Luxury On the Rails In Train-Mad Japan
Japan's latest super-deluxe train left the station Saturday with a select group of passengers who paid thousands of dollars for a leisurely trip harking back to an era of Art Deco opulence and a...
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FDA Arrests Women For Selling Coloured Oranges
Following a video which went viral last Wednesday, the Food and Drugs Authority yesterday arrested two women suspected to be involved in artificially colouring oranges to boost sales. According to...
‘We Were Treated Like Criminals; Fed Dog and Pig Food’ – Ghanaian Deportees Claim
Some of 63 Ghanaians who were deported to Ghana are claiming they were treated like criminals upon their arrest in the United States where they were put in jail with hardened criminals for at least a...
65yr Old Widow Pleads For Financial Assistance To Undergo Surgery
A 65 five year old woman, Julian Affum has nobody to support her in her misfortune after the death of her husband two years ago. She can no longer work, after she slipped and fell while attending to...
May Inflation Drops To Lowest In 3 Yrs
Inflation for the month of May 2017 dropped marginally to 12.6 per cent as against the 13 per cent recorded in April 2017. This is the lowest inflation rate since December 2013. The monthly change...
Government Urged To Insure ‘planting For Food and Jobs’ Project
he planting for food and jobs program is an initiative by the Ministry of food and Agriculture. The Ghana Agriculture Insurers Pool is urging government to insure its planting for food and jobs...
Ban On Vegetable Exports To EU To Be Lifted September
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is working with stakeholders to have the ban on vegetable exports to the European Union lifted in the next three months. That’s the assurance from the Minister...
Government To Begin Overseeing Christian Pilgrimages
The government is set to airlift Christian pilgrims from Ghana to Israel and other parts of the Christian world on an annual basis, beginning with about 100 persons. Minister of Chieftaincy and...
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...
Protests Held As Fire Anger Increases
Protests were held in London as residents demanded support for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Between 50 and 60 people stormed Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall as members of the public...
Samantha Boateng Is Scheduled To Open Her 2nd Library In Kumasi
Samantha Boateng, a 17 year old student of William and Mary College in the United States, is here again to build a second library at Asuodei, a village one hour away from Kumasi in the Ashanti...
Stuck Inside? Here Are 5 Things You Can Do On A Rainy Day
June/July each year is greeted with so many mixed feelings in Ghana. For some, it represents a time when their plants will be well watered to ensure a great yield. For others, the downpouring rains...
Experts Seek Ways To Consolidate West Africa’s Food Security
Stakeholders and Agricultural experts from the West African countries converged here on Tuesday for a Two-Day consultative meeting seeking ways to consolidate progress made so far on food security...
AU Is Committed To Keeping Food Safe – Commissioner Sacko
The African Union Commission has reiterated its commitment to working with the World Food Programme (WFP) in enhancing the livelihoods of the African citizenry. Speaking at the 2017 opening session...
Somalia Migration Is A Great Cause For Concern – UN
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has indicated that it is deeply concerned by the situation of approximately 260 Somali and Ethiopian migrants and refugees, including many children, held captive by...
Carrefour Pulls Dog Meat From Shelves In China
French retailer Carrefour has removed dog meat products from two supermarkets in China after an outcry from animal rights groups. Animals Asia said it had already asked the international chain, which...
Carrefour Pulls Dog Meat From Shelves In China
French retailer Carrefour has removed dog meat products from two supermarkets in China after an outcry from animal rights groups. Animals Asia said it had already asked the international chain, which...
100 Migrants Rescued From Desert In Niger
Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being abandoned by their smugglers, a security source told AFP. The migrants are believed to...
100 Migrants Rescued From Desert In Niger
Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being abandoned by their smugglers, a security source told AFP. The migrants are believed to...
Gasoline Prices Drag Down US Inflation, Retail In May
Falling US gasoline prices drove inflation and retail sales down in May, defying expectations and raising more questions about the economy and the pace of interest rate increases this year. The...