More than 100 leading robotics experts are urging the United Nations to take action in order to prevent the development of “killer robots”. In a letter to the organisation, artificial intelligence (AI) leaders, including billionaire Elon Musk, warn of “a third revolution in warfare”. The letter says “lethal autonomous” technology is a “Pandora’s box”, adding that time is of the ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo is barely nine months into office but appears to have come under barrages of criticisms not only from his opponents, but his own party, the New Patriotic Party. From allegations of showing weakness in addressing the contaminated fuel disaster at BOST to not dealing with perception of insecurity in the country, everything has been thrown at him. ...

Founder of the Progressive People Party (PPP) and magnate, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has patted the Akufo Addo-led government on the back for scrapping the mandatory towing levy scheduled to have started in July. According to him, he would have been part of a demonstration to protest the implementation of the towing levy that he said doesn’t make sense. “Reports ...

President Akufo-Addo, will, today Monday, 21st August, 2017, leave Ghana for a 3-day official visit to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, at the invitation of its President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The purpose of the visit is to deepen the cordial bilateral relations between the two countries, and explore possible areas of co-operation. The President’s visit is, in particular, to ...

Ghana’s banking sector was shaken to its core when the Bank of Ghana directed for two struggling banks – UT bank and Capital Bank – to be taken over by GCB bank. According to the Bank of Ghana, these troubled banks were asked to sacrifice their management due to what the bank of Ghana described as the severe impairment of ...

An emotional Becca could not simply hold back her tears during the launch of her third studio album Thursday night. To her, surviving and remaining relevant in the music industry for a decade is no easy feat and, overwhelmed by her journey so far, she simply broke down during her speech. During the well-attended launch of ‘UNVEILING’ at the Zylofon ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged authorities of the Bank of Ghana to employ all creative means to address challenges confronting the nation’s banking sector. “The need to entrench reputation and credibility in the financial system is crucial. A weak banking system undermines growth, and, on this basis, the current weaknesses in our banking sector need to be addressed ...

The Danquah Institute, a research and policy analysis centre, has commended the Bank of Ghana over its decision to revoke the licenses of UT and Capital Banks. The two banks have since been swallowed by GCB Bank due to their impaired financial status. “The intervention of the Bank of Ghana that allows the GCB Bank to take over the UT ...

Deputy Communications Director for the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], Kweku Boahen has accused President Akufo-Addo and his government of being the cause of the huge percentage of failed students in the just ended Basic Education Certificate Examinations [BECE] results. He said, “The propagandist promise made by the New Patriotic Party [NPP] during the 2016 elections that led them into ...

The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has dismissed media reports which claimed that the sector minister, John Peter Amewu called for the dismissal of public sector workers who were appointed under the Mahama government. A statement from the Public Relations unit of the ministry described the reports as “untrue.” Mr. Amewu is reported to have said that if he had ...