Fire At Parliament’s Job 600
Fire has gutted the 10th floor of of the office complex for members of Parliament, otherwise known as Job 600, 3news.com has gathered. It is unclear what the cause of the fire is but fire officers...
Day: July 18, 2017
Shares of Harley-Davidson Tumble On Weak Earnings
Shares of iconic US motorcycle company Harley-Davidson stumbled Tuesday following weak earnings that underscored its troubles finding new customers. Shares were down 8.5 percent at $47.60 midday...
Fire Guts Parliament’s Job 600 Building [Photos]
Smoke was seen billowing from the 10th floor of the building which mainly serves as offices for parliamentarians. Citi News’ Duke Mensah Opoku reported that the fire started at about 6pm. He said...
Target CEO Unfazed By Amazon-Whole Foods Deal
US retail giant Target's chief executive Brian Cornell on Tuesday played down Amazon's massive deal to acquire grocery chain Whole Foods, arguing that it "validates" his company's business model. "It...
President Akufo-Addo’s First Media Encounter [Audio]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo addressed the media today, 6 months after he took office. He spoke on corruption, galamsey, the economy and the contaminated fuel saga at BOST, among other...
President Reaffirms Gov’t Commitment To Fighting Corruption
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his firm commitment to fighting corruption in the country. Addressing the media Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Flagstaff House in Accra, the...
A Case Made For A Change of AFCON Timing
There are those who believe the Cup of Nations is perfectly placed at the beginning of the year while others reckon a change on the calendar year will serve the tournament well and help increase the...
Akufo-Addo’s Statement At 1st Media Encounter
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 1ST MEDIA ENCOUNTER, AT THE BANQUET HALL OF THE PRESIDENCY, ACCRA, ON TUESDAY, 18TH JULY, 2017 Let me...
Bawumia Has No Knowledge of State of Official Residence
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says he has not set foot where his official residence is supposed to be. “I have not actually visited the house,” he said on Tuesday during a meeting put...
Police Grab Judge’s Car Stealing Dealer
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect, who is said to be the kingpin of fraud and robbery syndicate. The suspect, 36, was arrested after he has displayed a stolen judge’s car....
Seven Killed As India Floods Death Toll Rises To 83
The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India rose to at least 83 with seven more fatalities confirmed in western Gujarat state in the last twenty-four hours, officials said on Tuesday....
World’s First Child Hand Transplant A ‘success’
The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress himself, doctors said Tuesday, declaring the ground-breaking operation a success after 18 months....
Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Now Eyeing the US and Europe
Rapidly growing bike-sharing startup Mobike already has 100 million users in China. And it's now looking to the US and Europe in the hope its unique 'dockless' system can disrupt the industry. Mobike...
Bernard Avle’s Question On Borrowing and How Dr Bawumia Answered It
Following Tuesday’s media encounter by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, there is a discussion on social media on how Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia answered a question on...
Ex-US House Speaker Released From Prison
Former US House speaker Dennis Hastert was released from prison and will serve his final month of a child sex abuse-linked sentence under supervision by a Chicago re-entry office, authorities said...
Egypt Police Trap and Kill Top Militants
Egyptian police have killed two leaders of the Hasam militia in a shootout after intercepting them as they relocated to a new hideout on Cairo's outskirts, the government said Tuesday. The interior...
The Man, The Legacy!
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others” – Nelson Rolihlala Mandela. The history of the African...
Nana Addo’s Speech At Maiden Meeting With Journalists [Full Text]
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 met with journalists at the Flagstaff House to account for his stewardship to Ghanaians after 6 months in office. The meeting was to afford journalists...
The Top 10 You Never Knew!
There are lots of black Hollywood actors and actresses who are making waves in the international movie scene. We are often proud to associate with them as blacks, but a lot of us do not know their...
Paris Pompidou Centre To Open Art Gallery In Shanghai
The Pompidou Centre in Paris, which houses the world's second biggest collection of modern art, said Tuesday that it was close to signing a deal for a franchise gallery in Shanghai. It will show...