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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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18-year-old jailed 8 months for stealing ECG cables
Posted on | CommentOkey Seghou, an 18-year-old school dropout has been sentenced by an Aflao Magistrate Court presided over by Mr. Frimpong Manso to eight months in prison for stealing electrical cables belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The cables were part … Read more →
North Korea returns US war remains
Posted on | CommentNorth Korea has returned remains believed to be of US troops killed during the Korean War, the latest move in the cautious diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang. Troops formed an honor guard as the plane carrying the remains touched down … Read more →
Amissah-Arthur buried today
Posted on | CommentThe late former Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur will be laid to rest today after a state funeral. President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to be present along with the nation’s former presidents and other statesmen. A memorial service has also been … Read more →
Strange spirit forcing Begoro residents to sleep early
Posted on | CommentResidence of Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District in the Eastern Region is being forced to retire to bed before 2200 hours for the past two weeks due to a strange spirit scare. The strange spirit, according to some local … Read more →
Iran general warns Trump: ‘We are ready’
Posted on | CommentAn Iranian special forces commander has warned President Donald Trump if the US attacks Iran it “will destroy all that you possess”. Major General Qassem Soleimani vowed that if Mr. Trump started a war, the Islamic Republic would end it, … Read more →
[Video] Parliament goes ‘wild’ over sexually suggestive community names
Posted on | CommentParliament was on Thursday morning thrown into prolonged laughter when the Member of Parliament for Abirem constituency, John Frimpong Osei rose to ask the Energy Minister a question about the connection of some communities in his constituency to the national … Read more →
Conor McGregor pleads guilty to avoid jail
Posted on | CommentUFC fighter Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time. McGregor had faced multiple criminal charges stemming from an altercation in April with other fighters. As part of his deal, he … Read more →
Stop ‘copying’ our flag – New Zealand to Australia
Posted on | CommentWinston Peters, the acting prime minister of New Zealand, has taken another swipe at Australia, accusing it of “copying” the New Zealand flag. Relations between the Pacific neighbors have been growing noticeably frostier since Jacinda Ardern’s leave of absence, amid Australia’s continual deportation … Read more →
CNN markets Ghana’s tourism with video documentary
Posted on | Comment‘CNN And Be Ghana’, a video documentary on Ghana’s slave castles which aired on CNN’s programme, Inside Africa, has been described by industry players as a hit. In the one month that the video went on air globally, it was … Read more →
Accra To Witness Longest Lunar Eclipse Tonight
Posted on | CommentA total lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red on Friday, July 27, but even if the celestial show isn’t visible from your corner of the world, there are still ways to watch the eclipse live. For residents in … Read more →
Moree SHS Named After Late Amissah-Arthur
Posted on | CommentThe Moree Senior High School has been renamed Kwesi Amissah-Arthur SHS to immortalize the late vice president under the John Mahama administration. The second cycle institution is located within the hometown of the former governor of the Central Bank. In … Read more →
National Daily Minimum Wage up 10%
Posted on | CommentThe National Tripartite Committee (NTC) is increasing the National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) by 10 percent. The new National Daily Minimum Wage is now GH?10.65, up from the 2018 wage of GH?9.68. The decision was arrived at after deliberations of … Read more →
Ashaiman: One person killed as truck runs into traders
Posted on | CommentOne person died and six people were injured when a truck loaded with cement blocks veered off its course and run into traders in Ashaiman Thursday morning. The injured; a male and five females were rushed to the Tema General … Read more →
Republicans launch bid to impeach US deputy attorney general
Posted on | CommentRepublicans have launched a bid to remove the Department of Justice official overseeing the Russia inquiry dogging Donald Trump’s presidency. House of Representatives conservatives has filed articles of impeachment in an effort to oust Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The … Read more →
Mustapha Ussif – No allowance increase for NSS personnel this year
Posted on | CommentThe Executive Director of the National Service Secretariat (NSS), Mustapha Ussif, has said that there’ll be no increase in the monthly allowances for personnel in the 2018/2019 service year. Speaking on Point Blank on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, Mr. Ussif … Read more →
South Sudan Spends $16m On Cars For MPs
Posted on | CommentSouth Sudan’s 400 MPs have received a government loan of $40,000 (£30,300) each to buy cars for themselves, causing public anger. A presidential spokesman defended the $16m expenditure, saying MPs could not be expected to “use motorbikes”. Critics have accused … Read more →
Akufo-Addo inaugurates motor assembling plant in Tamale
Posted on | CommentA motor assembling plant established as part of efforts by the government to create more employment opportunities for the youth has been inaugurated in Tamale. The establishment of the plant by the Motor King Limited (MKL), a Chinese firm, is … Read more →
Police Recruitment: IGP wants minimum first degree entry standard
Posted on | CommentThe Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante-Apeatu believes setting the minimum educational requirement for entry into the Ghana Police Service at the undergraduate degree (also called first degree) would improve the standard of policing in the country. Currently, the … Read more →
Sunyani: Lawyer killed in accident by policeman
Posted on | CommentA renowned Sunyani-based private legal practitioner and a former High Commissioner, Dr. Sylvester Ankama, has been killed in an accident. The renowned lawyer met his untimely death when he was knocked down by a car driven by a police officer. … Read more →
Trainee pastor killed by drunk driver to be buried July 27
Posted on | CommentThe burial and final funeral rites of the late Benjamin Adu Boahene, alias Paa Kwadwo, the 33-year-old trainee pastor at the Trinity Theological Seminary, who was killed by a drunk driver who hit him with his vehicle against the wall of … Read more →
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