LATEST UPDATES

Argentina election: Centre-left Alberto Fernández wins presidency

Centre-left opposition candidate Alberto Fernández has been elected president of Argentina in a vote dominated by economic concerns. Mr Fernández secured more than the 45% of the vote needed to win, beating conservative incumbent Mauricio Macri. Raucous crowds gathered at Mr Fernández’s election headquarters to celebrate the result. The vote …

Read More »

Ellembele MP threatens to injunct upcoming referendum for MMDCEs

MP for Ellembelle Constituency, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has threatened to place an injunction on the upcoming district level elections and referendum for the election of MMDCEs. The MP indicated that the EC has no business conducting any form of elections in the country until it resolves challenges associated with …

Read More »

We are in the right direction – Jordan Ayew

Forward Jordan Ayew says Crystal Palace are on the right track after coming from behind to draw against Arsenal in the EPL on Sunday. The Ghana international scored in the Eagles’ 2-2 draw against the Gunners at the Emirates to ensure Palace continue their good run to the start of …

Read More »

Rawlings fights for Ex-UEW Vice-Chancellor

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has pleaded with the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, to look into matter of the continuous dismissals of Professor Mawutor Avoke, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Education Winneba (UEW), and five others. Mr. Rawlings made the appeal in a letter dated October …

Read More »

Ghana signs 6-nation visa waiver for diplomatic & ordinary passports users

Ghanaians who hold ordinary passports and diplomatic passports can now travel to India, Iran, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, Hungary and Morocco without Visa, MyNewsGh.com has learnt. Parliament approved the visa waiver deal on Friday before MPs took a weekend break. Minister of Foreign Affairs submitted the paperwork to parliament for approval. …

Read More »

Ministry of Education, NTCE to consider D7 for university admissions

The Ministry of Education has begun consultations with the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) to spell out implications of a new policy for admissions to universities and other tertiary institutions that introduces some flexibility in the consideration of non-credit passes. Under the new policy, the status of grades such …

Read More »

347 NDC members defect to NPP at Gunaayili

The opposition NDC in the Karaga constituency continues to lose its members to the ruling NPP with a little over a year to elections 2020. The defectors claim the recent increase in development projects in the area since the NPP assumed power is their reason for defecting. They announced their …

Read More »

Help find this missing 15-year-old girl

The family of 15-year-old, Fafali Bayine, has appealed for public assistance to find their daughter. Fafali reportedly left her Ashaley Botwe home on Sunday, October 13, 2019 and has since not returned. Her family say strenuous efforts to find the young girl has failed. A complaint has been lodged at the …

Read More »

10 things new GFA boss Kurt Okraku must do immediately

Congratulations to Kurt Okraku on his election to the high and emotive office of Ghana Football Association President. Beating stiff competition from a field of six is, as surprising as it may sound, just the easy part. The hard work begins now. With a fractured, battered football family to lead, …

Read More »

The former sex slaves transforming their tattoos

For 17 years, Hollie was forced to sleep with countless men by several pimps. Four years ago, she finally escaped from sex trafficking. One of her traffickers, she says, branded her with a tattoo which read “Love is Loyalty”. It’s what he did to most of the women who worked …

Read More »

Man, 24 year old became a billionaire overnight

One of China’s richest families just gave their 24-year-old son a $3.8 billion gift. The founder of Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. and his wife are transferring about a fifth of the company’s share capital to their son Eric Tse, making him one of the world’s richest people overnight. The grant of …

Read More »

Ghana to regain US FAA category 1 status

The country is tipped to regain its US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Category 1 status, the BFTonline reports. This follows the realignment of various policies, establishment of key institutions, and amendment of laws governing the aviation sector in line with international requirements over the past few years. The economic benefits …

Read More »

IS leader ‘killed in US operation’ in Syria

The fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in a US military operation in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump has said. Speaking from the White House, Mr Trump said Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi detonated his suicide vest during a raid by special forces late on Saturday. Baghdadi …

Read More »

Advise your spouses to make good succession plans – Advocacy expert

Women in cocoa farming with their spouses are advised to prioritise legal issues regarding farmlands and other property acquired together, to forestall needless litigations in case one of them is no more. Mrs Doreen Asumang-Yeboah, a Networking and Advocacy Expert at Tropenbos Ghana, who gave the advice said the absence …

Read More »

Four Arrested For Child Trafficking In Eastern Region

The Anti-Human trafficking Unit of the Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested four suspected human traffickers including a female for using trafficked children for fishing. The suspects are Akwetey Kwame alias Frenchman, 32, Korbla Egbezutsor alias Tata , 49, Gadri Agbake alias JJ , 36 and Mawusi Amlade alias Sherifa …

Read More »

Ghana has less than 20% real forest – Expert

The Technical Director in-charge of Forestry at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Musa Abu-Juam, says Ghana currently has less than 20 per cent of real forest due to illegal activities, such as illegal chain-saw operations and galamsey. According to him, the country during the 20th Century had …

Read More »

Ghana has less than 20% real forest – Expert

s (0) WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Google+ Email This Print This File photo The Technical Director in-charge of Forestry at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Musa Abu-Juam, says Ghana currently has less than 20 per cent of real forest due to illegal activities, such as illegal chain-saw operations …

Read More »