The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Government of Ghana and Government of Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), launched on Tuesday the Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP) to improve standards and quality of exports. The GQSP is an innovative new global programme developed by UNIDO …
Read More »Pastor commits suicide by jumping from 4th floor
A senior Zimbabwean pastor with Upper Room Ministries committed suicide on Monday by jumping from the fourth floor of Rezende Parkade in Harare. Reverend Berry Dambaza reportedly died on the spot. While details surrounding his sudden death is unknown, there is speculation that he had financial problems as well as …
Read More »‘Coup’ plotters planned to attack Defense ministry – Derrick Oduro
Deputy Minister for Defense, Major Derrick Oduro, has disclosed that the three individuals who are being held for attempting attack the presidency also planned to attack the defense ministry. “The intelligence we gathered at a point indicated that these young men wanted to attack the Defense Ministry,” he told Morning …
Read More »Akufo-Addo receives 2019 FOCOS Humanitarian Award
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received the 2019 FOCOS Humanitarian Award, on behalf of the people of Ghana, for the country’s “longstanding support for the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine”. Receiving the award on Monday, September 23, 2019, at the FOCOS NYC Gala ceremony, Mr. Akufo-Addo noted that …
Read More »Kelvyn Boy no more with Stonebwoy’s BHIM Nation
After months of speculations, dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has confirmed that his protégé, Kelvyn Boy is no longer with his Burniton Music Group label. A statement released on Tuesday confirmed speculations that all was not well between the award-winning artiste and the artiste he mentored for over a year now. The …
Read More »Coup plot: Suspects charged, remanded
Three alleged coupists arrested in Ghana recently have been charged with five counts by the Kaneshie District Magistrate’s Court. The three, Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm; Ezor Kafui and Mr Bright Allan Debrah Ofosu (aka BB or ADC) were charged with conspiracy to commit crime, to wit, manufacturing of arms and …
Read More »Ghanaian-born US citizen who ‘killed himself’ was sacked from Navy for sexual assault
A Ghanaian-born US citizen, Prince Yeboah Wiredu, who allegedly committed suicide had been sacked from the US navy in August 2017. The deceased was a Personnel Specialist Second Class (E-5) in the U.S. Navy A copy of the judgement obtained by JoyNews reads “the members [of the court] sentenced the …
Read More »State fails to charge ‘coup plotters’ with treason
The three individuals who are being held for attempting to attack the Presidency have been hit with five charges. The charges do not include treason as was earlier thought per the government statement. A government statement Monday said they planned to distabilise the country and also attempted to attack the …
Read More »22 Ghanaians deported from Germany, UK
A total of 22 Ghanaians have been deported from Germany and the UK for overstaying their permits and engaging in activities that contravene the laws of their host countries. According to the Ghana Immigration Service, 17 of the number were deported from Germany. The deportees are all males aged between 21 to 60 years. …
Read More »You cannot threaten former presidents – Rawlings tells youth
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says it is wrong for any individual or group of persons to threaten former presidents. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) founder in a Facebook post condemned the youth groups who have to threaten former President John Dramani Mahama over the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II …
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