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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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Sekondi-Takoradi Ready For Oil City Health Walk
Posted on | CommentThe much-anticipated event comes off this Saturday, June 30 and will draw thousands of people from across various public and private institutions, Fitness Clubs and Associations, Youth Groups and the general public. The Oil City Health Walk; the biggest in … Read more →
Mike Nyinaku – “BEIGE Will Meet GhS400m Capital Requirement”
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of BEIGE, Mike Nyinaku, is optimistic that The BEIGE Bank, its universal banking subsidiary, is on course to meet the Bank of Ghana’s (BOG) GH¢400 million minimum capital requirement for universal banks by the end of … Read more →
GN Research – Ghana Cedi Performing Better Than 2016
Posted on | CommentInvestment research outfit, GN Research, has waded into the Ghana Cedi depreciation debate, arguing the local currency is performing better than 2016 when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was in power. Former president John Mahama and vice president Dr. Mahamudu … Read more →
GHS – ‘no-bed syndrome’ probe report to be ready July 6
Posted on | CommentGhana Health Service (GHS) expects the investigative report on the widely reported death of a 70-year-old over the no-beds syndrome to be ready by July 6, 2018. The service will also make the findings public, according to its Director-General, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare. “I … Read more →
Turkey Elections: Erdogan wins re-election as president
Posted on | CommentTurkey’s long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a new five-year term after securing outright victory in the first round of a presidential poll. Election authority chief Sadi Guven said the president had “received the absolute majority of all valid … Read more →
Derrick Omari, 2 Other Ghanaian Youths To Receive Queen Elizabeth Award
Posted on | CommentThree young Ghanaians have been selected by Queen Elizabeth to be awarded for their respective contributions to social development in Ghana. The three are Derrick Omari, 22; Alimatu Bawah, 28; and Shadrack Osei Frimpong, 26. They are among dozens of … Read more →
Government to meet US Ambassador over Ghanaians deportation today
Posted on | CommentOfficials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will later today [Monday], meet the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, and other officials of the Embassy over the impending deportation of some 7,000 Ghanaians. The meeting is aimed at finding a solution … Read more →
86 dead after Farmer, herder clashes in Nigeria
Posted on | CommentAt least 86 people have died in central Nigeria after violent clashes broke out between farmers and cattle herders, police in Plateau state said. Some reports say fighting began on Thursday when ethnic Berom farmers attacked Fulani herders, killing five … Read more →
ATWAG To Hold Training Programmes For Members
Posted on | CommentThe Arts and Tourism Writers Association of Ghana (ATWAG) has announced plans to organize capacity building programmes for its members within the second half of the year. This initiative is aimed at empowering the members to help position arts and … Read more →
GRA’s new cargo tracking policy – Veep to make or unmake
Posted on | CommentThe proposed implementation of the Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) system at the ports by the GRA may suffer another setback unless the office of the Vice President moves in to avert any such issue. The GRA has directed that from … Read more →
Sarah Sanders Kicked Out Of Restaurant
Posted on | CommentWhite House press secretary Sarah Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant on Friday night because she works for President Donald Trump. A co-owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, asked Ms. Sanders and her family to leave as … Read more →
Man Kills Ex-Wife, Son And Commits Suicide
Posted on | CommentA 32-year-old man, Stephen Dotse was also known as Kwaku Ayigbe has gunned down his ex-wife identified as Rosemond Amankwa and his one and half-year-old son at Akrofufu in the Atewa District of the Eastern region. The incident happened on Saturday, June … Read more →
Health Minister announces 30% drop in NHIS medicine prices
Posted on | CommentKwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister of Health, on Friday announced that effective July 1, 2018, all medicine prices under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) would be dropped by an average of 30 per cent. The Health Minister said the decision … Read more →
Time to support local banks to aid transformation agenda – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government was taking steps to empower indigenous financial entities to be able to support and spur Ghana’s transformation agenda. He said it was not acceptable that foreign banks, who had become major economic players, … Read more →
Chief Justice – Stop Envying The West And Let’s Build Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has challenged Ghanaians to stop envying the Western world and all that they have, and focus on building Ghana for the sake of future generations. Her ladyship made the call when she addressed the 11th … Read more →
Takoradi: Armed robbers kill security men on duty (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentResidents of West Tanokrom in the Effia Kwesimintsim municipality of the Western Region woke up on Sunday to the shocking news of two night security men who have been killed by persons believed to be armed robbers Residents told Connect … Read more →
Nsawam Prison: 24 Granted Bail And Six Freed
Posted on | CommentSix remand prisoners including four murder suspects have been freed under the Justice For All programme at the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons. The six, Kweku Appiah, 47, Kofi Ampedu, 32, Michael Kweku Obeng, 30, and Omaru Manu, 30 have all … Read more →
Ghana Health Service council completes tour of Western Region
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) council has completed its three-day working visit of the Western Region from June 17 to 19, 2018. This is the fourth region toured by the council. The first, second and third took the council to Eastern, Central, … Read more →
Asanko Gold and Gold Fields JV agreement approved by Government
Posted on | CommentGovernment has approved a $185-million joint venture(JV) deal between Asanko Gold Mine and Gold Fields Ghana Limited to develop a gold mine in the Ashanti region. A statement released by Asanko Gold sighted by Citi Business News indicated that the … Read more →
US threatens visa restrictions on Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Unites States (US) says it may be forced to implement visa restrictions on Ghana, in accordance with US Law, if Ghana failed to comply with international obligations regarding the issuance of travel documents to Ghanaians on deportation orders in … Read more →
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