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Individual bondholder groups have welcomed the decision by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to set up a technical committee to look into the concerns raised against the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. The Finance Minister during an engagement on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, with some front-line members of the individual bondholder groups in Accra, assured to set up the committee. The groups and other institutions have vehemently kicked against the inclusion of individual bondholders in the programme. The groups in the past weeks have argued that the programme will have dire consequences on the individuals if it kicks off. The Convener…

Missing mom-of-three Ana Walshe had amassed a multi-million property portfolio when she went missing on New Year’s Day, it has been revealed.The 39-year-old had acquired a $1.3million Washington DC mansion, a Maryland home she bought for $191,000 as well as two investment houses in Lynn, Massachusetts, that cost $135,000 and $139,900.Meanwhile she had also sold a house in Cohasset – where she lived – for $1.4million, an apartment for $220,000 and another property for $840,100.It comes after it was revealed her husband Brian, 47, had Googled ‘how long for someone to be missing to inherit’ after she vanished.He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday…

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  The oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service in South Korea. On Wednesday, Jin posted on the fan community app Weverse for the first time since enlisting last month, sharing three photos of himself in a military uniform. “I’m having fun. I’m posting a photo with permission from the military,” the 30-year-old wrote. “Army, always be happy and stay well,” he added. Military service is compulsory in South Korea, where almost all able-bodied men are required to serve in the army…

MEMBERS OF the Upper East NDC Wing in Greater Accra have commended President Akufo-Addo for pardoning some eight (8) students of the Chiana SHS in the Upper East Region, who were recently sacked by the Ghana Education Service for misconducting themselves in a viral video.“We must admit that we were shocked and dumbfounded to have hear the unsavory and unprintable words used against the President by these girls to the extent that we wondered if our fine societal morals have suddenly vanished. We wish to vehemently condemn the act and conduct of the students in no uncertain terms.“In fact, just…

The Ministry of Health says the La General Hospital will be constructed despite some bottlenecks in the process. The Ministry has promised to ensure that the project is started and completed. In July 2020, the facility was demolished after the hospital’s administration in 2015 reported of severe structural problems. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on August 10, 2020, cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the La General Hospital Redevelopment Project. The delay in constructing the project has outraged residents, the Member of Parliament for La Dadekotpon, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah among others. But the Public Relations Officer…

Teen, 15, climbing near live power lines dies after being electrocuted and thrown 10m to the ground Teen, 15, has died after being electrocuted by power lines Boy was swinging and climbing near power poles in GladstoneThe power pole exploded, throwing him 10m below into water By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 00:49 EST, 19 January 2023 | Updated: 01:09 EST, 19 January 2023 A teenage boy has died after being electrocuted by live power lines.The 15-year-old boy was climbing and swinging near the Aurizon train bridge, which runs across Auckland Creek in the Queensland city of Gladstone, on Thursday when he touched one…

CNN  —  Peru is seeing some of its worst political violence in recent decades, but the grievances of protesters are all but new; they reflect a system that has failed to deliver for over twenty years. Sparked by the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo last month, some of Peru’s most intense protests have taken place in the south of the country where dozens of people were killed in violent clashes with security forces over the last few weeks. This region, around the Andean Mountain range at over ten thousand feet above sea level and home to some of Peru’s…

Shakira “worked out” that her ex Gerard Pique was allegedly cheating after she found some jam in their fridge to have been eaten when she returned from travelling. The Colombian singer, 45, and Barcelona icon, 35, split last summer following an 11-year relationship that produced two sons. More details have now been reported about the manner of their break up. According to reports, when Shakira opened the fridge at home, she found that a jar of jam was almost empty. This made her suspicious because Pique and their children do not like jam, according to multiple South American news outlets. Mum-of-two Shakira herself has alluded to the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is confident the country’s engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will stabilize the economy and ensure its growth.  Nana Akufo-Addo says government is targeting a growth rate of about six percent in the year 2023.  Speaking at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in Dubai, Nana Akufo-Addo remained hopeful things will get better in Ghana.  “We are working to grow the economy to a much faster rate this year our target being a 5.6 percent GDP growth rate. To enhance the prospect of a win-win situation for the private sector and the country in our…

Chaos at Movie World as visitors get STUCK on a ride after park was forced to close a series of attractionsSeveral people are stuck on Movie World’s West Falls ride  Attraction malfunctioned and stopped in the middle of its tracksIt comes after rides were closed on Wednesday for maintenance By Tita Smith For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:43 EST, 18 January 2023 | Updated: 00:01 EST, 19 January 2023 Several people have become stuck on a Movie World Ride just hours after the theme park was forced to close a series of attraction due to a ‘fault’.Passengers onboard the West Falls ride…