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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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Body of drowned GSTS Student still missing after 2 weeks (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentBody of the 18-year old final-year student of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS), in the Western Region who got drowned at Allan beach in Takoradi about a fortnight ago is yet to be found. According to the Marine, Railway … Read more →
Tullow Oil assures shareholders of brighter prospects
Posted on | CommentOil and gas exploration and production company, Tullow Oil plc has assured its shareholders in Ghana of the resumption of dividend payments early next year following its recovery from external market volatilities. Tullow said it had laid a strong foundation, … Read more →
Pay $100m debt in 2 weeks or face shut down of gas supply – N-Gas warns VRA
Posted on | CommentN-Gas, the main supplier of lean gas to Ghana’s Volta River Authority (VRA) through the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) , has given Ghana a two-week ultimatum to clear its outstanding debt of over $100 million or gas supply … Read more →
Papa Kwesi Nduom enskined as Yenge Bon Naa
Posted on | 1 CommentPresident and Chairman of Groupe Nduom (GN), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has been given a chieftaincy title by the chiefs and people of Loggu in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Conferring on him the title; “Yenge Bon Naa,” meaning … Read more →
Injured armed robber escapes from Sunyani Hospital
Posted on | CommentThe Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command is trying to unravel the circumstances under which a 21-year old suspected armed robber, Kwaku Yeboah who was under a 24-hour guard at the Sunyani Regional Hospital managed to escape on Thursday, May 5, … Read more →
From July: DVLA to issue license in 2 weeks
Posted on | CommentWith effect from July this year, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will be issuing licenses to applicants in a space of two weeks, the Chief Executive of DVLA, Ing. Noble John Appiah has assured. He explained the two-week … Read more →
PHOTO: Okuapeman SHS boys’ dormitory gutted by fire
Posted on | CommentA student of the Okuapeman Senior High School sustained injuries after fire gutted some part of the boys dormitory on Sunday, April 8. The injured is currently on admission at the Tetteh Quashie Memorial Hospital at Mampong-Akuapim in the Eastern … Read more →
A-G ‘refuses’ to hand over bus re-branding report to OccupyGhana
Posted on | CommentSocial and Political Non-partisan Pressure Group, OccupyGhana, is claiming the Attorney-General has refused to give them a copy of the REPORT on her (A-G) outfit’s investigations into the MMT Smarttys Bus Rebranding Transaction that was handed over to the Chief … Read more →
Lordina Mahama’s Mother’s Day message
Posted on | CommentFirst Lady Lordina Mahama has charged all and sundry to celebrate Mother’s Day everyday considering the enormous role mothers play in our lives and in the country. According to Mrs. Lordina Mahama, “I have travelled the length and breadth of … Read more →
Mother’s Day: NPP will do better for women – Rebecca Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentRebecca Akufo-Addo, wife of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party is optimistic women will live better lives under an NPP administration.On the occasion of Mother’s Day, Mrs. Akufo-Addo said the main opposition has a … Read more →
Ghana’s economic challenges can’t be solved by human ingenuity – Takoradi Omahen
Posted on | CommentOmanhen of Takoradi Osahene Katakyi Busumankura III has observed that the economic challenges bedeviling the country will not be solved by human ingenuity but divine direction from God. The outspoken Omanhen encouraged leaders of the country to consider putting God … Read more →
Govt secures $200m to facilitate Rural Enterprises Programme
Posted on | CommentThe government has secured US$200 million from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a UN agency based in Italy, and the African Development Bank (ADB) to facilitate the Rural Enterprises Programme (REP). The REP is part of the efforts … Read more →
4,029 ghost Teachers found on gov’t payroll
Posted on | CommentFour thousand and twenty-nine names of teachers on the government payroll since October 2015 have been identified as belonging to “ghosts”. The revelation resulted from the implementation of an agreement reached between the three teacher unions and government institutions to … Read more →
Non-bailable offences declared unconstitutional
Posted on | CommentThe Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional the law that bars persons accused of certain offences from being granted bail. It said Section 96 (7) of the Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act, 1960 (Act 30), which was amended in … Read more →
Prez. Mahama cannot lose this election – Bukom Banku
Posted on | CommentPopular boxer and entertainer Braimah Kamoko has pleaded with former President Jerry John Rawlings to support President John Mahama’s bid to retain power in the November elections. Bukom Banku’s call follows reports that the relationship between the founder of the … Read more →
Prez. Mahama cuts sod for 10 Polyclinics
Posted on | CommentPresident John Dramani Mahama has cut a sod for the construction of 10 polyclinics in the Central Region at Gomoa Dawurampong. At a ceremony during the final lap of his Central Regional leg of his Accounting to the People tour, … Read more →
Woman drags husband to court for demanding too much sex
Posted on | CommentA Woman who said was tired of being sexually abused by her husband Wednesday sought a protection order against her spouse. Precious Chipfurutse made an application for a protection order at the civil courts against her husband, Willard Tumbare, whom … Read more →
Bawumia fumes over debt figures
Posted on | CommentDr. Mahamudu Bawumia, NPP Vice-Presidential Candidate, has stated that President John Mahama and members of his government deliberately misled the Ghanaians on the end of year debt figures for 2015, when they claimed that the figure was less than 99 … Read more →
Prez. Mahama to speak to UCC Students on job creation today
Posted on | CommentPresident John Mahama will today, address students of the Cape Coast University on job creation on the second day of his ‘Accounting To The People’ tour of the Central Region. The address is expected to highlight economic gains made over … Read more →
University of Fort Hare confers doctorate degree on Nana Addo
Posted on | CommentSouth Africa’s prestigious University of Fort Hare, Alice, Eastern Cape will on May 5, 2016, confer an Honourary Doctor of Law Degree on Nana Akufo-Addo as part of the University’s centenary celebrations.The decision to confer the honourary doctorate degree on … Read more →
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