Dean Ablakwa, a UK-based Ghanaian has been deported to Ghana despite having no criminal record. The 34-year-old former NHS nurse’s deportation casts shadows over the British government’s treatment of Commonwealth nationals in the wake of the Windrush scandal. Dean Ablakwa, who has been jobless since June 2017, has been relying on donations from relatives in the United Kingdom. “It’s been ...

The Secretariat in charge of the National Cathedral of Ghana has rubbished reports that the Gay community is partially funding the controversial religious edifice. Reports have it that the community through their UK counterparts has parted with $25 million to support the construction of the Cathedral. However, the executive director of the Secretariat Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah in a statement said, ...

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, has denied assertions that the Authority under his tenure made payments to waste management company, Zoomlion without following due processes. According to him, all payments made by the Authority are authorised by the Ministry of Health, which also supervises the release of the monies to the ...

Pakistan International Airlines has allegedly instructed “obese” employees of its cabin crew to lose weight in the first six months of 2019 or risk losing their jobs, according to reports. On Jan. 2, Pakistani outlet ARY News published a memo detailing that management for the airline has decided to “gradually reduce waiver of 30 lbs. excess weight to zero lbs. ...

Global multinational health firm, Immeri Global, has chosen Ghana to commence operations in Africa. The company is focused on improving the health and quality of life of people around the world through scientifically proven, patented products and naturally formulated products. The firm held a grand launch of its operations in Ghana at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra. ...

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has said the central bank decided to revoke the licence of Heritage Bank recently because its majority shareholder, Mr Seidu Agongo, failed the “fit and proper person” test, thus, “unsuitable” to own or run a bank in Ghana. Dr Addison told journalists on Friday, 4 January 2019 at a press ...

The Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Task force has stormed the site of Nawara mining Company at Akyem Nsuapemso in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region and set ablaze four excavators and pumping machines, arresting some workers in the operation. According to sources, the action was taken following continues complaint from the Chiefs and Opinion leaders ...

The current head and three former Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and Zoomlion, have been ordered to refund a total amount of GHC411, 433, 086 following revelations of wrongful payments made to the waste management company during their respective tenures. In separate letters to the four CEOs of the Authority; Sylvester Mensah, Ras Boateng, ...

American actor and martial artist, Michael Jai White, has been enstooled as chief as ‘Odupong’ of Akwamu Traditional Area by HRM the Akwamuhene Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III – Akwamumanhene. Gillian Illiana White, who was not on the trip could not hide her joy. She posted a photo of the coronation with excitement. “Soooo, yesterday my husband Michael Jai White was ...

Lynx entertainment signees Kidi and Kuami Eugene have expressed their disappointments with the manner in which the founder and leader of the True Word Prophetic Fire Ministry, Prophet Nigel delivered prophecies about them. Prophet Nigel at his December 31, 2018 service predicted that 2019 would be a bad year for artistes Kidi, Kuami Eugene and Kwesi Arthur. “This year 2019, ...