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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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Prempeh College honours Tullow Ghana Limited
Posted on | CommentTullow Ghana Limited (TGL) has been honoured by the Prempeh College Old Students Association (Amanfo) during the annual Pearson/Osae Appreciation Lectures for its support for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. A statement from the School said the recognition … Read more →
German Chancellor arrives in Ghana on Thursday
Posted on | CommentDr Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, will arrive in Ghana on Thursday, August 30, for a day’s visit, which aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and promoting trade opportunities. The Chancellor would be accompanied by a … Read more →
1D1F: UMB Signs Off $11m To Gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has signed off an $11 million project to support the government’s One District One Factory initiative. The project is to provide a credit facility to the tune of $10.7 million to the Central Sugar Company … Read more →
Gov’t To Setup Body To Handle Taxation Of Churches
Posted on | CommentReligious leaders and the government of Ghana have agreed to setup a regulatory body that will be tasked with ensuring that all religious institutions required to pay taxes on their income generating activities do so. This was revealed after President … Read more →
Consolidated Bank asks former uniBank staff to reapply
Posted on | CommentWorkers of defunct UniBank, have been asked by the Consolidated Bank Ghana to reapply or consider themselves out of the company. An internal memo with the subject: 2018 Consolidated Bank Ghana recruitment exercise sighted gave the workers up to Monday 3rd … Read more →
Police hunt for robbers who attacked traders in Yendi
Posted on | CommentPolice in the Northern Region are on a manhunt for some suspected armed robbers who went on a shooting spree at the Yendi market on Tuesday night. Some armed robbers on Tuesday evening attacked some Traders at Yendi. They also … Read more →
Small Scale Miners Hail Roadmap On Lifting Ban
Posted on | CommentSmall-scale miners say they are in full support of the roadmap by government to lift the ban on small-scale mining. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday in Accra, the Director of Operations of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale … Read more →
Five Robbery Cases Recorded Daily In 2017 – Police
Posted on | CommentA report by the Statistics and Information Technology Unit (SITU) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has revealed that robbery cases in the country soared in 2017. According to the report, a total of 1,772 … Read more →
Murder, Defilement, & Rape On The Rise In Accra – Police
Posted on | CommentA detailed police report has revealed that murder, defilement, robbery and rape cases are on the increase in the capital, Accra. According to the report, even though crime has generally reduced nationwide by -0.2 percent, some crimes are on the … Read more →
Akufo Addo To Ghanaians: ‘Let’s Be Up And Doing’
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has challenged Ghanaians to be “up and doing” with their individual contributions to the ultimate development of Ghana because the destiny of the country beckons. In his introductory remarks at a lecture to celebrate the 40th Anniversary … Read more →
Duncan-Williams Prays For Wisdom, Emotional Intelligence For Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe leader and founder of the Christian Action Faith Ministry (Action Chapel), Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, has beseeched God to grant President Akufo-Addo, and his Cabinet the sensitivity to hear, know and feel what is on the ground in Ghana. … Read more →
UK gives Ghana £20m grant
Posted on | CommentGhana and the United Kingdom have signed an agreement under which the UK will give Ghana a 20-million pound grant under a jobs and economic transformation programme. The expected outcome of the programme, which will be implemented in the next … Read more →
Kofi Annan’s remains arrives in Ghana Sept. 10th 2018
Posted on | CommentThe mortal remains of former United Nations secretary general Busumuru Kofi Annan will arrive in Accra – Ghana on Monday, September 10, 2018, for a state burial. The body will be accompanied by his widow Nane Maria Annan, his children … Read more →
Small-scale miners vow to expose politicians involved in galamsey
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners has warned that it will expose any politician or public figure who engages in illegal mining. They say their resolve is in support of the government’s political will to deal with the … Read more →
Coalition of Concerned Teachers to strike over unpaid salary arrears
Posted on | CommentThe Coalition of Concerned Teachers of Ghana (CCTG), has served notice of a strike on October 31, 2018. The intended strike forms part of measures initiated to pressurize the government to defray all accumulated arrears of over 42,000 members of … Read more →
Police raze cannabis farm at Nkurakan
Posted on | CommentPolice in the Eastern Region have destroyed a cannabis plantation at Nkurakan in the Yilo Krobo district. The Regional Drug Law Enforcement Unit undertook the destruction with assistance from police at Nkurakan following a tip-off. Police suspect Nkurakan, Huhunya, Boti, … Read more →
Traffic in Accra has reduced by 40% – AMA boss
Posted on | CommentMetropolitan Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has said the Assembly’s data shows that the traffic situation in Accra has improved “improved by 40 percent over the past couple of months.” Speaking on Citi TV’s Face to … Read more →
Kenya’s Deputy Chief Justice Arrested
Posted on | CommentKenya’s Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has been arrested at her offices in the Supreme Court in the capital, Nairobi over alleged corruption. She has been taken to the police’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations for questioning. Kenya’s national prosecutor has … Read more →
French & British Boats Clash In Channel
Posted on | CommentFrench fishermen have been accused of throwing insults, rocks and smoke bombs at their British rivals in the English Channel in a vicious scrap over scallops. The clash happened around 12 nautical miles (22km) off the Normandy coast, near the … Read more →
Court sentences Chinese for failing to register company
Posted on | CommentA Chinese businessman has been sentenced to a fine of GH¢12,000.00 by an Accra Circuit Court for failing to register his Mall with the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). Chen Min Shan initially pleaded not guilty to the charge but … Read more →
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