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President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that all National flags fly at half mast for 7 days following the passing on of the British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.   In honour of her memory, I have directed that all official flags in the nation fly at half-mast for seven (7) …

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been named leader of the governing Conservative Party, taking power as Britain’s next prime minister at a time when the country faces a cost-of-living crisis, industrial unrest and a recession.   After weeks of an often bad-tempered and divisive party leadership contest that pitted Truss …

An “unusual smell” that prompted five fire trucks to respond to a plane at a North Carolina airport turned out to be a bottle of nail polish, officials said. American Airlines Flight 563 arrived at Charlotte Douglas International Airport from Philadelphia at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, and an airline representative said …

The New York City police have released footage of the moment five teenagers fatally beat a yellow cab driver. A disturbing footage about how the Ghanaian was beaten to death in the US has surfaced. The 52-year-old taxi driver, Gyimah Kutin was jumped by five passengers who reportedly refused to …

  The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has been enstooled as Development Queen mother of Gbese in Accra. Madam Thompson will serve with the stool name Naa Okaitso Mnalimi I. She was enstooled by His Majesty Nii Ayi-Bonti II, Gbese Mantse and Adonten of the Ga people. In …

Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Nantes 4-0 to claim their 15th Trophee des Champions and deliver an ominous warning to their domestic challengers. The reigning Ligue 1 champions were dominant from start to finish and Lionel Messi gave perhaps his best performance yet in a PSG shirt. Despite PSG racking up …

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have decided to no longer sell their cocoa at origin differentials below zero, from as much as 125 pounds below the ICE terminal market, joint Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) announced in Accra Friday.   The origin differential is an additional country quality premium that has …

Ghana have set up a meeting with rivals Nigeria in the 2022 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers after beating Benin. Black Galaxies defeated Benin 1-0 in Cotonou on Saturday to secure qualification with a 4-0 aggregate victory, following a 3-0 victory at the Cape Coast Stadium last week.     …

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Ghana increased by 39% to US$2.6 billion for the year 2021, according to the World Investment Report 2022. This placed Ghana second in West Africa, and seventh in Africa, in terms of FDI attraction. The rise in Ghana’s FDI flows was attributed to major …

French Ambassador to Ghana,  Anne-Sophie Ave has tipped Ghana’s senior national men’s football team, the Black Stars, to win the yet-to-be-played FIFA World Cup.   Though not a football fan, the diplomat says Ghana deserves to win the world cup because they have come closer to the trophy more than …