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Boris Johnson has suffered a blow to his proposed Brexit deal as the Democratic Unionist Party said it cannot support plans “as things stand”. The support of the Northern Irish party is seen as crucial if the PM is to win Parliament’s approval for the deal in time for his 31 October deadline. The DUP said it would continue to work with the government to try to get a “sensible” deal. It comes as Mr Johnson heads to a crunch summit to get the EU’s approval. The BBC’s Europe editor Katya Adler said EU ambassadors had expected to get a…

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has held talks with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama. Together with Ghana’s Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, the Foreign Minister, also held discussions with Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment of Nigeria, Otunba Niyi Adebayo. The Abuja meetings which took place on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, were aimed at further discussing ways of providing a path towards resolving the challenges facing Ghanaian companies and traders, following the closure of the Nigerian borders. Nigeria partially closed its borders with Benin in August this year to curb the…

Ghanaian authorities have continued their efforts to clean up the country’s financial sector following a fresh round of financial institution closures. In mid-August the Bank of Ghana (BoG) announced it had revoked the licences of 23 savings and loans companies, citing their continued insolvency despite government attempts to encourage recapitalisation. The BoG also revoked the licences of two non-bank financial institutions, Express Funds International and Ghana Leasing, which have been insolvent and inactive for a number of years. The closure of insolvent institutions is the latest effort to restore confidence in the banking and financial services sector. The BoG’s clean-up…

Ghanaian authorities have continued their efforts to clean up the country’s financial sector following a fresh round of financial institution closures. In mid-August the Bank of Ghana (BoG) announced it had revoked the licences of 23 savings and loans companies, citing their continued insolvency despite government attempts to encourage recapitalisation. The BoG also revoked the licences of two non-bank financial institutions, Express Funds International and Ghana Leasing, which have been insolvent and inactive for a number of years. The closure of insolvent institutions is the latest effort to restore confidence in the banking and financial services sector. The BoG’s clean-up…

The Ghana National Gas Company Limited has awarded scholarships to 45 needy but brilliant students in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region to continue their tertiary level education. The scholarship is part of efforts by the Ghana Gas National Company to demystify misconceptions about the gas industry particularly among students at all levels. Municipal Chief Executive for Tarkwa Nsuaem Gilbert Kenneth Asamah disclosed the company’s gesture at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) in Tarkwa during the Zone II tertiary institutions’ edition of the Gas Challenge quiz competition. The Ghana National Gas Company’s Gas Challenge is a…

The University of Ghana has dismissed reports that it has suspended investigations into the ‘sex for grades’ saga. According to the Director of Public Affairs of the University, a five-member fact-finding committee has been set up to receive complaints from victims and non-victims. Speaking on TV3’s Midday Live on Thursday, October 17, Stella Amoa said the information out there that investigations have been suspended “is incorrect”. The reports were fueled by the suspension of investigations by the Anti-Sexual Harassment Committee, which was looking into allegations against Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor over the BBC investigative documentary. The…

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has launched a two-million dollar Tertiary Education Fund to support the development of high caliber of mining professionals and global leaders in the sustainable exploitation and management of natural resources. The Fund, which will be administered in phases, would see producing member companies of the Chamber contributing 400,000 US dollars annually for five years to support tertiary education giving priority to the University of Mines and Technology (UmaT). Additionally, contract mining and explosives manufacturing member companies shall each contribute 3,000 and 2,000 dollars, respectively, annually for five years. Mr Sulemanu Koney, the Chief Executive Officer…

She was backed up against the wall and all she could see was the erection that looked right at her. He stood close now as she tried to run from the sides but he pushed her back to the wall and pressed his body against hers. She felt his hard-on poke her stomach and felt weird. She was scared but weak and could do nothing as he plastered his lips on hers. She shivered in disgust and tried to fight but it was hopeless. Suddenly violent, he squeezed her small breasts and ran his hands down her stomach to her…

Liberia has been named number one in the world when it comes to helping strangers, according to the World Giving Index, an annual ranking of people’s generosity. Helping strangers is one of the three criteria the UK-based Charities Aid Foundation used to draw up the overall index of generosity. It also looked at how much money people donate to charity and how much time people give to volunteering. The index was based on a 10-year study that surveyed 1.3 million people across the globe. In the overall rankings, Kenya was listed as the most generous country in Africa and the…

The Ghana Rugby Women’s Sevens National Team, the Ghana Eagles, visited Sunda International to attend an event where the long-time sponsor of Ghana Rugby congratulated the team and awarded them with winners’ parcels. The Women’s Eagles returned from Tunisia on Monday after participating in the Rugby Africa Women’s Sevens Tournament in Monastir. Despite being its first-ever appearance at an international event the Ghana Rugby Women’s team managed to win the Challenge Trophy by beating Zambia by 21 points to 14. Sunda International, a Chinese global company with operations in Ghana, has been supportive of Ghana Rugby for the past three…