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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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Fisherman held for robbing Vehicle Inspector
Posted on | CommentA 25-year-old fisherman, who allegedly robbed a Vehicle Inspector of the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) of three mobile phones at Bortianor beach in Accra, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Oko Boars is said to have committed … Read more →
Court grants businesswoman bail over alleged fraud
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court has granted bail in the sum of GH¢150,000.00, with five sureties to a businesswoman standing trial in an alleged fraud case. Two of the sureties must be public servants earning not less than GH¢500.00. Felicity Konadu … Read more →
Trump accused of directing hush money
Posted on | CommentUS President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty in a New York court to violating campaign finance laws. He said he had done so at the direction of “the candidate”, for the “principal purpose of influencing [the] … Read more →
uniBank Collapse: State to incur GH¢4.3bn loss
Posted on | CommentThe full impact of the August 1, 2018 dissolution of the uniBank Ghana Limited on the nation is coming to the fore, after a leaked report from KPMG revealed that the method used to resolve the bank could cost the … Read more →
Creation of new regions: Referendum set for 27th November
Posted on | CommentThe Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday met representatives of some political parties in the first Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting since Mrs Jean Mensa became the Chairperson of the electoral body on August 1, this year. The closed-door meeting, the … Read more →
Licensing banks without regulation allows stealing – Ofori-Atta
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the acquisition of a banking license without regulation becomes a license for financial institutions to steal from the state and depositors. Justifying government’s actions in the banking sector at the Danquah Institute Forum … Read more →
Ofori-Atta assures: ‘NIB, ADB merger will happen’
Posted on | CommentFinance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has reiterated that government is focused on merging the Agricultural Development Bank, adb, and the National Investment Bank (NIB). The Finance Minister announced in the 2018 budget presentation last year, that government was considering merging adb … Read more →
CSIR-SARI to release new groundnut, soybean varieties
Posted on | CommentCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR–SARI) is in advanced stages of releasing three new varieties of groundnut and a soybean variety onto the market for cultivation. The new groundnut varieties have been checked together … Read more →
DCI reaffirms commitment to work for Ghanaian children
Posted on | CommentMr Abdul Mannaf Kemokai, President of the International Movement of Defence for Children International (DCI) Ghana, a child’s right advocacy organisation, has reaffirmed their commitment to protect the rights of children. He said DCI was undergoing restructuring to review and … Read more →
NADMO dispatches team to save lives ahead of Bagre Dam spillage
Posted on | CommentThe National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has dispatched a team from Accra to beef-up operations in the three northern regions and parts of Eastern Region ahead of the Bagre Dam spillage scheduled for tomorrow, August 23. The team, “Operation Thunderbolt”, … Read more →
Special Sheep preparation for Eid celebration
Posted on | CommentThe Eid celebration yesterday was marked in different ways in Ghana. Whilst some spent the day visiting places such as beaches and malls, others joined family and friends for merry making and prayers. The Ghana News Agency came across a … Read more →
eSwatini stands by Taiwan despite Chinese pressure
Posted on | CommenteSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has chosen to maintain relations with Taiwan after a diplomatic tussle between Taiwan and China. The tiny country is Taiwan’s last remaining ally in Africa. China had said it wants eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, … Read more →
Zambian Fined GhC90k For Trafficking Ephedrine
Posted on | CommentAn Accra High Criminal Court has convicted a Zambian businesswoman Matildah Nkole Kangombe for trafficking precursor chemical in her luggage at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Ms. Nkole Kangombe, 47 was convicted by His Lordship Justice Cee Baiden upon her … Read more →
Taxis ‘dead’ in Wa
Posted on | CommentAround the terminals of the Intercity STC and Metro Mass Transport Limited in Wa, four taxis have become a permanent feature. They symbolise what remains of a once booming taxi market that has gone virtually dead in the capital of the … Read more →
Nurse & Midwife Trainees to embark on demo over NABCO
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Nurse and Midwife Trainees Association will on September 5 embark on a demonstration across six regional capitals. This is to register their displeasure at the government’s decision to employ them under the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) Programme. In … Read more →
11 Wraps Of ‘Wee’ Retrieved From Inmate At K’dua Prisons
Posted on | CommentEleven (11) wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp have been retrieved from an inmate at the Koforidua Prisons. Information gathered indicates that, the suspected Prisoner, Edward Asiedu, was taken out for external labour duties with other colleagues … Read more →
Kofi Annan’s family in shock over his death
Posted on | CommentThe extended family of the former United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan is in shock, following his death last Saturday. Even though the late Annan was 80 years, his family said his death came to them as a shock since he did not … Read more →
‘80% of June 3 disaster victims compensated’ – AMA
Posted on | CommentThe Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has said it has paid GHc10,000 each to 80 percent of the victims of the June 3, 2015 fire and flood disaster. These persons were among the hundreds injured after an explosion at a GOIL fuel station … Read more →
GNAT plans to withhold future pension funds from NPRA
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has now threatened to the stop paying second-tier pension contributions if the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) continues its refusal to release the funds to them. The teacher association has given the NPRA … Read more →
Man kills giant snake trying to swallow his daughter
Posted on | CommentBut for the timely intervention of Eklu Awayi, a native of Dzodze Awayikorpe in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, his daughter and wife would have been devoured by a massive python in their farm. Narrating the incident, … Read more →
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