S Korea President Ousted Over Scandal
South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has become the country’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office. Judges unanimously upheld parliament’s decision to impeach Ms Park...
Day: March 10, 2017
FirstBanC MD Says 2017 Budget Is Achievable But Warns of Risk Factors
The Managing Director of FirstBanC financial services, Mr. Amenyo Setordzie has observed that although the wide-ranging tax cuts could place the government’s fiscal position under pressure, the...
Nadmo Gets New DG
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Eric Nana Agyeman-Prempeh as the new Director General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (Nadmo). In a letter dated March 9, 2017,...
Agya Koo Punches Critics Over Independence Day Sketch
Renowned Ghanaian actor, Alex Kofi Adu, popularly known as Agya Koo, has responded to the backlash by some critics on the drama staged by some actors at the Black Star Square last Monday, 6th March,...
Ghanaian Troops In DR Congo Complain of Hunger
Some Ghanaian troops on Peace Support Operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained bitterly about how they are being fed. The troops who want their identities to be hidden for...
Criminal Offences Act To Be Amended To Deter Corrupt Acts
Government has reiterated its decision to amend sections of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 to make corruption and other related offences felonies instead of misdemeanours under the current statutes....
Hamas Condemns Israel Mosque Loudspeaker Bill
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Friday denounced planned Israeli legislation that would quieten mosques, warning such a law would face stiff resistance. The Israeli parliament on Wednesday...
Facebook Scores Deal To Stream MLS Matches
Facebook has struck a deal to stream matches from US-based Major League Soccer, in the latest social network tie-up for live sports. At least 22 matches for the 2017 season which are broadcast in...
Government Begins Moves To Extend Service Years For Soldiers
President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that the necessary legislative measures have commenced for the extension of the service years for military personnel from the current 25 to 30 years. The President...
Police Arrest Man Involved In Lynching Kumasi Taxi Driver
Police in Kumasi has arrested a 27-year-old man believed to have played a major role in the assault of a taxi driver leading to his death at Nima, a suburb of Kumasi. Earlier, they had said four...
We’ll Unravel ‘Separatist’ Group Financiers – Volta Regional Minister
The Volta Regional Minister Dr. Archibald Letsa has stated that investigations aimed at unraveling the financiers of the ‘separatist’ movement, the Homeland Study Group Foundation are far...
U/East Minister Urges Residents To Release Land For Dev’t Projects
The Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Ayine Bukari, has hinted that the region may lose out on developmental projects to other regions if landowners’ and ‘Tindanas’ do not make lands...
Agyeman-Prempeh Appointed NADMO Boss
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Eric Nana Agyeman-Prempeh as the acting Director General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). The letter of appointment read:...
US Stocks Rise On Solid February Jobs Report
Wall Street stocks rose early Friday following a solid US jobs report that bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates next week. US employers added a net 235,000 new...
Swiss Man Suspected of Abusing 80 Boys In Thailand
A Swiss man will go on trial this month on allegations he sexually abused more than 80 boys -- some as young as nine -- in Thailand, Swiss authorities said Friday. The unnamed man is accused of...
Duffuor Foundation, EIB Donate To Marwarko Victim
The Duffuor Foundation has donated 5000 Cedis to Evelyn Boakye, the victim of the recent Marwarko Restaurant chili-pouring incident. The Foundation has also taken up the full cost of her medical...
Jihadist Alliance Claims Mali Attack That Killed 11 Soldiers
A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11 soldiers close to Mali's border with Burkina Faso, its first such attack. The...
Transport Fares Not Increased Yet – Union
The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), has described as unfortunate reports of increases in transport fares in Accra. According to the Council, the unions have not increased fares and...
Eight Top Fire Officers Hot Over Breach of Procurement Act
Eight top officers of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have been cited by a Criminal Investigations Department (CID) report of the Ghana Police Service for breaching the Procurement Act in the...
Fearing the Worst, US Undocumented Migrants Brace For Deportation
Adriana is preparing for the worst: deportation. She's worked it out in her head, but she still doesn't know how to tell her kids, who are terrified of losing her. The Mexican-born mother of three...