Day: April 19, 2017

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Grieving Thomas Thanks Celtics Fans For Support

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas said Wednesday that friends, family and fans had helped him through "the hardest...

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Georgia Run-Off Sets Test For Trump, and Democrats

Republicans faced a sobering reminder of Donald Trump's unpopularity Wednesday after a young Democrat forced a run-off...

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Fed’s Fischer Says Rate Hikes Unlikely To Roil World Markets

As the global recovery has taken firmer hold, gradual US interest rate increases are unlikely to roil world markets or...

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Russia Blocks UN Condemnation of N.Korea Missile Test

Russia on Wednesday blocked UN Security Council condemnation of North Korea's latest missile test even though China had...

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Facebook Out To Read Minds

Facebook wants to read your mind. At least, when it comes to what you'd like to say or type. The social network giant,...

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US Tries To Clear Waters After N. Korea ‘armada’ Confusion

The Trump administration on Wednesday tried to clear the waters after it gave confusing messages concerning the...

Business

Food and Jobs Programme To Create 750,000 Jobs

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, launched the “Planting for Food and Jobs”...

Business

Achimota Retail Centre Launches Promotion

The management of Achimota Retail Centre (ARC) has launched a promotion to give an opportunity to three of its loyal...

Business

ACEP Backs Government Plan To Sell Stakes In VRA

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is in support of government’s plan to sell a majority of its stake in the...

Sports

GFA To Appoint New General Secretary

Kwesi Nyanyakyi, the president of the Ghana football Association (GFA), says steps are being taken to fill the vacant...

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Government To Pay NHIS Providers By May

The government has announced that it will pay all amounts owed providers under the National Health Insurance Scheme...

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Police Must Cultivate Informants At Agbogbloshie To Retrieve Illegal Arms – Expert

A security expert has advised the police to cultivate informants at Agbogbloshie in Accra if they are to be successful...

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Fuel Station Boss Guns Down Attendant At Paga

Paga, Ghana’s border town close to Burkina Faso, has been thrown into a state of shock after a proprietor of a...

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Trump Will Try To Jump-Start Middle East Peace Deal

US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House May 3 for talks on efforts to...

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Trump Basks In Patriots’ White House Visit

US President Donald Trump was among friends Wednesday as he welcomed the Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots team...

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Gov’t Bans Employment of Casual Health Workers

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, has directed that the recruitment of casual health workers should cease...

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Over 5,000 Students Benefits From Lexta Ghana’s Teen Care Campaign

Over 5,000 Senior High School (SHS) students from schools in the Greater Accra Region have benefited from Lexta Ghana...

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Israel Declares Support For Ghana’s Fight Against Galamsey

The state of Israel is fully behind Ghana in the resurgent fight against illegal small-scale mining, its envoy to Accra...

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Pence To Tour Indonesia’s Largest Mosque In Outreach To Muslims

US Vice President Mike Pence will visit the largest mosque in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation --...