Rev Owusu Gyakari Writes
Many are asking but few are receiving. Many are calling yet there is no answer. Some have given up, others are pressing on. "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want," Scripture said, but there are...
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US Fed Raises Key Interest Rate To 1.0-1.25%, Signals One More Hike
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 1.0-1.25% on Wednesday and signaled another increase remains likely this year, despite the recent spate of weak...
GNCC Launches Maiden Chamber Business Awards 2016
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce as part of efforts to celebrate Ghanaian innovation and creativity in business, has launched the maiden ‘Chamber Business Awards, 2016. The awards, slated for...
AGI Construction Sector Applauds Establishment of Construction Bank
Mr Rockson Dogbegah, the chair of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector has lauded the establishment of Construction Bank Ghana Limited, describing it as timely and strategic....
US Fed Poised To Hike Despite Weak Inflation
The US Federal Reserve was due to begin a two-day review of monetary policy on Tuesday, with the second interest rate increase of 2017 seen as a near certain result. Any increase, however, would come...
Euro Advances After French Vote; US Tech Shares Tumble Again
French election results favoring President Emmanuel Macron's party boosted the euro but hit European equities Monday, while US stocks retreated due to another round of technology weakness. The euro...
Myanmar Anti-Islam Monk Says Barred From Facebook
A Myanmar monk once dubbed the "Buddhist Bin Laden" for his extremist diatribes says he has been banned from using Facebook, as the site ramps up efforts to clamp down on hate speech. For years...
Turkey’s Imprisonment of Amnesty Chair A Devastating Injustice
The Turkish prosecution’s decision to charge Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, with “membership of a terrorist organisation” is a mockery of justice, and highlights the...
US Fed To Raise Rates Despite Sluggish Economic Data
For the second time this year, the US central bank appears poised to raise interest rates despite fresh signs the world's largest economy is not in peak condition. The recent soft numbers on the...
Divisions Fatal For NDC – Mahama Iddrisu
A founding member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu, has charged the leadership of the party to unite its members. Mr Iddrisu, who was chair for a panel...
Darfur Peacekeeping Force Headed For Major Drawdown
The African Union and the United Nations are proposing major cuts to their joint peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, paring down one of the world's largest and costliest peace...
How To Manage Back Pain
Nearly 10 million working days are lost each year for adults aged 25-64 due to back pain – and around 80% of us will suffer from back pain at some point in our lives. The financial cost to the UK...
US Services Sector Growth Slows In May
The huge US services sector slowed in May, amid a dramatic decline in key categories including export orders, imports, prices and new orders, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday....
Akufo-Addo Didn’t Lose ECOWAS Election – Ayorkor Botchwey
The Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has laughed off claims that Ghana’s president Akufo-Addo garnered a disappointing two votes to lose out on the ECOWAS chairmanship slot to...
Nana Addo Didn’t Lose Any ECOWAS Election
Following the naming of Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe as the new chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), social media was awash with insinuations that Ghana’s...
Faure Gnassingbe Is New ECOWAS Chair
Togo President, Faure Gnassingbè has been announced as the new chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He takes over from Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to serve...
President Akufo-Addo To Participate In ECOWAS Summit
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is attending the 51st Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Monrovia,...
Tiger Woods Looks Bewildered In New Police Breathalyzer Video
A new police video broadcast by US media on Thursday shows a handcuffed Tiger Woods trying to blow into a tube as he passes a breathalyzer test. The video footage, taken from inside the Palm Beach...
Does Aseidu Nketia Really Think?
The death of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama has left the nation in a state of distress and one person who has been heavily affected is the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr....
Akufo-Addo Urges Cool Heads In Mahama Murder
President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured the nation the rule of law will work to bring justice to the family of murdered Army Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama. The President in an audio message to the...