The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has tasked government to provide long-term policies to increase the agric sector’s contribution to economic growth. GAWU believes measures pursued by successive governments have been short term ones hence their minimal impact in achieving the intended results. GAWU’s comments follows the launching of the government’s ‘Planting for Food and […]
A ministerial task-force has toured some illegal mining sites in the Eastern Region, as government’s three-weeks ultimatum to the miners to stop the illegality ends today, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The task-force, led by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, also includes officials from the Minerals Commission, security officers and other […]
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has expressed dissatisfaction at the achievements of the Nana Akufo Addo led government, grading it below average in its first 100 days in office. Citing key issues such as the high sulphur content in fuel, as well as the unsteady fuel prices, COPEC believes government has not done much […]
Serena Williams is pregnant with her first baby. The tennis star, 35, made the announcement on Wednesday where she showed off her pregnant belly on Snapchat. Williams wore a yellow swimsuit and said she was 20 weeks along. The athlete is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 33. Serena had a small baby bump, which […]
Kenya’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is projected to hit 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2016 up from 1.5 billion dollars in 2015, officials said. Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) Managing Director Moses Ikiara told Xinhua that Kenya’s attractive investment climate as well as regional hub status have continued to be a magnet for investors. “In line […]
China’s Sinohydro, which earlier this year expressed interest in helping Harare City Council upgrade its water and sewerage system, also wants to invest in rehabilitation and upgrading of the city’s roads, according to council meeting records. The company has submitted an expression of interest proposing to undertake a detailed study of the project that also […]
Monday April 17, 2017 Many people within the United States and internationally were being primed for a unilateral strike by the Pentagon against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) during the weekend of April 14-16. April 15 was the 105th anniversary of the founder, Kim Il Sung, of the DPRK and its ruling Korean […]
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has called on the ruling government to stop celebrating its self-acclaimed 103 achievements within 100 days in power and focus on a bigger picture. “The CPP rates the 100 days of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government as an average performance, Ghanaians voted for rapid change in the social-economic-political sphere […]
Troubles have erupted at the Bolgatanga Polytechnic after the executives of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) allegedly bought a 12-seater school bus not only at an extortionate Gh¢70,000 but also for angry students, whose dues were taken to cover the expense, to find the van too rickety to be worth their money. The disappointed students, […]
From left to right -Dr Yaw Baah — Sec. General TUC, Rev Prof. Emmanuel Asante and Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong – CCG Gen Secretary The first 100 days of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration has been described as “good” but with more room for improvement by the heads of two institutions, the National Peace […]
The Police have arrested six persons in connection with different crimes committed during various Easter festivities in Kwahu in the Eastern Region. The suspects include persons who were nabbed for rape, theft, and impersonation. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Police Service, Superitendent Cephas Arthur, security was intensified in the area this […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will later today, launch the government’s flagship agricultural programme, ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’. The launch will be held at Goaso in the Asunafo municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region. The project is expected to be rolled out in all 216 districts across the country and will involve the supply […]
Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mohamed Barkindo said Wednesday the member states of the cartel showed in March higher compliance to bring down oil stocks. Speaking at the 3rd annual Gulf Intelligence media forum in Abu Dhabi, Barkindo said March compliance data shows “higher conformity” with the OPEC output cut deal, […]
At least 44 people were killed and 12 others injured, some of them critically, after a passenger bus carrying them fell into river in northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said Wednesday. The accident took place near Guma in the remote area of Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. “This afternoon, a bus […]
A total of 44 people were killed when a private bus rolled off the road and fell into a river in Himachal Pradesh of India, local media reported Wednesday. India is a vast South Asian country with diverse terrain – from Himalayan peaks to Indian Ocean coastline – and history reaching back 5 millennia. In […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that asks the government to overhaul a visa program so that American workers will be hired first. The executive order, dubbed “Buy American and Hire American,” also aims to change rules for government purchases to give priority to American products. “With this action, we are […]
The Zambian government said it was on course to amend the insurance law that will address issues of outgoing reinsurance premiums, state media reported on Tuesday. Recently, stakeholders in the insurance industry expressed concern that the country was losing money in insurance premiums to foreign insurers and that the country lost a total of 1.5 […]
At least 17 people died and 119 others were injuried in road accidents during the Easter holiday in Zambia, the police said on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo said the country recorded 202 road traffic accidents during the long holiday, compared to 210 accidents and 15 deaths during the same period of last year. She […]
Two officials at Rutana prison in southeastern Burundi have been arrested for reportedly facilitating the evasion of two inmates and the desertion of two policemen, the Burundian police spokesman said Tuesday. “The director of Rutana prison Jonas Mbonimpa and another non-commissioned police officer were arrested yesterday (Monday) for facilitating the evasion of two inmates and […]
Zambia’s leading opposition leader on Tuesday appeared in a court in Lusaka, the country’s capital, for mention and explanation of a treason charge amidst tight security since his arrest last week. Hakainde Hichilema, leader of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND), who was arrested last week and charged with treason, was brought to […]
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