De politie op Schiphol heeft vandaag een dronken co-piloot aangehouden. De 51-jarige man bleek bij controle een alcoholpromillage van 0,63 te hebben, waar voor vliegtuigpersoneel 0,2 promille is toegestaan. In de luchtvaart mag vliegtuigpersoneel in de tien uur voorafgaand aan de vlucht geen alcohol nuttigen. De overige tien bemanningsleden waren alcoholvrij. Omdat het toestel zonder de co-piloot niet mocht vertrekken, ...
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D66 wil via noodwet dubbele nationaliteit mogelijk maken vanwege brexit
Nederland moet Britse Nederlanders en Nederlandse Britten na de brexit de keuze tussen een Brits en een Nederlands paspoort besparen. Zij moeten voorlopig een dubbele nationaliteit kunnen krijgen, vindt D66. De regeringspartij komt daarom met een eigenhandig geschreven noodwet. Het lukt de Britse regering en de Europese Unie maar niet om afspraken te maken over een ordentelijk vertrek van de ...
Read More »Public debt stock hits ¢172.9b ending November 2018
The country’s total debt stock has significantly increased by ¢2.9 billion in two months to reach ¢172.9 billion ending November 2018. The Data from the Central Bank showed that the new debt stock represents 57.9 per cent of the total value of Ghana’s economy otherwise referred to as Debt-to-GDP Ratio by economists. This could mean that country might have built ...
Read More »21 taxes choke tourism operators – Parliament cries
The country’s quest to be a leading tourist destination in the West Africa sub-region faces an enormous challenge as tourism operators are saddled with at least 21 taxes – which are ultimately passed on to consumers, a Parliamentary report has revealed. According to the report, a typical hotelier has to comply with fees coming from the Environmental Protection Agency, Food ...
Read More »Accra–Burkina Faso railway to traverse Yendi – Akufo-Addo
As part of moves to extend development to Dagbon, the Akufo-Addo government will be constructing a railway line that will connect Accra to Burkina Faso through the Volta and Oti regions as well as Yendi, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. This, the president said, will ensure that the government’s plans of exploiting iron ore at Sheini, a community ...
Read More »‘Foolish journalism!’ – Yvonne Nelson jabs journalists
Actress Yvonne Nelson has described reports on her interview with Yvonne Okoro as “Foolish Journalism” stating that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) does not even know she exists, MyNewsGh.com has filed. The actress who made an appearance on Yvonne Okoro’s Dining with Cooks and Braggarts mentioned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) does not care about her when she was ...
Read More »Top NDC politicians had sex with me – Former AIDS Ambassador
Two unnamed powerful men of the opposition the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stand to be accused of ‘chopping’ former AIDS ambassador Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, MyNewsGh.com has filed. She is, therefore, demanding payment for the services” she delivered to these NDC officials “raw”. This came to the fore when Joyce herself reported that these two NDC big men after chopping her ...
Read More »Akufo-Addo gets new title in Dagbon
President Nana Akufo-Addo has been conferred a chieftaincy title: ‘Nana Agbudani’ during the coronation of the new Ya Na, Abubakari Mahama. The title is in recognition of the role he played in bringing lasting peace to Dagbon. “Mr President there is news going round that your name has been changed to Nana Agbudani Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo because you’ve done what ...
Read More »Mahama, Rawlings storm Yendi for new Ya-Naa’s coronation today
Former Presidents John Dramani Mahama and Jerry John Rawlings will arrive in Tamale this morning for the coronation of the new overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abubakari Mahama II, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. The two are expected to touch down in Tamale at about 8 am according to the Northern Regional Secretary of the NDC Salisu Be-Awuribe and be accompanied to the ...
Read More »Government to rebuild Tema Motorway into six lanes
The Government has taken the necessary steps to rebuild the 54-year old 19-kilometer Tema Motorway into a six-lane road. Built under the Administration of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, the project would ease traffic on the road that links Accra to Tema and major towns on the Eastern Corridor and neighbouring countries including Togo. The Motorway was initially built ...
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