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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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Stop showing porno with immediate effect – NMC to 3 ‘porno’ TV Stations
Posted on | CommentThe National Media Commission has directed XYZ TV, Thunder TV and Ice TV to stop showing pornographic materials on their screens with immediate effect. An examination of the content of the three television stations showed that they broadcast sub-standard content … Read more →
Former Presidents, MPs to make personal appearance for US visas
Posted on | CommentFormer presidents, high profile officers and Members of Parliament seeking visas for personal travels to the United States will now be required to make personal appearance at the US Embassy to acquire them. In a meeting with the Foreign Affairs … Read more →
Supreme Court says GITMO 2 stay in Ghana ‘unconstitutional’
Posted on | CommentA 7-member Supreme Court panel on Thursday ruled that it was illegal for two Guantanamo bay detainees to have been admitted into Ghana during the John Mahama administration without recourse to Parliament. According to PeaceFM’s Agya Kwabena, who was in court … Read more →
Abraham Attah is Free SHS Ambassador
Posted on | CommentMultiple award-winning young Ghanaian actor Abraham Attah has officially been named as the ambassador of government’s flagship ‘Free Senior High School’ (SHS) project. Abraham Attah who was selected by government as the ambassador for the project met with the Minister … Read more →
WhatsApp rises as a major force in news media
Posted on | CommentWhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the messaging app appears to vary widely between countries. In Malaysia, more than 50% of those surveyed said they used … Read more →
Donald Trump’s solar panel plan for Mexico wall
Posted on | CommentUS President Donald Trump has told supporters that his proposed wall along the border with Mexico could have solar panels fixed to it. Addressing a rally in Iowa, he said the panels would provide cheap energy and help to pay … Read more →
New Amanful: Dog bites 6-yr old to death, Rich man employs Police to guard dog from being lynched
Posted on | CommentThe Dog in question (Alsatian) reportedly rushed from the owner’s residence to a nearby (Methodist) School to bite a class one pupil who was playing with other colleagues on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The victim, Bismark Adzi, 6 died … Read more →
NACOB donates drug baron Nayele’s assets to orphanage
Posted on | CommentThe Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has donated some items seized from Nayele Ametefe, the Ghanaian/Austrian drug baron to three institutions – an orphanage and two rehabilitation centres in Ghana. The items including furniture were seized from Night Angels, a shop which … Read more →
Don’t pay NIB $60m judgement debt to dominion trustees – Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentThe Supreme Court has asked the National Investment Bank (NIB) not to pay the $60million judgment debt the High Court in Accra asked it to pay Dominion Cooperate Trustees Limited in 2013. The Commercial Division of the High Court, presided … Read more →
200 Disabled persons to manage toll booths from July 1 – Roads Minister
Posted on | CommentOver two hundred members of the Ghana Federation of the Disabled will be engaged to manage all toll booths across the country, Minister of Roads and Highways, Hon. Akwasi Amoako Atta has revealed “They will start work on 1st July … Read more →
Monday, 26th June declared public holiday
Posted on | CommentMonday, June 26 has been declared as a statutory public holiday. A statement from the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery said the day marks Eid-ul Fitr, the end of the 30-day Muslim fasting. Ramadan began in Ghana on Saturday, May 27. … Read more →
Kenya trade expo in Ghana to boost intra-African trade
Posted on | CommentKENYAN businessmen will have opportunity to explore investment and trade opportunities in West Africa following a trade expo to be held in Ghana in November. The trade expo, which is targeted at established and emerging businessmen is aimed at enhancing … Read more →
GRA declares Agambire wanted over GH¢14m unpaid taxes
Posted on | CommentMR Roland Agambire, the Group Chairman of Rlg Communications, has been declared wanted by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the national tax regulatory agency for defaulting tax obligations. The National Co-ordinator for the Task Force at the GRA, Henry Sam, … Read more →
VRA’s debt to Ghana Gas jumps to $534.2m
Posted on | CommentTHE indebtedness of Volta River Authority (VRA) to the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has jumped to $534.2 million as of May 31, 2017. The amount represents quantity of natural gas that the Atuabo Gas Plant supplied to VRA … Read more →
Supreme Court places embargo on Woyome’s shares in 11 companies
Posted on | CommentTHE Supreme Court has granted an order imposing a charge on any and all shares held by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome in some private companies in which he has beneficial interests. The order was granted upon an application filed by … Read more →
Barclays charged with fraud
Posted on | CommentBarclays and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. The Serious Fraud Office case relates to the billion of pounds the bank raised from Qatari investors enabling it to avoid a … Read more →
Man forced to pay ‘bride price for dead wife’
Posted on | CommentA man in Mozambique’s southern province of Inhambane had to pay the traditional bride price, locally known as “lobolo”, for a dead woman at the weekend, Mozambique’s state radio reports. After the woman died due to complications during childbirth, her … Read more →
Cocobod workers demand pay rise
Posted on | Comment-Despite huge fall in cocoa prices and crippling debt IINTELLIGENCE gathered by a reliable source indicates that staff of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) are demanding salary increment despite a myriad of challenges, including the huge fall in the price of raw … Read more →
Court discharges 7 ‘killers’ of Major Mahama to be tried in Accra
Posted on | CommentPolice prosecutors in Cape Coast have discontinued the case against the first batch of persons who were arrested for their alleged complicity in the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. The move is to allow the Police to transfer the seven … Read more →
Investigations uncover Gh¢1.2billion fraud at Tema port – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe state security agencies are reported to have uncovered the diversion of huge sums of money by a gang of workers at the Tema port into their personal accounts. It is said to be part of revelations of an ongoing … Read more →
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