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Air fares soar by nearly 25% as Iran war forces flights to re-route
Posted on with No CommentThe war in the Middle East has helped to trigger a surge in air fares, with the lowest-priced economy tickets costing 24% more on average than they did a year ago, according to new research. The report, from the consultancy … Read more →
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DISTURBING PHOTOS: Clashes galore as Ghana inches closer to elections
Posted on | CommentAs the December polls draws closer, the nation is still grappling with how to deal with pockets of violence that have characterised political activities of the major political parties – opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the governing National Democratic … Read more →
Gov’t owes BDCs GH¢2b
Posted on | Comment– But made GH¢800m provision in IMF letter – GH¢124m paid last Wednesday GOVERNMENT has to seek an additional GH¢1.2 billion to be able to pay-off all debts owed Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs) which, currently, is over GH¢2.2billion … Read more →
Eva Lokko laid to rest (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentThe mortal remains of Eva Naa Marley Lokko, former Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), engineer and politician, were yesterday interred at the Osu cemetery after a burial, memorial and thanksgiving service at the forecourt of the State … Read more →
Gunmen attack NPP members at Sankore
Posted on | CommentThe New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Asunafo South Constituency, George Yaw Boakye, narrowly escaped death yesterday when gunmen, believed to be members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), shot him in his residence at Sankore in … Read more →
EOCO cheque confused me – Woyome
Posted on | CommentEmbattled National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, who is being pursued by former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Martin A.B.K. Amidu, to return GH¢51.2 million he unlawfully received from the NDC government, says he got ‘confused’ when … Read more →
Christians sentenced to 80 lashes for taking communion wine
Posted on | CommentThree Christians in Iran have been sentenced to 80 lashes by a Sharia court after they were found guilty of blasphemy for drinking holy communion wine. Yaser Mosibzadeh, Saheb Fadayee and Mohammed Reza Omidi, also known as Youhan, are due … Read more →
All of Donald Trump’s assets and what they’re worth
Posted on | CommentFORBES’ new investigation into Trump’s wealth pegs his fortune at $3.7 billion, down $800 million from a year ago. A softening of New York City’s real estate market, particularly in retail and office, where valuations are trending down, has diminished … Read more →
Telecoms pay GH¢4.9bn in taxes in 5yrs
Posted on | CommentDESPITE the many challenges it faces, Ghana’s mobile telecommunications industry has paid GH¢4.92 billion in total tax contribution to government in the past five years. According to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, the mobile telecoms industry since 2011 has contributed … Read more →
Woyome bore!: Blasts Supreme Court and Martin Amidu (VIDEO)
Posted on | CommentBusinessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has reacted angrily to the Supreme Court’s decision to allow former attorney general, Martin Amidu, to examine him over a GHC51 million debt he owes the nation. In a press conference shortly after the ruling, Woyome … Read more →
PHOTOS: 233times.net & satelliteghana.com ‘Our Day’ lunch party at Twin City Special School
Posted on | CommentAs promised, online news portals, www.233times.net and www.satelliteghana.com hosted a lunch party for the students of the Twin City Special School (School for children with intellectual disability) in Sekondi on 12th November, 2016 at the school’s assembly hall. The lunch … Read more →
Kwame Nkrumah interchange not a big deal – UK High Commissioner
Posted on | CommentResponding to a tweet from a Twitter user @ZimmAconcept, the United Kingdom’s (UK) High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr. Jon Benjamin has shared his view on the celebration of the the Kwame Nkrumah interchange. Asking about his impression about the interchange … Read more →
OFFICIAL: Asanteman Queenmother is dead – Funerals, drumming banned
Posted on | CommentThe Manhyia Palace has officially announced the death of the queenmother of Asanteman, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II who reigned for 39 years. The decision was taken after an emergency meeting on Thursday by the council after the official announcement … Read more →
Banks write off GH¢631.8 million
Posted on | Comment•Due to economic slowdown, high operational costs Banks operating in Ghana made a provision of GH¢631.8 million as bad debts in their books at the end of July 2016, the latest Financial Stability Report indicates. The is attributable to the … Read more →
Woyome hasn’t paid any GHc 4m: A-G ‘cooked up’ deceptive cheque and receipt – Amidu
Posted on | CommentCitizen vigilante, Martin Amidu has urged Ghanaians to vote out the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the only way to retrieve monies paid fraudulently to business man Alfred Agbesi Woyome and construction firm Waterville. “Fellow citizens, help me in … Read more →
I am alive – Former President Kufuor
Posted on | CommentFormer President John Agyekum Kufuor has denied reports that he died at a hospital at Johannesburg South Africa on Monday. Reports on social media on Monday, suggested the former president who was seeking medical care at Johannesburg in South Africa, … Read more →
Tadi Taxi driver escapes death after overpowering car snatcher (DISTURBING PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentIt was a nightmarish experience for a 26 year old cabbie from the Sekondi / Takoradi Metropolis when he virtually came face to face with death after being attacked by an assailant who hired him on Monday night around 11:30 … Read more →
Agric must decline for services to grow – Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentPRESIDENT John Dramani says Ghana’s agricultural sector will continue to decline in favour of the services sector in terms of contribution to the economy. According to him, it was normal as a middle-income or developing economy for agriculture’s contribution to … Read more →
Komenda sugar factory is back
Posted on | CommentAll is set for the much talked about Komenda Sugar Factory to commence commercial production of Sugar on Monday, November 28, 2016. Ghana currently spends more than $200 million on sugar importation annually and the Komenda Sugar Factory is … Read more →
AMA bans political rallies at Odododiodoo
Posted on | CommentThe Accra Metropolitan Security Committee (METSEC) has put up stringent measures to prevent the recurrence of the firing of gunshots at Odododiodoo in Accra. METSEC has, therefore, directed the immediate suspension of all political activities in the 13 constituencies in … Read more →
US embassy speaks on NPP/NDC clash – Threaten to deny visas
Posted on | CommentThe United States Embassy in Ghana says it will not hesitate to “consider” the option of “denying and revoking visas” to Ghanaians who incite political violence. Whiles acknowledging that campaigns can “be vigorous and sometimes contentious” the Embassy voiced out … Read more →
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