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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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Minister pays GHc1,500 fine to rescue jailed pregnant teenager
Posted on | CommentBut for the benevolence of the Volta Regional Minister, a pregnant teenager, Rose Shabi, would have delivered her child in the Ho Female Prisons. Rose Ashabi is currently serving a six-month prison term for her inability to pay a fine … Read more →
Toronto Shooting: One Dead; 13 Injured
Posted on | CommentA gunman has opened fire on a busy avenue in Toronto, killing a young woman and injuring 13 other people, one of them critically, police say. The victim critically injured in the Canadian city’s Greektown district is a girl of … Read more →
Trump And Iran’s Rouhani Trade Angry Threats
Posted on | CommentUS President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have traded hostile warnings, amid rising tensions between the two countries. Mr. Trump tweeted that Iran “will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before” if it … Read more →
Ghana’s debt hits GHc154.3bn
Posted on | CommentData published by the Bank of Ghana after its Monetary Policy Committee Meeting has put Ghana’s total debt stock at 154.3 billion cedis as at May 2018. The figure shows that the debt stock to GDP dropped on a Year-on-Year … Read more →
Midland suspends 5 workers, to compensate woman
Posted on | CommentFive members of staff of the Midland Savings and Loans Company who witnessed the assault of a customer of the company at one of its branches by a policeman, Frederick Amanor, have been suspended pending investigations into the matter. Their … Read more →
Asantehene — ‘Add value to Ghana’s resources to make them competitive’
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for value addition to all Ghana’s natural resources to make them competitive on the international market to strengthen the economy. He said the reason for the current trade imbalances was as a … Read more →
Man arrested for allegedly killing ex-girlfriend
Posted on | CommentThe police at Awutu Bereku in the Central Region have arrested a 37-year-old man, Isaac Bonnie, for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend, Mary Tetteh. The incident happened at Gomoa Nkwantanan, near Awutu Bereku on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, after Mary was … Read more →
23,000 Workers in public sector earn over GHS10,000 – Deputy Minister of Finance
Posted on | CommentA Deputy Minister of Finance Abena Osei Asare, has disclosed that 23,000 workers in the public sector earning over GHS10,000 will be affected by government’s introduction of the 35% income tax. As part of the Mid-Year Budget Review the Finance … Read more →
Sekondi: Man escapes death after car skips into valley (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA middle aged man miraculously escaped death when his 4X4 Vehicle he was driving crushed and landed in a deep valley at Bakado near Sekondi in the Western Region on Wednesday. Eye witnesses recount on Connect FM’s refreshed OMANBAPA morning … Read more →
Ghana’s total revenue and grants fall short by GH¢1.4bn
Posted on | CommentThe January to May 2018 fiscal performance shows that total revenue and grants fell short of target by GH¢1,428.7 million, representing 0.6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). On the other hand, total expenditure was below target by GH¢796.5 million, representing … Read more →
New taxes to rake in GH¢845m – Finance Minister
Posted on | Comment– Expenditure cut by GH¢664m to bridge GH¢1.4bn revenue shortfall New tax measures introduced by government in the mid-year budget review are expected to generate GH¢845m. On the other hand, government will also reduce expenditure by GH¢664m to make up … Read more →
VIDEO: Woman assaulted by police at Midland recounts her ordeal
Posted on | CommentPatience Osafo, the lactating mother who was assaulted by a police officer at the Shiashie branch of Midland Savings and Loans is narrating how the incident happened. In a video that has gone viral on social media, police officer, … Read more →
Police yet to identify suspected robbers killed
Posted on | CommentThe Ashanti Regional Police Command is yet to identify the seven alleged robbers gunned down by the police in a shootout at Poano, in the Amansie -West District on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Kwesi Mensah Duku, the Regional … Read more →
7 Ways your first love is still affecting you now
Posted on | CommentWe all remember the firsts in our lives. Our first day of school, our first day in college, and our first day at work — but out of all the firsts what really sticks in our head is our first … Read more →
Prof. Stephen Adei endorses double intake for Free SHS
Posted on | CommentA former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has endorsed the proposal for a double admission into senior high schools (SHS), under the Free SHS policy. “It is the most ingenious, sensible … Read more →
Accra-Nsawam train service to be restored by December
Posted on | CommentRehabilitation works on the Accra-Nsawam rail line is expected to be completed by next December and passenger and light train service will be restored before Christmas, Mr. Joe Ghartey, the Minister for Railways Development has announced. The rehabilitation became necessary … Read more →
NHIS mobile membership renewal service to be launched soon
Posted on | CommentThe National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is ready to roll out the mobile membership renewal service of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). When it becomes operational, all registered members of the scheme, approximately 11 million, can use the service … Read more →
Reminder: 2018 Budget Macroeconomic Highlights
Posted on | CommentAs the nation patiently await the Mid-Year review of the “Putting Ghana back to work” 2018 national budget, here is a reminder of the macroeconomic targets of the government in the 2018 Budget. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected in parliament Thursday … Read more →
National Service releases 2018/2019 postings
Posted on | CommentThe National Service Scheme (NSS) has deployed 85,708 prospective service persons to user agencies across the country. Out of the number, 75,855, representing 88.25 percent, have been posted to public institutions whereas 10,072, constituting 11.75 percent, were deployed to private … Read more →
All eyes on Finance Minister as he presents mid-year budget review today
Posted on | CommentNational attention will focus on Parliament House today as the Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, presents the mid-year budget review to the people’s representatives. The build-up to the presentation has been one of the mixed expectations. Across segments of society … Read more →
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