British Airways fined £20m over data breach
British Airways has been fined £20m ($26m) by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a data breach which affected more than 400,000 customers. The breach took place in 2018 and affected both personal and credit card data. The fine is considerably smaller than the £183m that the ICO originally said it intended to issue back […]
US election: Trump and Biden deflect key questions in TV grilling
US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have batted away key questions during separate meet-the-voter TV events. Mr Trump, a Republican, declined to disavow a bizarre online conspiracy, while Mr Biden, a Democrat, would not divulge plans for the Supreme Court. Both candidates were on the defensive at times on their records, […]
Mahama visits family of murdered Mfantseman MP
The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has visited the family of the deceased Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, Ekow Quansah Hayford, to console them. Mr. Mahama, who condemned the killing of the MP, expressed the hope that the killers would be apprehended and be made to face the […]
Disney updates content warning for racism in classic films
A content advisory notice for racism in classic Disney films, in place since last year, has been updated with a strengthened message. When played on the Disney+ streaming service, films such as Dumbo, Peter Pan and Jungle Book now flash up with a warning about stereotypes. “This programme includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people […]
Fukushima: Japan ‘to release contaminated water into sea’
Japan is to release treated radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, media reports say. It follows years of debate over how to dispose of the liquid, which includes water used to cool the power station hit by a massive tsunami in 2011. Environmental and fishing groups oppose the idea but […]
Fix security challenge before December 7 elections – Asantehene tells IGP
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu has urged the Security Services, particularly, the Police Administration to do their utmost best to ensure peace in the country, before, during and after the December 7 Election. He said Ghanaians have entrusted their safety, National Peace and Security into the hands of the Police Service. Otumfuo Osei Tutu made […]
Ghana joins world to mark World Food Day
Ghana today (Friday, October 16, 2020), joins the rest of the World to celebrate the 40th World Food Day at State House in Accra. This year’s theme is: “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together.” It aims at making food systems more resilient to withstand global volatility and deliver affordable and sustainable diets for all. The Day is […]
GAF cautions against fake recruitment posts
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has cautioned against the patronage of fake online posts on recruitment and enlistment exercises by the Forces. “These adverts are being put into the public domain by unscrupulous persons using the names and pictures of senior officers to defraud the public,” a statement signed by Colonel E. Aggrey-Quashie, Director, Public […]
Court grants civil engineer bail over fraud
The Nkawie Circuit court has granted a GHC 50,000.00 bail with three sureties, to a Civil Engineer for defrauding a pastor and some members of his congregation at Abuakwa. Nicholas Turkson, 42 was said to have succeeded in collecting GHC25, 000.00 from his victims to help him retrieve some gold and cars his late mother […]
Military has no business with vigilantes – Ghana Armed Forces
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as “totally false”, allegations that it intends to give its military uniforms to vigilante groups and equip them with 4,000 weapons to operate in the Volta Region on Election Day. GAF in a statement signed by its Director of Public Relations, Colonel Aggrey-Quashie, and copied to the Ghana […]
