Fresh from a rare legislative victory, Donald Trump tried to shore up ebbing popular support Tuesday at a raucous rally in Youngstown, Ohio, that was marred by a string of protests. Recapturing his full campaign bombast, Trump held forth for almost an hour: heralding a Congressional step toward upending his predecessor’s health care reforms, while … Read more
Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson does not plan to step down, the State Department said Tuesday, quashing reports citing differences with the White House. Since taking the helm of the State Department in February, the former ExxonMobil chair has come under fire for his ultra-low profile, and his plan to slash by 30 percent the … Read more
A Senate committee investigating Russian election interference withdrew Tuesday its subpoena compelling President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort to testify, saying he has begun cooperating. Manafort and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner are at the center of probes about a closely scrutinized meeting they and other campaign officials had with a Russian lawyer last … Read more
US President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to rip up a free trade deal with Canada and Mexico if the text is not renegotiated to his liking. “We are renegotiating NAFTA and if we don’t get the deal we want, we’ll terminate NAFTA,” Trump told a group of veterans in Ohio, the center of America’s industrial … Read more
Government’s directive to port operators to achieve total paperless processing of operational clearance procedures at the ports from September 1 is close to being realised as the main technical partner to the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has declared its readiness to implement the initiative. His Excellency, the Vice President, … Read more
Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg were trading jabs on social media over artificial intelligence this week in a debate that has turned personal between the two technology luminaries. Musk, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX and other ventures, on Tuesday claimed Zuckerberg’s knowledge of artificial intelligence was “limited,” two days after the … Read more
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions found himself in an increasingly untenable position Tuesday, as President Donald Trump once again skewered him on Twitter, calling his onetime ally “VERY weak.” Sessions was one of Trump’s earliest and most loyal supporters, but the Republican billionaire has turned on him publicly in the past week, as rumors fly … Read more
Global machinery giant Caterpillar reported a jump in second-quarter profits Tuesday and lifted its full-year forecast, amid strong construction in China and improving commodity markets. Net income for the quarter ending June 30 rose 46 percent to $802 million, as revenues climbed 9.6 percent to $11.3 billion. Caterpillar, which manufacturers industrial equipment, saw its share … Read more
A five-month legal battle over the fate of a terminally-ill British baby that drew the attention of Pope Francis and US President Donald Trump has also stoked an often angry debate about medical ethics and the courts. Charlie Gard’s parents waged a high-profile campaign with the help of social media and Britain’s tabloids for him … Read more
General Motors reported a big drop in second-quarter earnings Tuesday on one-time restructuring costs in international markets, as car sales dipped in the cooling North American market. Net income for the biggest US auto maker was $1.7 billion, down 42 percent from the year-ago period. GM said overall performance remained solid, with growth in the … Read more
South Korea’s Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a ban on the filming of trials, opening the possibility of live TV coverage of the sentencing of disgraced president Park Geun-Hye and Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong. At a rare meeting of justices presided over by Chief Justice Yang Sung-Tae, the court adopted new regulations on filming of … Read more
Japan aims to cut suicides by 30 percent over 10 years, with the government Tuesday approving a plan which seeks to curb extreme work hours seen as contributing to one of the world’s highest suicide rates. Japan has the highest suicide rate among Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries and the government describes the situation … Read more
Britain’s Serious Fraud Office has opened an investigation into mining giant Rio Tinto for “suspected corruption” surrounding the development of the world’s biggest untapped iron-ore deposit in Guinea. Plans to mine the massive Simandou iron ore deposits — a US$20-billion project deep in the remote interior of the poor west African country — have been … Read more
US aerospace giant Boeing has signed a billion-dollarcontract with French industrial software company Dassault Systemes to modernise its production system, French media said Tuesday. “Boeing has signed a 30-year contract worth a billion dollars, renewable every 10 years,” said Le Figaro newspaper, which is owned by the Dassault group. The partnership will focus on the … Read more
Leading SME focused commercial bank, Premium Bank, has announced a GH₵5 million integrated credit facility for members of the Ghana Startup Club 100 through its HelpStation initiative. The announcement was made by the Managing Director (MD), Mr. Kwasi Tumi, during a special business forum and networking cocktail held in honour of the 100 most outstanding … Read more
SME-focused commercial bank, Premium Bank, has announced a GH₵5 million integrated credit facility for members of the Ghana Startup Club 100 through its HelpStation initiative. The announcement which was made by the Managing Director, Mr. Kwasi Tumi, during a special business forum and networking cocktail held in honour of the 100 most outstanding startups in … Read more
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner on Monday said he had four contacts with Russian officials but denied any collusion to help his father-in-law Donald Trump win the presidency, US media said. In a statement Kushner released hours before he was to appear before the Senate intelligence committee, he described contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey … Read more
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has removed the wanted tag on Roland Agambire and has also re-opened his locked office for business. The office of ACI Construction Company Limited, a subsidiary of Agams Holdings, was re-opened for business last Thursday by the tax authority following the resolution of inconclusive tax issues with the company. The National … Read more
Tongues are wagging at the Volta Star Textiles Company Limited (VSTL), a state-owned world-class yarn and grey baft-producing company in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region. This development, Today gathered, follows agitations by the workers aimed at resisting plans by government, through the ministry of trade and industry to shutdown the company again … Read more
Ten companies have been awarded for their role in trade facilitation for the year under review. They were rewarded at the 2nd edition of the National Trade Facilitation Awards held at the Labadi Beach Hotel over the weekend. The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) was awarded as best Ministry Department and Agency. Also, Buvensa Company Limited … Read more