Fire Burns Tumu Community Centre
The Community Centre serves as the only social centre that events are hosted in the district Fire on Saturday night burnt the Tumu Community Centre in the Sissala East District of the Upper West...
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Insurance Brokerage Firms On the Rise
More insurance broking firms have entered in Ghana’s insurance industry’s landscape in 2016. The number has increased from about 65 to 85 in 2017. Last year about 10 broking companies were given...
We Did Not Make Our ‘bond Comments’ Out of Ignorance – NDC MP
The NDC MP for Keta says the minority’s misgiving with government’s recent local bond issue has to do with its failure to follow the provision of the Public Financial Management Act (921) 2016....
We Are Not Ignorant; We Only Hold Different Position On Bond Issue – NDC MP
The NDC MP for Keta says the minority’s misgiving with government’s recent local bond issue has to do with its failure to follow the provision of the Public Financial Management Act (921) 2016....
Internet Pioneer Robert Taylor Dies
One of the founding fathers of the internet, Robert Taylor, has died. While working at the Pentagon in the 1960s, he instigated the creation of Arpanet – a computer network that initially linked...
Chicago Airport Security Under Fire Over United Fiasco
As United Airlines struggles to recover from the public relations disaster sparked when a passenger was violently removed from a flight in Chicago, the airport security officers involved in the...
Brisbane Upset Kashima In Asian Champions League
Australia's Brisbane Roar kept their Asian Champions League hopes flickering with a 2-1 win over Japanese champions Kashima Antlers in Brisbane on Wednesday. Goals from striker Jamie Maclaren and...
UK Inflation Rate Remains At 2.3%
UK inflation held steady last month, as rising prices for food and clothing were offset by lower air fares. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices...
India’s Flipkart Raises $1.4 Bn From Microsoft, EBay, Tencent
A record funding round worth $1.4 billion has shored up India's top e-commerce company Flipkart in its fight against online retail giant Amazon. Chinese social media and entertainment firm Tencent...
United Passenger Dragged Off Overbooked Flight
United Airlines found itself in the middle of a social media storm on Monday, after the US carrier forcefully removed a passenger from a flight due to overbooking. The airline said it had asked for...
India’s Flipkart Raises $1.4 Bn From Microsoft, EBay, Tencent
India's top e-commerce company Flipkart announced Monday it had raised $1.4 billion in a record funding round that shores up the online retail giant in its fight against Amazon. Flipkart said it was...
ICU Executive Averts Strike By Textile Company Workers
The timely intervention of top officials of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) averted a strike by workers of the Volta Star Textile Company at Juapong last Thursday. The workers...
Securities and Exchange Commission Suspends EM Capital
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended the licence of EM Capital Partners Limited, an investment advisor, for breaching some provisions in the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act...
US Unemployment Rate Falls To 10-Year Low
The US unemployment rate fell to its lowest in almost a decade in March, despite the economy adding a smaller than expected number of jobs. Employers added 98,000 jobs last month - far fewer than the...
Iceland Set To Tackle Gender Pay Gap With World’s Toughest Law
Iceland’s parliament is examining a bill that would require companies to prove they offer equal pay to employees. The law, which is set to become a world first, aims to close the wage gap between...
Kwesi Appiah’s Re-Appointment As Black Stars Coach
James Kwesi Appiah has just been confirmed as the new head coach of the Ghana National Team, The Black Stars. Currently Manager of Al Khartoum FC, Mr. Appiah is expected to cut his stay with the...
St Petersburg Metro Explosions Kill Ten
At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg. News agencies reported the blasts hit the Sennaya Ploschad and nearby Tekhnologichesky Institut stations in...
BP Sells Forties North Sea Pipeline To Ineos
Energy giant Ineos has struck a deal to acquire the Forties Pipeline System in the North Sea from BP for US$250m (£199m). The pipeline transports about 450,000 barrels of oil per day on average -...
Public Debt Could Be More Than GHC7 Billion – Kwaku Kwarteng
Mr Kwaku Kwarteng, Deputy Minister-Designate for Finance has maintained that the outstanding arears the New Patriotic Party(NPP) administration inherited from the NDC government could be more than...
Fiscal Stability Council In the Offing
Government is planning to establish what it terms Fiscal Stability and Financial Stability Council to enhance macro stability to strengthen the recently passed Public Financial Management Act. Vice...