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Afenyo-Markin referred to Privileges Committee over security recruitment claims
Posted on with No CommentThe Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is to face Parliament’s Committee on Privileges and Immunities after the Interior Minister formally challenged him to substantiate allegations that the ongoing recruitment into the security services is unlawful and exploitative. The development followed an … Read more →
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T-bills auction: Gov’t achieves 13.21% oversubscription; interest rates reach nearly 32%
Posted on | CommentGovernment exceeded its treasury bills target by over 13 percent to the tune of ¢2.94 billion, but interest rates continued to surge disturbingly. According to the latest auction by the Bank of Ghana, interest rates reached almost 32%. The target … Read more →
Shops in Accra Central to close for 3 days for Ga Many?’s final funeral rites
Posted on | CommentOffices and shops in the Central Business District in the Greater Accra Region are expected to remain shut for three days to make way for the final funeral rites of the late Ga Many? (the Paramount Queen of Ga State), … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo launches first oil from Jubilee South east area
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has asserted that it is when the NPP government is in power that the country makes significant discoveries of oil. “I think my fellow Ghanaians should note that that when the NPP government is in … Read more →
Bag of cocoa price set to increase from GHS 800 to GHS 1,380
Posted on | CommentStakeholders anticipate a rise in the producer price from the present GHS 800 per bag of cocoa beans to GHS 1,380 when the government announces the farm gate price for cocoa in 2023/2024. Current rates on the global market are … Read more →
Popular Tadi businessman Dan To Be, one other arrested for robbery
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has arrested a popular businessman in Takoradi, Dan To Be and one other for allegedly robbing a mining company in Bogoso in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region. According to a police report, … Read more →
Explosion at Shama quarry kills 4, scores injured (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentAn explosion at a quarry site at Kobinanokrom in the Shama District of the Western Region has left many dead and scores injured. The incident that happened at about 10:40 PM on Saturday, September 9, sent shock waves around the … Read more →
IGP interdicts COP Alex Mensah over leaked tape
Posted on | CommentThe Director General Technical of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Alex George Mensah, has been interdicted by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare over his alleged involvement in the leaked tape scandal. The interdiction … Read more →
Health Ministry announces new policies
Posted on | CommentIn a bid to improve the healthcare system in Ghana, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has announced new policies aimed at delivering quality healthcare services to all Ghanaians. Speaking at a press briefing at the Moi Press Centre, the … Read more →
Poultry farmers in Western Region demand GHs789,565 compensation from gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region’s poultry farmers are concerned that the government is taking too long to pay them the compensation they are owed after the bird flu outbreak last year devastated their birds and other agricultural products. In an interview with … Read more →
Prestea youth threatens demonstration over deplorable roads in township
Posted on | CommentThe General Secretary of the New Prestea Movement Mr Bernard Owusu has revealed that the youth in the township will embark on a demonstration over the deplorable state of the Prestea to Bogoso road. Mr Owusu said hundreds of Prestea … Read more →
OSP has re-seized monies from Cecilia Dapaah’s house; re-frozen her bank accounts
Posted on | CommentThe Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has re-seized monies from Cecilia Dapaah’s house and re-frozen her bank accounts. The OSP has complied with the ruling and order of the High Court in Accra dated 31 August 2023 by unfreezing … Read more →
2nd tranche of IMF cash arrives in December – Finance Minister
Posted on | CommentIn an effort to support Ghana’s balance of payments for 2023 and 2024, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that the country is on track to receive the second tranche of the IMF bailout cash in December. The Bank of … Read more →
Teacher suicide exposes parent bullying in South Korea
Posted on | CommentOn 5 June, Lee Min-so* described in her diary the fear that overtook her body as she entered her classroom to teach: “My chest feels too tight. I feel like I’m going to fall somewhere. I don’t even know where … Read more →
Ukraine war: Kim Jong Un ‘to visit Putin for weapons talks’
Posted on | CommentNorth Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, a US official has told the BBC’s US partner CBS. The two leaders will discuss the possibility of North Korea providing Moscow … Read more →
New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules
Posted on | CommentApple’s latest iPhone will almost certainly feature a USB-C charge point when it is unveiled on 12 September. The firm’s phones currently use its proprietary Lightning adaptor, unlike rivals, including Samsung. A European Union law requires phone manufacturers to adopt … Read more →
Goaso Krontihene found dead in the bush
Posted on | CommentThe Krontihene of the Goaso Traditional Areas in the Ahafo Region, Nana Yenhyira Kojo Kuma, has been found dead in the bush. Nana Yenhyira Kojo Kuma reportedly went missing in the last six days. His body was however found on … Read more →
Bawumia seeks blessings from Otumfuo ahead of NPP Primary
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia visited Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace over the weekend, seeking his blessings for the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer elections scheduled for Saturday, November 4, 2023. Dr Bawumia expressed gratitude for … Read more →
IGP behind leaked tape recording – Supt Asare
Posted on | CommentThe ongoing investigation into the alleged plot to remove the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, took an interesting turn when two senior police officers, whose voices were believed to be on the secret recording detailing the … Read more →
India launches its first mission to observe the sun
Posted on | CommentIndia has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon’s south pole. Aditya-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday at … Read more →
In Japan, the young find dating so hard their parents are doing it for them
Posted on | CommentIt’s a steamy summer afternoon in the Japanese city of Osaka, where a group of around 60 men and women have gathered for a session of “omiai,” or matchmaking, to find true love. They mingle away, hopping from one end … Read more →
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