Sérgio Pimenta, IFC Vice President for the Middle East and Africa, says Ghana can be one of the fastest-growing economies in the world if the government maintains its prudent economic management system. He noted that looking at the financial performance of Ghana – the numbers, the macro framework and the …
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Partey returns to Atlético Madrid after AFCON participation
Ghana star Thomas Partey is the latest player to join pre-season training at Atlético Madrid. The Black Stars midfielder was given some time off following his outing with his National team at the just-ended Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament held in Egypt. As a result, he missed the Rojiblancos’ …
Read More »Storey building collapses on workers; one dead
One person is reported dead while another is in critical condition after an uncompleted building collapsed on the workers. The incident occurred at Gyankama-Nsuase a community near Aburi in the Eastern region. Sources indicate that the upper floor of the building caved in on the workers leading to the death …
Read More »Pupils drown at Cottage Na-Grill Hotel
Two pupils of Swedru AME Zion (B) Junior High School in the Agona West Municipality met their untimely death when they went swimming at Cottage Na-Grill Hotel at Swedru. The deceased, Prince Yeboah, and Isaac Mbroh both 18 years were among 60 students from the school who went to the …
Read More »22-year-old Ghanaian scams Amazon of over $370,000
A 22-year-old Ghanaian based in Spain has been arrested in an alleged scam of the largest internet retailer that totalled nearly $370,000 by sending return packages filled with dirt. According to the police, the modus operandi of James Gilbert Kwarteng, of Palma de Mallorca, Spain was filling up the ordered …
Read More »Policeman and soldier colleague rob mobile money vendor
A mobile money vendor has been robbed of an amount of GH¢23,500 by a uniformed policeman and his accomplice soldier at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The victim last Wednesday at about 11:30am withdrew the amount at Fidelity Bank, Nkawkaw branch on his way to Akim Sekyere but on reaching …
Read More »Our daughters are not dead – Families of Missing girls
The families of the three missing girls in Takoradi in the Western region say they do not believe that their relatives are dead. The families of the three girls who were allegedly kidnapped by Samuel Wills – a Nigerian – last year say, they still believe that the girls will …
Read More »Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah can turn things around- Fatau Dauda
Ghana and ex- Enyimba FC goalkeeper Fatau Dauda has said that Kwesi Appiah should be given the support to continue his role as head coach of the Black Stars. Fatau who was omitted from the Black Stars squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations believes the Ghana gaffer can …
Read More »Takoradi: Police meets families of missing girls, serves notice for DNA samples
Representatives from the Western Regional Police Command have met with the families of the three girls kidnapped in Takoradi. This meeting comes a day after Police investigating the disappearance of the girls found human parts in the sewage system behind the home of one suspects in the case. The three …
Read More »Audio: Man’s lover bites off ex-girlfriend’s lip over money
A woman, believed to be in her 30’s and lover of a man identified as Aliwaye Rabiu, has allegedly bitten the man’s ex-girlfriend’s lower lip at Effiduase in the Ashanti region over a debt he owed. “I was attacked by Rabiu and the new girl who bit off my lower …
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