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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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Pennsylvania Priests Abused Thousands Of Children
Posted on | CommentThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court has released a grand jury report detailing sex abuse in the Catholic Church, naming over 300 accused clergymen. The landmark grand jury investigation found more than 1,000 children had been abused by members of six dioceses … Read more →
Porter jailed seven years
Posted on | CommentShamsu Sallay, a 38-year-old porter was on Tuesday jailed seven years for defiling a 13-year-old girl who was wandering in search of her friend at Maamobi in Accra. The accused charged with defilement however pleaded guilty. Sallay saw the 13-year-old … Read more →
Baker jailed ten years for defilement
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday sentenced Kwesi Botchwey a 22-year-old baker and a trader to ten years imprisonment in hard labour for having sex with a 15-year-old girl at Kotobabi a suburb of Accra. This was after Botchwey had … Read more →
Woman jailed 18 months for defrauding American over $20,000
Posted on | CommentA woman involved in an online dating scam has been jailed 18 months by the Financial and Economic Crime Division of the Accra High Court for fraud. The convict, Elizabeth Caldwell, was also slapped with a GH¢16,800 fine and will … Read more →
Menzgold Boss Apologises To BoG Governor
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah has apologised to the governor of the Central Bank Dr. Ernest Addison for his initial reaction to the Bank of Ghana’s public caution over his gold firm. The business … Read more →
Sergeant given ten days to produce three escaped prisoners
Posted on | CommentThe Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has given a ten-day ultimatum to a sergeant of the Techiman police station to produce three prisoners who escaped due to negligence on his part. On Saturday evening four prisoners managed to overcome the … Read more →
Ghanaian declared wanted in UAE for fraud
Posted on | CommentAuthorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are on a manhunt for a Ghanaian businessman, Kennedy Agyapong, for allegedly defrauding an agency that recruits maid servants. Agyapong, who unlawfully took two Ghanaians to Dubai to work as maidservants can no … Read more →
Ignore $160m Judgement Debt Report – UG
Posted on | CommentThe University of Ghana has rubbished reports that it has been slapped with a $160million judgement debt at an International court for unfairly terminating a contract started under the regime of the former Vice Chancellor Professor Ernest Aryeetey in 2014. … Read more →
Striking TTH Staff Turn Away Patients
Posted on | CommentStriking staff of the Tamale Teaching hospital are turning away patients from the facility, Starr News’ Northern regional correspondent Eliasu Tanko has reported. The staff who have declared the strike include nurses and doctors at the teaching health centre. “Health … Read more →
Ban On Small Scale Mining To Be Lifted – Gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe government will on Thursday, 16th August 2018 announce a roadmap for the lifting of the ban on small scale mining. As part of the government’s effort to ensure sustainable mining and protect the environment, an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining … Read more →
Italy bridge: Genoa motorway collapse kills at least 22
Posted on | CommentA motorway bridge has collapsed in the northwest Italian city of Genoa, sending vehicles plummeting up to 90m (295ft) to the ground and killing at least 22 people, officials say. Video footage appears to show one of the towers holding … Read more →
Finance Ministry ‘Hijacks’ Over GH¢226m YEA Funds
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Ministry transferred an amount ofGH¢226,990,983.98 from the account of the National Youth Employment Agency (NYEA) to the ministry without the knowledge of the agency in 2015, officials have revealed. There was no documented contractual agreement concerning the withdrawal … Read more →
UEW: Vice Chancellor and four others dismissed
Posted on | CommentThe governing council of the University of Education, Winneba, has dismissed five principal officers of the institution following an emergency meeting on Monday. One other official has had her appointment terminated. The five are the Vice-Chancellor who was serving a … Read more →
MPs’ drivers cry over GH¢ 400 salary, and appeals for increment
Posted on | CommentSome drivers of Ghana’s parliamentarians who are paid a “meager amount of GH¢ 400” monthly, are appealing to the Speaker of Parliament to impress upon the legislators for an increase. The drivers, in a petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. … Read more →
BoG’s roadmap for clearing UT, Capital bank mess
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana announced the collapse of two local banks – UT and Capital banks – a year ago because they were “deeply insolvent.” BoG, however, allowed the GCB bank to acquire the banks and issued a GHc2 billion … Read more →
List of 400 Senior High Schools released for double track system
Posted on | CommentGovernment has released a list of Senior High Schools that will be captured under the much touted double-track systemof enrollment. Beginning September 2018, some second cycle schools in Ghana will run a semester module as part of moves to address infrastructural … Read more →
Govt. reducing security services housing deficit – Bawumia
Posted on | CommentThe Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Monday cut the sod for the construction of 320 housing units for the personnel of the Ghana Police Service at the estimated cost of US$45 million. The project involves the construction of 112 … Read more →
“Lets give more attention to Physical Education” – NAPO
Posted on | CommentDr. Matthew Opoku- Prempeh, Minister of Education, has entreated directors of education, heads of institutions and teachers to ensure that Physical Education (P.E), is given the needed attention in the curriculum. He said, the freedom to develop physically, intellectually and … Read more →
Phase two of Sofoline interchange project to begin soon – President
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed government’s commitment to complete the Sofoline Interchange project in Kumasi. The Project which started from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Roundabout in Kumasi to Abuakwa in the Atwima-Nwabiagya district, stalled for several years … Read more →
Two miners granted bail for robbery
Posted on | CommentTwo small scale miners from Nanankor near Wasa Akropong in the Amenfi East District have been granted bail in the sum of GH¢40,000.00 each, with two sureties, for conspiracy to commit crime and robbery. The accused, Hayford Mensah, 27, and … Read more →
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