No Eurobond To Be Issued This Year
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the NPP government will not issue any Eurobond and add unto the country’s debt burden. According to him, the government has resolved not to...
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U.S Partners Ghana To Fight Cyber Crime
The US government has announced measures to partner Ghana intensify fight against cybercrime in the country. Cybercrime is a major problem confronting financial institutions in the country. Speaking...
Russian Hacker Roman Seleznev Sentenced To 27 Years
A federal judge has handed down the longest sentence ever imposed in the US for a cybercrime case to the son of a member of the Russian Parliament convicted of hacking into more than 500 US...
Govt Commences Non-Deal Roadshow
A team of senior government officials have embarked on a trip to London Washington DC and New York for a Non-Deal Roadshow The purpose of the Non-Deal Roadshow is to meet with Ghana’s bond holders,...
Government Renegotiates ECG Concession Deal
Government has begun discussions with officials of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to renegotiate the power compact agreement for a majority Ghanaian ownership for the concession of the...
US Judge Orders VW To Pay $2.8 Bln Criminal Penalty
A US judge on Friday sentenced Volkswagen to pay a $2.8 billion criminal penalty in the diesel emissions cheating scandal, in line with a deal struck between the automaker and the US government. The...
Iran FM Mocks US Claims It Is Violating Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister mocked US President Donald Trump's claim Tehran was "not living up to the spirit" of the nuclear deal on Friday, saying Washington was flouting the accord. "We'll see if US...
Trump Launches Investigation Into Steel Dumping
Donald Trump has launched an investigation into countries that export steel to the US, raising the prospect of new tariffs on imports. It is designed to stop countries from flooding the US with...
Register With Data Protection Commission – Nana Addo To Ministries
President Akufo Addo has called on Ministries and Agencies to take the first step and register with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) to serve as an example to other institutions to emulate. In a...
Iran FM Slams ‘worn-Out’ US Nuclear Accusations
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday criticised "worn-out" US accusations that it was seeking a nuclear weapon to threaten the region and the world. "Worn-out US accusations can't...
US Reviews ‘failed’ Iran Nuclear Deal
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson branded the Iran nuclear deal a failure Wednesday as President Donald Trump ordered a review of how Washington is countering the threat from Tehran. The State...
Emirates Cuts Flights To US As Demand Weakens
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, said Wednesday that it will reduce flights to the United States after tightened visa and security measures under President Donald Trump hit demand. The...
‘Microdosing’ Trend Has Americans Tuning In With Psychedelics
After a litany of prescriptions failed to control her stormy mood swings and deep depression, writer Ayelet Waldman finally found relief in a blue vial of diluted LSD. Feeling she "had nothing to...
Microsoft Tackled ‘NSA Hack’ Before Leak
Microsoft says it had already fixed software flaws linked to an alleged breach of the global banking system before they were exposed last week. On Friday, a group called the Shadow Brokers published...
Trump Says ‘things Will Work Out Fine’ With Russia
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence Thursday that US-Russian relations will "work out fine" after icy bilateral talks in Moscow, as he looked to China to "deal properly" with North Korea....
Tensions High, NKorea Readies Nuclear Test
North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group reported on Wednesday. The 38 North analysis group described the test site as "primed...
Rawlings Jumps To the Defence of Syrian Govt; Lambasts US, Et Al.
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is convinced that report of chemical weapon attack on Syrians is a ploy to make the Assad government look bad and pave way for the West to perpetuate their...
US, Mexico, Canada In Joint Bid For 2026 World Cup
The United States, Mexico and Canada announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 World Cup on Monday, aiming to become the first three-way co-hosts in the history of FIFA's showpiece tournament. The bid...
Indian Police Arrest Mastermind Behind US Tax Scam
Indian police have arrested the alleged mastermind of a multi-million dollar racket in which callers posing as US officials tricked Americans into paying bogus tax bills, officials said. Sagar...
Twitter Wins Anti-Trump Privacy Battle
The US government has dropped its request for the identity of an anti-Trump Twitter account, just a day after Twitter went to court over the issue. @ALT_USCIS anonymously criticised President...