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Parts of Accra flood after torrential rains on Tuesday

March 7, 2023

A three-hour hour downpour in Accra on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, left parts of Ghana’s capital flooded. The rains which started around 3:40am was preceded by startling lightning and thunder ravaging through the air. Some pictures and videos on social media showed how some pedestrians struggled to get vehicles to their workplaces as major streets […]Continue Reading

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Military reportedly storm Ashaiman after soldier was killed

March 7, 2023

There have been reports of alleged brutality by some soldiers who are said to have stormed Ashaiman, a suburb of Accra since midnight. This comes days after their colleague was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown assailants in the area. In some videos on social media, a young man is heard getting flogged while a […]Continue Reading

Business

Office of Registrar of Companies worried of several unclaimed dividends

March 7, 2023

The Office of the Registrar of Companies has expressed worry about the several unclaimed dividends by shareholders. It is therefore making moves to ensure companies with unclaimed dividends transfer the funds to the office. This is to discourage the firms from borrowing the unclaimed dividends. The Registrar of Companies, Jemima Oware, speaking at a programme […]Continue Reading

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AGM relinquish South Deep Water Tano block

March 7, 2023

AGM Petroleum Ghana Limited (AGM) and its owners have decided to relinquish the South Deep Water Tano (SDWT) block after carefully considering all options, the company has said in a statement. AGM noted that it has carried out substantial activity in Ghana and contributed through drilling two ultra-deepwater wells including the Nyankom discovery, and matured […]Continue Reading

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Ghana could face strict debt cancellation conditions following G-20 composition of Creditor Committee – Finance Lecturer

March 1, 2023

A Senior Finance Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Seyram Kawor, has said that Ghana should be prepared to meet some strict debt cancellation conditions, following the Group of 20 Large Economies planned creditor committee on the debt cancellation request. His comment comes on the back of the G20 countries agreeing to establish a […]Continue Reading

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NDC Chairman Escapes Assassination Attempt

February 28, 2023

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has escaped an alleged assassination attempt on his life on Sunday night, February 26, 2023. Emmanuel NiiAshie Moore is said to have escaped the attack when the unknown assailants broke into his apartment and ransacked the entire room. Reports indicate the incident occurred […]Continue Reading

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Police Service Boils Over Promotions

February 28, 2023

There is seething anger among some dissatisfied personnel of the Ghana Police Service over seeming refusal to grant them their promotions, after acquiring higher academic qualifications. According to the aggrieved officers, this is after they had applied for the 2017/2018 Academic Year Study Leave with Pay programme for tertiary courses ranging between two and four […]Continue Reading

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Jospong Leads Thai Waste Company To Sanitation Minister

February 28, 2023

A delegation from WongpanitPathong Company Limited, a leading Thailand and global waste management company, has called on the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, in Accra. The meeting, which came off on Friday, February 24, 2023, was facilitated by the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), led by its Executive Chairman, Dr. […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Another Earthquake Hits Turkey

February 27, 2023

According to a BBC report, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck southern Turkey, barely weeks after a deadly a quake devastated the region, claiming over 40, 000 lives in Turkey and Syria. The previous tragedy is now widely known to have also claimed Ghana’s soccer star, Christian Atsu, who was plying his career in Turkey […]Continue Reading

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Pressure Mounts On Parliament

February 27, 2023

Pressure has begun to pile on Parliament to pass into law the Non-Custodial Sentencing Bill, which has languished in the august House for years, to honour the memory of the Ghanaian soccer star, Christian Atsu Twasam. Non-Custodial Sentence or Alternative Sentence refers to a punishment given by a court of law that does not involve […]Continue Reading