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Talented Kidz finalist, Nakeeyan Dramani has joined the call for rapid solution towards dealing with issues of flooding in most parts of the country. Most parts of Accra and other cities across the country are usually flooded when it rains, leading to the loss of lives and property whenever it rains. There have been calls from political stalwarts, civil society organizations and many well meaning Ghanaians for government to intervene and find a long lasting solution to this growing menace. It is on the back of this growing concern that poet and the eventual winner of the 10th anniversary edition…

Preliminary investigations have revealed the police officer who was escorting the Metro Mass Transit bus on which some 250 ammunition were discovered and seized Sunday evening did not travel with the bus from Tamale. According to the Northern Regional Police Command, the unnamed officer joined the Chereponi bound bus from Yendi and not Tamale where the bus was loaded and took off from. The boxes of cartridges, which were being transported to the conflict zone, were concealed under a seat in the bus that was being occupied by the said police officer when the discovery was made, sources within the…

Jay-Z once rapped “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man.” Turns out he was right. The superstar rapper is also a fashion trendsetter, a streaming music mogul, a sports management company owner and Mr. Beyonce Knowles. All that has helped him to become the first billionaire rapper, according to Forbes. “Less than a decade later, it’s clear that Jay-Z has accumulated a fortune that conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire—and the first hip-hop artist to do so,” Forbes’ Zack O’Malley Greenburg writes. The media company ticked through the…

Jay-Z once rapped “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man.” Turns out he was right. The superstar rapper is also a fashion trendsetter, a streaming music mogul, a sports management company owner and Mr. Beyonce Knowles. All that has helped him to become the first billionaire rapper, according to Forbes. “Less than a decade later, it’s clear that Jay-Z has accumulated a fortune that conservatively totals $1 billion, making him one of only a handful of entertainers to become a billionaire—and the first hip-hop artist to do so,” Forbes’ Zack O’Malley Greenburg writes. The media company ticked through the…

The Electoral Commission (EC) has indefinitely suspended the planned limited voters registration exercise which was scheduled to begin from Friday June 7. A statement from the EC Monday said the decision stemmed from a pending injunction application seeking to restrain the Commission from going ahead with the registration exercise. It said a new date will be announced shortly. “Any inconvenience caused is deeply regretted,” the statement added. The registration, which was to be completed on June 27, was being done for the upcoming local elections and the referendum scheduled for December 10. Suit One Umar Ayuba in May sued the…

Caster Semenya will not need to take testosterone-reducing medication after a Swiss court temporarily suspended a new IAAF ruling, her legal team says. The Olympic 800m champion, 28, last month lost her challenge to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) against the implementation of a restriction on testosterone levels in female runners. The ruling would have affected women competing from 400m to the mile. “I hope following my appeal I will once again be able to run free,” she said. “I am thankful to the Swiss judges for this decision.” Following the decision by Cas, the South African took…

The Ghana Tourism Authority( GTA) on Monday afternoon closed down Villagio Vista, located at Airport West in Accra which provides accommodation and catering services. This is because the facility does not have an operating license according to the Ghana Tourism Authority. Consequently, the GTA has placed a closure notice at the premises and given the management 24 hours to ensure that all clients check out of the facility. The move follows a nationwide exercise commenced by the GTA to enforce the law in clamping down on illegal operators in the hospitality and tourism sector. Facilities targeted are hotels, drinking spots,…

The Ghana Tourism Authority( GTA) on Monday afternoon closed down Villagio Vista, located at Airport West in Accra which provides accommodation and catering services. This is because the facility does not have an operating license according to the Ghana Tourism Authority. Consequently, the GTA has placed a closure notice at the premises and given the management 24 hours to ensure that all clients check out of the facility. The move follows a nationwide exercise commenced by the GTA to enforce the law in clamping down on illegal operators in the hospitality and tourism sector. Facilities targeted are hotels, drinking spots,…

The Bank of Ghana has fined the Barclays Bank of Ghana an amount of GH¢4,579,256.36 for making frivolous quotes on Ghana’s Interbank Foreign Exchange Market. This action is in breach of the Ghana Interbank Forex Market Conduct Rules. A statement from the BoG on Monday said the central bank was committed to ensuring sanity, transparency and promoting best practices that serve to develop and deepen the FX market in Ghana. “In pursuit of the above goals, the Bank of Ghana will not hesitate to sanction any market participant whose actions contravene Ghana’s Interbank FX Market Conduct Rules,” the statement said.…

The Bank of Ghana has fined the Barclays Bank of Ghana an amount of GH¢4,579,256.36 for making frivolous quotes on Ghana’s Interbank Foreign Exchange Market. This action is in breach of the Ghana Interbank Forex Market Conduct Rules. A statement from the BoG on Monday said the central bank was committed to ensuring sanity, transparency and promoting best practices that serve to develop and deepen the FX market in Ghana. “In pursuit of the above goals, the Bank of Ghana will not hesitate to sanction any market participant whose actions contravene Ghana’s Interbank FX Market Conduct Rules,” the statement said.…