Before he staged a professional comeback last week, the rapper Kayem had disappeared from public life for two years. A US citizen by birth who remembers his relatives’ suffering at the hands of Moamer Kadhafi’s regime in Libya, he was lying low on legal advice after the US authorities crippled his career by putting him … Read more
The Presidential Candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr. Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has pledged massive transformation of the nation’s agriculture, if voted power. He said more resources would be put into the sector to substantially increase productive levels and returns to the farmer. Addressing party supporters during an election campaign in Donkorkrom, he said … Read more
Delta Air Lines flights were grounded for at least six hours early Monday by a global computer system outage, causing large-scale cancellations and stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers. “Customers heading to the airport should expect delays and cancellations,” Delta warned. At New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the flight information boards showed delays of several hours, … Read more
The spokesperson of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 2016 campaign team, Joyce Bawa-Moqtari, has expressed optimism Ghanaians will give President John Mahama a second term. Addressing journalists Monday at the party’s headquarters in Accra ahead of the launch of the NDC campaign, themed “Changing Lives, Transforming Ghana” next Sunday, Mrs. Bawa-Moqtari described Mahama’s first term … Read more
The Micro Finance and Small Loans Scheme (MASLOC) says it no longer gives loans to foot-soldiers of political parties. The move according to MASLOC has resulted in a massive increase in the recovery rate from 6% in 2009 to 68% in 2016. Some analysts have questioned the politicization of schemes like MASLOC which appears to … Read more
A youth group linked to the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Krobo Youth for Mahama, has pledged its unflinching support for President John Mahama and have vowed to work hard to ensure a second term victory for the president in the December polls. Speaking at the group leaders’ conference held at the Oklemekuku Community Center … Read more
The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers’ Union (GTPCWU) has warned that hundreds of its members are set to lose their jobs in the coming weeks due to the drop in world oil prices. According to the union, some 300 workers have already been laid off as others are expected to follow. Speaking to Citi … Read more
France has carried out a massive airstrike on an Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. It struck dozen’s of targets including a command and control center, training camp and munitions warehouse, the country’s defense ministry announced. Twelve French aircraft, including 10 fighter jets, took part in the country’s biggest air raid in Syria, the statement … Read more
It may go down in history as the single most massive bribery scandal to hit Ghana’s Judiciary, as 180 officials of the Judicial Service have been caught on camera taking bribes and extorting money from litigants. Thirty-four of the suspected culprits are said to be judges at the High, the Circuit and the District courts. … Read more
Ghana’s Sports Minister Mahama Ayariga says he is concerned by the massive exodus of players from the Premier League. The Minister made this observation during the inaugural Premier League awards ceremony since the takeover of First Capital Plus Bank as headline sponsors. Ghanaian players have been forced to seek greener pastures in various parts of … Read more