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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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Cabinet approves plan to address flooding for good
Posted on | CommentCabinet has approved a comprehensive national project to deal with the perennial flooding that characterises the rainy season in the country, particularly in Accra. The plan includes the construction of a modern sewage and drainage system across the country. When … Read more →
Local banks in fear as recapitalisation deadline approaches
Posted on | CommentTwo experts in banking have taken issue with the posture of local banks towards consolidation, explaining that their “phobia for mergers” is to blame for the high numbers of indigenous banks in the country. Should local banks be open to … Read more →
Metro Mass MD dismisses corruption allegation
Posted on | CommentThe Managing Director of the Metro Mass Transit Limited Bennet Aboagye has strongly dismissed allegations of corruption and fraud levelled against him by some workers of the company. A petition presented to the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, against Mr. Aboagye … Read more →
Police pick leads to arrest killers of ‘murdered’ Newscaster
Posted on | CommentThe Ashanti Regional Police Command says it has picked up intelligence that will hopefully lead to the arrest of those who killed a newscaster of Dess FM in Bekwai. The 30-year-old woman, Ama Adjeiwaa Kodie, is believed to have been … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo approves new action plan to tackle road crashes
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has approved an action plan aimed at reducing the rate of road accidents in the country. The plan is to focus on sensitisation, law enforcement and improving road signages. This move follows reports of crashes which has … Read more →
592 died through road accident in 3 months
Posted on | Comment– As many as 3,343 others sustain injuries in road carnage A TOTAL of 592 commuters perished while 3,343 were injured in road traffic crashes in the first quarter of 2018. The dead are made of 439 males and 153 … Read more →
VIDEO: Katanga, Commonwealth Halls clash
Posted on | CommentA resident of the Commonwealth Hall, University of Ghana was this week given severe beatings and an ugly haircut by rival Katanga Hall residents of the Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He was threatened with death by his attackers … Read more →
2 Vessels arrested in Ghana’s waters over illegal fuel transfer
Posted on | CommentChief Staff Officer of the Ghana Navy, Commodore Issah Yakubu says maritime security agencies have resolved to track and crackdown on all maritime crimes in Ghana’s territorial waters. He says, “We just want to send the message across that the … Read more →
Donald Trump ‘morally unfit to be president’ – Ex-FBI chief
Posted on | CommentFormer FBI director James Comey has said Donald Trump is “morally unfit to be president”, who treats women like “pieces of meat”. Mr Comey was giving his first major television interview since he was fired by President Trump last year. … Read more →
Veep woos Silicon Valley investors
Posted on | CommentThe government of President Nana Akufo-Addo is reviewing a number of regulations governing the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector in order to free up the innovative talent and capabilities of already existing and start-up companies. The review would, among other … Read more →
Donald Trump hails “perfectly executed” strikes on Syria
Posted on | CommentTrump hails “perfectly executed” strikes on Syria after alleged chemical attack, concluding “Mission Accomplished” The US, UK and France bombed three government sites, targeting what they said were chemical weapons facilities. The strikes were in response to a suspected deadly … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo sets new 7 -yr plan in motion
Posted on | Comment-CSIR to lead agenda President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that government will urgently resource the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and its 13 affiliate research institutes to strengthen the link between research and industry. Acknowledging the failure of … Read more →
3 Ghanaian ladies get admissions into Harvard, Yale and MIT
Posted on | CommentWith highly competitive admit rates of 4.59% for Harvard, 6.3% for Yale and 6.9% for MIT, young Katia Maame Dufie Osei and Afia Sarpong Frimpong (both of Wesley Girls’ High School) and Isabelle Quaye (Ghana International School) managed to find … Read more →
Nigerian population nears 200 million
Posted on | CommentNigeria’s current population is nearing 200 million, according to the National Population Commission. Chairman of the National Population Commission Eze Duruiheoma presented the figure at the Commission on Population and Development in New York. He said the country was just … Read more →
We can’t use phones to call Muslims to prayers – Chief Imam’s office
Posted on | CommentThe office of the National Chief Imam has rejected suggestions to Muslims in the country to adopt the modern ways of calling their members to prayers as against the old conservative way of using megaphones. Minister for Environment, Science, Technology … Read more →
Parliament approves $50m to complete UG Medical Centre
Posted on | CommentParliament has approved $50 million for the completion of the remaining works at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC). According to the Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, although the centre looked complete from the outside, there was much … Read more →
Opuni’s motion to access prosecution documents blocked
Posted on | CommentThe Attorney General’s Department has registered its opposition to an application by the legal team of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Opuni, demanding to be furnished with the relevant documents based on which he’s being prosecuted. … Read more →
$400 million needed to clean Ankobra River – Minister
Posted on | CommentThe government has estimated US$400 million as the amount needed to dredge and clean the heavy mercury content in the Ankobra River in the Western Region due to the activities of illegal small-scale mining. This followed the assessment of the … Read more →
Inflation drops to 10.4%
Posted on | CommentThe Inflation rate for March 2018 is 10.4 per cent, a drop of 0.2 per cent from the 10.6 per cent recorded in February last year, Acting Government Statistician, Baah Wadieh, has announced.At a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, … Read more →
Takoradi: Suspected thief beaten to pulp (DISTURBING PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA young man in his early thirties has been beaten severely by an angry mob at Video 7 near the School Junction at Tanokrom in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis. A resident who called Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson at dawn to … Read more →
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