Syria Rebels Head To Astana Talks
Syrian rebel figures were en route to the Kazakh capital on Wednesday for fresh talks on reinforcing a faltering six-week truce, a spokesman and other opposition officials told AFP. The talks are set...
Day: February 15, 2017
Tunisian Fashion Designers Look To Past For Inspiration
Traditional embroidery on modern dresses, men's robes turned into women's jackets -- Tunisian designers are making their mark with outfits inspired by their country's heritage. Drawing on a diverse...
[Video] Kwaw Kesse Claims Obour Cannot Even Paint His Office
Controversial Ghanaian musician Kwaw Kesse has taken a swipe at MUSIGA President Bice Osei Kufuor, saying he is disappointed in him because he cannot even paint his office. Obour has been under a lot...
Airtel, Jaarno Partner To Make Online Foodstuff Purchase Convenient
Airtel, the Smartphone Network has partnered premier digital foodstuff marketing and distribution company, Jaarno to offer Airtel’s high value customers the convenience of shopping for locally...
Warm Weather Saps US Industrial Output In January
Unusually high temperatures last month prompted a sharp decline in the need for heating, which dragged down overall US industrial output in January, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. The...
Shortage of Oxygen At KATH, Fire Service To the Rescue
The Ashanti Regional Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is pledging its readiness to supply quantities of oxygen to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. This comes on the back of...
Sylvia Annie Interdicted Over Health Facilities and Regulatory Agency Rot
Dr Sylvia Annie has been asked to step aside as the Registrar of the Health Facilities and Regulatory Agency following an audit of the agencie’s operations. She was indicted in the audit report for...
I’m Not Related To Tema MCE Aspirant; Titus Is ‘fighting’ Him
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ishmael Ashitey, says the Tema East Constituency Member of Parliament, Titus Glover, is engaged in a personal battle with one of...
Waakye Enthusiasts To Meet @ Live FM Forecourt For #WaakyeIsBae On Feb. 24
A gathering of Waakye lovers is set to take place at the forecourt of Live 91.9 FM on Friday, February 24, 2017. Dubbed #WaakyeIsBae, it will be hosted by Jay Foley and Jeremie, co-hosts of Live...
[Photos] Boris Johnson Arrives In Ghana
Britain’s Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson has arrived in Ghana to meet President Nana Akufo-Addo for bilateral talks. Mr. Johnson touched down at the Kotoka International Airport after midday on...
Osei-Owusu Vehemently Denies Bribery Allegations
The First Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Parliament’s Appointment’s committee, Joe Osei-Owusu, reiterated his innocence of the claims of his role in the bribery scandal that rocked the Committee...
Okudzeto Admitted Bribery Scandal Was Cooked Up – Osei-Owusu
Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has said he refused to push for investigations into the alleged bribery scandal involving Energy Minister, Boakye Ayarko, because...
Less Than 1% of Nigeria’s Currency Is Fake – Central Bank
This is in response to a claim by a former deputy CBN chief who said 20% of the currency used by Africa’s most populous nation was fake and that was adversely affecting the economy. ‘‘Twenty...
Asamoah Gyan’s Spokesman Anim Addo Clarifies
Chief Executive Officer for Asamoah Gyan Group of Companies, Samuel Anim Addo has clarified reports that his aide Asamoah Gyan is part of more than 40 players deemed to have “unethical hair” in...
Tema General Hospital To Investigate ‘dead Body Seizure’ Case
The Management of the Tema General Hospital has said that it will launch investigations into a recent controversy that saw two of it’s mortuary attendants seize a corpse from a family over the...
In Ghana, Post-Election Fiscal Crunch Is Politics As Normal
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken power with ambitious plans to revive once spectacular economic growth, only to discover a $1.6 billion hole in the budget and a deficit twice as high as...
G20 Foreign Ministers To Tackle Fight Against Poverty In Africa
G20 foreign ministers will discuss ways to fight poverty in Africa, strengthen governmental institutions and better utilise the potential of many African countries, German ministry officials said on...
Lufthansa Agrees Pay Deal With Pilot Union
The dispute has seen pilots take part in 15 strikes Lufthansa has struck a deal to solve a five-year-long dispute with pilots that has cost it millions of euros. Germany's largest airline and the...
Drogba Changed English Football
Former England striker Michael Owen says Didier Drogba’s arrival at Chelsea in 2004 changed the role of the modern striker in the Premier League. Drogba arrived at Stamford Bridge from Marseille...
Nervous NATO Allies Put On Brave Face For Trump Era
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nervous European allies put a brave face on the troubled debut of President Donald Trump's administration, expressing confidence in U. S. engagement with NATO as they prepared to...