US DEPORTS 108 GHANAIANS IN CHAINS

The United States government  has deported 108 Ghanaians from that country in chains for various offences.

NDC BEGS VOLTA FOR VOTES

The Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, has called on residents of the Volta Region not to abandon the NDC ahead of the crucial December general election.

EC IS BEING MANIPULATED - NDUOM

Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the presidential aspirant of the PPP, told journalists at the premises of the Supreme Court yesterday that the case involving his disqualification from taking part in the December 7 presidential race is a deliberate plan.

MFIs ADVOCATE DEV’T FUND TO HELP ATTRACT CHEAPER CAPITAL

To help attract cheaper capital from abroad, where investors have been held back by the relatively small size of Ghana’s microfinance institutions, the government should consider setting up a development fund for the sector, Collins Amponsah-Mensah, Board Chairman of the Ghana Association of Microfinance Companies (GAMC), has said.

EXCITING MINERALS PRODUCTION OUTLOOK PREDICTED

Dr Tony Aubynn, CEO of the Minerals Commission, has predicted a new and exciting minerals production outlook for the country’s mining industry, as there are increased exploration expansion activities expected to result in rising annual mineral output and value of mineral exports.

FIRE CONSUMES GH¢86M IN 6 MONTHS

The Ghana National Fire Service has estimated that the value of properties lost to fires for the first six months of this year amounted to GH¢86 million, prompting the Service to intensify preemptive measures to cut down the cost of fire outbreaks on people’s pockets.

GHANA WILL LEVERAGE ICT FOR SUSTAINABLE JOBS, ENHANCED LIVELIHOODS

President John Mahama yesterday inaugurated the Accra Digital Centre, saying that the project was yet another demonstration of the commitment of the government to create more sustainable jobs for the people.

COURT DISMISSES PPP OVER FILING FEES

The High Court in Accra yesterday dismissed a suit filed by the Progressive People’s Party challenging the filing fees set by the Electoral Commission for the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections.

108 GHANAIANS, LIBERIANS DEPORTED FROM US

There was a standoff between 108 Ghanaians, Liberians and officials of the USA at the Kotoka International Airport after the Ghanaians and Liberians had been deported from the US to Ghana yesterday