Ghana Signs $4bn MoU With Chinese Company
The government of Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sinohydro Corporation Limited for the execution of a number of key projects across the country. Among others, the Chinese...
Day: July 13, 2017
GOIL Commiserates With Kotoko
“The management and staff of GOIL are saddened by the tragic news,” a statement signed by the company’s Managing Director, Patrick Akorli, said Thursday. The players and officials of the team...
UMB Customers To Enjoy Speed and Quality Banking As It Marks 45th Anniversary
Customers of Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) have been promised speed and quality banking in coming days as the bank commemorates its 45th anniversary. Formerly known as Merchant Bank, UMB was...
Drivers, Commuters Stranded On Diverted Bolga-Bawku Road
Drivers and commuters plying the Bolga-Bawku road which is under construction are not happy with the state of the road, which they have been compelled to endure. The major worry of residents living...
Four Table Top Fuel Sellers Burnt In Ashaiman
The sale of illegal fuel on table tops in Ashaiman has resulted in the burning of four family members at Ashaiman Taifa. The four persons who belong to one family and live in a wooden structure...
Trumping Competition, ‘SNl’ Leads Emmys Field After Mocking Prez
Long-running comedy sketch show "Saturday Night Live" was showered with love by the Television Academy Thursday after a year of mercilessly spoofing President Donald Trump -- receiving 22 Emmy...
Mali Conflict Spreading To Burkina Faso, Niger
The conflict in Mali is spilling over to Burkina Faso and Niger, with a significant surge of attacks by extremist groups in border areas over past months, the UN envoy for West Africa warned...
Jewish Group Slams Pink Floyd Legend Waters As Anti-Semitic
A Jewish association in Miami accused Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters of being anti-Semitic as he prepared to give a concert here Thursday. For years the former bass player has been urging...
Probe Maltreatment of Ghanaian Deportees
National Security has been tasked to probe allegations of maltreatment meted out to some 63 Ghanaians who were recently deported. There have been reports that the deportees were handcuffed and forced...
‘Challenging’ For US Economy To Grow By 3%
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned Thursday that the Trump administration target of three percent growth will be "quite challenging" to meet. President Donald Trump had promised during last...
Italy Proposes Libya Pact To Curb Illegal Migration
Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti on Thursday proposed a pact with Libya to combat human trafficking during a visit to Tripoli to meet mayors of cities affected by the scourge. "We will make a...
Republicans Unveil Revised Health Care Bill
Republican leaders unveiled a revamped health care bill Thursday aimed at salvaging Donald Trump's top legislative priority, after the US president warned he'll be "very angry" if party divisions...
Jimmy Carter Treated For Dehydration In Canada
Former US president Jimmy Carter became dehydrated while working on a Habitat for Humanity building site in Canada and was treated at a local hospital, his Carter Center said. CBC television said the...
Dubai Launches Women-Only Ambulances
Four women in pink remain on standby 12 hours a day, seven days a week, to come to the aid of their "sisters" in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. The four -- two medics and two drivers -- are leading a...
IS Magazine Claims June Attacks In Paris, Brussels
The Islamic State group on Thursday said two of its members were responsible for attempted attacks in Paris and Brussels last month. In a new edition of its multilingual magazine "Rumiyah", released...
Neil Armstrong Moon Bag On Sale For Up To $4 Million
Once nearly thrown out with the trash, a bag that Neil Armstrong used to collect the first ever samples of the moon goes on sale in New York next week, valued at $2-4 million. Traces of moon dust and...
US Attorney General Failed To Report Russia Meetings On Security Form
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to report meetings last year with Russia's US ambassador on his security clearance application, according to portions of the application released under court...
Back To Her Best, Venus Eyes Historic Wimbledon Title
At an age when her contemporaries have long since retired, Venus Williams says she is playing some of the best tennis of her life, but the Wimbledon finalist isn't finished yet as she eyes a place in...
KNUST Vice-Chancellor Biography
Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 2016. His appointment was decided at the University Council’s...
15 Civilians Killed In Twin Cameroon Bombings
Two bombers blew themselves up in northeastern Cameroon killing 15 people and injuring 45 others in an attack likely staged by Boko Haram jihadists, security sources and an aid group said Thursday....