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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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Gov’t Releases GhS7m Common Fund For PWDs
Posted on | CommentThe administrator of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) Irene Naa Torshie Lartey has announced the release of GhC7 million to People with Disabilities (PWDs). Two percent of the District Assembly Common Fund is allocated to the PWDs to start … Read more →
South Sudan leaders ‘to decide on power-sharing deal’
Posted on | CommentSudan’s Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed – who is mediating efforts to end South Sudan’s conflict – says rival politicians are due to decide in the next few hours whether to agree to a proposed power-sharing deal. South Sudan’s President … Read more →
Teacher jailed for leaking and selling exam papers
Posted on | CommentA teacher in Senegal has been given a five-year prison sentence and another has been fined $32,000 (£24,300) for selling exam papers. French, English, history and geography baccalaureate tests had to be scrapped last year after the question sheets circulated … Read more →
Challenging Heights – Ban On Fishing Will Increase Child Trafficking
Posted on | CommentAnti-Human trafficking NGO, Challenging Heights is demanding the immediate suspension of the ban on fishing activities at sea. Government announced a closed season for all fishing activities in the ocean as part of measures to improve the country’s dwindling fish … Read more →
‘Zimbabwe’ Is Cursed, I’ll Rename It “Great Zimbabwe” – Opposition Leader
Posted on | CommentOpposition leader Nelson Chamisa has vowed to rename Zimbabwe, saying the current name is “cursed” and is responsible for the nation’s poor showing in international sporting events. “Zimbabwe cannot remain Zimbabwe because it has been turned into Zimbabwe ruins,” Chamisa … Read more →
292 Crocodiles Killed To Avenge Man’s Death
Posted on | CommentIndonesian villagers armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered 292 crocodiles in revenge for the death of a man killed by a crocodile at a breeding farm, an official said on Monday. Photographs released by Antara News Agency showed bloodied … Read more →
Work On Tema Motorway Grade Separation Project Begins
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for works to begin on the Grade Separation of the Tema Motorway Intersection as part of the Improvement of Ghanaian International Road Corridors project. The Motorway forms an integral part of … Read more →
CDD-Ghana Grooms Ghana’s Future Guardians Of Democracy
Posted on | CommentThe maiden edition of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development’s (CDD-Ghana) Democracy & Governance Boot Camp has come to a close, with a call on participants to be positive change agents in their respective communities and contribute to building a … Read more →
Tullow Oil responsible for additional €43.7m over Ghana contract row
Posted on | CommentIrish explorer Tullow oil has been found liable for $50.8 million (€43.7 million) of costs, in addition to a previous award against it of $140 million, to settle a row over the termination of a contract in Ghana. A panel … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong to High Court – Throw out Anas’s defamation suit
Posted on | CommentMr. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central has prayed the Accra High Court to strike out the defamation suit investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has filed against him. In a motion filed on July 17, … Read more →
Gov’t will not increase VAT rate
Posted on | CommentReports indicate that the government will not increase the rate for Value Added Tax (VAT), as earlier suggested by sources close to the government. The suggestion first came from Mr. Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), … Read more →
3 Out Of 7 Robbers Killed Are Delta Force Members
Posted on | CommentThe Commander of a notorious vigilante group affiliated to the New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti region, Delta Forces, has confirmed that three of the seven suspected armed robbers killed at Manso-Nkwanta by the Police are NPP members who belong … Read more →
IMC Chair – UGMC Will Not Be Like Korle-Bu
Posted on | CommentThe Interim Management Committee chairman of the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) has assured Ghanaians that the hospital will not operate like Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. A section of Ghanaians expressed worry the Centre will eventually become like the nation’s … Read more →
Fisher Folks To Sue Gov’t Over Fishing Ban
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Association has served notice it will go to court over government’s decision to close the sea for fishing for a month. The directive from the government which kicks in next month has been met with … Read more →
NSS Releases Over 85k New Postings; 2k Withheld Over Fake IDs
Posted on | CommentThe National Service Secretariat has released the names and postings of some 85,708 national service personnel for the 2018/2019 service year. The Secretariat has however withheld postings of some 2000 personnel because they applied with Identity cards which do not … Read more →
UGMC Opened, Nurses Report For Duty
Posted on | CommentThe much-talked-about University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has been opened. The facility was opened to the public on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, about 18 months after it was constructed by the erstwhile Mahama administration. According to Regina Borle Bortey … Read more →
National Labour Commission cries for support
Posted on | CommentThe National Labour Commission (NLC) has called on the government to fully support the Commission to carry out its mandate of helping to settle industrial disputes in Ghana. According to Mr. Ofosu Asamoah, Executive Secretary of the NLC, the Commission … Read more →
GNFS – Inactions of citizens causes flooding in communities
Posted on | CommentThe indiscriminate dumping of refuse in water courses, building on waterways together with poor city planning has been cited as the major cause of flooding in many parts of the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly. The situation according to DCFO Semekor Fiadzo, … Read more →
About 1,000 Private businesses to receive Gov’t assistance
Posted on | CommentAbout 1, 000 businesses in the private sector are to benefit from loan facilitates from the government by the end of the year to empower the informal sector and promote growth. An additional 1,000 young entrepreneurs specifically women and 500 … Read more →
Akufo-Addo presents awards to Presidential Pitch winners
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented awards to the winners of the first batch of the Presidential Pitch at the Jubilee House, emphasizing that without enterprise, creativity, and innovation, Ghana would not be part of the current global market. … Read more →
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