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US charges 6 over car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Ghana
Posted on with No CommentSix individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, … Read more →
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Ghana to give relief items worth $1million to Sierra Leone
Posted on | CommentThe Government of Ghana will today, Friday, 18 August 2017 airlift relief items worth $1million to Sierra Leone in support of that country’s recovery process following a mudslide disaster that has left over 400 dead and about 600 missing in … Read more →
Shareholders and Investors of UT Bank’s fate in the balance
Posted on | CommentThe fate of shareholders and investors in the defunct UT Bank hang in the balance because it is not clear what becomes of their investments in those banks. It has now emerged that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the international auditing and accounting … Read more →
Sale of used underwears booming in Ghana
Posted on | CommentDespite the ban on the importation of used undergarments and sanitary ware over six years ago, trade in these items are still thriving on the market. The secondhand underwears are mostly patronised by the youth The ban, which came into … Read more →
Kinaata finally responds to Pappy Kojo’s ‘Kinaata kyer3 no ho’ tag
Posted on | Comment“He is a playful person so when I saw it on Twitter, I knew it was one of his usual jokes. We are friends and we have been chatting a lot even before he came to Ghana so I know … Read more →
Capital Bank rot exposed
Posted on | CommentAn internal report of a probe into how Third Party Funds (TPF) were used by the Capital Bank shareholders has revealed massive individual and corporate liabilities running into million of cedis. The report, which also looked at the segregation of … Read more →
Sarkodie appointed as EPA Executive Director
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Mr Peter Abum Sarkodie as the new Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Mr Sarkodie, until his appointment, was the Head of the Science and Education Department of the University of … Read more →
GH¢44m SADA tricycles ‘rot’ away in Tamale warehouse
Posted on | CommentABOUT 2,825 tricycles and 666 motorbikes meant to be sold to residents within the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) zone, under one of the authority’s initiatives, have been abandoned at a SADA warehouse in Tamale in the Northern Region for … Read more →
Fish meal kills 4
Posted on | CommentFour persons have reportedly lost their lives at the Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital at Kpando in the Volta Region where they were diagnosed of food poisoning after consuming fish suspected to be poisonous. About 10 others are currently on admission … Read more →
Barcelona attack: Multiple deaths reported after van hits Las Ramblas crowds
Posted on | CommentAt least one person has died and dozens have been injured after a white van ploughed into a crowd of people in Las Ramblas area of Barcelona, in what Catalan police say is a potentially ongoing terrorist attack. Death tolls … Read more →
Dr. Prince Armah labels exams for teaching licenses ‘superfluous’
Posted on | CommentAn Education Consultant with the Institute of Education Studies has described as “superfluous”, a new policy that will require teachers to write exams for their licenses. Dr Prince Armah, who is himself a licensed teacher with the General Teaching Council … Read more →
FDA bans sale of bleaching creams
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has banned the sale of products that contain a chemical mostly found in body bleaching creams. The increase in the sale of such creams has become a public health concern with many health practitioners warning against … Read more →
Ghana will send relief items to Sierra Leone – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentGhana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that relief items will be sent to Sierra Leone following the flood and devastating mudslides that has killed over 400 people in that country. Mass burials are being held on the outskirts … Read more →
I battle malaria every 6 months – J.J. Rawlings
Posted on | CommentFormer President Jerry John Rawlings has stated that he battles malaria every six months and he doesn’t know why. He, however, appears to be recuperating as he made an appearance at a lecture at the Ghana Institute of Management and … Read more →
Western Region: 3 burnt to death in road accident
Posted on | CommentThree persons died on the spot Wednesday night in a road accident at Kikam in the Ellembele District of the Western Region. Two vehicles, a private and commercial, were said to have collided head on when driver of the private … Read more →
UT Bank saga: NPRA allays fears over pension funds
Posted on | CommentTHE National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has assured trustees who appointed UT Bank as their Custodian that their Pension Funds will not be affected by the takeover. NPRA said the current purchase and takeover by the GCB Bank and subsequent … Read more →
Banks must consolidate to lead govt’s ambitious initiatives – Experts
Posted on | CommentBanking experts and stakeholders in Ghana’s financial space are pushing for stronger regulation and consolidation of banks and financial institutions so they can lead government’s ambitious development agenda. Consolidation in the banking sector, they maintain will lead to fewer, but … Read more →
Jan – June 2017: GH¢35m remittances received on e-zwich cards
Posted on | CommentThe total value of foreign remittances received directly on e-zwich cards amounted GH¢34.9 million between January and June this year, from 16,937 transactions. This is according to the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS). Last year, GhIPSS made it … Read more →
Fuel prices to go up by 5% – IES
Posted on | CommentThe Institute of Energy Security has hinted of fuel prices going up by 5%. According to IES Principal Research Analyst, Richmond Rockson, the increase is as a result of “upward adjustments of Brent crude oil price as well as prices … Read more →
Sierra Leone mudslide: At least 600 still missing in Freetown
Posted on | CommentAt least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, a spokesman for the president has told the BBC. President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning while … Read more →
National Accreditation Board blows GHc5m without approval
Posted on | CommentThe National Accreditation Board has been cited in the latest Auditor General Report for financial irregularities exceeding 5 Million Cedis. In 2014 the NAB used 4.6 Million Cedis of its internally generated funds without approval from the Finance Ministry. It … Read more →
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