On Monday 28th November, Vinny Pazienza, the subject of forthcoming Hollywood movie BLEED FOR THIS, will descend on pro boxer Ben Day’s Ringtone Gym in Euston, London for a series of press interviews, ahead of a special private screening of the film that evening. BLEED FOR THIS goes on general release in the UK on […]
The Konongo-Odumasi Senior High School (KOSS) in the Ashanti Region was shut down indefinitely on Saturday by the authorities following a two-day protest by students over the transfer of some teachers of the school. Management of the school took the decision in reaction to a threat by the angry students to burn the school. The […]
Online sports betting company Betway Ghana has announced new upgrades to their betting webpage. The newly designed homepage is distinct with its white color, uncluttered design, new background and added functionality. Customers are now able to see their bet slips update in real time as well as enjoy over 17 betting options per match with […]
White & Case Partner Joshua Siaw has been named for the second consecutive year as one of Britain’s most influential people of African or African Caribbean heritage by the prestigious Powerlist 2017 publication. The Powerlist profiles the top 100 most influential black people in Britain, selected by an independent panel of judges and chosen because […]
Organised by the AU’s Trade and Industry departments in collaboration with the ECA’s Regional Integration and Trade Division, the ATW2016 will put special emphasis on trade facilitation, implementation as well as building productive capacities for industrialization on the continent The Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union will at the end of this month […]
There seems to be controversy surrounding a poll supposedly conducted by pollster Ben Ephson on the upcoming presidential election. Over the weekend, Statesmanonline released the results of the polls which put the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, ahead of incumbent President John Dramani Mahama with 8% clear points. The […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for a probe into how the printing of some ballot papers for the upcoming elections was handled by Innolink Ghana. The party believes the company may have compromised the security of the election materials in some way after an official of the printing firm had been seen giving […]
The front view of GTP factory. A total of 130 workers of the Ghana Textile Printing (GTP) Company, leading producer of quality wax prints in the country, have been sacked. The company, located at the Heavy Industrial Area in Tema, reportedly planned to send home 250 workers but later decided to sack 139 workers of […]
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is the vice presidential candidate of the NPP in the upcoming December 7 elections. It is not in the nature of presidential contests for a party or campaign to aim a significant portion of its attacks and propaganda at the vice presidential candidate of its main rivals. Of course, being an integral […]
Some security personnel, especially in the Police, have become so partisan in the discharge of their duties that they pose danger to both the forthcoming polls and governance in general. When Police officers detach themselves from partisan politics and perform their duties bereft of open attachment to any political grouping, the lost confidence they have […]
Former Interior Minister under the erstwhile Kufuor-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, has descended on the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Air Marshal Michael Samson Oje, over the latter’s threat to deal ruthlessly with anybody who causes mayhem on elections day – December 7. Hackman’s problem is not about the fact that […]
Controversial National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, says those against his recent $8 million (GH¢35 million) engagement with the government are jealous of him. Woyome is defending his recent transaction with the government, which was exposed by OccupyGhana last week. He claims the deal, sanctioned by former Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor, was to […]
The Western Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it suspects foul play after six ballot boxes of the Electoral Commission (EC) fell off a truck conveying them to Tarkwa-Nsueam Constituency. They were meant to be used for the December 7 polls in the constituency. The NPP claimed there could be dire consequences […]
President Xi Jinping sent a strong signal of safeguarding national unity and fighting separatists at a high-profile ceremony on Friday to mark the 150th birthday of a statesman who was widely respected by people on the Chinese mainland and in Taiwan. President Xi Jinping pledges to safeguard national unity and fight separatists at a ceremony […]
Teacher trainees and newly-trained teachers in the country have started wearing red to their lecture halls and classrooms in protest to the non-payment of their feeding grant arrears. In a statement, the Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) said: “… If the monies are not released to us in the colleges by Wednesday 30/11/2016, we […]
Shortly after canceling the rest of his Saint Pablo tour on Monday morning, Kanye West was hospitalized at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. According to multiple sources, police responded to a medical welfare call on Monday afternoon, but when they arrived at Kanye’s residence, he wasn’t home. The incident was eventually transferred to […]
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has said he had no hand in the GHS51.2million judgment debt payment made to businessman Alfred Woyome which the Supreme Court has ruled must be refunded to the state because it was ill-gotten. Mr Amidu, in a statement, said contrary to recent claims by Mr Woyome that he (Mr Amidu), […]
Does Saudi Arabia in its pursuit of a secure share of the world oil market have the nerve to take on its principal supporter and patron? Will those in power in Riyadh take the risk of challenging US economic interests as a new president comes into power in Washington? The Opec states meet on Wednesday […]
Gold on Monday regained its footing after dropping to a 9-1/2 month low in the previous session, as the U.S. dollar shed further gains after touching near 14-year highs last week. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.55 percent at $1,189.43 an ounce by 0031 GMT. The metal shed nearly 0.4 percent in the previous […]
Films from the Chinese mainland stunningly swept top honors at Taiwan’s equivalent of the Oscars for Chinese-language films, Golden Horse Film Awards, on Saturday in Taipei with “The Summer Is Gone,” wining best picture and Feng Xiaogang the best director. Feng Xiaogang poses for photos after winning the Best Director award for his movie “I […]
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