. Lance Corporal Godzi Frederick Amanor (Skalla), the police officer who allegedly … Read more →
Help prevent ‘fake’ travels – High Commissioner to Australia
Posted on | CommentGhana’s High Commissioner to Australia, Edwin Nii Adjei has appealed to government officials to properly scrutinize traveling documents of people who intend to travel as part of a government delegation. This, he said would help prevent embarrassments such as the … Read more →
Audit Service to conduct construction audit on roads, buildings
Posted on | CommentThe Auditor-General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has announced that the Audit Service will soon conduct a construction audit on roads and buildings undertaken by government agencies to ensure that there was value for money. According to him, the exercise was … Read more →
‘BREXIT will not affect UK/Ghana trade’
Posted on | CommentThe United Kingdom (UK) will continue with its trade agreement with Ghana under the European Union (EU), although the UK is exiting the continental body, the UK Minister for Africa, Ms Harriet Baldwin, has said. In an interview with the … Read more →
Mortality rate drops at KATH
Posted on | CommentMortality rate at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) reduced significantly from 15.9 per cent in 2017 to 11.3 per cent between April and July this year. Additionally, neonatal admissions at the hospital increased from 1,834 in 2017 to 1,854 … Read more →
H.E Rebecca Akufo-Addo honoured for service to women and children
Posted on | CommentThe First lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has been honoured by the leadership and members of the Adanwomase Kente Weavers and Sellers Association. The honour was conferred on her through the presentation of two specially woven Kente cloths named “Oseade?y? Akufo-Addo” … Read more →
Russia’s Putin softens pension reforms after outcry
Posted on | CommentRussian leader Vladimir Putin has softened planned pension changes following angry protests and a slump in his approval rating. He said the retirement age for women would be increased from 55 to 60 instead of to 63. But a five-year … Read more →
Aspiring lawyers to now spend 2-yrs in Ghana School of Law
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana School of Law is set to revert to its original two-year programme length. “From the next academic year, the General Legal Council has decided that the Ghana School of Law should revert to the two-year professional law course,” … Read more →
Media urged to advocate for effective policy interventions
Posted on | CommentMrs Consolata Soyiri-Dassah, Communications and Advocacy Advisor of SNV, a Danish Non- Governmental Organization, has called on media practitioners to carefully scrutinize livelihood interventions that seek to address access and equity for all. She said inclusive and holistic development in … Read more →
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