With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, we’ve seen big product launch events from the likes of Apple, Samsung, and plenty others. Amazon announced a slew of products covering a wide range of product categories throughout the home. Unlike the others, Amazon didn’t open this event to the public, but we were invited to watch … The post Kindle
A big-screen E Ink device equally at home with documents and books released by Amazon in the depths of an economic downturn, and it’s not the Kindle Scribe that Amazon unveiled on Wednesday during a massive smart product rollout. This was the Amazon Kindle DX (opens in new tab), a 9.7-inch E Ink reader released … The post Amazon Kindle Scribe
Four Palestinians have been killed and 44 wounded during a raid by Israeli forces in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials say. One of the dead was Abd al-Rahman Hazem, whose brother shot and killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv in April. Witnesses said there was a blast and heavy gunfire after … The post 4 Palestinians killed during West Bank raid appeared
A search team in Nepal has recovered the body of famous US ski mountaineer, Hilaree Nelson, from near the summit of Mount Manaslu in the Himalayas. Nelson, 49, was descending the world’s eighth highest summit with her partner when she went missing on Monday. Rescuers found her body on the south face of the 8,163m (26,781ft) … The post Body of famed US climber found in Himalayas
The European Union (EU) has slammed “illegal” annexation votes Russia held in four occupied regions of Ukraine and their “falsified” results. “(The) EU denounces holding of illegal ‘referenda’ and their falsified outcome,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief,Josep Borrell, said on Twitter. “This is another violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, amidst systematic abuses of human rights,” … The post EU
Former Guinean president and military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara, and 10 other men are set to face trial for a 2009 stadium massacre and mass rape by the country’s security forces. The 11 men have been indicted for their responsibility in the killing of more than 150 people and the rape of more than 100 women in … The post Ex-Guinea military leader goes
A new statue has been unveiled in central London’s historic Trafalgar Square. But this time, it is not a monument to one of the UK’s war heroes or kings. Instead it will be a larger-than-life statue of Malawian Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist, John Chilembwe, who fought against British colonial rule. The sculpture, named Antelope, will … The post London honours
Eleven soldiers have died and 50 civilians are missing in Burkina Faso following a suspected jihadist attack, the government says. A supply convoy escorted by the army travelling to the northern town of Djibo was targeted in an ambush on Monday. The government called it a “barbaric attack”, the AFP news agency says. The region … The post Soldiers killed in barbaric
Experienced Accra Great Olympics midfielder, Emmanuel Agyeman Badu, is hoping to overcome a few challenges to be at his very best for the Wonder Club in their current campaign in the betPawa Ghana Premier League (GPL) According to the former Ghana international, having been off the game for about four months, he lacks the sharpness, … The post Badu: I’m working hard to be at my best
Kumasi Asante Kotoko pocketed an amount of GH¢88,157 in net gate proceeds from its game against Accra Hearts of Oak at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday, according to CITI Sports. In an interview, the Acting National Sports Authority (NSA) Ashanti Regional Director, Emmanuel Appiah said the high profile game recorded a gross … The post Kotoko pocket GH¢88,000 from ‘super
Ghana laboured to a 1-0 win over Nicaragua in their second Pre World Cup friendly at Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco in Lorca – Spain. Winger Abdul Fatawu Issahaku who made his 13th appearance for the Black Stars scored the only goal of the match in the 35th minute of the encounter. The winger received the … The post Ghana pip Nicaragua in pre World Cup friendly appeared
Deontay Wilder expects Anthony Joshua to make a top-level return and the American believes his own business with Tyson Fury remains unfinished. Wilder lost his WBC title to Fury in a memorable sequence of contests culminating in a thrilling stoppage defeat in their third fight last year. Wilder is now forging his own path back … The post Wilder expects fourth Tyson Fury fight appeared
King Faisal goalkeeper, Ibrahim Iddrisu, has urged management of the club to motivate the playing body to get the best out of the team. According to the goalie who was handed his debut against Great Olympics in week three of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) on Saturday, it becomes difficult for the technical team to … The post King Faisal goalie wants motivation for playing
The third edition of the Mountain Bike Race will be held tomorrow at Ashiyie with hundreds of riders expected to participate. Organised by Emmagee Fitness Center (EFC) in collaboration with Eagle Riders Club, the event, opened to young and adult riders, would see distinguished cyclists walk away with cash prizes, medals and souvenirs from sponsors. … The post All set for 3rd Mountain Bike
Stanbic Bank Ghana in partnership with KNUST’s Women in STEM (WiSTEM) has launched a five-day boot camp to empower girls and young women in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The camp which seeks to also bridge the gender gap in STEM courses and careers in the country is on the theme, “Equipping … The post Stanbic Bank launches bootcamp
An amount of $100.74 million accrued from oil lifted by Jubilee Oil Holdings Limited (JOHL), a subsidiary of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) was not paid into the Petroleum Holding Fund (PHF) as required by law. Section 7 of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA), 2011 (Act 815) provides that all revenues due from … The post $100.74
Economist, Prof. Godfred Bokpin, is highlighting the need for major governance reforms in the country to save the economy. This call comes on the back of the recent downgrade by international ratings agency Fitch. For the second time this year, Fitch has downgraded Ghana’s credit worthiness to ‘CC’ or further junk status, from ‘CCC’. Reacting … The post Ghana
Ghana must not abandon the exploitation of fossil fuel (crude oil) resources as it moves to cleaner energy sources as part of its Energy Transition Plan (ETP), the Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), has said. The country has currently completed an ETP, which is to be presented to the Cabinet for … The post Don’t abandon exploitation of fossil
The Bank of Ghana has warned Mobile Money (MoMo) loan defaulters that failure to pay attracts negative repercussions. According to the BoG, failure to pay MoMo loans would adversely affect any chance of obtaining loan facilities from other financial institutions and credit providers in future. The BoG was reacting to reports that some individuals who … The post BoG: MoMo loan defaulters
The government is yet to conclude processes for debt restructuring with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has said. He said the IMF and the government’s team were currently working to update the medium-term macro-fiscal framework to inform the designing of the programme. Speaking at press conference in Accra yesterday, he … The post IMF
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