Atuabo Project Was Bloated By Over $40m
The Co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr. Steve Manteaw is alleging that the one billion dollar cost of the Atuabo Gas plant in the Western Region was...
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MTN In Discussions To Buy MultiChoice Africa – Sources
Industry sources have revealed that MTN is in discussions regarding a potential acquisition of MultiChoice Africa. MultiChoice Africa provides video entertainment for subscribers in 49 African...
Prohibit Women Under 30 From Going To Middle East- Lawyer Proposes
A private legal practitioner, John Kwame Quayeson is urging the government to consider placing an embargo on women under age 30, from seeking greener pastures in countries in the Middle East. Lawyer...
Little Women Stand Tall At Dubai Fashion Show
Like all working mums, Colleen Theriault has her hands full with her four-year-old son and a full-time career as head baker at a patisserie in the US state of North Carolina. But the 24-year-old is...
Yofi Grant Rails Against Protectionism, Says Incentives Are What Businesses Need
The CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has said that incentives are what local businesses need and not a protectionist regime to shield them from foreign competition....
Pakistan Cricketer Khalid Latif ‘given Bat Grips By Bookie’ To…
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday said it had seized bat grips given to Khalid Latif by a bookmaker which the Islamabad United opener was allegedly supposed to use to indicate he would participate...
GPHA To Give Stiffer Punishment To Shippers With False Documents
Mr Paul Ansah, the Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, said the port would work towards data integrity and warned that shippers caught filing fictitious documents would suffer...
Trump’s Son Back In Dubai For Business, Speech
Three months after the US president's son Donald Trump Jr. opened a golf course in Dubai, he was back in the Gulf emirate this week to talk business and to address university graduates. The Trump...
Philip Addison Has No Locus – John Jinapor
A former Deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor, has debunked rumours that the AMERI deal will be abrogated, adding that Philip Addison is not a government official and does not speak for the...
Emirates To Launch 3rd Daily Brisbane Service
Emirates announced it will introduce a third daily service to Brisbane, Australia from 1 December 2017, complementing Emirates’ existing two daily services. The direct service, to be operated on...
Ghana’s Ports Inefficient
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has bemoaned the inefficiencies at the country’s ports and the tedious processes business owners go through to clear their goods. Speaking at the National Policy...
Traditional Dhow Boat Race Retraces Gulf Pearl Route
More than 120 traditional dhows retraced a centuries-old pearl diving route off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for an annual boat race. The "Al-Gaffal" race, Arabic for "The Return",...
Stars of ‘The Wedding Party’ Sequel Head To Dubai For Shoot
Nollywood’s biggest-ever movie ups the stakes with gorgeous locations in one of the world’s most dynamic and exciting destinations. Lagos, Nigeria - The rumours that have been swirling around for...
Muslim Cleric Urges FIFA To Ban Christian Players Celebrating With Sign of the Cross
FIFA has been urged to ban Christian players from making the sign of the cross after scoring a goal. A Muslim cleric from Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Alarefe called on football’s governing body to write...
Businessman, 2 Others Charged Over Fraudulent Gold Deal
A Businessman, Nana Kweku Akyempim III, was on Thursday arraigned for conspiring with three others, Caleb Samenu Tamfu, Nana Frimpong Obese, and Samuel Lincoln Agyeman, who’s at large , to defraud...
Chief, 2 Others Charged With Fraud
The Chief of Gomoa Abasa in the Central Region, Nana Kweku Akyempim III, was on Thursday arraigned before court for conspiring with three others to defraud one Vinay Sukhija, a business man, an...
World’s Tallest Building Delayed To 2019
The completion date for the world's tallest tower has been pushed back to 2019, a Saudi Arabian billionaire said Thursday, almost six years after launching the record-breaking project. Jeddah Tower...
Actress Flees Movie Scene Over Snake
Ghanaian actress Kisa Gbekle was caught in video screaming, giggling and calling 'Jesus Christ' on a movie set in fear of a snake she was to shoot a scene with on Wednesday. The snake was hung around...
Bieber Fever Grips India Ahead of First Concert
Justin Bieber mania swept Mumbai on Wednesday as the Canadian pop star hit town to give his first concert in India in front of 45,000 fans. "Beliebers" from across the nation have flocked to the...
Bieber Fever Grips India Ahead of First Concert
Justin Bieber mania swept Mumbai on Wednesday as the Canadian pop star hit town to give his first concert in India in front of 45,000 fans. "Beliebers" from across the nation have flocked to the...