Boris Johnson will try for a fourth time to secure an early general election, after MPs rejected his plan. The PM will now ask MPs to approve a 12 December election through a one-page bill – which needs the support of fewer MPs than his last attempt. But No 10 …
Read More »Ghana 2019/20 cocoa hits 44K tonnes by October 17 – Cocobod
Ghana’s graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals hit 44,000 tonnes between the start of this year’s harvest on October 1 and October 17, up 7.3% from the same period of the previous season, data from marketing board Cocobod showed on Monday. G&S is cocoa that has been quality checked and …
Read More »Akufo-Addo rewards ‘Kalypo Soldier’ with top military rank
The seat of government; The Jubilee House, has handsomely rewarded the Military Police personnel, who joined the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kalypo fever, ahead of the 2016 General Elections, with enlistment into the Ghana Military Academy, to become a commissioned officer of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). Corporal Osei Owusu, …
Read More »‘Go back home’ – Nigerian High Commissioner tells Nigerians in Ghana
The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Ambassador Olufemi Michael Abikoye has told their citizens particularly those doing businesses in Ghana to return home since the economy of Nigeria is now in a good shape “Things are getting better in Nigeria and I can assure you. ..And I don’t …
Read More »Sleeping at events not part of your promises – Akufo-Addo told
Following a trending video that seems to show President Akufo-Addo sleeping during proceedings at Russia-Africa Summit, it has been insinuated that the President may be causing financial loss to the country because sleeping at events which was not part of promises made to Ghanaians. Japhet Festus Gbede is quoted to …
Read More »California faces huge power cuts as wildfires rage
An estimated 1.5 million more people in California are set to lose power on Tuesday as a utility firm tries to stop damaged cables triggering wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) already faces an investigation by regulators after cutting supplies to 970,000 homes and businesses. It announced that another 650,000 …
Read More »Veteran Broadcaster Cyril Acolatse has died
Veteran Broadcaster, Cyril Harry Kwasi Acolatse, has died at age 77. Mr Acolaste worked with the national broadcaster, GBC Radio and GBC Television. He passed away on Monday in Tema in the Greater Accra Region, family sources told Myjoyonline.com. Among the programs he hosted on Ghana Television were Focus, Searchlight, Insight, Topic, …
Read More »Photos: OTEC School holds annual graduation and matriculation ceremonies
OTEC School of Journalism and Communication Studies (OSJCS) on Sunday October 28, 2019, held its 2nd congregation and matriculation ceremonies for two group of graduating students, who completed their studies in September and December 2018 respectively. The Grandaunts with their Lecturers and School Administrators The colorful event which took place …
Read More »JOSPONG GROUP, Dr. Agyepong et All Win APSCA Awards in Ghana
The Africa Public Sector Conferences and Awards (APSCA) has awarded the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), the Executive Chairman of JGC and Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong and the District Common Fund Administrator Naa Torshie Addo among others at its Second Africa Public Sector Awards night in Accra. …
Read More »Floods kill 11 children in Ashanti region
Eleven children have lost their lives to floods in the Ashanti Region within a month-and-a-half, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has said. The Regional Director of NADMO, Mr Kwabena Nsenkyire who made the disclosure on Monday, 28 October 2019 said the latest casualty was a nine-year-old boy, whose body …
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