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The Finance Ministry says Google has expressed regret over an ‘error’ in its currency convertor on Friday, March 15, 2019, showing the Cedi pegged so high against the US Dollar. Various social media platforms had shots of the Google converter, which displayed the cedi about four times its actual value per the dollar. This led many expressing worry over the poor performance of the Cedi, raising concerns in the past few months. But a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of the Finance Ministry indicated that Google considered it a regrettable error, and attributed it to a glitch in…

Konkomba and Bimoba students of Chereponi Senior High Technical School on Wednesday dawn besieged the District Police Station demanding to be allowed to flee the troubled Chereponi town to their homes, claiming they do not feel safe in the wake of renewed ethnic conflict in the area The decades old ethnic conflict between the Chokosis and Konkombas over a parcel of land was triggered last weekend with series of shooting and burning of houses, leaving more than 1800 residents displaced. One shot, communities burnt in Chereponi A lot of the displaced, mostly women and children, have since the weekend been…

Konkomba and Bimoba students of Chereponi Senior High Technical School on Wednesday dawn besieged the District Police Station demanding to be allowed to flee the troubled Chereponi town to their homes, claiming they do not feel safe in the wake of renewed ethnic conflict in the area The decades old ethnic conflict between the Chokosis and Konkombas over a parcel of land was triggered last weekend with series of shooting and burning of houses, leaving more than 1800 residents displaced. One shot, communities burnt in Chereponi A lot of the displaced, mostly women and children, have since the weekend been…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will respond to the New Patriotic Party’s letter inviting them for a meeting over the disbandment of their vigilante groups. Speaking in an interview on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa on Wednesday, the NDC’s National Organizer, Joshua Akamba, said there is no cause for alarm over the proposal to disband vigilante groups, and that they are committed to finding a lasting solution to the issue. The call for a meeting follows a charge by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the two leading political parties to meet up and…

Officials from Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and CFAO have announced a joint venture to manufacture and distribute vehicles in Ghana. At a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, Mr. Koyote Suzuki, General Manager for the Middle East and Africa of Suzuki Motor Corporation, told President Akufo-Addo that with the company producing some 1.8 million vehicles in India alone, “my mission is to find our next India in the continent of Africa.” He stated that “our next phase of growth will come from Africa, but we need to find the right partner in Africa for manufacturing and distribution…

Officials from Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and CFAO have announced a joint venture to manufacture and distribute vehicles in Ghana. At a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, Mr. Koyote Suzuki, General Manager for the Middle East and Africa of Suzuki Motor Corporation, told President Akufo-Addo that with the company producing some 1.8 million vehicles in India alone, “my mission is to find our next India in the continent of Africa.” He stated that “our next phase of growth will come from Africa, but we need to find the right partner in Africa for manufacturing and distribution…

Government has given financial clearance for the recruitment of 2,200 new staff to fill vacancies for the six new regions and the recently inaugurated 44 new assemblies. Head of the Local Government Service, Dr Ato Arthur, who revealed this said the “highest calibre of staff” would be posted to the newly created regions so that they develop at the desired pace. He said this when he met with heads of the assemblies, and chiefs of the Oti Region at Dambai on Tuesday, as part of the final leg of a tour of new regions in the country during, which structures…

3FM’s Community Connect has discovered an early childhood development centre, Genesis Academy, operating on the open beach, opposite the Fire Service Training School in Accra. The area, which used to house an abattoir, is popularly known as ‘Bone dey’. It is not certain if the nursery school is authorized to train kids but the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Gilbert Ankrah, says “the AMA will investigate to take the necessary action”. According to a deep-throat source who lives near the school, Genesis Academy has been active for nearly two months with a population of about 30 pupils, aged…

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says the decision to obtain French as a second language is a major concern of the Government of Ghana, in line with national priorities. She reiterated plans by government to include the promotion of the learning of French in basic schools and across all other levels of learning, as part of a general reform of Ghana’s education sector. The Foreign Minister, however, regretted the inadequate number of French teachers in the country and limited learning and teaching materials, encouraging more participation and support in this area. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey was…

President Trump threatened an investigation into Facebook over perceived bias after a White House staffer was temporarily banned from posting comments on the site. Trump’s social media director, Dan Scavino, complained Monday that Facebook had banned him from posting comments. “Dear Facebook,” wrote Scavino, posting a screengrab of the blocking notice he received, “AMAZING. WHY ARE YOU STOPPING ME from replying to comments followers have left me – on my own Facebook Page!!?? People have the right to know. Why are you silencing me??? Please LMK! Thanks.” Scavino’s account was temporarily blocked from posting comments (although not new original posts) because previous…