The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has dismissed reports of technical breakdown in its systems which lead to delays at the ports. According to the company, it has the necessary mechanisms in place to manage possible distortions to the operations at the ports. The Terminal Supervisor at the GPHA, Emmanuel Ashaley Neequaye earlier bemoaned ...
A global cyber-attack that affected companies around the world may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy software. Fingers are increasingly pointing to a piece of Ukrainian tax-filing software, MEDoc, as the source of the infection, although the company denies it. Malware generally infiltrates networks via email attachments that users click on ...
China’s move to commit to $15 billion into Ghana’s economy could have some far reaching implications on the environment, given the deal will be anchored by Ghana’s natural resources, specifically bauxite. Voicing some concerns on the developments, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, indicated that, potential mining of Bauxite could see the forest reserve in ...
Thousands of Ethiopians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia after a 90-day amnesty for undocumented migrants expired on Tuesday without all of them leaving , the Ethiopian government has said. Communications Minister Negeri Lencho told the BBC that the government has asked for the amnesty to be extended. He said more than 45,000 citizens had ...
A 43-year-old Circuit Supervisor of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Musah Issah, has been confirmed as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Gusheigu district in the Northern Region. He polled 28 out of total votes cast of 36 which represented 78%, according to the Electoral Commission’s rating. His confirmation dispelled widespread rumours that there ...
Two teenagers are in the grips of the Eastern Regional Police Command for possessing narcotic substances, believed to be marijuana. The two, Evelyn Adade Korkor, 19 years, and Felix Gyimah, 18, were arrested while attempting to transport 30 parcels of the substance together with cassava in 2 sacks from Huhunya to Nkurakan in the Eastern ...
It was an interesting sight to behold when two men perceived to be bitter enemies met at the Banquet Hall of the State House during the swearing-in of the new Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo on Monday, June 19, 2017. Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba and the National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic ...
Kenya is the first African country to start using a new generic Aids drug that can improve and prolong the lives of people who suffer severe side effects and resistance to other treatments, the Reuters news agency reports. Dolutegravir (DTG), which was first approved in the US in 2013, is being given to 20,000 patients ...
The South Gauteng High Court in South Africa has declared that public schools should not favour any one religion over others. The Organisation for Religious Education and Democracy brought the case against six schools with a Christian ethos. In it’s application, the organisation argued that the schools’ decision to stop scientific teaching of the theory ...
Security researchers have discovered a “vaccine” for the huge cyber-attack that hit organisations across the world on Tuesday. The creation of a single file can stop the attack from infecting a machine. However, researchers have not been able to find a so-called kill switch that would prevent the crippling ransomware from spreading to other vulnerable ...
The PREGISS Fun Games, Fair and Family Day, is set to send reverberations through the grounds of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon once again come Saturday 1st July 2017. The annual event, which begins at 9:00am at the ?dade? Alumni and Mentorship Centre, will bring together all old students of the Presbyterian Boys’ ...
The Energy Ministry will be setting up an eight-member investigative committee to look into the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) company’s controversial sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel. The committee has been mandated to determine the circumstances that led to the contamination of the fuel and review the transaction, among others. The committee ...
The Energy Ministry has set up an eight-member investigative committee to look into the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) company’s controversial sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel. The committee has been mandated to determine the circumstances that led to the contamination of the fuel and review the transaction, among others. The committee will ...
The acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Alhassan Tampuli, has indicated that the two companies confirmed to have purchased the over 5 million litres of contaminated fuel from the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company will be sanctioned with at least a fine. The companies, Zup Oil and Movenpinaa Energy, ...
A 17 year-old-boy on Tuesday evening suffered gunshot wounds in the head at an event to mark the Eid-Ul-Fitr celebration in Manhyia, Kumasi. Citi News’ Ashanti regional correspondent, Lauretta Timah had reported that the boy identified as Osman Abdukari, was shot at, by some unknown persons. According to the police, the events leading to the ...
Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, known for his roles in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “John Wick,” has died after a yearlong battle with lung cancer, his representative said. He was 56. The actor “passed away quietly surrounded by family,” Alissa Feldman told CNN on behalf of Nyqvist’s family and representatives. “Michael’s joy and ...
Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah is expected to ring in the changes in Wednesday’s friendly game against Mexico in Houston Texas. The game will be the first of two friendlies the Black Stars will play with the second being against USA on Saturday. Kwesi Appiah will be without key players for both games including ...
The Minority in Parliament is calling for the immediate withdrawal of the proposed 2017 National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) formula from the House. In the Minority’s view, the proposed NHIA Fund formula in its present state is at variance with the National Health Insurance Act, 2012, Act 852, since there is no Board approval to ...
Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has fulfilled his promise to give the Hajia Mariam Alolo Islamic Institute, headquartered in Tamale, a mini bus. As the Northern Region premier women’s Islamic Institute, lack of transportation has compelled management to hire tricycles for its outreach programs. The Veep during his recent tour of the Northern ...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has given indication the double window platform at the ports will continue to exist until such a time that operators become absolutely conversant with the single window platform being handled by West Blue Consulting. According to the GPHA, the co-existence of the operations of the Ghana Community Network ...
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