Day: April 11, 2017
France Angered As Syria Official Attends Paris Conference
A top Syrian official attended a conference in Paris Tuesday on the invitation of French lawmakers, angering the...
NADeF Named Corporate Foundation Philanthropist of the Year
The National Philanthropy Forum has awarded Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF) as the Corporate Foundation...
New York $40mn Attraction Puts World In Miniature
In troubling political times, New York's latest tourist attraction offers visitors international escapism -- a $40...
COCOBOD Hopeful of 2016/17 Targets As It Signs New LBC
The Ghana COCOBOD has reiterated its optimism of meeting the one million metric tonnes cocoa output target at least by...
Assad’s ‘murderous Rampage’ Must Be Stopped
US Senator John McCain, an advocate for a tougher stance on Syria for years, on Tuesday demanded the end of Damascus'...
United Incident Exposes Limited Rights of US Air Passengers
The online video footage of a United Airlines passenger dragged off a flight, which damaged the company's reputation,...
Technical and Vocational Education To Be Rebranded For Industrialisation
Technical and vocational education in the country is to be rebranded to champion Ghana’s industrialisation. Executive...
GHC465 Million Released For Start of ‘one-District, One-Factory’ Project
Government has released an amount of GH¢465 million for the commencement of one of its flagship job creation projects,...
Ghana Considers Opening Dog & Cat Meat Factories
There have been calls on government to consider as part of its the one-district, one factory policy to identify...
Bloody Clash At Agbogbloshie; 3 Killed Over Stolen Gas Cylinder
Three people have reportedly been stabbed to death at Agbogbloshie in Accra during a fight between Konkombas and...
GMB Winner Yaba Holds Free Breast Cancer Screening For Over 500 Women
Over 500 women drawn from Jomorro and Ellembelle districts of the Western Region have benefitted from free breast...
Nigeria Sees ‘massive Spike’ In Death Sentences
Nigeria handed down an astonishing 527 death sentences in 2016, three times more than the previous year, in what...
Borussia Dortmund Football Team Bus Hit By Explosion
An explosion has hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to a Champions League match, the club says....
US Panel Issues New Guidance On Prostate Cancer Screening
A US government advisory panel has reversed its opposition to a controversial prostate cancer screening test for men...
Drought, Conflict and Famine In Africa
Drought and conflict have pushed the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and Yemen to the brink of famine, and a lack of aid...
Dutch Concern At Visit of Top Eritrean Official
The Dutch government voiced concern Tuesday over a visit by an Eritrean presidential advisor to The Netherlands, where...
US Syria Strike ‘doesn’t Address Problem’
A US strike on a Syrian air base is no substitute for a proper investigation and accountability after a devastating...
US Looking At Possible Russia Collusion In Syria Chem Attack
The United States is looking into whether Russia was complicit in an alleged chemical weapons attack by the Syrian...
Iran Warns US Action In Syria ‘won’t Go Unanswered’
Any new US action in Syria "will not go unanswered", Iran's Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan warned Tuesday after...