Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrestedon suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) in May, according to a toxicology report. A urine test revealed a mixture of strong painkillers, sleep and anxiety drugs and THC, which is a chemical component of marijuana. The former world number one, 41, sought “professional help” after ...
For those who have been asking the whereabouts of gospel artiste Gertrude Oduro of Getty & Friends fame, she is in United States of America. In an exclusive interview with Citi Showbiz from her New York base, she disclosed that she has been in the USA, raising her family. She said she is no more ...
More than half a million people in Yemen have been infected with cholera since the epidemic began four months ago and 1,975 people have died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Each day there are more than 5,000 new cases of the waterborne disease, which causes acute diarrhoea and dehydration, in the country ...
The Ghana Commercial Bank has defended what some have called a premature takeover of UT and Capital Banks, saying it did not require an immediate consultation with its shareholders before the move. Following the revocation of the licenses of the two banks, concerns have been raised on the takeover without the consent of its shareholders. Speaking ...
A team of homicide detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have been dispatched to Kwabeng in the Eastern Region to unravel the cause of mysterious deaths of some four persons in the area. The remains of the four who were said to to be conveying an excavator to a mining site on a low loader ...
Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, the Vice Chancellor, University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), has appealed to government to allow public universities to keep the entire 100% of their internally generated funds (IGF). He explained that this would facilitate the smooth functioning of the universities in order to produce the needed manpower for the nation’s ...
Staff of former banks; UT bank and Capital bank will undergo skills assessment requirements to qualify for employment at the GCB bank. This was revealed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GCB, Raymond Sowah on Tuesday during a press conference. “…We shall conduct a skills assessment as part of integration process we need to ...
John Jinapor, former Deputy Power minister has questioned the President’s claims that in 2014 alone, the country lost about GHc 600 million in economic activities under the then Mahama government. At the National Policy Summit on August 14, 2017, President Akufo-Addo stated that Ghana lost about $3 billion in economic activities during power crisis that ...
Fisheries Alliance, a network of over 60 Civil Society Groups, individual researchers and security agencies is raising red flags over the withdrawal of monies from the Fisheries Development Fund at the Fisheries Commission headquarters in Accra. These withdrawals run contrary to provisions of the legal documents that established it sometime in 2002, according to the ...
Following the announcement from the Bank of Ghana in relation to the takeover of Capital Bank and UT Bank on Monday, it is very likely that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will get involved in the saga to find out how it can get compensation due to a deal it had with Capital Bank. The ...
Corporate Initiative Ghana, the organizers of the Ghana Banking Awards, has defended the performance of Capital Bank in the 2016 edition, despite their sudden collapse barely a year after the swept a number of awards. Capital Bank was adjudged the Best Growing Bank, Best Bank in Deposits & Savings, and Best Bank in Household/Retail Banking ...
A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Martin Amidu has warned some members of the party especially the Deputy General-Secretary and National Organizer, Koku Anyidoho and Kofi Adams to stop spewing lies about him. According to him, the two despite knowing the issues that led to his dismissal as Attorney General under former President John ...
A leading indigenous Theatre and Communication for Development social enterprise, Laugh for Lives Africa (L4LA), has supported children and mothers of Awudum, a fishing community near Tema through its community outreach event. They did not only present educational and domestic items worth about GHC6,000, but also built strong relationships with the indigenes, interacting with them, ...
Clients of UT Bank in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, seem not to be worried about the recent collapse of their bank and the subsequent takeover of the Bank by GCB Bank. It was also a normal business day for most of the workers and customers of UT Bank in Ho as they all seem not ...
South African police are investigating an alleged assault by Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe on a woman staying at a Johannesburg hotel with Mugabe’s two sons. Mugabe, 52, allegedly attacked Gabriella Engels, 20, with an extension cord, wounding her forehead and the back of her head. “We are dealing with the matter and will get the full ...
The Ghana Grid Company (GRiDCo) has disclosed that it is presently unable to expand its transmission lines due to its high indebtedness. As it stands, GRIDCo is owed over GHc 600 million and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is a major contributor to this debt, according to Chief Executive of GRIDCo, William Amuna, who was ...
The Ghana Grid Company (GRiDCo) has disclosed that it is presently unable to expand its transmission lines due to its high indebtedness. As it stands, GRIDCo is owed over GHc 600 million and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is a major contributor to this debt, according to Chief Executive of GRIDCo, William Amuna, who was ...
Some bankers are upbeat about a turnaround in the operations of Ghana’s banking sector with the enforcement of laws governing the industry. According to them, the Bank of Ghana’s decision to enforce its laws in the revocation of the licenses of UT Bank and Capital Bank over their insolvency will transform operations in the sector. ...
Shareholders of UT Bank may have to wait a little longer until their fate is determined by the relevant transaction partners in the takeover of UT and Capital bank by GCB Bank. This is the indication from the Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), Mr. Kofi Yamoah. According to him, the benefits or otherwise accruing ...
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