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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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Lombok: Scores Die As Quake Again Hits Indonesian Island
Posted on | CommentAt least 91 people are now known to have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok. Hundreds of people have been wounded by Sunday’s quake, officials say, mostly in the north of the island. The 6.9 … Read more →
U/ER: Scores Beaten As 2 Groups Clash
Posted on | CommentThere was a “schhrringgg” noise of machetes last night at Sandema over a new bylaw that forbids people from moving about in the Builsa North District capital around midnight, and those who heard the sound responded swiftly with a flight … Read more →
2 Arrested For Attempting To Sell Boy At Sameye
Posted on | CommentLuck eluded siblings Peter Aidoo alias Kobee aged 35 and Samuel Aidoo alias Joe aged 21 both residents of sameye in the Jomoro district in the Western Region when the two allegedly attempted selling a ten (10) year-old-boy who happens … Read more →
TaTU Staff Indicted For Supervising Abortions
Posted on | CommentThe Tamale Technical University has been plunged into confusion after two staff of the school are indicted by the institution’s interim management body for supervising illegal abortions by students. The two staff; Mohammmed Alhassan Kamaldeen, the payroll officer and Yakubu … Read more →
Education Minister to meet the press on double tracking Tuesday
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Education will Tuesday appear at the Meet the Press series to explain the double-tracking system scheduled to be rolled out to augment the Free Senior High School (Free SHS). The event scheduled to take place at the Ministry … Read more →
KIA’s Terminal 3 compares with best in the world
Posted on | CommentTravellers who have transited the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to other first-class airports have always looked forward to the day when Ghana will boast of the state-of-the-art facility. Issues of poor ventilation, difficulty in climbing the staircase of aircraft with … Read more →
Consolidated Bank urges calm after successful takeover of 5 banks
Posted on | CommentThe management of the newly established Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) is asking customers of the five banks whose licenses were revoked to remain calm, assuring them that their deposits are in safe hands. In a statement sent to customers, the … Read more →
Pope Francis Changes Teaching On Death Penalty
Posted on | CommentPope Francis has changed the teachings of the Catholic faith to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, the Vatican has said. The Catechism of the Church, which sums up the teachings, had previously stated that the death penalty could … Read more →
Zimbabwe Election: International Calls For Restraint
Posted on | CommentA government crackdown in Zimbabwe after Monday’s elections has prompted international calls for restraint. The UN and former colonial power the UK both expressed concern about the violence, in which three people were killed after troops opened fire. Parliamentary results … Read more →
Nanton DCE nominee confirmed
Posted on | CommentAssembly members of the newly created Nanton district in the Northern Region have confirmed the President’s District Chief Executive nominee for the area, Abubakari Hati-Rahman. All 27 members present at the confirmation exercise voted Yes for Mr. Hati-Rahmani. Some assembly … Read more →
Zimbabwe Election: Shops Shut In Harare As Army Patrols
Posted on | CommentBusinesses have shut in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, as the nation awaits the release of heavily disputed presidential election results. Armed soldiers and police are on patrol, ordering people to “behave”. Three people were killed in the city on Wednesday in … Read more →
Jean Mensa pledges to work to build good EC
Posted on | CommentMrs Jean Adukwei Mensa will today step into office as the new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) after she had been sworn into office by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House in Accra Wednesday. Until her … Read more →
Ford Escape knocks down 2 sisters, one dead
Posted on | CommentPolice in the Eastern Region have begun investigations into an incident involving a driver of a Ford Escape vehicle who knocked down two young ladies resulting in the death of one. The two, Rebecca Osaebea Ntitsi, age 20, and Belinda … Read more →
Apple is now worth $1 trillion
Posted on | CommentApple just became the first American public company to cross $1 trillion in value. The iPhone maker achieved that big number on Thursday when the stock passed $207.04 a share. Apple is now up more than 20% this year. Shares … Read more →
Bank of Ghana assures Deposits, jobs safe over merger of 5 banks
Posted on | CommentThe Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has assured clients of the five merged banks of the safety of their deposits. The central bank announced today that BEIGE, Sovereign, Construction, UniBank and Royal Bank have been … Read more →
Paramount Chief Gives Land To State Housing
Posted on | CommentThe Paramount Chief of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Area, in the Western Region, Katakyie Kwaku Bumagama is preparing the area as a Regional Capital as he has given 500 acres of land to the State Housing Company to put up … Read more →
The 5 CEOs/MDs behind the ‘collapsed’ banks
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana on Wednesday August 1, 2018, announced that it has consolidated five domestic banks into what it calls the Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited. The five banks are uniBank, Royal Bank, Sovereign Bank, Beige Bank and the Construction Bank. Below … Read more →
BoG – Beige, Sovereign & Construction Banks obtained licenses falsely
Posted on | CommentThree of the five banks consolidated under the banner of Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited by the Bank of Ghana, obtained their banking licenses by false pretenses. The banks in question are Sovereign Bank, The Beige Bank and Construction Bank. “In the case … Read more →
BoG collapses 5 banks into Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana has merged five banks into a Consolidated Bank of Ghana Limited. The banks are BEIGE, Sovereign, Construction, UniBank and Royal Bank. It follows the insolvency of the four banks after investigations by Bank of Ghana. The … Read more →
Cost of borrowing drops; Stanbic Base Rate down from 24 to 16%
Posted on | CommentFinancial institutions in the country have positioned themselves to help businesses in the manufacturing sector to overcome their challenges, return to profit ways and expand to create more job opportunities. Subsequently, the institutions have begun reducing their cost of borrowing … Read more →
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