Day: March 14, 2017
1,373 Cases Mediated Through ADR In 2016
In 2016, a total of 1,373 cases were mediated through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process, out of which...
Agric Initiative Will Increase Income Levels — Dr Akoto
Ghana will increase agricultural productivity to international standards through the new policy initiative, “Planting...
US Fed Begins Meet With Rate Hike On the Cards
The US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, having signalled it is likely to raise the benchmark...
Uneasy Calm At Airtel, TiGO As Staff Unaware of Their Fate After Merger Announcement
There is uneasy calm among staff and some management members of Airtel Ghana and Millicom Ghana, operators of tiGO....
Blaze At Israeli Fireworks Warehouse Kills 2
A fireworks warehouse in northern Israel went up in flames on Tuesday, killing two people, injuring at least two more...
Gov’t To Add 1,227MW of Installed Power Capacity To the National Grid
Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, has announced that government will add a total of 1,227MW of installed power...
NRSC Unveils Plans To Curb Road Accidents In Ghana
These dedicated traffic cameras when introduced, will facilitate better observation of those offences that result to...
Society Must Set Good Example For Youth – C/R Minister
The Central Regional Minister, Kwamina Duncan, has stated that training the younger generation today to become...
Boko Haram Splinter Group Head Charged With Kidnappings, Murders
The leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru appeared in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday charged with...
Death Toll From Ethiopia Landslide Reaches 72
The death toll from a landslide at Ethiopia's largest rubbish dump reached 72 on Tuesday as the country's parliament...
700 Dead As Malaria ‘epidemic’ Hits Burundi
About 700 people have died from malaria in Burundi so far this year, the health minister said, with the authorities...
Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012
An oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, reports say, the first such hijacking in...
Netanyahu Testifies Over ‘false’ Claim of Fight With Wife
Israel saw a soap-opera-like spectacle Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in court to deny a claim...
Calls For ‘O’ & ‘A’ Level School System Misplaced – NAGRAT
Two teacher unions – the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), and the National Association of Graduate...
Stanchart Offers Lowest Base Rate As Lending Rates Drops
The latest data on Annual Percentage Rates (APR) of interest charged on loans and credit advances and the Average...
BlackRock To Pressure Companies On Climate and Diversity
The world's biggest fund manager BlackRock is urging large companies to be transparent about climate risks and increase...
Suit Over Cathedral: I’m Not Anti-Christian
The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case seeking the Court’s intervention in what he says is an excessive entanglement...
Alleged Spy For Health Director Counter Claims
Sydney Ageyomah Abilba, an employee of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), who was cited by a senior medical officer at the...
Saudi Arabia Launches Girls’ Council
It was an encouraging initiative for a country not known for giving women a platform in public life. But when Saudi...