British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party appears on course to lose her parliamentary majority in the UK general election, according to a shock exit poll compiled for the UK’s main television broadcasters. If the results are confirmed, it will be a huge embarrassment for May, who called a snap election in April in the … Read more
The pound climbed Wednesday on the eve of the British general election, while oil prices fell hard after a US inventory report suggested weak demand in the world’s biggest economy. Global equity markets were mixed with European bourses retreating, Tokyo flat and New York scoring modest gains. Traders across the world have been cautious ahead … Read more
Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, two days before a British general election and congressional testimony from fired former FBI chief James Comey. Britons head to the polls on Thursday, the same day the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce its latest interest rate decision, and Comey will face a congressional panel probing the connection … Read more
The Philippines on Tuesday halted the deployment of workers to Qatar as the gas-rich Gulf state grappled with a diplomatic crisis after its neighbours cut ties with Doha. Labour chief Silvestre Bello said Manila was taking precautions as it fears that problems like food shortages could affect the more than 200,000 Filipinos in Qatar should … Read more
Six people have been killed and at least 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were shot dead by police. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday before three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Police said the … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented a 19-member Cabinet to Parliament. The President had been under immense pressure from the minority to name his cabinet after he named his ministers some three months ago. Conspicuously missing from the list read by the Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Ocquaye Tuesday is the Sports Ministry which … Read more
Britain has arrested a “large part” of the network behind Manchester’s suicide bomb attack, police said on Friday, as the government came under fire for cutting police budgets and election campaigning resumed. Eight suspects are currently in detention on UK soil in connection with the blast, for which the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility. … Read more
A further attack may be imminent in the UK, the Prime Minister Theresa May says, as the fourth victim of the Manchester bombing is named The UK terror threat level has consequently been raised to its highest level of “critical”, Theresa May said Military personnel will now be deployed to protect key sites under the new … Read more
The UK terror threat level has been raised to its highest level of “critical”, meaning further attacks may be imminent, Theresa May has said. The move came after investigators were unable to rule out whether Manchester bombing suspect Salman Abedi acted alone, the prime minister said. Military personnel will now be deployed to protect key … Read more
Salman Abedi has been named by police as the suspected suicide bomber who killed 22 people and injured 59 at Manchester Arena on Monday night. The 22-year-old was Manchester born and from a family of Libyan origin, the BBC understands. So far three victims have been named – Saffie Rose Roussos, eight, Georgina Callander and … Read more
A renowned International Migration Expert has noted that Ghana needs crucial steps both in the long and short term, to reduce the nation’s growing migrant issues. Dr Princess Ocansey said, “7000 Ghanaian undocumented migrants are being deported from the US back to Ghana. Especially housemaids are being deported daily from the Arab Gulf States, we … Read more
Twenty-two people, including children, are now known to have been killed and 59 injured in a suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena. The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday following a pop concert by the US singer Ariana Grande. Greater Manchester Police said the lone male attacker, who died in the blast, was carrying … Read more
The Junior and Senior Local Unions of the Maritime and Dockworkers’ Union (MDU) of TUC of the PSC Tema Shipyard and Dry-dock Limited have accused a ‘renegade’ union at the shipyard of using intimidating tactics to get its members out of work. They disclosed that the leaders of the Port, Seamen, Maritime and Dockers’ Union … Read more
New Zealand plans to scrap the crime of blasphemy after calls from across the political spectrum for reform in response to an Irish investigation into British comic Stephen Fry. David Seymour, leader of ACT, a minor opposition party, who has instigated the move, said lawmakers of all stripes wanted to end what they saw as … Read more
Senior and junior staffs of the local unions of the Maritime and Dockworkers Union of the PSC Tema Ship Yard and Dry-Dock Limited have condemned reported attacks on its General Secretary, Daniel Owusu-Koranteng. Members of the MDU say they are “dismayed by the continuous threats and intimidation targeted at Mr Owusu-Koranteng”. Chairman of the Ports, … Read more
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani faced angry protests from victims’ families on Sunday when he visited the site of a mine accident that claimed dozens of lives, two weeks ahead of an election. Local news agencies showed family members shouting at the president and hitting his car as he visited the site in the northern Golestan … Read more
The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn, Buckingham Palace has announced. The decision was made by Prince Philip himself and is supported by the Queen, a palace spokesman said. The duke, who turns 96 next month, will attend previously scheduled engagements between now and August but will not accept new invitations. … Read more
The call on Ghanaian workers to be productive and avoid being lazy at work by President Akufo-Addo, at the 2017 May Day parade has drawn commendation from various quarters. The president’s call has been described as spot on by some labour frontiers. One of such individual is labour expert and the Kumasi Metro Council of … Read more
Labour Analyst, Austin Gammey has advised the over 26,000 workers likely to miss their April salaries to negotiate for an extension of the implementation date of the policy. The workers’ plight follows a directive from the Finance Ministry to the Controller and Accountant General to halt the payment of salaries as the workers failed to … Read more
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will say a Conservative victory on 8 June is not a “foregone conclusion”, in his first big general election campaign speech. Mr Corbyn will vow to change the direction of the election by “putting the interests of the majority first”. He will attack wealthy tax avoiders and insist a Labour government … Read more