Bitcoin rose 1.5 per cent in early Asia yesterday, after firming overnight in line with equity markets and other risk assets, but many crypto traders remained on edge after Saturday’s sharp and sudden plunge. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was last around $50,800, having closed a choppy day on Monday 2.2 per cent higher. “The general … The post Bitcoin
Mastercard has entered into a strategic partnership with the real-time payment solutions company, ProgressSoft, to ease the integration of Mastercard Cross-Border Services and accelerate cross-border remittances across the Middle East and North Africa. With Mastercard Cross-Border Services, financial service providers can seamlessly process digital payments leveraging its global network through a single connection. Furthermore, these … The post Mastercard,
The Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr Alfred Tuah-Yeboah,said the fight against corruption is a shared responsibility and therefore called on Ghanaians to collaborate with government in fighting the canker. That, he said, could be done by volunteering information on suspecting public officials who stealstate funds to the appropriate law enforcement agencies for … The post Support
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, has urged the general public to engage only the services of registered Architects and Firms for their building projects. This, he believed, would ensure that communities are developed in a sustainable manner. Mr Asenso-Boakye said this at an induction ceremony organised by the Architects Registration Council … The post ARC
The Ga Rural Bank Limited on Saturday held its 29th annual general meeting in Accra which brought together directors, staff and shareholders of the bank to deliberate on its operations. Speaking at the meeting, the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank, Mr Peter Allotey Acquaye, said the meeting was to report shareholders and … The post Ga Rural Bank
The Chairperson of the Network for Young Women Empowerment (NYWE), Ms Ida Nakaar, has asked traditional authorities to institute stringent measures to protect the rights of women and children against domestic violence in the Upper West Region. She said the situation was becoming rampant in the region, particularly in the rural communities. Ms Nakaar, who … The post Institute
Western powers have called on Russia to lower tensions with Ukraine, ahead of a video call between US President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.Responding to fears of a Russian invasion, Mr Biden agreed with leaders of the UK, France, Germany and Italy to use “all the tools at their disposal”.Moscow denies it has plans … The post Western powers back Ukraine
At least 34 people were killed in a volcanic eruption in Indonesia on Sunday, the country’s national disaster agency says.Mount Semeru engulfed villages in volcanic ash and hot mud on the island of Java, forcing thousands to flee.Seventeen people are still missing.Emergency teams and rescue dogs are looking for survivors and bodies in the debris. … The post Toll rises
A police officer in Kenya shot dead his wife and five other people with an AK-47 in the early hours of Tuesday morning, officials have said.A neighbour heard “a loud bang” from the officer’s home at 01:00 local time, according to a police report.The policeman then went on what officials are calling a “shooting spree” … The post Kenyan policeman shoots
At least 38 people have died and scores more have been injured in a fire which tore through a prison in Burundi.Vice-President Prosper Bazombanza told reporters the blaze hit an overcrowded facility in the capital Gitega, with at least 69 people seriously injured.Images circulating online show a building engulfed in flames and piles of bodies, … The post Catastrophic Burundi prison
A strictly military approach to the security challenges in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has its limitations, a United Nations (UN) envoy said on Monday.“The challenges the government is facing in implementing the state of siege highlight the fact that there are limitations to a strictly military approach to … The post ‘Military
NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) and a NASA-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory space weather payload to study the Sun’s radiation lifted off at 5:19 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The payloads launched aboard the Space Test Program Satellite-6 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as … The post NASA’s
If you’ve recently bought yourself one of the best Roku streaming sticks – as many of you may have, during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales – then you should download the YouTube app from the Roku Channel Store, if you haven’t done so already. Why? The YouTube app is being completely removed from … The post There’s never been a worse
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has so far recovered a total of GH¢6,525,642.00 from customers who have indulged in illegal connections in the Tema Metropolis.This followed visits by the National Task Force and ECG’s Revenue Protection Section to 12,730 customers in which they unearthed 1,537 illegal connections. The Managing Director of ECG, Mr Kwame … The post ECG
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has begun a four-day training exercise for field officers that would undertake the 2021 Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey (GIPSS). The survey which is the first in the country will collect baseline information on direct experiences of corruption events and on opinions and perceptions of citizens about recent trends, … The post GSS
Former national lightweight champion, Sheriff ‘Onetime’ Quaye came face-to-face with his Tanzanian contender, Emmanuel Amos, for the first time, as the two boxers traded words at a press conference in Accra ahead of their vacant World Boxing Organisation (WBO) lightweight championship on Friday.Fixed for the Golden Beach Resort at Korle Gonno under the auspices of … The post Quaye,
Accra Great Olympics has withdrawn a court case against Hearts of Oak after the Phobians completed the payment of Gladson Awako’s transfer fee. The payment of the second instalment of an agreed Gh¢100,000 transfer fee for the former Olympics generated controversy between the two clubs after Hearts failed to pay the second tranche on October … The post Hearts complete payment of
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has adopted two award categories in the upcoming Sports Writers’ Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards scheduled to take place at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) on Friday, December 17. This was announced by Special Aide to the Vice President, Mr. Tamimu Issah, when he presented the Vice President’s … The post Veep
Mr. George Lamptey, President of the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF), has set a daring target to win a gold medal with the national amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers at the next international competition. This is Lamptey’s biggest agenda on a promising manifesto as he seeks re-election at the President of the GBF in their … The post My target is to win gold for Ghana –
The US government will not send an official delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in objection to China’s practices on human rights, the White House confirmed on Monday. US athletes will attend the games and have the government’s full support. “The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the … The post US
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