The President, John Mahama has mounted the strongest defense yet for decision by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) saying, it is the only way to ensure  economic growth within the sub-region. ECOWAS leaders at a recent extraordinary meeting in Accra agreed to ...
Ac Milan and Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari has revealed he will come out at the appropriate time to address issues surrounding his altercation with management member of the Ghana Football Association Moses Armah. The incident occurred when the playing body called a meeting with the management members concerning their unpaid appearance fees which had ...
The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service in the Northern Region recorded 570 abuse cases in the first quarter of 2014. Assistant Superintendent of Police Emmanuel Cudjoe Holortu, the Northern Regional Coordinator of DOVVSU,  stated on Friday that 420 female abuse cases were recorded as against 150 male ...
Ghana and Japan last Tuesday signed a grant agreement geared towards the training of young government officials in Japanese universities. The grant for Human Resource Development Scholarship 2014, also known as the JDS programme, amounts to US$1.2 million and will provide five young and promising Ghanaian government officials scholarships to obtain master’s degrees in public ...
The Dansoman Divisional Police Command has arrested three individuals believed to have embarked on a robbery spree in Dansoman and its environs. The suspects, Mohamadu Mumuni, alias Osaman, 20, Ali Mohammed, aka Kosei, 20, both porters, and Nasiru Mohammed Tanko, aka Gaza, 28, all foreigners from Niger and Benin respectively, within a period of an ...
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA), with support from the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund, has begun implementing an action plan to fight counterfeit and illicit trade in the country. The action plan, which will be focusing on especially the textile and pharmaceutical industries, is themed ‘Advocacy to Combat Counterfeit and Illicit Trade.’ Speaking at ...
Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts, a large international study suggests. The findings, published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, indicated men and those doing rotating shifts were at highest risk. It is thought that disruption to the body clock affects waistlines, hormones and sleep – which could increase the risk. ...
After yesterday’s outpouring of disaffection for the government by millions of Ghanaians, I said a prayer for President Mahama. I was quite elated when he stepped in later to stop the nonsense going on at Korle Bu Hospital where suspicious and crooked characters are running affairs. I know he feels like doing something new in ...
Amazon has reported a loss of $126m (£74m) in the second quarter and warned that sales could slow in the current quarter. Amazon forecast third quarter sales of between $19.7bn and $21.5bn, which could mean sales growth of as little as 15% – well down on previous quarters. Amazon has traditionally survived on thin profit ...
BSkyB is paying £4.9bn to take over Rupert Murdoch’s pay TV companies in Germany and Italy. The move was announced along with the company’s annual results, which show pre-tax profits fell slightly to £1.2bn from last year’s £1.26bn. BSkyB also reported revenues rose by 7%, with strong demand “across the board” for its services. It ...
Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University for Development Studies (UDS) Tamale City Campus is reported dead. Reports have it that Professor Kwabena Kyei-Aboagye was yesterday involved in an accident at the UDS Tamale City Campus junction on the Tamale-Yapei highway. Eyewitnesses accounted that a Metro Mass transit bus ran ...
Vladimir Putin’s daughter has fled her Dutch home as fury grows over Flight mH17. Maria Putin lived just 20 miles from the airport where the doomed jet dpoarted from. News that the Russian president’s daughter was living among a nation of people still fuming over Russia’s role in the downing of Flight MH17 was only ...
If you were Vladimir Putin, you could be forgiven for feeling a little paranoid right now, as the Western world takes turns to blame, excoriate, vilify and condemn you over the Malaysian airline disaster. The Russian president employs a professional food taster on his full-time staff. The news emerged from this week’s meeting in London ...
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says Didier Drogba “belongs” at the club as he considers re-signing the striker. The Ivorian, 36, won 10 trophies at Chelsea from 2004-2012 and is available on a free transfer from Galatasaray. Mourinho said the club were thinking about a deal, but that the decision would be made “in a non-emotional ...
Manchester City have released a video that appears to show Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala signing for the club. The France international, 23, has been linked with a £32m move to City and was spotted in Manchester this month but no official announcement has been made. However, a clip on the club’s website – which has ...
At least two Palestinians have been killed and 200 wounded in the West Bank during protests against Israel’s campaign in Gaza, officials say. About 10,000 protesters marched from Ramallah towards East Jerusalem, where they were met by Israeli forces. At least 15 people died and scores were injured when a UN-run shelter came under fire ...
Nana Asante Bediatuo, lead counsel for Peoples National Convention’s (PNC) Abu Ramadan has advised the Electoral Commission (EC) to prepare for unforeseen circumstances in undertaken their duties. This, he said, is to prevent the Commission from re-scheduling the undertaking of their key duties ahead of general elections in Ghana. He chastised the EC for waiting ...
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