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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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Police officer shot dead in robbery attack
Posted on | CommentA Police officer with the SWAT Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has died after he was shot by some masked men who were on a robbery operation at Ayirebikrom near Manso Nkwanta. The deceased officer, whose name has … Read more →
Special Prosecutor – We’ll investigate ‘serious cases’ not hearsay
Posted on | CommentThe Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says his office will only prosecute serious cases of alleged corruption due to the limited resources available to his office. He was however quick to add that his office will not spare corrupt officials since … Read more →
Late Amissah-Arthur’s Final funeral rites announced
Posted on | CommentThe final funeral rites of the late former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has been announced by his family. Mr. Amissah-Arthur will be laid in state on Thursday, 26th July 2018 from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. This will … Read more →
Brexit Plan ‘Will Probably Kill’ US Trade Deal – Trump
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump has said the UK will “probably not” get a trade deal with the US if the prime minister’s Brexit plan goes ahead. He told The Sun the PM’s plan would “probably kill the deal” as it would mean the … Read more →
Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $4.7bn Damages
Posted on | CommentJohnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation … Read more →
Man Sentenced To Death Over Sex Row
Posted on | CommentA man who killed his wife’s relative in a fierce struggle over sex has now been sentenced to death after five years of trial at a High Court in Tamale, the Northern Regional State Attorney, Qudus Salia, who led … Read more →
Mid-Year Budget – Gov’t To Increase Taxes
Posted on | CommentThe government of Ghana has hinted at increasing taxes in its mid-year budget review. Ahead of the mid-year budget presentation to Parliament, a Special aide to President Nana Akufo-Addo and leading member of New Patriotic Party Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko hinted … Read more →
Accountant Returns Over GH¢400k ‘Missing’ EC Money
Posted on | CommentThe beleaguered chief accountant of the Electoral Commission (EC) Kwaku Owusu Agyei-Larbi has refunded to the chest of the EC an amount of GH¢436,402.00 handed him for safe keeping. This was after he was reinstated as the election management body’s … Read more →
Nato summit: Leaders to focus on Afghanistan conflict
Posted on | CommentNato leaders plan to turn their attention to the conflict in Afghanistan, on the second day of a summit so far dominated by demands from President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump on Wednesday urged Nato allies to commit 4% of their … Read more →
Uganda social media tax to be reviewed
Posted on | CommentUganda is reviewing its decision to impose taxes on the use of social media and on money transactions by mobile phone, following a public backlash. Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda made the announcement soon after police broke up a protest against … Read more →
Death of pregnant woman, baby to be probed by C’ttee
Posted on | CommentThe Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has set up a committee to investigate how a 30-year-old pregnant mother and her unborn child died at the Suntreso Government Hospital. The seven-member committee, chaired by Deputy Director in charge of Public Health at … Read more →
UG Medical Center to begin operations on July 18
Posted on | CommentThe Ministries of Information and Health, together with the Interim Management Committee of the University of Ghana Medical Centre, have indicated that all is set for the facility to begin operations on, July 18, 2018. The government announced the opening … Read more →
NSS Personnel To Secretariat – Stop Illegal Deductions From Our Allowances
Posted on | CommentNational Service Personnel are accusing the National Service Secretariat of illegally deducting monies from their June 2018, allowances. According to the service personnel, the NSS, without any notification, deducted GHC15 each from their allowances. In a statement, the Concerned National … Read more →
Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod For Irrigation Project At North Tongu
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the end of his 3-day tour of the Volta Region cut the sod for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Kpong Left Bank Irrigation Project, at Torgome, in the North Tongu Constituency of the … Read more →
Fmr. Senior Minister JH Mensah Passes Away
Posted on | CommentFormer Senior minister under the Kufuor administration JH Mensah has died. The former Parliamentarian who has been seeking medical treatment at the 37 military hospitals for some time now reportedly passed on Wednesday evening, family sources have said. Mr. JH … Read more →
Registrar General To Oversee GFA Dissolution
Posted on | CommentThe Registrar of Companies has been given the green light to act as the official liquidator of the Ghana Football Association (GFA). The High Court on Thursday, 12 July 2018 also granted an injunction application by the Attorney General to … Read more →
Sales Officer at Voltic Jailed 5 Years For Stealing Ghc89k
Posted on | CommentA sales representative of Voltic Ghana Limited has been jailed five years by the Koforidua Circuit Court ‘A’ for stealing a total amount of Ghc89, 592.00 belonging to the Company. The Convict Emmanuel Yaw Korang, 31, was convicted five years … Read more →
Trump-Nato summit: EU’s Tusk warns president to appreciate allies
Posted on | CommentPresident Donald Trump has left for a Nato summit in Brussels with a stark warning from European Council President Donald Tusk. Ahead of his visit, Mr. Trump hit out at the EU on trade and at his Nato allies for … Read more →
Absence of DCE got Twifo Hemang assembly members to cry
Posted on | CommentMembers of the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira Assembly in the Central Region have appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene to have measures in place for proper leadership at the assembly for its effective running. The call comes as a … Read more →
Over 200 drones acquired for ‘galamsey’ fight
Posted on | CommentOver 200 drones have been procured by the government to assist its fight against illegal mining across the country. The machines will be used to take live images in districts where the practice is rampant. Already, some 150 persons are … Read more →
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