Author Archives: larryehu

NACOB arrests Zimbabwean with 7kg cocaine at KIA

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has arrested a 30-year-old Zimbabwean woman at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for trafficking illicit drug. The suspect, Cynthia Lichonja, was arrested on Monday, December 3, 2018 by operatives of NACOB at KIA when she disembarked from an Ethiopian Airways flight. Ms. Lichonja was accosted while going through arrival formalities. A search in her checked-in ...

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Ghana is indeed a village, cowards are afraid to say it – Rapper Donzy

Ghanaian rapper, Donzy Chaka, has re-emphasized the comments, Charles Nii Armah, popularly known as Shatta Wale passed recently during his performance at the Indigo O2 Arena in London for his ‘Reign Album’ concert. The rapper speaking on ‘Zionfelix Uncut’ stated that it is a fact that Ghana is an actual village which cannot be denied by anybody.He told Zionfelix the ...

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U.S. Embassy issues alert on Dagbon; warns citizens against travelling to town

The U.S. Embassy in Ghana has warned its citizens, particularly embassy personnel against travelling to Tamale, Yendi and surrounding villages ahead of the final funeral rite for Yaa Naa Mahamudu Abudulai on Friday. The government of Ghana has deployed a heavy police and military force to the town to avert any possible conflict, however, the security alert from the U.S. ...

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Barclays Ghana reintroduces “NewGold” investment product

Barclays Bank of Ghana, now Absa Ghana Limited, has reintroduced its NewGold Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) product affirmed by the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) & Security & Exchange Commission’s (SEC) as the only approved investment product that gives investors genuine exposure to gold. The reintroduction was made during the release of the 2018 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index report. Six ...

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Theresa May to face vote of no confidence from Tory MPs

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in her leadership later on Wednesday. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Mrs May said: “I will contest that vote with everything I have got.” She said a new prime minister would have to scrap or extend Article 50, the mechanism taking Britain out of the EU on 29 March, ...

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Bawumia briefed GMA on drone project in Nov. – GHS replies doctors

The  director general of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare  has challenged claims by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) that they were not consulted on the controversial drone agreement between the government of Ghana and Zipline Ghana Limited. According to him, Vice President Dr. Bawumia spent about 20 minutes explaining the drone project to members of the GMA at an event ...

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Suspend planned drone services – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on government to suspend the implementation of the planned distribution of blood and other essential health services by drones. The association says although it was not consulted before the drone agreement was signed by the government, it feels compelled to express its views on the development. Parliament Tuesday approved the controversial Drone Delivery ...

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