AFCON 2025Q: ‘We Have To Beat Angola’ – Otto Addo
02 Sep

AFCON 2025Q: ‘We Have To Beat Angola’ – Otto Addo

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Head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, says his focus at the moment is the fixture against Angola in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ghana play Angola at the Baba Yara Stadium on Thursday, September 5, in their first group game before coming up against Niger four days later. Prior to the Black Stars commencing their AFCON qualifying series, they had played four of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Quizzed on whether there is a chance of the team to be at the global showpiece, Addo preferred not to talk about the World Cup. “It’s very important…
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YEA Showcase Electric Taxi Program For Okada Riders
02 Sep

YEA Showcase Electric Taxi Program For Okada Riders

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The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) is set to introduce an innovative Electric Taxi Program aimed at offering an alternative livelihood for interested Okada riders and other youth in the country. The initiative seeks to transition riders from motorcycles to environmentally friendly electric taxis, providing a safer and more sustainable means of earning a living. Through this program, YEA aims to empower young people by offering them the opportunity to participate in the burgeoning electric vehicle sector, contributing to the country’s green energy goals while creating jobs. The electric taxis will be available to interested individuals, particularly Okada riders looking for…
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Tourism Ministry Signs MoU With Malta
02 Sep

Tourism Ministry Signs MoU With Malta

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The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Monday, 26th August 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation of Malta, marking a significant step in strengthening cultural and tourism ties between the two countries. The MoU aims to foster collaboration in areas such as cultural exchange, tourism development, as well as investment opportunities. The agreement reflects a mutual interest in leveraging tourism as a means of economic growth and cultural enrichment. Malta’s tourism contributes significantly to its GDP and offers valuable insights and opportunities for Ghana. Through this partnership, both nations are expected to benefit…
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Gold Star Families Defend Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Visit, Criticize Vice President Harris
02 Sep

Gold Star Families Defend Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Visit, Criticize Vice President Harris

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In the latest escalation of a controversy surrounding former President Donald Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Visit, several Gold Star families have come forward to defend Trump’s actions while condemning Vice President Kamala Harris for her criticism. The families, who lost loved ones during the 2021 Kabul airport attack amidst the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, were in attendance at the cemetery, and have taken issue with Harris’ recent remarks. On Saturday, Vice President Harris publicly criticized Trump, accusing him of using the sacred grounds of Arlington National Cemetery as part of a political stunt. Harris took to social media, where she expressed…
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Massive Protests in Israel Demanding Ceasefire After 6 Hostages Found Dead
02 Sep

Massive Protests in Israel Demanding Ceasefire After 6 Hostages Found Dead

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In a wave of anger and grief, thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday night, after six hostages found dead in Gaza. The demonstrations were fueled by the devastating news that the hostages, who had been held by Hamas in Gaza, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were found dead in a tunnel in the city of Rafah. The protesters, chanting "Now! Now!" demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas to secure the release of the remaining captives. Hostages Found Dead The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed that the hostages' bodies were found during a military…
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French Retiree on Trial for Orchestrating Rape of His Wife After Drugging Her
02 Sep

French Retiree on Trial for Orchestrating Rape of His Wife After Drugging Her

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A shocking trial has begun in the southern French city of Avignon, where a 71-year-old retiree stands accused of orchestrating the repeated rape of his wife by dozens of strangers, whom he allegedly recruited online. The disturbing case has sent shockwaves across France, shedding light on a decade-long series of abuses that the victim reportedly knew nothing about until 2020. The main suspect, a former employee of France's power utility, EDF, allegedly drugged his wife into unconsciousness with powerful tranquilizers, particularly Temesta, and facilitated her rape by 51 identified men between 2011 and 2020. The assaults are believed to have…
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Inflation Expected To Reach 15% By End Of 2024 – Amin Adam
07 Aug

Inflation Expected To Reach 15% By End Of 2024 – Amin Adam

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Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has projected that Ghana’s inflation rate will reach 15% by end of 2024. Speaking during a town hall meeting in Accra, he highlighted that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration’s efforts in managing inflation despite economic challenges, noting that the current government has achieved significant reductions in inflation rates since taking office in 2017. Dr. Amin Adam compared the current inflation rate to that of the previous National Democratic Congress administration, which recorded inflation rates of 17.7% in 2015 and 15.4% in 2016. In contrast, the NPP government, according to him…
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Find Innovative Ways To Support Women-Led Businesses – Banks Urged
07 Aug

Find Innovative Ways To Support Women-Led Businesses – Banks Urged

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Dr. Kweku Arthur-Annobil, Business Strategy Manager of Business and Commercial Banking at Stanbic Bank Ghana, has urged Ghanaian banks to find innovative ways to support women-led businesses, especially in the face of current economic challenges. Dr. Arthur-Annobil said this during a multi-stakeholder engagement on enabling resilient women-led businesses in Ghana. Speaking on a panel discussion on the subject, he emphasized the crucial role banks must play in supporting women-led businesses. He noted that “Non-Performing Loans (NPL) ratio, which has increased from 15% in early January 2023 to nearly 30%, reflects the lingering effects of the economic difficulties from 2020 and…
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Registrar-General Publishes Names Of Registered Professional Bodies In Good Standing
07 Aug

Registrar-General Publishes Names Of Registered Professional Bodies In Good Standing

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The Office of the Registrar-General of Companies has noted that 40 professional bodies are in good standing by filing their taxes as of July 31, 2024. However, 43 professional bodies are not in good standing, 11 are newly registered and 73 professional bodies have no contact numbers to “enable us to contact their Executives to update their records with the ORC.” Four professional bodies have, however, requested to be taken off the register for having gained a Chartered status by an Act of Parliament. “The Office therefore urges ALL Professional Bodies in default to take necessary steps to be in…
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UK Protests: No Ghanaian Affected – High Commissioner
07 Aug

UK Protests: No Ghanaian Affected – High Commissioner

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Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Papa Owusu Ankomah, has reassured that the Ghanaian community in the UK remains unaffected by the ongoing protests. These protests erupted late in July following an anti-immigrant misinformation campaign that sparked outrage after a stabbing attack left three children dead in Southport, northern England. The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service announced on Tuesday that approximately 100 people have been charged in connection with the violent unrest. Initially beginning as anti-immigration marches, the gatherings quickly turned disorderly and violent. Mr. Ankomah confirmed that Ghanaians in the UK have not experienced significant harm amidst the…
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