GCNet Scoops Awards
The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) demonstrated its pioneering leadership position in the trade facilitation space when it won the two top most awards at the maiden Ghana Shippers...
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US Stocks Rise After Solid June Jobs Report
Wall Street stocks rose early Friday after the Labor Department reported the US added a better-than-expected 222,000 jobs in June. Despite the solid headline figure, the report showed that wage...
Gov’t Decision On BOST Is Insulting – MP
The Member of Parliament for Akatsi South Constituency in the Volta Region says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government insulted Ghanaians with the decision taken on the controversial sale of...
Melania Trump Stuck At Residence Over G20 Demos
US First Lady Melania Trump was stuck inside her guesthouse in Hamburg on Friday because of anti-G20 protests, her spokeswoman said. A programme of events in the northern German city involving Trump...
Pakistan Orders Shell To Pay At Least $2.4m After Tanker Fire
Pakistan on Friday ordered Shell Pakistan to pay at least $2.4 million in compensation after more than 200 people were killed when one of its tankers overturned and exploded in a devastating inferno...
G20 Protestors FIREBOMB A Police Station In Hamburg
A police station has been firebombed and cars and buildings set alight in the German city of Hamburg, where world leaders are holding crunch talks today. Police have called for reinforcements after...
Listen To Jay Z and Beyonce’s Daughter Rap On ‘Blue’s Freestyle/We Family’ Bonus Track
After a week of Tidal exclusivity, Jay-Z has released his new album 4:44 to iTunes and Apply Music, and with it comes a bonus track, ‘Blue’s Freestyle/We Family’. It opens with a 40-second...
GCNet Sweeps Two Honours At Ghana Shippers Awards Including Trade Facilitation Company of the Year
The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) was adjudged Trade Facilitation Company of the Year while its Executive Chairman, Dr. Nortey Omaboe picked CEO of the Year at the maiden Ghana...
G20 To Press Trump To Rejoin Climate Deal
G20 leaders meeting in Hamburg will seek to persuade US President Donald Trump to rejoin the 2015 Paris climate change accord, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday. "I believe it is...
Trump’s Indonesian Business Partner Summoned Over Alleged Threats
US President Donald Trump's Indonesian business partner has been questioned by police over alleged threats against a public prosecutor, officials said Friday. Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a media and property...
Week After Exclusive, Jay-Z Puts Album On ITunes
A week after Jay-Z released his latest album as an exclusive on his Tidal streaming service, the rap mogul made it available Friday on Apple platforms -- but not on rival Spotify. "4:44," the 13th...
Elon Musk’s Tesla To Build World’s Largest Battery In Australia
Elon Musk's Tesla will build what the maverick entrepreneur claims is the world's largest lithium ion battery within 100 days, making good on a Twitter promise to ease South Australia's energy woes....
‘Some’ Job Cuts Confirmed By Microsoft
Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing its global sales operations. 'Today, we are taking steps to notify some employees...
IndiGo Says Eyeing Troubled Air India’s International Business
India's largest airline IndiGo confirmed its interest in snapping up the international operations of troubled state-run Air India on Thursday following the government's bid to privatise the...
GM Regains Crown On Wall Street As Tesla Shares Slump
General Motors regained its spot as the biggest US carmaker by market capitalization Thursday, amid greater investor skepticism that chipped away at rival Tesla Motors. Near 1845 GMT, GM had a market...
New Face To National Service, Following Gov’t Partnership With MIT
The Ghana National Service Secretariat has teamed up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (MIT REAP) to revamp the National Service...
BNI Report On BOST Scandal “deficient” – Occupy Ghana
Latest: Trump to set out his vision of Europe on trip to Poland Pressure Group Occupy Ghana has watered down an alleged report by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and National Security on...
Trump Warns Future of the West At Stake
US President Donald Trump warned that the future of the West was at risk and lashed out at Russia and North Korea on Thursday at the start of a high-stakes trip to Europe. On the eve of what is...
Trump Weighs ‘severe’ Response To N. Korea ICBM Test
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was considering a "pretty severe" response to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, even as China appealed for a scaling down of rhetoric....
Trump To Set Out His Vision of Europe On Trip To Poland
US President Donald Trump is due to give a major speech in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, laying out his vision for America’s relations with Europe. He can expect a warm welcome in the city’s...