At least five students and a security guard have been shot dead in an attack on a secondary school in Kenya. The attack was led by a student who had been suspended, the head teacher said. The boy is accused of returning to the dormitories with two accomplices. As well as killing six people, witnesses ...

Two more women have accused Harvey Weinstein of raping them as the top Hollywood producer finds himself increasingly shunned by his peers. British actress Lysette Anthony says he attacked her at her London home in the late 1980s while another, unidentified woman says she was raped in 1992. The organisation behind the Oscars has voted ...

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer beat world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters final to capture his sixth title of the year. The 36-year-old Swiss, who has lost only four times in 2017, was again in imperious form as he won in 72 minutes. It was his fourth win of the year ...

Stakeholders in Ghana’s Oil and Gas industry have bemoaned what they say is the low level of investment in the training of personnel in the sector. According to them, government has done little to increase local participation in the sector, despite the implementation of the Local Content Law, which seeks to promote the maximization of ...

Stakeholders in Ghana’s Oil and Gas industry have bemoaned what they say is the low level of investment in the training of personnel in the sector. According to them, government has done little to increase local  participation in the sector despite the implementation of the Local Content Law which seeks to promote the maximization of value ...

There is tension brewing between the Ave Maria Resort in Tema, and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), over the $1.5 billion Tema Port Expansion Project, which commenced on October 1, 2016. Reports indicate that, staff of the Resort were accosted by some security personnel of the GPHA on Saturday evening. There were reportedly two GPHA pickups, two ...

The Ghana Insurers Association (GIA), under the auspices of the General Insurance Council (GIC), will hold the first-ever National General Insurance conference on the 19th of October, 2017. The event, set to take place at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra,will be on the theme:‘Transforming the General Insurance Industry through Self-Regulation, Financial Capacity and Business Innovation.’ ...

Interplast Ghana Limited, the Ghana Reinsurance Company (GRC), and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has donated a total of GH¢75,000.00 towards the 33rd National Farmers’ Day celebration scheduled for December 1, this year. Interplast Ghana Limited donated GH¢30,000.00, the GRC presented GH¢25,000.00, while the GRA gave out GH¢20,000.00 in support of the celebration, which seeks ...

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), is raising concerns about the strain the Cylinder Re-circulation Model of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distribution may put on poor Ghanaians. The Chamber’s Executive Director, Duncan Amoah, noted the inflexibility of the programme on The Big Issue, and suggested the old system of distribution be employed alongside the new module ...

Questions about safety still remain ahead of the implementation of the Cylinder Re-circulation Model of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distribution, according to Duncan Amoah, the Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) Speaking on The Big Issue, Mr. Amoah expressed some concern that the one-year deadline given for the full implementation of the new module, initially ...

Ghana is set to ratify the Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention, by the end of the 2017, to enhance the country’s resolve to combat cybercrime. Albert Antwi-Boasiko, the National Cyber Security Advisor, told journalists at a media encounter in Accra on Thursday, that the document for ratification was at the Cabinet ...

The Western Region Coastal Foundation, WRCF, has held its sixth citizens advisory council public session in Takoradi. The sessions are meant to listen to issues that have been raised and prioritized by community members from the household level to the district level in the six coastal districts of the region. At these sessions, representatives of ...

The Ministry of Transport has said that the absence of dedicated lanes for the Aayalolo buses meant for the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system, should not stifle operations of the transport service. The Sector Minister noted that, in November, work on dedicated lanes for the Aayalolo buses will begin, but in the meantime, the buses ...

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says the Anfield club would not be allowed to play like Manchester United after their goalless draw at Anfield on Saturday. Liverpool dominated for long spells but could not break United down, and Klopp said: “I’m sure if we played like this, you could not do this at Liverpool. Obviously for ...