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US visa pause does not affect short-term travel for Ghanaians – Ambassador Victor Smith
Posted on with No CommentGhana’s Ambassador to the US, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has clarified that the United States’ temporary suspension of immigrant visa processing does not apply to non-immigrant visas for Ghanaians, including those for business and tourism. The clarification comes amid growing concern … Read more →
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Otumfuo Osei Tutu II receives joyous welcome in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was close to tears as he received a joyous welcome in Kumasi yesterday on a return from a trip to South Africa. Whilst on the trip he was rumoured to have joined his ancestors, … Read more →
Legon reviews road tolls
Posted on | CommentAuthorities at the University of Ghana have reviewed the tolling system introduced in the school on Saturday, making it possible for students to access the University without paying road tolls.Commercial drivers who were supposed to pay GHC400 for year due … Read more →
Teen who fell into coma after breast implants can’t move
Posted on | CommentA young woman who fell into a coma last year after getting breast augmentation surgery has been allowed to go back to her home but is still unable to move on her own and can only say a few words. … Read more →
Read: Nelson Mandela’s will revealed
Posted on | CommentNelson Mandela left his roughly R46-million estate to his wife Graca Machel, family members, staff, schools and the ANC, according to a summary of his will released on Monday. Two months after the death of the 95-year-old South African statesman, … Read more →
More than 100 clients swindled by savings and loans company
Posted on | CommentMore than 100 clients of a savings and loans company, ESLOC Investment Limited, have been allegedly swindled by the company of thousands of cedis. Doors to the premises of the company, located at Community Four in Tema, have been secured … Read more →
Barclays CEO will not collect his £2.7m annual bonus
Posted on | CommentBarclays chief executive Antony Jenkins will not collect his annual bonus for 2013 after the bank faced ‘very significant costs’ over a series of scandals. Mr Jenkins, who took over after Bob Diamond resigned in the wake of the Libor … Read more →
Stop politicising my prayer for the falling cedi – Duncan-Williams
Posted on | CommentThe General Overseer of the Action Chapel International (ACI), Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has asked Ghanaians to stop politicising issues concerning the fall of the cedi and rather concentrate on contributing their quota to stabilising the depreciating currency.“We all know the … Read more →
PHOTO: Man weds dog
Posted on | CommentTwo months ago, history was made at the Chapel of Our Lady at the Presidio in San Francisco as the first-ever state recognized human-animal marriage took place. Local resident 35-year-old Paul Horner was the groom during the ceremony. Joining him … Read more →
GCB Manager arrested for GH¢657,700 fraud
Posted on | CommentFIVE persons have been arrested by the Anyinam Police in connection with a massive fraud detected at the Anyinam branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB). The Anyinam GCB Branch Manager, John Boateng Nyantakyi, 41, and the Accountant, Seth Amankwa … Read more →
Archbishop Duncan-Williams says the falling Ghana Cedi is spiritual; commands it to rise
Posted on | CommentArchbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has spiritually “commanded” the falling cedi to “rise”. Leading his followers, in Church today (Sunday), to pray for the recovery of the fast depreciating local currency, the Presiding Bishop and General Overseer of the Christian Action Faith … Read more →
MTN and Airtel lose over 30,000 subscribers
Posted on | CommentVodafone and Tigo were the only winners in the latest mobile market share report by the National Communications Authority (NCA).The report which is for November 2013 saw the dominant mobile operator in the country MTN losing over 20,000 of its … Read more →
GH¢10 for 1 gallon of water: said to heal all sicknesses
Posted on | CommentHundreds of people from all walks of life are trooping to Adomfe, a small town in the Asante Akyem South District in the Ashanti Region, to fetch water from a borehole which is believed to heal all manner of illnesses. … Read more →
2 Students sue University of Ghana over road tolls
Posted on | CommentTwo students of the University of Ghana have sued the institution at the Supreme Court over the decision by authorities to charge road tolls.The two who brought the action in their capacity as Ghanaians are praying the Supreme Court to … Read more →
Komla Dumor’s body arrives home today
Posted on | CommentThe body of Komla Afeke Dumor, who passed away in London on January 18 2014, will arrive in Ghana on Monday February 3, 2014, the family has stated. Komla’s body will be formally received by the Paramount Chief of Aflao … Read more →
Evidence: Policemen caught using office car for robbery
Posted on | CommentTwo policemen who used an official vehicle to commit robbery were yesterday remanded in custody by the Accra Circuit Court. General Lance Corporal Robert Fenning Amponsah and General Lance Corporal Isaac Nimako Yeboah allegedly committed the offence with two others … Read more →
PHOTOS: Heavy downpour floods Accra
Posted on | CommentYesterday between the hours of 1 and 3 pm, Accra was flooded by a heavy downpour. Areas which experienced the flood most were Kwame Nkrrumah Circle, Kaneshie and its environs. The flood in pictures below: Author: Nana Kwesi Coomson … Read more →
Effective today: Petroleum prices gone up between 1 and 3%
Posted on | CommentPrices of petroleum have gone up between 1 and 3% effective today. This will see the price of petrol go up by 3 percent per liter. Diesel saw a 3.31 percent upward adjustment at the pumps while kerosene went up by … Read more →
PHOTO: Primary 4 pupil installed Chief Linguist
Posted on | CommentAn 11-year-old primary four pupil of Adomanu Roman Catholic Primary School has been installed chief linguist at a well-attended ceremony at Adansi Adomanu in the Adansi-North District of Ashanti. His stool name is Nana Akyina Kwarteng II. Known in private … Read more →
Busted: 2 men arrested for possessing human skull
Posted on | CommentThe Afienya Police have arrested a man and his accomplice who attempted to transport a human skull from the Volta Region to Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The two persons, Simon Yovou, 34, a fetish priest, and Thomas Dodzie Nodzi, … Read more →
Revealed: Vodka blamed for high death rates in Russia
Posted on | CommentThe high number of early deaths in Russia is mainly due to people drinking too much alcohol, particularly vodka, research shows. The study, in The Lancet, says 25% of Russian men die before they are 55, and most of the … Read more →
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