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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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‘Dumsor’ will welcome winner of Dec. 7 polls – ACEP
Posted on | CommentEnergy sector think-tank, African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), is predicting a supply deficit in the power sector in 2017 on the back of anticipated shortages in gas supplies to thermal plants. The gas supply shortages will be occasioned by … Read more →
Woyome debt hits Gh¢167m
Posted on | Comment-As interest alone jumps to gh¢115m as at october 2016 GHANA is said to have lost a minimum of over GH¢115 million between February 2010 and October 2016 as a result of wrongful payment of GH¢51.2 million judgment debt to … Read more →
Ghana updates laws to widen tax net
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper says the country’s tax laws have been updated to widen the tax net.He said the updated laws bring on board institutions such as the financial sector and airlines among others. This move, seeks to … Read more →
Thumbprinted ballot papers fake – Police
Posted on | CommentThe Ashanti Regional Police has stated that the ballot papers intercepted in the Ashanti Region are fake. A team of police personnel and some executives of the NPP led by the Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi … Read more →
Police shuts down West Link FM
Posted on | CommentThe Police Command in Lawra, Upper West region has indefinitely shut down West Link FM over security concerns. A statement issued by Chairman of the Lawra District Security Committee (DISEC) Hon. Paschal Baylon Dere stated that “after meeting held on … Read more →
Ghana must inspire us again – Commonwealth
Posted on | CommentThe Commonwealth Observer group has urged Ghanaians to repeat another democratic feat in organising free and fair elections that have made it an inspirational example in the Commonwealth. Head of the international observer group and former South Africa President Thabo … Read more →
Money, chicken, t-shirts not worth your vote – Mensa Otabil
Posted on | CommentSelling your vote for goats, chicken, money, T-shirts and other enticements amounts to selling the part you own in Ghana’s sovereignty as a citizen, pastor Mensa Otabil has said. Teaching about the need for Ghanaians to see the voting … Read more →
There’s more dollars to stabilize cedi – Bank of Ghana
Posted on | CommentGovernor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Abdul Nashiru Issahaku is asking businesses not to panic over the current challenges facing the cedi. The local currency over the past three weeks has witnessed some consistent decline in value with the … Read more →
PHOTO: Boy, 22, charged with robbery
Posted on | CommentA 22-YEAR-old boy, Kwaku Gyamfi aka Sampane, has been hauled before an Obuasi circuit court to answer charges on robbery and unlawful possession of firearm following his arrest on the night of November 22, 2016 at Adansi-Asokwa in the Ashanti … Read more →
Prez. Mahama declares 3 days national fasting and prayers
Posted on | CommentPresident John Dramani Mahama is urging Christians and Muslims, including all people of faith, to dedicate three days to fast and pray for the nation ahead of the December 7 general elections. The President wants this event to commence on … Read more →
Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh ‘to concede defeat’
Posted on | CommentThe Gambia’s autocratic president, Yahya Jammeh, who once claimed a “billion-year” mandate to rule, has agreed to concede defeat after a shock election loss to a real-estate developer. Jammeh has ruled the tiny west African nation for more than two … Read more →
African union election observation mission arrive in Ghana Dec 2
Posted on | CommentThe Head of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) will arrive in Ghana Friday, December 2, ahead of the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections which comes off on Wednesday, December 7. The Head of the Mission, H.E. Hifikepunye Pohamba, … Read more →
Video documentary: 233times.net & satelliteghana.com ‘Our Day’ lunch party at Twin City Special School
Posted on | Comment12th November, 2016 will go down the annals of Twin City Special School in Sekondi, Ghana as a memorable day for the students of the facility. Online news portals www.233times.net and www.satelliteghana.com organised a lunch party, fun-filled and pep-talk for … Read more →
UN Sec. General talks to Prez. Mahama and Nana Addo
Posted on | CommentThe United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki Moon yesterday spoke to both President John Dramani Mahama and the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo. In the separate telephone conversations with the two leaders ahead of … Read more →
1,766 die from road accidents
Posted on | CommentTHE National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) says 1,766 deaths have already been recorded as at October 2016 in Ghana from road accidents against its end year target of 1,440 deaths. The Commission fears this could go up further with the … Read more →
NHIS fund misapplied
Posted on | Comment-Intercepted document alleges ONE of the critical service providers has blamed the funding crisis facing the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on mismanagement of funds meant for running the scheme. According to the provider, if the scheme is run based … Read more →
Prez. Buhari daughter’s wedding put on hold over expensive gifts
Posted on | CommentThe wedding ceremony between Zahra, daughter of Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari and the son of Maiduguri billionaire businessman, Mohammed Indimi, which is scheduled for December 4, 2016, has been put on hold indefinitely, sources close to the first family said. … Read more →
Court clears Tsatsu Tsikata of financial loss charges
Posted on | CommentFormer GNPC Chief Executive Tsatsu Tsikata has been cleared of charges of causing financial loss to the state by a Court of Appeal. The court in a ruling Wednesday said the incarceration of the legal practitioner by an Accra Fast … Read more →
It’s an insult to put your vote on autopilot – Pastor Mensa Otabil
Posted on | CommentThe General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) Pastor Mensa Otabil has told the electorate that it is “an insult” on their intelligence if they put their votes on autopilot.According to him, voters need to do a holistic … Read more →
Fuel price reduction; 1-4%
Posted on | CommentBarely a day to the end of the final pricing window for the month of November, prices of fuel across most oil marketing companies (OMCs) have dropped by between 1 and 4.23%, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, Ghana has announcedA … Read more →
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