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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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Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II visits Ghana
Posted on | CommentI am very pleased to announce that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, daughter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, will visit Ghana from this evening as part of a two-country visit to West Africa that also encompasses … Read more →
Transport fares go up by 15% from Thursday
Posted on | CommentRoad transport fares have been increased by 15 %. The new fares take effect from Thursday, April 6, a release from the Road Transport Operators said on Monday, April 3. This is in line with the administrative instrument on public … Read more →
Atta Mills’ family to summon Cadman Mills
Posted on | CommentDr. Cadman Mills, brother to the late president John Evans Atta Mills has incurred the wrath of family over his recent interview with Accra based Starr Fm about the late brother. Dr. Cadman Mills among other comments said on Star … Read more →
Charlotte Osei nominated for Chatham House award in UK
Posted on | CommentThe Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, Charlotte Osei, has been nominated for the 2017 Chatham House Prize. The Chatham House Prize is awarded to persons or organisations deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo swears in new Governor of Bank of Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, April 3, 2017, swore in Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as the new Governor of the Bank of Ghana, after consultation with the Council of State. At a brief … Read more →
University of Ghana ranks 21st in Africa; KNUST 30th
Posted on | CommentGhana’s premier university, University of Ghana, seems to be losing its popularity on the African continent as it drops further on the University League table. Legon, as University of Ghana is popularly referred to, has been ranked 21st by uniRank … Read more →
Ghana and Japan sign 2 grant agreements
Posted on | CommentGhana and Japan on Friday, signed two grant agreements totally $ 58.4 million, geared towards the improvement of international corridor roads and sector budget support to promote health service delivery. The signing of the agreements were initialled for Ghana by … Read more →
Accidents: 354 died in Jan, Feb 2017 – Transport Minister
Posted on | CommentThe first two months of 2017 saw 354 persons losing their lives through motor accidents, Transport Minister Kwaku Ofori Asiamah has revealed. This adds to the “over 3000” who perished in all of 2016, Mr Asiamah said when he addressed … Read more →
Defilement, rape cases increase in Central Region
Posted on | CommentThe Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Central Region last year, recorded 273 defilement cases as against 191 in 2015. The figure represented an increase of 42.9 per cent while rape cases … Read more →
Former Presidents have regretted ignoring my counsel – Asantehene
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei Tutu II has stated that his counsel to former presidents Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufour, the late John Atta Mills and John Dramani Mahama which were not heeded to cost them during their tenure of … Read more →
Otumfuo hosts Prez. Akufo-Addo at Manhyia Palace
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will meet the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at a grand durbar of chiefs at the Manhyia Palace on Saturday as part of his three-day tour of the Ashanti Region. The president will use the … Read more →
Cocaine turns baking powder; Tehoda floors Police
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Human Rights Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to reinstate DSP Gifty Mawuenyega Tehoda, a former senior officer of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), who was dismissed five years ago. The court, presided over by Justice Gifty … Read more →
Brexit: EU’s Tusk to issue negotiation guidelines
Posted on | CommentEuropean Council President Donald Tusk is due to issue draft guidelines on how the EU intends to negotiate the UK’s departure from the bloc. The proposals will be sent to the governments of 27 EU members. They will help set … Read more →
Dr. Ernest Addison is new Governor of Bank of Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe President, Nana Akufo- Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as governor of the Bank of Ghana barely a day after Dr. Abdul Nashiru Issahaku resigned as BoG boss. The action of the president is believed to ensure continuity in … Read more →
UMB injects $100m in 1-disrtict, 1-factory project
Posted on | CommentUMB Bank has announced a partnership deal with government to inject 100 million US dollars into the One-District-One- Factory project over a period of time. According to the bank, the project fits into its strategy of investing in public infrastructure … Read more →
PHOTO: 36-year-old woman grabbed for smuggling wee into Ankaful prison
Posted on | CommentA 36-year-old woman, Felicia Asamoah has been arrested by prison wardens at Ankaful Maximum Security prison at Cape Coast for attempting to smuggle a substance suspected to be Indian hemp, to an inmate. The Central Regional PRO of the Ghana … Read more →
GHs559 NSS increment takes effect in April
Posted on | CommentThe National Service Scheme (NSS), has finally approved an increment of allowances for service personnel from GHs 350 to GHs 559. It said the increment takes effect from April 1, 2017. The scheme had debunked various reports of an approval … Read more →
Mills was offended by Rawlings’ cruelty – Cadman Mills
Posted on | CommentDr. Cadman Atta Mills, brother to late President John Evans Atta Mills, has disclosed his brother was offended by the series of scathing criticism poured on him by former president J.J Rawlings. “[Late President] Mills got very hurt at a … Read more →
AUDIO: “I’m not that greedy to receive such monies as pay” – New COCOBOD CEO
Posted on | CommentThe Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahene Aidoo, says he would turn down any “outrageous” remuneration, like what was offered his predecessor, Dr Stephen Opuni. It came in the news that, Dr. Opuni was receiving a monthly … Read more →
$1bn agro industrial enclave for Volta Region
Posted on | Comment-US, China, Dubai investors to complete project 3 years INVESTORS from China, Dubai and United States of America (USA) have expressed interest in building $1billion agro industrial enclave near Aveyime and Sogakope in the Volta Region. The $1billion investment is … Read more →
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