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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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23-year-old commits suicide over misunderstanding with girlfriend
Posted on | CommentPOLICE in Axim in the Nzema East Municipality in the Western Region have commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding an alleged suicide case in the coastal community. A 23-year-old fisherman, who has been identified as Akwasi Augustine, is believed to have … Read more →
World Bank approves $85.7m for education, water and sanitation
Posted on | CommentTHE World Bank has approved two International Development Association credits of $85.7 million for the Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP) and the Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project (SRWSP). A statement issued by the World Bank said the SEIP received … Read more →
I’m optimistic about Ghana’s private sector growth – US Ambassador
Posted on | CommentTHE US Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Robert P. Jackson, says he is sure of Ghana’s private sector growing to become the backbone of the country’s economy. He said the American and Ghanaian private sectors are driving forces that can and … Read more →
Trump warns North Korea – US ‘patience is over’
Posted on | CommentUS President Donald Trump says that years of “strategic patience” with North Korea have failed and it is now time for a “determined response”. “Together we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime,” Mr Trump said at … Read more →
Cocobod to introduce new cocoa plant that bears fruit in 18 months
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) is experimenting a cocoa seedling that begins yeilding fruits at 18 months. The Board, together with the management is strategizing on how to produce cocoa seedlings and improve agronomic practices that that can produce cocoa … Read more →
World Bank supports free SHS and sanitation projects
Posted on | CommentThe World Bank has approved two International Development Association credits of $85.7 million for the Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP) and the Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project (SRWSP). Specifically, the Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP) received additional financing of … Read more →
Ibrahim Mahama grabs juicy deal
Posted on | CommentThe deposed National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has been accused of virtually ceding the country’s bauxite deposits to Ibrahim Mahama, younger brother of former President John Dramani Mahama. Gideon Boako, an Economic Advisor at the Office of Vice President Mahamudu … Read more →
“Congratulations to Prempeh College, favourites from start” – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his enjoy at the just ended keenly contested 2017 edition of the National Science and Maths (NSMQ) Quiz. After congratulating the three finalists on a picture he posted to his verified Instagram page, … Read more →
Number of banks in Ghana to hit 40
Posted on | CommentTHE number of banks in the country is expected to hit 40 from the current 35 by the close of the year, Business Finder has learnt. The latest additions to the list include The Construction and Beige banks. Ghana Home … Read more →
Oil to still end year at $57 – Fitch
Posted on | CommentBMI, the research outfit of Fitch Ratings is maintaining its earlier forecast that the price of Brent crude oil will end the year at US$57.0 per barrel on the average. This is against the current price of US$46.51 per barrel … Read more →
IMF deal: Extension could spell doom
Posted on | Comment. For govt’s ambitious initiatives – Economists THE extension of Ghana’s programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could spell doom for government’s ambitious initiatives, some economists fear. They maintain that government’s hands could be tied since its spending would … Read more →
Woyome tries to stop oral examination; SC to rule July 4
Posted on | CommentThe Supreme Court will on July 4 rule on an application filed by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome seeking to temporarily halt his oral examination by the Attorney General. The court on June 8 granted a request by the Attorney-General’s department to question the … Read more →
Prempeh College wins Science and Maths Quiz for the 4th time
Posted on | CommentA senior high school in Kumasi, Prempeh College has won this year’s edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz held at the National Theatre in Accra. Prempeh College won by 53 points as against St Thomas Aquinas Senior High … Read more →
GIPC records $3bn in new investments in first quarter
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has recorded new investments to the tune of $3 billion in the first quarter of the year. This is far higher than the amount of newly registered projects recorded in the same period last … Read more →
Adisadel College and 2 others in finals of National Science and Maths Quiz
Posted on | CommentAfter two and half weeks of bragging by both current and past senior high school (SHS) students over claims that their alma mater was the best in the country, the stage is now set to determine which school is actually … Read more →
2 Teenagers arrested with 30 parcels of ‘wee’
Posted on | CommentTwo teenagers have been arrested for attempting to transport 30 parcels of some substance suspected to be marijuana to Nkurakan in the Eastern Region. The suspects, 19-year-old Evelyn Adade Kokor and Felix Gyimah, 18 were said to have concealed the … Read more →
PHOTO: 2 Nigerians arrested for robbery at Tudu
Posted on | CommentThe police in Accra have arrested two Nigerians who allegedly attempted to rob their compatriot of an amount of GH¢30,000 at Tudu, a suburb of Accra. The suspects, reportedly using a motorbike with a half number plate, purportedly snatched the … Read more →
Sekondi-Takoradi: Mob give thief soft drink amidst instant justice (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA thief was arrested in the early hours of Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Whindo near Assakae in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis with a quantity of Electricity Cables. He has been stripped naked, beaten to the pulp and tied to a … Read more →
‘Develop capacity for entrepreneurship among the youth’ – Osei Bonsu to African Leaders as he dazzles at Ignite Community speaking event in San Diego
Posted on | CommentPhilp Osei Bonsu, Head of Public Relations for the Electricity Company of Ghana in the Western Region who is amongst forty (40) fellows for the 2017 cohort of the Mandela Washington Fellowship from Ghana has dazzled at an Ignite Community … Read more →
Police brutalises JHS Student; Victim’s aunt collapses to death after witnessing the act
Posted on | CommentA 63 year old retired educationist has died after watching in pain and anguish serious brutality unleashed on her 14 year old nephew by a Police constable at Agona Nkwanta Police Station in the Ahanta West District of the Western … Read more →
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