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US imposes visa restrictions – Ban targets election troublemakers
Posted on with No CommentAhead of the December 7 polls, the United States of America (USA) has announced a new policy that will restrict US visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in the country. The US Department of State, which issued the … Read more →
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Fante language goes live on Wikipedia
Posted on | CommentFante, one of the spoken languages in Ghana, has been approved on Wikipedia, joining four other Ghanaian languages with their own Wikipedia pages. This approval signifies a great achievement for the Fante Wikimedians Community, who started the process in March … Read more →
Pensioner Bondholders Forum to picket Finance Ministry beginning May 8
Posted on | CommentMembers of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum say they will resume their picketing at the Ministry of Finance on May 8, 2023, to further press home their demand for the payment of all their outstanding coupons and principals. According to the … Read more →
2.5m youth were not in employment, training or education by 3rd quarter of 2022 – GSS
Posted on | CommentAbout a quarter of the population aged between 15 to 35 years, representing 2.5 million persons were not in employment, education or training across the country by the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest labour statistics report from … Read more →
$1.3bn Gas fertiliser plant takes shape in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe government and a Moroccan company, the OCP Group, have completed the front end engineering design (FEED) for a $1.3 billion fertiliser complex in Takoradi in the Western Region towards the production of fertiliser from Ghana’s natural gas. The project … Read more →
Two-thirds of Ghana’s unemployed are women – Statistical Service report
Posted on | CommentAccording to the 2022 Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey Third Quarter Labour Statistics Report launched in Accra today, females make up two-thirds of the unemployed individuals in the country. The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, emphasized at the … Read more →
Ajay Banga elected World Bank boss
Posted on | CommentFormer Mastercard boss Ajay Banga has been elected to lead the World Bank as it strives to help low-income countries overcome debt and combat climate change. Mr Banga, nominated by President Joe Biden for the post, is the first-ever Indian … Read more →
Tarkwa: Driver jailed 10 years for snatching a taxicab
Posted on | CommentThe Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced a taxi driver to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for conspiring with his wife to rob a driver of his Mazda Damio taxi cab valued at GH?30,000.00. The convict, Timothy Amponsah, 32, who … Read more →
Lifeless body of SEKCO Student washed ashore in Sekondi
Posted on | CommentThe body of a student from Sekondi College (SEKCO) who drowned on May Day has been washed ashore in the late hours of Tuesday morning, May 2, at Sekondi Mpi, near the Battery Doctor. The Student whose name is given … Read more →
Parliament approves loan agreement totaling US$710 million
Posted on | CommentParliament has approved a total of $710 million in an emergency sitting today. MPs were summoned from the Easter break purposely for the 7 loan agreements some of which have been outstanding since last year. The facilities are a US$60.6 … Read more →
Ukraine war: More than 20,000 Russian troops killed since December – US
Posted on | CommentMore than 20,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in fighting in Ukraine since December, the US estimates. A further 80,000 have been wounded, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, citing newly declassified intelligence. Half of the dead are from … Read more →
AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google
Posted on | CommentA man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. Geoffrey Hinton, aged 75, announced his resignation from Google in a statement to the New … Read more →
UN, Ghana sign $517m cooperation agreement
Posted on | CommentThe United Nations (UN) in Ghana and the government have signed the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) agreement. The Cooperation Framework, is the most important instrument for planning and implementation of UN development activities in Ghana, and will … Read more →
Full text: Prez. Akufo-Addo’s address at the May Day celebration
Posted on | CommentAddress By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, At The 2023 May Day Celebration, On Monday, 1st May 2023, At Bolgatanga, Upper East Region. It is always a great pleasure to be in the company of Organised Labour on … Read more →
Skyy Power FM CEO Wilson Arthur inducted into CIMG Chartered Marketer Achievers Hall
Posted on | CommentHon Wilson Arthur – founder of Skyy Media Group has been inducted into the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Hall of Achievers in a special ceremony at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on Saturday, 29th of April 2023. This … Read more →
Final year Student of Sekondi College drowns on May Day
Posted on | CommentA final year student of Sekondi College (Secko) has drowned at Essel Beach in Sekondi, www.233times.net is reliably informed. According to an eyewitness, the incident happened at about 1 p.m. on Monday, May 1, when four male friends who are … Read more →
US denies trying to unfairly attract overseas firms
Posted on | CommentThe White House has denied starting a subsidy war, following criticism of its massive support for green energy. The US is spending billions to help electric car firms, green energy and microchips via loans and tax breaks. Deputy Treasury Secretary … Read more →
Ukraine war: Bakhmut defenders worry about losing support
Posted on | CommentA year ago Volodymyr and his men were firing all 40 barrels of their BM-21 Grad rocket launcher in one go. Now they can only afford to fire a few at a time at Russian targets. “We haven’t got enough … Read more →
Frimpong-Boateng report: CHRAJ considers public hearing
Posted on | CommentThe Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), is considering a public hearing on a petition to investigate a report on illegal mining otherwise known as “Galamsey” authored by the chairperson of the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo appeals for concessionary loans from World Bank, IMF
Posted on | CommentGhana has appealed to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for concessionary loans to revive the economy as private sector funding dries up. The facility is a loan made on more favourable terms than the borrower could … Read more →
I shot her 5 times in the chest but not to kill her – Police Inspector tells court
Posted on | CommentInspector Ahmed Twumasi, the police officer accused of killing his 26-year-old girlfriend by shooting her five times in the abdomen and chest told the Asokore Mampong District Court in the Ashanti Region that his intention was not to kill the … Read more →
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